Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-10

I sick at the time. They caught me; took
me out, tied me. carried me abont mile.
Tied me to tree, and each one gave me
five ticks apiece. (There were twelve OF
them. They again gave me three ticks
apiece. They then put rope around my
neck, threw il over limb, and drew me
off the ground; kept me so until was IN
conscious. When I came too two men
were standing by me hold me up, and one
had his hand on my left breast. They
cursed me and said was just playing pos
sum. Three of them again gave me five
ticks each. When they first carried me
out of the house some OF them went III.
When got back to my wife and child
five months old found the child was &C.
verely struck about the nose, from which
it died in short time. My wife was also
struck severely over the head, and she
still suffers from it. They accused me of
i striking white woman and knocking
tdown white man. I had them before
two magistrates Messrs, Hardin and Al
bright, who bound the parties over to
Ecourt; and that was the last OF it. /
thought at the time 1 knew them, but now
think was mistaken.
| At first on cross examination, the wit
ness denied having ever been convicted OF
stealing, but upon close questioning, &C
! knowledged that he was convicted by q
Jury, but Judge Tourgee granted him a
! new trial, and that was the last he ever
heard of it. 1t was after this that he Nas
Whipped. ~....
! I suffered about as much from the
whipping as a man would who had been
whipped before. have been whipped ct
various times before. Have been charged
with stealing frequently. Don't know how
many times I have been whipped. car
ried them before Justices Hardin aud 81
! bright, who. after hearing the case, dis
charged them. [ then went to Solicitor
Bulla, who sent me to the Grand Jury.
did it, but I think those whom [ had az
rested knew. I can't say who struck my
wife and chlld-it was done that night. |
worked for Hardy Wright, u white man.
He never settled with me, only paid me a
little along. I belonged to the League I
did not call white people 20 see my child,
as tEore was very much Indifference be
tween the whites and the blacks. The
whites employed the blacks-Wanted them
to work for them, but white people didn't
like the black people much.
Porter Mebane, col, witness on beAAli
of respondent, testified
. Last fall one year ago, / was at home.
and one night some disguised persons
came, bursted open the door, took NE out
carried me- about a quarter Of a mile,
stripped me naked, forming ring around
me and gavo me, [ reckon, three hundred
ticks. They cut skin badly. They said
they whipped me because l belonged tC
the Union League. They were dressed il
white, with horns
Sally Holt, witness for respondent
testified
I lived in Alamance. About tweiv;
months ago, one night some disguised
men came to my house, there were five o.
them; stayed a few moments and talked
awhile, and then took two boys, who were
there on visit out and kept them awhile
The boys soon returned aud got thei
coats These men did not whip the boy
nor do anything wrong. The boys names
were Alison Shoe and Lewis Haines.
Some time after that they came again
I and my family were gone. They broke
open my door and carried some Of M
things out. That was ali they did.
have been married. Have two girls
one Of them has had child, she was neve
mnrried. I did not keep bawdy house
The boys had their coats off because hes
were playing, and we're warm.
Polly Holt, daughter of Sally Holt, tes
titled Gnl substantiated what her mothtl
} said.
Ned Stroud, colored, witness for re-
spondent, testified
That in December, 1862 u body Of dis
, guised men went to his house, called hin
f out, made him and hi5 family take every
, thing they had in the house out doors
t build up large fire, and then whipped
) him quite badly. Told him if ne sait
anything about it they would kill him
, There were some sixteen OF them-all ba'
. horses. Never have seen any since. N
: Indictment, because l knew nothing abou
8 it, and was afraid if I did they might com
Q back.
Green Murray, colored, testified t
} being at his sons. about year ago, at
! frolic, when disguised men came, caugh
{ Green Freeman, Jerry Lynch, and Damon
+ Holt. took them out and whipped them
a His sons child was hurt, from which
died..
Alphonzo Guerringer, witness for re
:. spondent, testified:
q Ore night VIM. Guerringer came by M
e house and asked me to go to the debating
r society with him. We started, and befor
e g citing there heard an unnatural voice
g { asked him what it was. He said he didn'
It know. / heard it again; Presently tW
:. men, or things disguised in white, Will
q long things OF top, jumped right up Ii
- front of us, and came at US just SO (wltnes
r. raising his arms up like he was going t
/ [fy.) William put down the road and RICH
j after him. They caught me, and I said
\. friends, what you got me for; | amt don
: nothing to anybody ?" They carried N
,r down in the woods, said they were goin
o to hang me. They got 9 withe, tied
d around my neck and pulled me up little
I They thea let me down and told me the
l. we're going to hang nae, to get down an
- pray. And did get down and prayed N
ID best. got up, they hung me up again
10 but did not hurt me-. They then told n
?, to run, and said "legs, save my bod
le if you can," and you ought to have see
d, me get away. They came to my father
s. after that, asked for water, got it and the
fe left.
70 never charged anybody with it. Tht
d did not say they got after me because
n said something ugly to an old lady.
lg never said anything ugly to anyone
ID always loved them too much for that The
Is, just done it fur. I thought.
ia T.. B. Holt testified on behalf Of L
Id spondent, that about first of last Marc
at one night, some disguised 4Qen came
I'd his house. called him up, said they b
" whipped Ham Brien,, a negro near
IL and said tell W. A. Albright that Quits
On was hung. and others had to be hung
I thew understood he was organizing for