Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-03

Hunters piazza; asked where they we've;
they afterwards came back by us; Icoutts
ed them; they were Sc in numbel; JAKE
Long and went mp to the north end OF
the court house to see If they left any
T. notice; we went ON the circus lot; found
no notice; went back to Mr. Hunters, aid
afterwards / went home; next morning L
went to the post office; man named
Andrews came in and said that the kk,l
Klnx had hung Wyatt Out aw; went and
saw him hanging; tapped his beel with M
cane; he was hung with bed cord; there
was a warning to all, both white aud black.
in the shape of q notice, on his back; [ did
not recognize any of the disguised party
never saw any disguised. persons except
this one time, nor have seen any person
who had been whipped, Outlaw acted as a
Commissioner with me about year be
fore his death.
Henry Holt. (col) sworn. his evidence
concerning Outlaws death is the same ID,
the witness examined before hiLa.
Eli Outlaw sworn and examined; moth
ing new elicited.
Donaldson WORTH col, sw oru resjd Is
at Cane Greek have never seen any dis
guised men In Aamance base seen some
come out of Aiamance when they took
me out I heard theIr vo1ces they hal r,le
about an hour alri IL half /; they iaik Il
pint blank like parce OF seese / tonld
not tell them for nobody else. Objec-
tons were here made by the rose cution
into inquiry of Outrages in Chatham, and
a Oh cu.sion here ensued as to its compe
tency. The Chief Justice decided thit tn
evidence was competent.
ExamlnatI,n Of witness umed tia ere
were five Of the disguised meu. and they
had on white gowns, aud r.d flannel on
their fhces it wa' midnight when they
came to my houkc they hursteI open the
door. slapped a rope around my neck. and
said they were going to hang me; begged
them not TO do so one toll me to shut
up, and bit me on .the side of the
head told me to cal them Mister Ku
KluX; carried me to poplar tree down
the road; made me get II M knees; threw
he rope up the tree and whipped me; each
giving me five ticks; pat sword against
my breast and told me that the law was
when [ meet any white man IT, pull off my
hat; they said they whipped me for SASH
uess TO white people, and collecting arms
to kill Ku Klux; they whipped me with a
strap, in my shirt and draws; belonged
to the League.
Jonah Zachary A member, Of the Frien
Am rs years old. live on Cane Crack
In Aamance county. On the last Sunday
morning, last January year ago. six dis
gu;se1 men came to my house rode up
TO the fence; l made big light and told
them to come 10 they didn't attempt to
iDiure me or mine. 1t was the same night
that Worth was whipped; one of them was
Joe Drake ; one Matthew Hopkins they
lived in Alamance.
MONDAY. Feb. 81, 1871.
Andrew J. Murray, Jr., recalled I re-
ceived velb bal notice on Christmas day,
twelve weeks after the whipping OF Patilio,
to leave home, by somebody left home;
cd 70 tors of
at home ; l left my wife at her sisters; |
went on to Avis Kings l remained from
home tVo days [ then armed myself and
returned home [ was a candidate on the
Republican ticket; voted split ticket; l
was elected at the last election; in 1867 or
| '6S, had a De2ro named jerry Lee, who
wouldn't work; refused him provisions !;
he was worthless character; didn't turn
him off; refused to pay house rent, told
him to leave; reported me to the Bureun,
who settled accounts, the negro being in
my debt bnt the Bureau told him TO go
back and work my land as long as he
wanted to; two young men told me they
would scare the negro away for me. which
[ agreed to; it was not agreed to pull his
house down l did not accompany them
they went early in the night; one of them
left my house that night; told me he was
going to get him off; l never made auy
this house down.
David Alfred called Il am So years old
and live two miIt IS south of Company
Shops; [ know Samuel Garrison; be
worked for mt two years; one mnruiug /
went over to the tan yard, he asked me to
go and look at his back; did 80 and saw
his wife wash and grease his back with
tallow; l never saw many whippings; but
he was very badly whipped; about two
| weeks elapsed before he could do any ding;
bis character was good any black mans !;
| | don't belong TO the League; never be
| longC to any secret Jciety but once, that
! was the Sons of Temperance, aud | got
out o! that soon as l could Qaughter.)
| John Denny sworn Il am SO years old
and live at Graham; been living there
three years; details scenes on the night of
the banging Of Outlaw, &c.
Peter Hughes sworn Am 81 years old
aud 1.-Two near Company Shops; L met
party at Shallow Ford Church; ten i'll
number l think; told me they were going on
a raid; they were in common dress; [ was
connected with the White Brotherhood;
tho men [ met were also members; part
of them lived IL Alamance aud part IN
Guilford, | have the oath i'll my pocket
now; pare Of the Sc men | know took it;
| CLERK reads the oath, which shows that
the organization was for the purpose of
elevating the white race. punish
ing members WHO violated this oath, re-
Iieving each other in distress, &c. No pro
vision for the commission of ciimo;) the
order bad sigUs for nesting; had an alpha
bet; X was A, end l. was 3, &C.; VIM.
Tickle was the Captain of the Camp [ met;
Julius Somers was q Lieutenant; Peter
Somers think was second Lieutenant; L
think there was % or 80 in that camp; I
think I have met others in Guilford; don't
remember whether disguised or not; next
day after the meeting at the church, met
some of the party who told me they had
whipped Jordan was told the order was
for home defence; it !existed for two years;
1 knew Of it first in SO; exploded when
Kirk came; when person was to be whip
ped. it was decreed in one camp and exc
cuted by another it was to avoid detec-
ton I don't remember being in a camp
where a whipping had been decreed; at
the church they told me they were going
to whip Daniel Jordan next day; they told
me they had given him good whipping;
know of no other whipping in Alamance
of my own knowledge.