The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-15

fus Nolan. There wasn't anything
said about eating after the killing; before
that, some little distance above Brat
townsville, We got crackers and cheese,
and there were two bottles of whiskey.
Gross examined by the defenoe-I had
known Robert Hayes Mitchell good
while. was in the same regiment with
him in the army. I never saw him at
any other meeting or on any other raid.
He was not disguised and didn't 90 with
the ten to hang Williams. He stayed at
the horses where was. was initiated
in 1868, by Maj. Avery. He said the
object was self-defenoe. was not in
the room over five minutes. There was
nothing said about preventing voting.
Their purpose on the Jim Williams raid
was to get the militia guns; the negroes
at MIR. Morris said he had from twelve
to fifteen. never heard that the object
was to prevent voting. No fires had CO.
ourred when was initiated. 7 didn't
hear of any threats of violence before
joined; heard that threats Of violence
had been made before the Jim Williams
raid; heard that Jim Williams was
forming Ku Klux party against the
whites. and that he said he intended to
kill from the cradle to the grave. We
stopped at two other places before we
went to Jim Williams; at McConnells-
vile and at DR.. Loves. Black men wore
called out; heard nothing said about
voting. There were fires all about York
vile after joined the khan. I remem-
Der OF DIR. Allison's mill being burnt,
Widow Thomas Clubhouse and DR.. Low
ry's Clubhouse, Mrs. Alcorn's and Mrs.
Jacob Smiths. The bnrnings took
place in January last, mostly. DR.. ALI
sons mill was the first; that occurred in
October, 1870. There was good deal
OF alarm in the country. I did hear that
a threat was made to burn Yorkville by
think it was before went on tho raid
it was in January.
Re-examined by Mr.. Corbin-I mover
myself heard the negroes mako any
threats, nor did ever see any man who
said he had heard them; it was only ru-
NOR.
The grand jury here came in and re-
turned true bills in the following cases:
The United States rs. Lawson Arm
strong, John Clinton, james Barnett.
John Campbell, Leyburn Currents, Reu.
ben Mccall, Robinson MiIor, consp;
racy against Androw Sturgis.
The United States vs. Thos. B. White
side, John W. Mitchell, Milton Watson,
Joseph Mitchell, Robert McCreight, w.
Good, Bud Neil. Charles Byers, Newton
Osborn, Capers Scott. conspiracy against
Ohns. Leech.
The United States rs. Edward T.
livery. Ernest Lowry. John p. Gage,
Howard Davis, Henry Toole. Frank
Cowan, Sam. Stewart, r. Il. May, con-
spiracy against Sam. Sturgis; except as
to r. L. May-as to him, no bill.
The examination a., .,;t,a,, -. =.
then continued.
Witness-I never heard that Allison
said his mill was burnt by whites; I
heard others sny 80. Most of the burn
ings were in January, about the middle
OF the month. The first raid that I
heard of was against Rufus White, about
week after Allison's mill was burnt.
The next raid was the Roundtree raid.
They killed him; it was before Christ
J mas. The next raid was on John r.
Ferris; it was before Christmas. There
were -ccaors Of raids all nbont the coun-
try in January. Most OF the raiding
occurred in January and February. The
rumor about Yorkville being burnt, was
in February Or March. A young man
came out to my house, to ask me to
come in and help protect the town. 1
suppose they were uneasy, or else they
would not have sent out for people to
come in. saw nothing of any fire that
night. l heard that fire had been placed
under Mr.. Graham's house. Henry
Clawson was the Joung man who came
to call me in
Cross-examined-Hen Clawson is a
son Of lawyer Cawson, the Registrar in
Bankruptcy. I saw n crowd in York
vile that night. Their object, they
said, was to protect the town. There
was company Of colored men in the
town. They were armed, and stayed
down about the lower end of the town.
The whites were in the centre Of the
town. heard the drum of tho negro
company beat-at least, the sound came
from that direction. I had double
barrel gun. [ went there to protect the
town against conhagration.
Andrew kirkpatrick was next called.
He said: 1.-Two seven aud half miles
from Yorkville, on the Pinckney Road.
l was twenty years old Inst June was
initiated into the Kn KIux Khan last
February, at home, by Chambers Brown.
He was chief Of tho khan 1 caut ro-
member the oath; the last words we're,
"Tbe traitors doom shall DO death,
death, DEATH" [ attended ono regular
meeting ut Sharon Church. Tho four
Shearer boys we're there, Banks Kell,
Robert Hays Mitchell, Chambers Brown,
Hugh Kell. Elias Ramsay. Alex. Stew
art, Sam. Ferguson, Pole Miller, John
Miller, Sam. Brown, Robert higgins,
and Henry Warlick. [ don't mind
whether there were any more or not.
They elected n new chief and turk
Robert higgins was chief, and Pole Mil
Ter turk; Chambers Brown wns elected
monarch. l did not attend any other
regular meeting. l think it was after
complaining time. was on tho jim
Williamn' rui1 Na mot ot Rr;or Patel,