New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-22
THE GENUINE kU-KLUX.
A Disguised Band Captured.
From the Washington Chronicle.

From the Washington Chronicle.l
RALEIGH, n. c., August II.
The city of Raleigh was thrown into 9
wild state of excitement yesterday on the
arrival of the western train when the fact
became known that Assistant United States
Marshals j. G. Hester and Keith had in
limbo band Of disguised Ku-Klux, cap
tured by them the night previous in Moore
county The -marshals had in charge and
marshaled through Fayetteville street
about dozen white men, five of whom
were in full uniform. The disguise, which
was of the most frightful and ludicrous
character, was made of black glazed cam
brio, face coved with the same, With holes
for the mouth and eyes, touched off with a
white substance. The hat, made OF like
material, is cone-shaped, and about thirty
six inches in height.
These gentry were marched up to United
States Commissioner Skaters office, where
an examination was waived.
The Carolina Era gives the following ac-
count OF the capture OF the band
Deputy Marshal Hester and Deputy Keith
arrived at Swans station, Wednesday, the
third, at twelve o'clock, as tobacco peddlers.
They met a man by the name of John Gas
Ter. who hailed them and asked what the
news was"
He was asked what kind of news he wished
to hear and he eplied, ''conv ention news
He approached Keith and gave him the
= Ku-Klux grip. which was returned. The
marshal and his deputy were at once taken
into confidence. Caster was confident they
were Ku-Klux and whenever their loyalty
to the khan was questioned he vouched fol
them. Caster told Keith he had helped to
send many negro to hell before the elec-
ton, and that as soon as the excitement was
over he intended to send as many more.
On the Saturday preceding their arrival
a meeting OF the Khan at Jonesboro had
passed sentence upon colored man and a
white man; the white man was TO be HING
until he was dead. and the colored man
was to be whipped.
Owing to the arrival of a squad of United
States soldiers in the neighborhood on the
night sappointed for the raid, it was post
poned until last night, when the khan was
to meet at the Marshals ltobacco!l wagon
and uniform themselves for the raid The
man who kept the uniforms was in this city
irving to give bail for a former otfense.
During his absence the uniforms were re-
moved from his house to the house of Murk
McKeiyer. A man was sent to this house,
and the DISCUSSES, ten in number, obtained.
The party assembled at the wagon, and
were at once arrested by the Marshal. The
following are the names OF the men ar
rested William w. Wicker, Jesse Bryan,
j. w. Caster, William j. Bryan, X. n.
Bryan and d. McIver. all of Moore county.
Bryan and Wicker, who are charged with
the murder of Murkerson McLane, were
committed TO jail to await an examination,
which is postponed two weeks for want of
witnesses.
The other four were allowed TO give bail
in the sum of two thousand dollars each
for their appearance at the September term
of the United States Circuit Court.
.TobD CASTER turns State evidence. and
his developments will reveal state OF
affairs which will startle the public, and
implicate parties little suspected.
Marshal Hester deserves special credit
for his earnest and successful efforts to
arrest and bring the members of this dia-
bolical organization TO justice. 1t seems
that the Kn-Klux Khan is still in existence
in the State and though several hundred
have been detected and arrested, it will re-
quire considerable vigilance on the part OF
the officers OF the law TO entirely crush this
diabolical organization.