The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-17
WASHINGTON.
The Wording of the BOwen Pardon.
WASHINGTON, July II.


Aqsomr Journals have subjected the eX
presSiOns in which President Grant an
nOunced the pardon of Bowen to severe
criticism, il is hut fair 10 state that the
copy Of the pardon which was furnished
to the press'upon which these comments
have been based, contained material
error The correct official copy has the
phrase, "and whereas, il is represented
that he was innocent Of any intentional
violation ol the law" The word inteu.
tiOnal was omitted in the pardon as pub.
lished in the newspapers Its restoration
will he found todeprive these hostile crit,
cisms oi nearly all their force.
TmE SOUTHERN INVESTIGATION.
Capt. TallialtHo, Captain in the Con.
lederate service, now planter ut Macon,
Miss, Testified before the ku.Kluy InveS.
tiguting Committee to-day Within the
past year in that county fifteen cOlOred
men were killed, anil number whipped,
lie says there is an organized body Oi
ku'KluN In that county, lie had attend
ed three or four meetings, although he
had never taken the oath. The suppOsi-
tiOn Of those present was that he was d
member, and that he had been initiated
by the Captain Of the band, who can
swear in members Witness gave the
committee details Of the organization
signs, grips, NC. On one occasion he
went On raid with tho band, and was
present ai the whipping Of several color.
ed men; hnl after that llG did not 90 with
them. The object was to obtain control
ol the negroes, and make them vote rs
their leaders required. No prosecution
has, or would be, instituted in this county
-nOhndy dare prosecute. lie was u wit.
ness before the grand jury al Oxford, and
OH his testimony several members Of the
kn.klny were indicted at Florence.
A COlOred Justice Ot ihGpeaCe in Chat
tanOOga, Tenn, testified He said he was
elected to office one year ago About
three weeks since he was teaching At n
ColOTed school, fifteen miles west Of the
city, Saturday night While he was there
Il hand 0i disguised men seiZrd and took
him t0H swamp, whipped him, and made
him promise To surrender up his office,
lie related several instances where color.
ed men werekilled. These things,produced
such fear among the colnred people that
they sought refuge In towns for safety
and were afraid 10 vote
The next witness was Mr.. Big
ger, originally from Ohio, who serv.
eIt In the federal army, and alter the
war Tor len months In the Freedman's
Bureau rs agent, -Four yeaIs ago he settled
in Clarendon county, =. G. He opened
Rstore near Marion; bought land and was
agent Tor leasing land to The cOlOred peO.
pie and made advances to them on crops.
lie never had difficulty with any one, till
last December he was victim. A ku.
KluX band Of disguised men got n kGg Or
powder and destroyed all his store goods.
In March they took him and Clark to II
swamp where they gagged and hound
CLARK, and they threatened to kill the
witness, when he gave Masonic sign and
the leader recognized the sign and spared
his life, but he was warned to leave In
twenty.iOur hours, which he did together
with CLARK IN the same county. Other
Republicans were driven ont since these
events and rOlorcd men killed.
In the case OF BmXtOn Bagg, Ir., for
killing Madison Wilson, IL was ordered
by the Court that the defendant give per.
sOnAl rccOgnizance in the sim Of $2,500
to appear at the next term Of the Court.
No investigation rs to the merits was had.