The New York herald., 1871-10-05

Arrests I'm Sampson CounrY-Eflcicnt Manner
Of Dfsposing Of Troublesome Witnesses.
IVA SxYNrro,y Oct A ye.1.

Arrests I'm Sampson CounrY-Enlcient Manner
Of Disposing Of Troublesome witnesses.
3 sl.NsF WILMINGTON Oct. 4, 1871.
Under Q warrant issued by United States Com
missioner -McQuigg Captain .. w. Lawton, Acting
Deputy Marshall, with squad OF fifteen men from tho
Fourth United States artillery. at Ralclgn, under
command Of Captain Fields, sent bv General Nor
gan for that purpose, went TO Sampson county and
succeeded IN arrestlng Hanson Lockamy and DIN
Lockamy, charged with being implicated in o con-
spracy to murder the witnesses in the case Of the
Sampson county Prisoners
II seems that In the latter part OF September o
colored man named Herring,r being In company
with Gabriel Reals Archie Jacobs aid Anthony
Boykin, all col0red. were returning home from
clinton, where they had been on visit, and when
about TWO ana halr miles from that place, near
the residence OF Dr. Holmes, iney were suddenly
hred upOn by some one In ambush on the sile or
the road. Though there was apparently but one
report Herring was shot and instantly killed, nav.
Gabriel Reals and Anthony B0ygin were severely
wounded. Herrluy was subsequently, removed TO
his house, which was near by, when he was fonld
10 be literally rldded with bucksh0L Anthony Boy
kin had nine shots In hts body, and Reals was
wounded In the abdomen. c8w fte so 1E Eats'
it's alleged that Herring was the principal Wit
ness for the State IN the late tria Of Hanson Lock.
anmy anu others, charged with Ku kluxin9 10
ae & we ss af ~ Was @ 70 s
county, II Is also stated that the others were Wit
neSscS IN the same case. s " at#
1he prisoners We're brought to this city yesterday
anu lodged IN JAIL from whence they will be taken
reCommissioner McQulgg 10 undergo IN investi-
CATION. t KS +. \
Adiourpnent OF tho United States Circuit
Conrt at RalcigE-sensenrc of Convicted
Prisoners-. he Ku KIux OntE-Eeneral
Satisfaction ct the Result Of the Trials.
RALEIGH, N. c., Oct. 4, 1871
The United StaJes Circuit Court Adjourned to-day
till the 26th Of November leaving over thirty Ku
Klux cases unrled Three cases only have been is-
posed ofn the eighteen days Of the term inst close
the following sentences were pronounced to-day
In the Bggerstan case, tried last week, four were
sentenced to two yea re- imprisonment ana also IN
one case fine OF $1c0 two to one year, two 10 SIX
months, two to . fine Of $50 each. and six had
no Judgment passed because OF being convicted and
sentenced in the ustce case and for having been
made government witnesses Of Thc only one OF
the above convicted or the whipping was In the
former class; the rest were convicted Of conspring
70 defeat the operation OF the seventh section OF the
act OF Congress OF the 3Ist Of May. 1877. ~.
Those sentenced above 60 to the Albany Peniten-
tiary Eighteen Others, who submitted on the tnird
defeat the frst section OF the act OF May, 1871
number OF cases not vet rciched were sentenced TO
terms Of imprisonment IN the county lals ranging
the case of the United States against Plato Dur
ham and forty one Others Is set for trial on the
second "wednesday Ia November next. ~
All the defendants III custody nave been admitted
to bah, to appear the last MONDAY In November.
Durham is young lawyer Of ability, was the con-
ecrvative leader in The Constitutional Con ventOn In
1865, ami was tue democratic candidate Tor Con.
gress In inc sixth district IN 1870. tA .f sls
During the progress OF the first two trials the fol-
lowing oath was proved 10 be that taken BY the
members OF the invisible Empire, the highest degree
Of the ku klux org canization:- 1G G-s NA- tt
I,J W. thompson, Dc solemnly swear before Alm'shy
God tas viii support the constitution AZ was
70 a BY our fathers iprtheImors swear ths, am on the
wae men 70 rule and govern toe country
distressed fnermor. swear that viii obey
more swear thai females friends widows and their children
and orphans shall be The object OF especial and
pro!ceon fnrthermore swear that should cause TO be
dfvn'Ged signs, passwords attaining 10 this
order svcr the penalty OF trators doom, which 10
deaihl death death AZ tho hands Of the brethren.
The sentences pronounced by Judge Bond upon
tho members OF the ku Alux organization found
guilty met with q partial approval OF oil classes,
because the demands OF justice have been satisfied
IN such cases. because the punishment aud fines
imposed show n determination on the part OF the
government 10 protect the ctizens guarantee free.
dom Of speech AMI opinion and suppress Illegal
organizations dangerous to lifc and liberty.