The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-31

The UNITED STATES CIRCUIT Counr-
TRIAL OF Ku KnUx GASES.
December 8O.-The court met at IL a.
NJ. Judges Bond and Bryan on the
bench.
Mr.. Oorbin requested that the Court
should pass sentence upon Alexander
Armstrong, who had plead guilty 20 9
charge OF Sobbing the mails. at the April
term OF the court at Charleston. The
Indictment, however, not being before
the court, the matter was postponed.
The examination OF witnesses for the
prosecution, in tho case Of DR.. E.. p.
Avery, was resumed.
The first witness sworn was Harriet
Apostle. She said: I am the wife Of
Icaac the Apostle. live in York Coun-
ty, on Mr.. James Matthews place, four
miles from Rock Hill. am upwards of
thirty years Of age. My oldest BOY is
fourteen. The Ku Klux visited my
house some time in March last. I was
asleep, but was awakened by the noise
just before they reached the door. They
hallooed and called for Mr.. Apostle, say
ing: Get up, get up, Uncle Apostle.
Apostle got up and thought he was
putting on his clothes. but he had left.
got up and went to the door. They
zero all drawn up in line. on the left OF
the door. They said, is that you,
Apostle? I said no. Apostle is gone.
They said. make mp light. I was so
scared couldn't, and I made my son do
it. They asked me again where Apostle
was 1 said, he's gone. They said, you
are id liar. and we intend to have
tho truth. They put rope around my
neck, as il they we're going to hang me.
They saw my son under the bed and
hallooed, yonder is the id old rascal,
shoot him, shoot him. I told them do,
for Gods sake, don't shoot; it was only
my son. They made him come out aud
took the rope from my neck and put it
on his, and pushhd him violently against
the wall, and rubbed big piece OF skin
off his back. They shot ali through my
| house, IN every direction. I recognized
the first man that came in the house; it
was DIR. Avery. I recognized him by bis
make and his performance; and when
they were putting the rope around my
neck 1 threw up my hand and caught his
left hand, the crippled hand; and said
to myself, know you. The nol that
came IN with him was Joe Casson and
James Matthews. I didn't know any of
the others [ think there were about q
dozen in all. DR.. Avery had on red
gown and blue face and cap, with red
on 1t; the cap was sort of sharp cap,
and had two horns on. The line, or
rope, was partly of red cloth, and don't
know whether the other wns blue or not.
It was buggy line. They told me they
had ridden thirty eight miles for Broom
field and Postle. "We hear that Postle
has been preaching fire and corruption,
and we have come for him." 7 started
OIL for the big house, and when I looked
back saw they had got my husband and
were carrying him off; that was the last
1 saw of them.
Cross.examined by Col. McMaster-I
live not far from DR.. Avery's. The re-.
lations between DR.. Avery and the Apos-
tie were very kind I don't know that
he consulted with DR.. Avery about his
sermons. [ don't know the day of the
month when the Ku Klux came, but it
Was on Friday night-a bright moon
shine night. knew DIR. Avery when
he first came in the door.
Col. McMaster-Then you knew him
before the light was kindled?
Witness-No; didn't know him until
1 caught his hand as he was putting the
rope over my neck. DR.. Avery had the
rope somewhere in his clothes. When
ne came in, he had pistol in his hand.
He made the moose himself, and put it
over my neck, using both his hands.
He was the one that put the rope around
my child's neck, too. When they tilted
me out of the chair on the floor, Dr..
Avery slapped his foot on my baby, and
MIR. Casson put his foot on me. I found
out three-Mr. Avery, Mr.. Casson and
Mr.. Matthews. My husband was the
first person I told about the matter. I
| have not talked with Abram Broomfield.
or Emeline, or Sam. Sturgis, about the
matter. The first person I spoke to
about It,, except my husband, was Mr..
CorbIn, there, since have been haro in
Columbia have met DR.. Avery fre-
quently since the affair, and talked with
him once about it-not much.
BY MIR. Corbin-What did DR.. Avery
say to you about it?
Witness-Well, it was after the court
commenced here, DIR. Avery sent over to
inquire about my husband being in pri-
son, and said if stood in need OF nny-
thing, to call on him and he would sup
ply me. did not know that Apostle
wss in prison, but heard he was i'm
prisoned, because of having signed a
paper for Mr.. Cooper, saying that DR..
Avery had not troubled him.
The next witness sworn was Isaac
Apostle. He said: am preacher, and
have lived in York County, near Ebene-
Ter, ever since freedom. The Ku Klux
came to my house sometime In March
last. on Friday night. I heard them
Just before they got to my door. It was
between and o'clock. I jumped up
and slipped under the floor of my house
-one OF the planks being loose, and my
wife replaced the plank. honrd them
as they oame in over my head and
searched about for mo. Thoy inquired
OF my wife whore was. She told them
had gone up the river for meal. They
cursed her for the Id lie. and they
saw the loose plank and made for il. but