The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-06

Lucy Wny p0ulht0s III oOm6 QoSt6e, your
offence, but they cannot justify yon.
Ihe pnntshment the court Awards you ia
partly inflicted that 'y1A may learn that
no amount OF threats or fear OF punish-
ment will justify man III ,unprovoked'
threatened to the wrong-doer be immi.
nent or actually present at the time of
his wrong doing, and even then the dan
ger must be Of present great bodily
harm, and Of death itself, before some
OF the criminal conduct confessed would
be justified. It does not excuse you for
participating in this conspiracy, and
raiding upon inoffensiv4 boiored people.
dragging them from their beds, beating
some and hanging others, that you had
notice If you did not join, the klans
would visit you.
You are bound to run the risk or seek
means OF protection, rather than do vio-,
ience to your neighbor. The Law and
yonr fellow-oitizens look to you to make
this threat Of violence difficult of execu.
ton. by manly resistance or. an en-
forcement OF the law. You had no right,
when you could escape, to make the
price of your security the violation of
your neighbor's.
You and your confederates must make
mp your minds either to resist the Ku
kiux conspiracy or tho laws OF the
United States. They cannot both exist
together; and it only needs little man
iiness and courage. on the part OF you
ignorant dupes of designing men, to
give supremacy to the law. Be assured,
It Will not be taken as an exouso in your
case, or in any other, to hear it said, IL
slew this man because the thief ordered
it, and I was afraid" and brushed
and raped theme others because dreaded
to be whipped if did not"
Mr. Corbin called John Harris, one OF
the colored men whipped, who gave q
description OF his being whipped in q
severe manner by che Ku Klux.
Monroe Scruggs was called up and
asked what he had to say in extenuation
OF hia offence. He stated that he had
been on but one raid, and had been, too,
forced into the order. Judge Bryan
stated to him, that on account of his
youth. the court was inclined to deal as
ieniently with him as possible; and after
character1zlng the outrages committed AZ
unmsnly and unbecoming true son of
South Carolina. and calculated to bring
to shame her fair name, sentenced him
to pay fine of $40 and be imprisoned
for six months.
Alexander Bridges was next called,
and sentenced to pay $40 fine and be
imprisoned q year.
John Burnett. young man, was SEN
tenoed to imprisonment for six months.
VIM. 3. Burnett was sentenced to the
same term Of imprisonment.
Stephen D. Splsun was next called.
He said he supposed that he belonged to
the order. bat he had never been sworn
IN. Mr. Price had brought him what he
Price, said was the platform of the khan.
That he (Splaun) read it, and thought
there was no harm in it. Price told him
that the idea Was to form kind of vigi-
lance committee. as had been instituted
IN various places, and that an organiza-
ton for that purpose was formed, and
he put over it as commander. That
afterwards, he attended meeting of the
Grand Khan, became persuaded of the
lawlessness of their acts and disbsndcd
his khan.
The court sentenced him to pay fine
OF 500 and be imprisoned two years.
Marion Gardner was sentenced to i'm.
prisonmont for three months.
Chesterfield Soruggs was sentenced to
six months imprisonment.
Henry Sarratt, who stated that he had
been whipped by the khan before he
joined, and had never been on any raid,
was sentenced to one months imprison.
ment.
Andrew Kird was sentenced to three
months imprisonment.
Martin Hammett was sentenced to six
months Imprisonment.
Lewis Henderson was sentenced to
three months' imprisonment.
VIM. Sell, who stated that he had
been on three raids; whipped three ne
groes-twO women and one man-on
the first raid; there was nothing said
about politics. On the second raid, a
man named Roberts was ordered to stop
selling whiskey near church, on church
days; and the third was to take colored
man back to his wife, whom he had left.
He was sentenced to three months
imprisonment.
Charles Tate, who stated that he had
been on five raids, was sentenced to
eighteen months imprisonment.
Junius b. Tindall, who stated that he
had been on one raid, when q man and
woman mad been made to thrash one
another for illicit cohabitation, and on
another raid. to disperse crowd OF me-
groes frolicking on widow ady's place,
contrary to her wishes. was sentenced to
one years imprisonment.
Melvin @. Blackwell, who stated that
be bad been on one raid against Ben.
PHILIPPE, was sentenced to three months
imprisonment.
John L. Moore, who confessed to hav-
ing been on five raids, was sentenced to
imprisonment for eighteen months.
John Cantrell was sentenced to three
months imprisonment.
Mr.. Corbln stated that he had another
batch OF prisoners who desired to enter
plea OF guilty.
Jonas Massey was the first called. He
said that he had been chief Of Horse
Greek Klan, and had been on two raids.
MIR. Corbin said for him that he had