The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-12-22

SIDES AND JoHN w. M1roHEnn. The
court net at II A. H., Judges Bond and
Bryan presiding.
Mei. Hart submitted aloertidoate OF
the insanity Of H. H. Ksll, one OF the
prisoners in Jail, signed BY Drs. Darby.
Tailey and Gibbes. and applied for his
release, on bail. The conrt granted the
petition, and accepted Gilmore Kell and
]. T. Kell as sureties.
The examination OF witnesses for the
prosecution was then resumed.
The first witness put up was Mary Ro.
bertson. She said: am living in three
miles OF Chester. did live, until the
9th OF March last, at Mr.. Billy Wilson'S,
on Rnllaoe Greek, in York County. The
ku Klux ran me away from there They
visited my house three times. The first
time they came vas on Sunday night. I
heard them shooting and hallooing up
at my mother's house, and when Hooked
out OF the door then, they were with
my little son. run on before them, to
make him show the way to my husbands
house. I slipped out to one side in the
woods. They came on, broke in my
house, and searched it; took the gun and
broke it. Then they went on to Jim
Crosby's house, and saw them break
his gun, too. knew one OF them
John w. Mitohell-that's him there,
(pointing to the prisoner) In about
month, they came back again. was in
the house with Mrs. Wilson, and didn't
see them close. but they broke down my
door, and tumbled everything about in
the house. After week, they came
back again. T was IL the house and
opened the door for them. They rushed
in. pointed pistols to my breast, and
asked me where was my husband. I
told them he had gone of for some
white-oak. One of them ordered me to
come and show him Mr.. Billy Wilson's
house. went, and he took me off near
the fenoe and tried to debauch me. He
put his pistol to my head, and said he'd
blow my head of. told him very we'll
Il would rather die than be disgraced.
He then took me back to where the
others we're. They made me pull off my
sack and whipped me. There were Joe
and Ed. Leach and Joe Miller. Capt.
John w. Mitchell stood off apiece and
egged them On, saying, "Put it to her,
| boys; she's id stubborn" 7 recog-
| nized DR.. Tom Whitesides, too, and Mr..
watson, that married FOE Leach' iauKh-
ter. They had no disguises. I have
been knowing DR.. Thomas Whitesides q
long time, and belonged to John Mitch.
ell.
GROSS examined-Two had gowns on
DR.. Whitesides and Mr.. Watson-and
horns on their heads, but no cover over
the face. It was about the let of March.
james Crosby was the next witness
called. He said: live on Dennis
Orosby,s place, now in York. Last
March lived at Billy Wilson's place.
The Ku Klux ran me away. The Ku
Klux came first on q Sunday night.
They passed my house first and went on
to John Thomson's, broke in his door,
aud heard them shouting: "Shoot
him. d-n him; shoot himr' Then I
heard the sounds of the lash. Directly
afterwards, they rushed up to my door
and burst in. got up and said good
night, gentlemen. They replied: None
OF your good night here, God d-n you.
Who are you? said Jamss Crosby.
Well, what are you doing here on this
id Radicals plantation? told them
l didn't think that ought to make any
difference. They said, yes it does, and
you're got to leave here, too. Where's
your gun? and, as they said this, they
knocked me over the head. got the
gun and gave it to them; then all six
fell on me at once and whipped me with
cow-hides. They then made me break
| my gun ell to pieces. They said, you
tell the niggers that if any of them are
caught on this d-n Radicals place, they
will be hung. Then one said to me,
dance. d-n you, dance. Iconld scarce
~ move my foot, but jumped about all
knowed how. The men that whipped
me were DR.. Whitesides, John W.
Mitchell, Joe and Ed. Leach. I know
Mr. Whitesides and Mr.. Mitchell we'll.
l recognized Joe and George Leach by
their size, and I knew DR.. Whitesides
by his size and by his neat track.
knew John Mitchell by his size. They
all had gowns on, and red scarfs over
their faces; but 1 knew them by their
| size.
The next witness was Charles Leach.
colored. He said: live on Madison
Smarr's plantation, on Bullace Greek, in
York County; have lived in York since
was five years old. I voted last fall, and
voted for Mr.. Wallace. The Ku Klux
came to my house on Monday night
shortly after Christmas. I heard them
shooting at Berry's about an hour be-
fore. l had given them out and was
asleep when they broke into my house,
reused me from sleep, and commenced
oursing me for d-n Radical. I told
them yes. I was Radical. and belonged
to the League; but hadn't attended
much, because didn't sec any sense in
it. told them hadn't stolen nything,
nor meddled with any white man, and
that had paper in my pocket to show
what sort Of man was. They asked
II it was from Governor Scott2 I said
no. They took it, read it, and pro.
nounced it all right. They then went
ont. and thought was safe; but they
called me to the door, and told me to
bring light. 1 went with light
Ihey snatched it out of my hand and
commenced whipping me over my head