The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-04
THE SITUATION IN YORK.
Twenty-one more Arrests-The Confess
sions-The Happy Few-Jail Reguia-

Twenty-one more Arrests-The Confess
sions-The Happy Few-Jail Reguia-
tions.
The Yorkviile Inquirer of Thursday says
The excitement prevailing In town has measur-
ably subsidized since our last issue. Since that
time twenty-one arrests have been made, oil
but two of which were in the country, ana We
are informed by Colonel Merrill that over two
hundred persons have made confessions as TO
their connection with the ku-ktuX organlza-
ton. Many who have made confessions say
they were simply members of the khan, and
never took an active part In Its operations, nor
we're engaged in raidlng or the com.
| mission Of outrages OF any kind. others
say they were impelled to join under threats
| OF violence, wnle others give as reason thaC
| By belonging to the organization they thoughC
| it would afford them means OF protecting the
negroes iu their employ, in case they shoulo
| be threatened q. any time; and some assert
| that BY no other means could they have been
enabled TO retain on their plantations the lec'
essary laboring force to cultivate the crops.
| The confessions are almost invariably ac-
companied by the names OF tnose VINO
performed the ceremonies OF initiation,
as well as the names OF others who
| were present on the occasion. Some VINO
have made confessions, acknowledge TO
their participation in the commissions
OF outrages of various, kinds, Including mur-
u6rS, auu lmpllCdlG OlucE pclsOuo WIZ oi0 81
| legged TO have been present.
The following list embraces those who have
been arrested since the publication OF our last
issue up to II o'clock Tuesday: S. c. Sadler,
W. H. Snider, W. a. White, Riley Moss, DR.. 7.
B. Whitesides, D. r. Nicely, L. b. Nicely, Rel.
ben Mccall, Leander Spencer; H. q. Porter, W.
B. Sherer, S. q. Sherer. Sherrod Chllders, T.
| H. Mitchell, J. J. Waters, j. 5. Poag, h. W.
Wylie, Samuel Stewart, Minor Moore, Frank
Fewell, Cornelius Pride.
The four last named are negroes, who are
confined in the guardhouSe at one OF the MILL
tary camps. The following persons who were
arrested last week have since been released
| from confinement: Berry Moss, Stills Moss, W..
G. Gaffney, Lewis Ramsey. James Rattaree.
! DR.. j. B. Allison and W. T. Spencer. From
| the commencement, one hundred and three
persons have been confined IN the jail, OF
which number eghty-eight are yet under con-
| fnement In that building, while those Wao
have not been released are in the guardhouste:.
Only two OF the negroes arrested by the MILL
tary are in the jail.
The following notice was posted on the
prison door yesterday:
"On and from this date, none but immedl-
| ate relatives (wives, fathers, mothers, broth
ers and sisters) will be permitted to Visit the
prisoners in Jail. BY order OF Colonel Merrill. :
Upon inquiry, we learn that no time mas
yet been fixed upon for the accused 10 nave
hearing before the commissioner.
Breaking Out In New Place.
On Saturday afternoon last. an alteration
occurred between Special Deputy Marsnal
pobbirs aud Private Glenn, OF Company b,
18th Infantry. in which Dobblns was severely
beaten about the face and head. 1t Is also
charged that the soldier attempted to shoot
DO6Sins with pistol, and that he rlfied his
pocket Of his money during the fight. The
soldier has been placed under arrest. Dob
| bins is confisd to his room on account OF the
{y,f,fr;ea he recefyed. .a--------