New-York tribune., 1871-03-23

County OF Aamance and over 10000 members of the as
Kans have secret signs. known only to the initiated by
when they appoint meetings either by day or 9t night
The rule H that Klan snail meet twice in the same
place The members united by oaths which pudiate
All other oaths and all obligations to uphold the Jaws
party and the negro race to preserve the secrets or he
ka go to the rescue OF member at all hazards, swear
for him as a witness, and acqut him juror
James L. Boyd witness FOR the respondent testified:
i've IN Graham, Alainance County; the first Initiation
into the White Brotherhood In the county that know of
was day two before the Presidential election in No
yCmber 1868; Joined day or two after j. A. Long M
knew anything OF the KKlux; said nothing but what
had heard; went to his room; he asked me to hola
tic White BiothSrhoSi to s II was Similar to that pub
ished he told me the penalty, II divuged any Of the
rub left hand down lapel Of coat returned by rubbing
right hand DOWN. Upon member giving sign OF dis
tress other members TO to his aid and they were
To aid each other under all circumstances UNDERSTOOD
our obligation to he such that If member knew another
member had committed crime he could not say So either
on jury a Witness without forfetng the obligation;
was not in the OATH but the understanding Gt ING
IT, All things nv all means and under all cir
clinstances IL was part OF the oath that no member
should give States violence against member ana should
falsely; the obligation was attended with
explanation relative to dutleso each Other the
there were ten camps in the county, 1 told by
Mr. Long, the chief Of the county, the ORGANIZATION ana
know OF was initiated into the " Constitutional Union
Guard in 1862 by Mr.. j. A. J; Patterson; never at
that OF the brotherhood and understand It's object 10
Be- 70 preserve the as u %s tst SeoTe os e
part OF the oath the coOred people were not alowedt
Join j. A. j. Patterson the chief Of the county OF the
Union Guards, so he said James Bradshaw lHemDeI,
told me he of the crowd who hep ped XIII outlaw;
don't know myself about whpptngs pat 80 kmIW O
took place. was Conservative candidate IN my county
iTr r e Ennpe gs Sr xCd in my County don't
know that ever took oath "a q member, though l
nation that the Order was called the White
that If person was put on tho stand and asked n ne
fulness that he was not the order generally known
KuKlux tho oath which has been read is the one MI
ELS Euliss witness on behalf OF the respondent,
testified live in Alamance; Ijoined the CONSTITUTIONAL
Watt from Egypt Chatham County; the oath and obga-
ton simply read to me-did not really take an OATH
obligation TO keep secrets or the Order TO ald
and patronze MEMBERS resist by force necessary any
efforts to take from US our constitutional rights IL dld
require resist the enforcement OF the reconstruc
On measures in case brother member got INTO dlll-
Guilty. to help them; there was no regulation re-
Vas hebest officer he was called Senior Commander OF
the Kian; We had no chiefs heads of Klans called
south Commanders; was South Commander OF hlan;
there about 20 IN my Klan; personally, know OF
but two Klans in the county; one OF the Signs
OF recognition was sliding left hand down the
right lapel OF coat at the n sqG r lame e ,bs
left arm sign Of distress locking hands together
and placing them the head with the backs OF the
hands next the head when this sign could not be gyen
the word Oloy!" was to be used MT PatSrsoh toiI
know Of; only knew two South Commanders;
was not active member, though attended several
meetings and initiated members; Mr. j. A j. Patterson
came to once, and told me he had received an
order from some source-OTange, think-sayng Shot-
ner would Do hanged certain Tuesday night; Patterson
said 1t must be stopped and said would try to pre-
vent it then got shoner TO go to Greensborough with
and detained him there until the aiar passed over
the order was M signed in eyphers Chief OF orange @
myself intimate friends his character good;
he left the county after the adjournment of the
legislature the order that Patterson had said that
ShOner wa to be hanged until dead. and his body sent
TO Gov Holden; he left the county on account OF the
John W Long a witness for the respondent testified:
live in Huntsville. Alabama; went there last summer
Brotherhood. Here Ku-Klux disguise vas produced,
consist OF wto gown reaching near the ankles anda
places for mouth eyes, long snout for nose and five
or six horn-ko things attached to top OF cap,
stuffed so as make them stand out, ornamented on
tips and at different places with RED, Gc Inc NllheSs
was required to put il on The oath was that we were
exert ourselves to prevent negroes from eeVathS
themselves to an equality with the whiIes 10 over
friglten the darkies and keep them away froIa
the polls protect members az all hazards stand around
the Court ouse get ures and bring in false verdicts
whenever member was on trial. wnen on wless st.hd
camp the fist meeting attended was near Haw Elyer,
in P68 nothing done except 70 receive menDersi
Camp No. 10 established that night neXtmeeng was
at Sears's Mill-dam-SherG Murray was ehief OF this
camp il was ordered that night Sheriff Murray making
the propositioD that coffin be made and he placed at
carry the coffin; JeR Younger and - Blanchard,
coln two members OF our camp told me
am another, that TO meet them at "a certain
place the river with boat so as to carry them win
ihe coffin, across We went Dut missed tnem they
told me the next day that they did carry It, and mad TO
wade The river; that they put It at McAdmss door, and
that when he opened the door the conn el IN he mouse
Inc No xt meeting was at Tom Sellarss; that night we
whipped Sandy sears-gaye him t%o lcks ap~ece-was ~
ordered by the camp To give two icks apiece; ts was
sIcriI Murrays camp Jerre Albright was there that
night and brought an order from MS camp lat tdsWcl
was i'm sC9: he was whipped order directed. Witness
mentioned several who went 10 DO inc WihpplugI Tic
River between 200 and 400 present; nearly all the
Gb,efs were there, sheriff Murray, Jacob Long, and
nG ont te tPSHsh Of the order In the county there
were between 400 and coo IN the eOu ty-lGO MINK
raid through Graham that night; large number Oh
them did the object OF the next meeting aiter ti % Was
10 determine what should be done with Casweli HOlt;
the first proposition was TO whip nm, when was
voted down; next to hang him. objected 10 as causing
agreed tO-Dr. Tarpey saying tiaJ ueau men s,h ~ ~
tes Twas selected TO carry the ordIr 10 camp no. ~
he would have it done on the next Friday bight; on
Thursday again saw Faucet, and ne sara yaco9 a;
Lang had ordered il stopped and said II should not De
done the next thing we did Thomas Gray wrote ie'ter
Mr.. Badam; John s Trollnger tod i me ana o voed
by there and stick P tbne 5e 9ter gun omr IN Of Of
town; il was directed to Baabam and Squire Hardln
they had been trying to hunt up kuklux matters aIa
not stop it, never read the letter this was in March or
Fcbruaiy was in County Meeting alter that; on,y
few out several chiefs among the NUMBER it was bad
night; Il was lem decided not to hare any more ~htp
pgs-noi 10 interfere ciM matters too small for hdng
ina: trhen ce tc0ld take hOtd Of case Wter Mdt ne
,rcre to hdHg or drOun; after that Dahlel worms
scLoo-house was burned; | was working at the Com-
pany Shops and evening rs was gong on hoIae
went by Geo T. 1rollingers barrOOm aud he caed me
in: told me 10 back that night, had s0methlhR par
ticular on hand and he wanted some one VINO dd hoi
have 80 much cOwardlco as some othcIsi l. ulu
come back and he told me we must burn worm Schoo
house told him did not want To do 1t; he haid must
10 it that the camp had ordered it, - aud my ser
then got "A can Of kerosene OIL large syringe anu some
MATCHES and went over; was put to watch whle inc
.aff fla a
said for Gods sake don't burn that house ana ne re-
ued ne would do it In spite Of God or the deV he cn
sonrted the oil all upon the walls and ceiling poured
over the floor poured it on the bag, and struck latch
but il went out; again asked him not to burn me mousse
he relied that he would, struck another match, hled IT,
and II was soon in blaze; we ran baca, SoI INTO
Troncers backroom; soon the cry was ralsed, ana we
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