Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-11-10
Ku-KIux in South Caro- ..na.
Testimony of the Ches.er ,-.. { I'D
Jury.

lie following Is tho liz. C.p.F r.... q,
the statement alIudyd - b. tc-..ts... j :,
having been made by ths Grad J 90.
of Chester county, South C.-t2l-4 Ill.
Grand Jury (sjx whites ald SIX b,ac
says:
In CONSEQUENCE Of cur heyiag a-s4 j.
tie public press n pro@!4.1a ION o.. T..
Pres dealt OF the Uuitc5, stating IL .a'5-
stance, among other thin.s Tat g.y.r
! justice cou.d no. Ice administ, : 4 b. III. r
the State or Federal judiciary a. .l...i iii
GERS thereof. end the riah.g IF Ci.z.,s
could not DO protected b. tie ,~1i "a y
meaus provided fJr sucn puroosc,, .a-
not being cOgnizaut OF u @ino!" g.. b
which all exc utIve Officer of tae ST.. ar
| Federal GovernmcHS has b -ea res.s e.. F..
either az Individual or coariua.it.. ul
individuals IL this county, To ta...1-
proper to inquire Of TIC C14m44G. iii of
| tAis post for any fae.5 tit i In..- ...,u
ascnftaineI which woa!d tend {, y5Iif, /: e
al!egItlons contained IA tie Sal f.. ...-
II i;iOu.
The only facts Which tue sid -.....-.. =
ant com municGtCd TO Us Wara j ..e.3 10
two freedmen, one Of whic8 is l.ataa l..,.
22d, signed K. *. K, cy.4muuG.a. tuc
freedmen 10 leave tic State i TO @a,a
from the date thereof; The other. viii.
date, eigned by "h. *. K, =" saying ia.
he was traitor, and thai he would Recess.
traitors doom in two days, with ia lc-
tlre Of coffin drawn thereof. Jbese t.o
freedmen were brought before rs aua DID,
amlned 10y Us, aad their tt8lnlCuF Is s'H-
mlttcd With THIS ropOr., IrJm WDlct J. f..
appear tLAt 40 violence has beaa do. ''
either them, who III i,aiIo id t....c
former place OF abode. - e also CE-EI ne !
CO mol nEl EN1. 4 J.. -
Gray, FlemnirG Cry, Gay CV-.7 .'i
Isaac Castles, and al5y Abnsr Uolc5, g.AJ
depose, in substance. a3 follows: >tc,h,H
Gray say s tia. jerry Walker, Cha. -lait.,
- Dunlap, AID - p -acI guard, .;a-. &,
and Green Davis c0iorCd, visited bis .t'. e
about the 1t Of March, il diagl, 81.
did not fad him rs h0m", bu 2 n ,H 81
his gum Confederate mu E4t. E.o4-
ming Gray says his house Wa 81 i;c? .5ru.
the LIST Of 81 arch, BY Green DAYS Il la,
JAMES GLADDEN. and Llwsol Damn,
guised; they entered hs E4u.e; Ill.
did no injury, bus thcea'cl.d l--.
Guy Owens says that aJ9nt Il, iii Oh.
mach three persons, disguised ua.a L
to him, entered his nous took 4:l. .I,
whipped him well, and he believe AID.
Adam Hardin knows wLo 'L,y are. a.c
Castles says that on the 9th u IaJrl.
dSG A0 W do ti=ltSu ny NEtT ana --IIItiIf 10
liam Carter, Walker Smith, Ehet. II g..
Ium aad Isaac Prysock, cJlorc1, "a. 4. .
guis. d that they took hold of Lin, c&:t.eI
him out of his house and then caH 4 fl
Number Two" when be made his e-e-.
shots were fred after Linn, bat be . ~ bit
know how many; when they came t-eE
said they wanted his gun, but Il. tD-: IL y.
it was rot thcr5-thgt lie had lef5 il q. ;..s
mastering ground. Abnor ul!ioy sG5o
that he lives on Dir. Dtv.d PeEdofgrgsl5
place, and that be was visited about tie
% Of March by persons Ia disgnisc-ayF
many in number he dec not EnJw--a.*
that be was strack thirty mae lasLeE by
three persona, whom ho believes to " ~.
VIM. McCollum, Hugh Pcadcrgr.t r"t
John Chalk, and that tho said lashe5 wee
Inflicted with the strap e Lis qua.
Since the last sitting Of tie Clu.t w.
have only heard Of two murders cJLla-,---
in the county by white person; oug "-'
committed in u p3rJOnLl quarrel "3J-!
some property, AMI tho m1rderer iEl"et--
ateIy fed and has not yet been arre---l
A true bill has been fuU-d again. LII q.
this term for the offence. The otter mar
der was committed by four willie persons
in the night time, un1isSuilci, tee IVY
colored persons thai saw t"-!n IA ~
know any of them, and i IS 10. AlyW-
for what he was murdered.
We, the grand jurors, upon oar o!--5,
are compelled to say, from thy tcs.lnJDy
which we have taken a1d from cur know
edge of thu different pats OF tic county
that the allegations contained IN the pr
amation of the President of thu UDtet
States are without foundation, anI 2a'.
De the result of falsehood coMmanlc",o4
20 him by persons equally regardless y
good order and the peace of society," a."
whose only aim is their elevation to P!D
ic place as reward for their excessive
oartizan zeal.