The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-11-02

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4. K, saying that he was . traitor
and that he would receive Q traitors
doom in two days, with the picture O,
The coffin drawn thereon. These two
freedmen were brought before Us and
examined by US, and their testimony is
submitted with this report, from which
1t will appear that no violence has been
done to either of them, who still reside
at their former places Of abode. We
also examined several other freedman,
to wit Steven Gray, Fleming Gray,
Guy Owens and Isaac Castles, and also
Abner Holly, who depose in sub.
stance, as follows Steven Gray saws
that Jerry Walker, Charles Smith,
Dunlap and -Beamyuard, hite, and
Green Davis, colored. visited this place
about the lst of March. in disguise.
they did no; find him at home but
carried off his gun-a Confederate mus
ket. Fleming Gray says his house was
visited about the lst Of March, by
Green Davis, colored, James GLADDEN.
and Lawson Dunlap, disguised; they
entered his house; they did no injury,
but threatened him. Guy Owens says
that about the lst of March, three per-
sons, disguised, unknown to him, enter
ed his house, took him out and whip
ped him well, and he believes that Adam
Hardin knows who they are. Isaac
Castles says that on the oath of Febru-
airy last he was visited byGarland Smith,
Shett McCollum and Isaac Prysock,
colored, all disguised; that they took
hold Of him and carried him out OF
bis house and then called for Number
Two" when he made his escape; shots
were fired after him. but he did not
know how many; when they came they
said they wanted his gun, but be told
them it was not there-that he had
left it at the mastering ground. Abner
Holley says that he lives on Mr.. David
Pendergrasts place. and that he was
visited, about the ID of March, BY per.
sons in disguise-how many in number
he does not know-and that he was
struck thirty-nine lashes by three per.
sons, whom he believes to be DR.. VIM.
McCollum, Hugh Pendegrast and John
Chalk, and that the said lashes were
inflicted with the strap of his gun.
ONLY TWO MURDERs-A SOLEMN DECLARE
TON.
Since the last sitting of the court we
have only heard of two murders COM
mitted in the county by white persons;
one was committed in a personal quar-
rel about some property, and the MUIR
derer Immediately fled, and has not yet
been arrested. A true bill was found
against him at this term for the offense.
The other murder was committed by
four white persons, in the night time,
undisguised; the two colored persons
that saw them did not know any OF
them, and it is not known for what he
was murdered.
We, the Grand Jurors, upon our
oaths, are compelled to say, from the
testimony which we have taken and
from our knowledge Of the different
parts of the county, that the allegations
contained in the proclamation OF the
President of the United States are with
out foundation, and must be the result
Of falsehood communicated to him by
persons equally regardless Of good order
and the peace of society, and whose only
aim is their elevation to public place as
a. reward for their excessive partisan
zeal.
THE MLURE MURDER.
We would say that, in regard to the
murder of Bird Mcclure, we examined
the Hon. Barney HUMPHREYS, but we
could elicit no facts from him that
would lead to the discovery Of his MUIR
derers. We also examined Squire Sims
and Margaret Mcclure, a brother and
wife Of the deceased, who informed Us
that John Jaggers had told Squire Sims
that he knew some Of the parties that
were connected with the murder OF
Bird Mcclure and also that Lewis Jeter
had told Margaret Mcclure that he
Lewis Jeter) knew the parties. We
sent Squire Sims to bring Lewis Jeter
before US. but be said that Lewis Jeter
was sick, and could not attend, and, fur
Their, that John Jaggers lived fifteen
miles rom here, and that we could not
send for him
ARREST OF WOMEN.
We give below an extract from let
ter from Yorkville district, South Caro-
liza bv which it will be seen that wo-
men are being arrested there 10y the
military. We take no pleasure in
chronicling such things, or those men
tioned in the communication from the
same locality published yesterday.
While the use of violent language III
relating great wrongs is natural and
therefore lie hands some allowance. yet
the simple narrative OF facts IS all that
we desire or deem necessary. No com
ments on such statements as the sub
Joined is required
"TorkviNe, S. c., October 2S.-Wo-
men are being arrested as well as others
here. No woman is safe; wardrobes
are being searched and trunks being
broken open for Ku-Klux robes du
mutt Terrible, isn't it? WHY The
three Misses Smith-it is sickening to
write it even-are in Jail. They were
all reposing in peaceful slumber. when
all OF a sudden, q band OF soldiers
armed and equipped, burst like thun'
deroolt into the house. aroused the
Misses Smith most outrageousiy, ana
dragged them off to the 4orkville JAIL
half dead with fright"
Referring doubtless to the above ar
rest the Columbia Is. CO. Phenir, 29th
inst, says: :.
I'VE learn that three ladies in York
have been arrested and put in prison on
the charge of aiding and abe,ting the
KuKIux. 1t seems that the war on
the women has begun. Shall we hear
next of the arrest of children.
THE PROSECUTORS AND THEIR SPIRIT.
~, NIL. I,lnbio prass 0f YESTERDAY