Wilmington journal., 1871-06-16

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The samPaOn County PEtso"e,s-CoatIn
| ued neutrality-suspicious. for ,he L~
Teace
VIM. Wright Williamson testified: reside In
sampson county; was at Mr.. W. Dr4ughAu i
work spell on emises old mil pond where
| the mill pond was broke; wet to ths W rk
spell at about 2 90 ock that day; Lewis Huuni-
eutt oSme there; he wSs pretty well in'ox c .ted
with liquor; the last place saw him dat mig hi
was @t MRS Jas DrauR hans house; ~e me- as
suppose. about sunset; it was little grain If.
ter daylight down when l left DrauSham's: we
parted there and vent on home; he took the
path as he was going on home; he stayed and
drank lot more liquor and when left ira he
was very drunk; this vas on sa,uid y alb mt the
last Of March. II was little grain af v.
light down.
Milton Holmes tNstihe': 1.-Two in Ramrson
county. 1 heard ofthe alleged outrage on the
colored people at ar. Roy airs plan a.ic n; ard
it was on saturday night The da, b,fore the
hing happened We had work spell at Mr.
DrAhans-the las place I Louis Hurnicutt
vas at dArk-h wss drunk. I Ien HIM . K
hat D,ght when "; parted L live ao u 80
Jno. A. Te~ tes ii' d: heard about TINS al.
leked outrage Oh K0hAn p ant u u a w -+k ST.
terwArdH. l hAppohed ah Jut he A b SATURDAY
in Ma ch. ~As at Gahe toya:,'S Ia :. pight
think IL 10 about o. mI % from there 10 he
ace "f the outrage. White Sas there t,,-
t.rd RoyAll came there and ept that night.
w. ~tnf h.re toge her Ell o led .bt
or no "ck; We geth.r lfhe rad O me
'nec road he W"u d n W ba1 10 pass :.
.u.Ier an a.. rN h"yan r. 'hrr~ .yF,si
vas ther- with ms al fbS m a. h i.a
Va. 70 'srds PerksT's. It wa hal, a mir i
tlrick a d.. va Po'nG TO X y.Fs I,et
70 an he asked m to 90 to AaUe',, aud 60
vent with blm.
EFo.s ex anuued- was mt Nri n &c ...l -
Hi-'urb"n The col ret pUorIe ,h-t ni2L' nj
~, "hyt ing abou th"' "a 'ttslk-d ~',,
'h cou pr"ve know ~h Ra k,,.f
rs az ikh ho 81 -pt with ne | dtd..'t 20 10
er1 N i, ont O'Clock Ben Batler. H.ny
night.
:, rV Royan t's,ih d NV name i. Henry
,oya. IV- 10 S.mpson, ab u Ii ar IL 10 es
cousin beard rb ut thns- Ali.g 1trsc-s:
l was sa't TO Ia We bee dple on tnt--.,nrd y
to be r ach Dg -t4- % N.t tr k,."d's
'ha' night ur,i 20 90 oc , aud then y su, home
Vi Ben der W. fJund kAps Ro. ali. j..
Adm Few on INV bed +; l Rape The u 1t
m rniER he went to var he ma-tiny bnn.e
er oreskfaet | vent home { was a.ou q ven
"a GO fro where live to wher- rhe outrage was
. Immltft d III going that DIRE ctinb won 4 pass
tatten's held Its right on 4" o EAy
Beahet Buta' tS-Ede :; i've in namI soa.
3 mics from u NJ PoIut; heard ton c 20, d
people were whip there IN Sa u d.v Def re
he fiuIth sunday Ia March when we 4
on saturday be ore we with 1,.n,1
HoyAiI to Mr. Strickl&no's 20 see some gals and
nave fun. and we went Jme Into Heur>'. room
nd there YES Ripe e yall >nd Lev. IN He. ry's
Dc d; hope Anc went TO preaching the rext dss:
= sArnn Strickland lives about half mile frUa.
f"ee R)yars; he hVrs in the dirse ioL of Par.
ers Folnf, aud also In the di ection Of the d ace
Vnere this oWtTaGe Imm, ted
Cross ex nined-I went alone 10 q. he Ro. ail's
ia got bsnry. and ws went to Htrick and's 10
go zoe gi 10 guess ii ~ss about 10 o. lock
nsn Ws got back to n he's ho1ss Eenry
'oy~n vas with ma; have not tax about this
xS<pt through tie n+igbboThooo nt yer told
1ut what Was going 10 cay d0n't re5 ilecs
VheFe Was on Friday night; guess was
!" me, don'c know; metz me ladies ihen;
ook @iss StricAlan APT somr other 'acie-.
orges who and we watkei back don't know
hAt Hen Royal went any wi ere hat mis- ht he
. ked rls h: smart, reckon an hour or ,wo
nd then went to bed il Henry wsat anywhere
didn't know IL Rape wAs At cld man 6abI lie "a
nat night whom got therr; didn't sle. D 4. the
oom with him, but IN the same houss; oon't
uoW snytLi q abr Mt Hardy
Redirect. .--nApe BoIa1 knew I Was tbsro .,
ne house that night; hid nev seen hirs
nce no was arrepteh urtil to-day: he s.s. I'd u
~ or t~o &C Clinton am no kin to any of .he
ef ndants.
Q. urt adjourned to meet At 10 O'Clock to.
apEToH,