New-York tribune., 1872-10-12
IGEYRRlL PRESS DTePATCHI


bold and defiant.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
RALEIGH, Oct. LITTLE Daily AeCS Of this morning
has the following:
The city OF Raleigh was alarmed about o'clock this
morning by terrible explosion, which shook nearly
every building IN the city, soon the alarm OF fire was
given and 1t ascerained that the noise proceeded
from the Office OF The Raleigh Sentinel. The fremen
were promptly the spot, The Sentinel Office adjoins
the engne-house. Upon examination of the pressr0om,
1t found in ruins the roof Of the house having been
blown pieces and scattered in every direction The
on which The Sentinel printed was completely demo
ished the type in the composngroom adjoining was all
Knocked down and Pied and everything In the great
est confusion and disorder large crowd OF citizens
gathered around the dismantled building and the I'm
preston was general that end In human form had
blown up The Sentinel press by placing powder under it,
This opinion fully confirmed By subsequent e1ami-
nation the ruins small job press in che composing
room, which escaped destruction was examined, and
paper OF powder found under It with slow match,
which had been lighted but had gone out.
Ii Ia said that about ten minutes before the explosion
coored boy who lives the Office two individuals
running the spot the direction OF the depot with
hats In their hands We earn that the oce ana press
are partially Insured but do not know TO what extent.
The press cost about $500 5000. The outrage has
excited great indignation. The Sentinel
two daily paper edited by Josiah Turner, IT,, promi
nent politician.
The destruction of The Raleigh Sentinel Office last
night is not by any means the first Of the outrages
which the carpet-baggers, or their doluded agents,
the nerocs, have attempted upon that newspaper or
its editor. Josiah Turner, jr, of The Sentinel is one
Of those bitterly personal writers frequently met
with in the South and Southwest, though socially
he is gentleman Of refined and pleasing manners.
He has always been an intense partisan, and long
leader of the Conservative party of North Carolina.
The gigantic frauds and robberes Of the State by
Littleheld, Swcpson, and the Legislature of 1858,
were for a long time successfully covered M.
Finally some one who was inside the ring gave Mr..
Turner little information of what was going on.
He published it in his paper with sensational head
lines and the most cutting editorial comments He
followed this up with other accusations, backed
by positive proof until the thieves became desper
ate and even threatened his life. To break the force
OF his exposures systematic course Of abuse of Mr.
Turner was begun through all the Grant Republican
papers. He wa5 denounced as 4 Ku-klux, the king
Of the iu-KuX, and tic most outrageous ialsehoods
were teleccaphed about him to the Northern press,
the Associated Press being at that time in the hands
of tho carpet-baqgers. Probably no man in the
South had worse reputation throughout the North
than Josiah Turner, jr, or deserved it less. He is
turned aside from exposing the iniquities Of the
carpet-baggers by threats or abuse. Finally they
tried assassination. His Office is a narrow onestOry
buLling standing in little grove by the side Of the
Courthouse. As he sat writing one evening with
his back toward tho window, which was open,
though the blind was closed some placed the
muzzle IF gun against the blind directly opposite
his head and fired. The blind caused tho bah 10
defect, and it lodged in n bed which stood under
the window. Twice since has his house in Orange
County been fred into in the night, as recently
rs last August. when the ball passed within n few
inches of his wifes head and lodged in the wall
Once after he had been exposing the thefts of the
Slate officials dozen of them. led by Joseph Holden,
son of tho Governor and Speaker Of the Lower
House of the Legislature, met him at the depot for
the purpose of punishing him. They followed him
SQUARE or two when he turned upon them, drew
revolver and ordered them TO halt at the same time
calling upon the police to protect him. The police
arrested Turner and took him before tho Mayor,
who bound him over, but refused to tako cognizance
Of the act of his assailans. He has never been able
TO get trial although he has repeatedly demanded
IL. In 1870, tho Kirk-Holden war occurred.
The Governor declared martial law in
the counties of Alamance and Caswell,
but not in Orange. where Turner resided.
Nevertheless q company of the militia went to
Turner's house, arrested him without warrant, and
took him away to Caswen County, making him
sleep on the bare ground several nights in heavy
ain-storm without shelter. and finally placing him
in loathsome CELL full of vermin, without furniture,
and in company with a negro sentenced to be
hanged After holding him prisoner for 10 or 10
days they took him to Salisbury and discharged
him. He was never informed why he was arrested.
The facts in this case are all set forth In the sworn
testimony taken by the State Senate, sitting as
High Court for the impeachment Of Holden. No
evidence has ever been educed to prove that Mr..
Turner ever was connected with the Ku-Klux, and
the prosecutions are wholly because he has dared to
expose the rascalities Of the carpet-baggers.
ONE OF THE OFFENSIVE ARTICLES.
A LIST OF UNFINISHED RAsCALs AND THEIR
CRIMES.
| The following is the article alluded to in our
special dispatch which Published in The Sentinel
on Thursday last:
There has been more work for the Grand Jury Of Wake
under the benencen OF reconstruction than for that
OF any county the State. For the smaller oenses the
Grand Jurors have not been slow 10 make pr0sentmcns
woman for stealing towel and pitcher ID IN tho pen-
tentiary serving pired term OF two years.
The plans aud behemes Tor pluDderlDg the oIate Oh