New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-07-24

Court, 10 be presided over by Judge Bond
TROOPS ORDERED TO NORTH CAROLINA.
FORTRESS MONROE, July 23.-Battery i, 4th
Artillery and Battery X, stationed Artillery, leave to-
morning for Raleigh, n. c. for temporary duty
THE KHAN IN COURT.
DRAFTED INTO THE ORDER-IMPoRTAST TEsTI-
MONY OF A MAN FORCED TO BECOME
MEMBER-THE SECRETS LAID BARE.
From TIE Louisufr< Court,rJOrrra, Jriy p.
The case of NJ. V. Gillum, Alexander Gil,
De- Hef MchSagR Rna and "Oi kin Snyder shaTssd With
shooting at one Bony Vaughan, colored win intent
goth OF June last brought before United States Com
missioner James A. Beatty in the Federal Courtroom,
fenarkabe interest from the different facts surrounding
IT, and particularly from the evidence OF one of the
Of the Workings Of the notorious Ku,Klux Khan;
1t appears that company from ONO several era,
furnace purposng in the smelling OF iron ore
to large extent, and developing generally the mineral
resources of Estill, Powell, and adjoining counties.
They engaged large force Of negro hands, and TINS
seems to have aroused the jealousy OF white residents
thereabout However that may De- Tor some tihe p,st
there has been series Of Ouages pepetated upon the
negroes in the vicinity which has resulted N driving
large numbers OF them away psralyzhe the cnTts %
the iron company and establishing perfect reign OF
terror throughout the whole neiehborhood or these OUT
RACES has been mace great ponuca capItd uuIlng ny
present canvass In Kentucky, ana the facts exaggerated
IN many instances PERHAPS have 3een &
given below, however, there seems TO DE some IVun
II
Payne be true there can be no doubt that an
ton exists in Es County subversye OF law and order
an oigpnzaon OF sneh danger0Gs Ghrseel ~ 1 bai
ever cost The charge OF Vaughn i that party OapOut
twenty-five attacked his house the night OF June
l6, beating down The door, ana hlng vos!s Into uuo
windows The fire returned. and one OF the assault
shouting of single negro who was running TO the as
sistaDce of his friend, and all fed.
The evidence of the principal witness examined by ne
mnortan ever introduced at trials Of this nature He
t,rofp cd To hAV "a
known the KuKlux Kan, having been forced INTO IL
for his own protection. and determined TO bring the
members of the Khan 10 punishment for the wrongs they
had inflicted upon him. Payne is young man. o. spare
build apparent lack OF cultivation, but with the
determination, very evident upon his face OF Icing
what he knew, or proiessed to know, ana teHI1ig
it in such manner as would bring those W h
had injured him 10 the punishment s ne De De-
Col Built who asked him tell ell he know about the
matter under the assurance that he would not only Iot
he protected by the law from further injury from them
He his evidence in slow and distinct manner, re-
sentences and on several occasions eorrecuLg Oh hs
wi the chronological order OF the events uescrloed
reside at the iron works Fitcbburg and have
lived there since October last have been on ana on
there about two years was there on Monday night
June the 10th last at the time OF the attack ON Fanehn
house. was with the ku,kuxi Was part OF ther
band Joined the band Idont recollect exactly when,
but think about month before the ATTACK on Naughns
house The reasons and manner OF my joining the or
ganization about these was working IN tLe mines
got notice put IN my DRIFT ordering me 70 ieave me
country and signed by the Ku Klux About two weeks az
terward received another notice o TIE same nature d
around six hickory whites In TINS nTmee Mas a ,e'd
saw there would he out on me- Two or three weeks
aterward received another hoee e sn ON The eor
OF my house. then commenced ylhe OUT % my
ned TO- STAY ont of my bouse about months when
me and wife commenced talking ahOut what bnoulu
he done in the matter The Ku-klux first came to my
house in search OF me after me last NOTE lucy
fired o shot at M. snyaers IGht because
vsSt ont of The house and discovered them night
me; Jumped aside in the brush ana avoided them Iney
Seard eiIbeT give the order They then ont and
heard them speak they went up the dump Inc per
who Il was He said About $50 OF You VIII 80 to Cobb
Mountain, and 40 viii go this way with me saw saw,
however but 10 or II of them AS they went away they
II went 70 Thomas Gilbert the next morning, about
last night He wanted 10 know what meant, and
told hun what had seen He said he was NOT mere
hnTt me He said / was mistaken about him It was
Mr. Isngsr now 20 Snis pUd ahesWs
TO join the KuK.ux Khan he talked 20 Inc o.
much as fG tm t fhen Oin Tas 'ns bent that
/ should Join them that we could get pro-
lection from them until we could ge PIp.eSr a
and INFORM on all OF them and get satisfaction for what
they had done to me: | was not able TO leave the
done. About week after Joined them, we were al
ordered TO meet at blacksmith shoP on d rnt
tend the meeting he was 10 have ten lashss on
his hare back or pay g. ! met At the Dia ntk.
@ Ne waited around till they all got there
Some two or had 10 be sent after but they came
Wien we were all there, Kin. Snyder, Henry Turner and
Hiram Parker were brought to whore line had been
formed v the men raised ana surrounded Inen au
niser.d the oath them, and took them into the or
nii2'ti9n When Joined the Khan, John Patrick and
Hon ~ Adams took me back III the dili ana sahinIs
Al ono time Thomas Gilbert ordered us into lineand.
after we had marched about 100 yards he ordered us 10
dis isc ourselves az much as possible. ne sau ne was
sog J" W. matched about three miles. A. J. Hamilton,
XIbrru Gilun and myse u formed tle rear guhlu nt
Cobb Aoulta lam chtrs "a Hat n , fro1n Ms
house near 10 the scale lOuse IOm oiIstrt oIusicu
hckOres to be gotten 70 WLlp mn M hmnd re
I.d bee, taken out of and In ms drawers Inc
hand os formed into line, and Mr. Adams was marched
back and fot III, anu We d obor, Ok ystis from
them TIE nard ten lett and ON the foHd stcpTtG 20
male no InOuey 10 whisky Win lhey lhIde UP a. %
aud called at Irs's gocery called several times Du'
mis- baHd OF KuKlux went 10 Bony varghan sol, on
the night oi tie raid. II nnppened lhls way: We Mele
a. met Tor HE purpO~ Of running some negroes
pt az he Bottom, OF giving some olh'fs 10 unutfsahh
no, 10 work white meas w'ses, ana 20 "ilP Duly
Nou0bau- Tiry met aimed Lot 10 20, but tLcy sent
amer ne Beytry Wade and WILLIAM Joles came aIter
me- ana seh should have teh I%'Lei 1,uL ~.
there net he company from the Town 81 new
VIRGINIA We were ordered into hne ny he-Iy Auths
ald ThnInas Gilbert. We were ordered 10 mateL toa
pbout tbrpe-fourths Of nile tOWHld flteh-
burg There met thc bottom COMPANY, te , ' u
company, ana sac hnob COMPANY anu Tbon,os Ias ~
company came aItSIN.tu; "a Wa,,er
The head OF the Co.b Mountain oompah{' anu m'tea
Murray the Bottom company hsy a.,
and commenced counting Oh murray Was uiss "a
right smartly, but as lie passed ~ l re,oshIls zee
hun. ana he shook Nh, hands voucn SIs house me:
They march ned down 10 Bony Naugh"h honso
aud surrounded 1t and ordered the door 10 oe
This order given by 1honas hiiD.,t s haarss
Adams Harrison Patrick marched Ms COMPANY uelots
me door ard ordered Company up anu they WOlh
open it, Patrick got piece plank and hnoe keg the
deoT down The baud wac all around the house. Whei,
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