Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-10


| did not want TO join only Joined be-
cause John Stockard wanted me. L done
4 racoIlect the oath-it required us to stick
llp to each other anu to scare the darkies
and carry the election. [ made confession
when Kirk came and signed papers Mt Al
bYights house.
John W. Long has left the county Ee
cause he was Threatened They called
him hog thief Ohm Long. am Il Demo
crat, have always been one. Last summer
voted for William A. Smith and Steven
White, don't know their politics.
Steven A. White testified to Corliss'
Whipping Corliss taught colOred school,
Il man of excellent character, very intClh
cent, &c. l have been Il. II. Agent, lat
Shops) Magistrate, Express Agent, Post
master and elected TO the Legislature last
year. Am very generally acquainted in
county. Last two years feelings between
races very bitter on account OF politics.
State of terror in the county, Il great
many not considering themselves safe be-
fore Outlaw was hung. 1t was decidedly
an unpleasant condition OF things. l was
once connected with Seymour and DIalr
club, which resolved that no mem Der OF
the club should employ any one who
voted the radical ticket. l have been a
Magistrate for eighteen months, am yet
/ have never been applied to for warrant
against d Ku-Klux. Ku-Klnx could not
tie punished in the county. My politics
EYhig-nothing more. l have not acted
with the Conservative party since 1868.
Cross-examinatipp.
COrliss' conduct at a church near Meb-
aueyllle, in carrying negro in and seat
ing him among white folks, gave great Of
fence to members of the congregation
The feelings between races were confined
,utirely to political divisions. L do not
now OF any application to any magistrate
i,r warrant aud it being refused. John
l~lcy complained to me q having boon
whipped by McAlama. Islcy was a Re
publican and voted the Democratic ticket;
for this he was whipped. McAdams is a
Republican. The parties nro nearly equally
divided in the county. l should have
granted a warrant at any time, to any one,
upon applicatiOn-ueVer was afraid to do
re-. There was no time when Sheriff or
oOnstables could not execute any precept
ur warrant / never knew an instance
when evidence was produced, that officers
Of the law failed to punish. The difficulty
was in getting evidence. [ think Repub-
Hcans have been afraid TO vote until last
summer even q greut number were at last
fall election. Kinks troops We're there last
summer. Last fall the vote was quite full
one, though / think some Republicans
we're afraid to vote. 4 good many white
men were discharged from employment on
Tho n. G.. i. r.. fof voting the Democratic
t.ckct.
Incindl Morrow, col, testified that
about eighteen months ago Sho resided
INST in Ora nge, near Alamance line, that
ono night some twenty-five disguised men
came to her house, fred several balls
thrOugh the door into the house, then
aroko the door open, went III, caught her
husband, Thomas Jefferson Morrow, tied
a rope around his neck, and dragged him
mt doors. She followed, begging them |
lot to hurt her husband. to spare him just
That time. They cursed ana abused her, !
Her husband begged to be allowed to I
:pcnk to his wife-tO tell her and his babies |
good bye-they cursed again, and as she |
went TO hand him het hand they pulled .
Ium Off with the rope, saying to her, ''you
Will see him again." She then commenced .
following to attract some neighbors, and |
hearing one of the men say ego back and |
Ill every one Of them" she hushed, took .
her family out in the field, and remained
all night The next morning she, in COM
t4auy with her sister, went III search Of her
husband, and found him hung q Short dis
lance from the house, on the public road, .
Head. She also found hung, the body of
her brother, near that of her husband. |
Information was given, jury of inquest
was held over the bOdiCS-sh0 was eXamln
ell, but nothing was elected as to the pre-
petratore. On the breast of her husbands
body was pinned a piece of paper, ''All
barn burners, and WOmcn-Offendcrs, we
hu-k lux hang until dead. dead, dead. "
40 Indictment that she ever heard Of.
The witness testified to recognizing four of
the party.
Cross examined.
Some barns had been burned just before
that. very near where she lived, belonging
30 Messrs. Jones, Minor and Morrow. All
wore firod the same instance. Sho swOre
she did not know who the Ku-kluX were,
before jury of inquest, but she did know.
Was afraid to tell. for fear they might
como back after her. My husband and
boys were accused of burning barns We
were turned out Of The house in which we
lived, but I never heard my husband or
sons say one word about burning barns.
My husband was sick abed the night the
bsrns were burned.
Glenn Curtis. witness for respondent,
testified to having belonged to the White
brotherhood. Was initiated in the fall of
1868. The only object l ever heard was
10 keep the peace, protect our families and
property, prevent crimes from being COM
nitted, and we did not know better how
10 do 1t than 10y sOnle such organization.
] could only infer that it was political SO
far as it did not admit radicals as members.
We were only to ride through the country
sometimes, disguised to let evil doors
know that there was such an organization,
IN order that it might stop violations of
peace. I only attended two meetings, Mr..
Jacob Long presided at both. MI. Long
gave Us instructions TO preserve order,
and not for member to violate any law.
Things were being done which were charg-
Cd to the Ku-klux, and got out of it; not
that l knew they were guilty, but [ did
not want to belong TO the order when it
was suspected Of crimes.
Cross examination.
was arrested by Bergen. At last I
received orders to report to camp. did
%, one morning, and was again ordered
TO report next day. When [ again got
here Bergen asked me if | was we'll off.
said l would be if every thing wns paid
for. Then he asked me how much whisky
would give not TO be disturbed. 1 asked
how much he wanted. Said he wouldn't
ask ten or five barrels, but how much
would l give. I said I thought a jug full
occasionally would do lie asked a barrel
and We nprOp1 on that and I sent il to