Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-03
HIGH COURT OF IMPEACHMENT.
SATURDAY, Feb. 18th, 1871.

SATURDAY, Feb. 10th, 1871.
Documentary evidence continued from
yesterday: Mr.. Neathery reads letter
from Captain Pride Jones to the Governor,
accepting his commission and announcing
his commencement Of work, in which he
says a suppression of the leagues will much
aid him IN his dutie<; a letter from the
Governor to Captain Jones in which he
invokes public opinion to aid him; de
nounces disguised men, &c.; a letter from
n. A. Ramsay. of Chatham county, to the
Governor. dated May 4th, was. read and
details barn burning by negroes; the
Governors reply. telling bin to go before
the grand jury, &c.
Call of witnesses for defence. Andrew
Murray, Jr., sworn
am about AZ years of age; live in Ala
nance; last of December, 1869, a negro
woman came to ny house for me to relieve
her husband; that party of men had him
beating him; took my gun and went; got
near fathers house. heard cries, saw O
party of men dressed in white, with Ian
terms. I went to hollow wbele they were
whipping a colored man when L got near
them. 30 or 40 yards. l heard them ask
the oolored man if he was going TO put
them in Court. for tearing down a house,
and about arms bad given him, telling
him that they intended to kill me; he
badly; Jack Patillo, the other, was there
and was badly beaten, SO much so, went
for physician, DIR. Walker, who came to
relieve him; he was disabled nearly two
weeks. About q month previous to this
the house of Patillo was torn down; a
gallows was erected near by, with six grape
vines swinging, with graves marked, and
a notice, ''no more building. From X. K.
h l have never seen any other dis
l nni ;oI,4
whipping occurred about l. miles from
| Orange line. The feeling between the
! two races, don't know; I didn't know
any of the disguised men; [ thought one
was John p. Murray
VIM. +. Simpson sworn: Age 81; live in
Alamance; have see n disguised persons
about November last year ago; party
came to my house after 10 o'clock; heard a
noise, get up and opened the door; stepped
outside; they came around both sides Of
the house and caught hold of each Of my
arms; they had on white gowns; heads Gov
cred with cloths and tags; 1 was in my
shirt end drawers; they led me down the
lane; there were about nine in the party
[ asked what I had done for them to trt at
me SO; the biggest one said, YOU have
been cursing about pretty extensively, &C.,
"a certain party; they tucked my shirt up
under my collar and gave me about 25
iashes; blood was drawn; considerable
whelks on my body; knew none of them
there has been nc prosecution for this out
rage; one of the reasons was for allowing
a negro TO live on my land; was in The
army during the war while, and had
six brothers also in the army, and there
was no run or disguise in them.
James r Fonviile sworn: Lives in Gra-
ham, Alamance county; IS years old; shoe
maker; have farm carried on; l was al
L Il a ~
was aroused at IL or II O'Clock by noise
went to my west door; saw objects, white,
in view; I said: here is Ku Klux, wife. ii
you want to see one; they kept coming
near; I stood till they all went by; all dis
guised, on horseback; some rs or 100 in
number my wife cautioned me about
going up to the street 20 see what was