The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-09

A. do not know that the onlcers dsobeyed any
commands from their superior officers, but did
think that In four or ave months hundred men
ought TO nave been able to capture seven.
e what oiicer was IN command OF those 70. s0aierss
A: MAJOR Thomas; General Morgan u III command
OF tue district, believe.
Q. Has there been any lack Of diligence on the
part OF the civil officers OF the state to pursue ana
capture those menf A. think SO.
THE RIDICULOUS vIKw.
U. On the part OF what 0nicers2 A. tnink tnat
1t Is ridiculous TO say that the whole State OF North
Carolina and the whole force OF the ermy OF the
United States cannot capture seven men, though
they may be IN q dense swamp.
z. Cannot hundred men capture them as well
as Two hundred menS A. They have Jailed 10 DO 80
@. Would two hundred men be more efficient than
one hundred men IN pursuing those seven menr A.
They could better accomplish the surrounding OF
them; 1t seems TO me that hundred men ought TO
be sufficient to capture seven, but the more there
q. Wnen you speak OF the whole State OF North
Carolina and the whole army or the United states.
the whole army or the United States sent down
there to do what hundred citizens might do as
w9lP A. We had hundred citizens on duty there
Tor month"; and they nave not succeeded IN DONG
9: Except 70 get killed. some Of them a. Elk <;
them wounded; would have those men captured.
whatever may be the proper and necessary method
@ What olIiceTs OF the government State or
federal, nave been guilty OF neglect IN THIS matter,
no See you gnv o the soes aS
pens that warrants are issued by magistrates Tor
the purpose or gratifying those classes that men
know that could exactly Call 1t persecution; but
think that but for the influence OF this band some
arrests would not have taken place.
THE TALLY FOR REVENGE.
Q. In these Efforts 10 arrest Lowery and his gang
VINO are supposed to have given him some AID A.
Well, his father and brother were killed during the
war; there was freshman by the name o. Bethea
necton with Judge Russell, ana there was man
Killed by the name OF Saunders; those are the only
men Killed that ever had any knowledge Of
z. Has not the present posse OF the sheriff killed
some OF themp A. have not been informed OF
that.
q. Have you heard of the posse which the Sheriff
has called out taking some oil these colored men,
who are presumed TO know something Of Lowery's
whereabouts, ana sublectlng them TO rough treat
ment and on some occasions hanging them up by
the thumbs or the neck TO make chem tell A. | 90
not know that ever heard OF more Than one In
Q. DO you think there has been any laches
county oficers to arrest Lowery ana his gang
of seven men Have your county officers done
mott A. (After pause.t i tnlnk That the Sheriff,
with the right 10 call posse OF the county, where
seven mem believe that there is terror Of
those men on account OF the certainty with which
they aim; they
SELDOM EVER FAIL TO KILL WHENEVER THEY
SHOOT;
believe that that mainly Is the reason why they
are not captured or KILLED.
4. You mean That the people generally are
afraid OF tnem9 A. The people generally are
afraid or them: that Is about the truth or 1t; do
not like to give it harsner name Than that;
besides the terror that LOwery and his gang In
spre. there little OF sympathy, too; think that
among his class and color there is little pride that
we have been unable to take them; that he and his
men can conquer and whip all VINO go after them.
Yes, sir; with that class oil people,
z. Would you not express II by saying that they
had little admiration Tor MS bold conduct and MS
successS A. Yes; well, admiration does not ex-
actly strike 1t either butt Is just that way: II Is
feeling inspired to his benefit
q Do understand you to mean that that Is the
feeling on the part Of the .colored people toward
@. That is what you mean9 A. think they feel
more pride In IL than they would II he were white
NO CONNECTION WITH POLITICS.
@. You do not thnK IL Is connected with politicsf
A. Well not that; It IS just this wayne and all Of
whole class OF them those seven or eight hundred
men speak Of, are republicans, and there is one
thing about It, they have not killed any that were
except once by accident; their murders
have been OF the other party.
killed two repuDlicansY A. Yes, sir but they were
killed by accident; they were expecting the Sheriff
along and they waylald him, and the Sheriff had
sent some Otner men along who were republicans,
and they mlstook them and killed them; but they
have never killed any olher republicans; and think
another thing-l honestly believe that they are or
the opinion That as long as they 90 not kali any but
democrats the government Will not ne SO hard with
STRANGE PROCESSION ELEMENTS.
O. Have you ever known OF Lowery and his gang
.
very little communication with Lowery's gang; I
think they all. including Henry Berry LowerS have
marched In political professions ana that Tar they
have attempted to exercise political influence; l.
think all but Henry Berry LOwery have voted.
q Have they marched IN those professions since
they were outlawedy A. think not.
q. Does this L0wery gang go In disguise? A. They
do when they go to commit robbery; the evidence
upon the trial for the murder Ot Reuben King was
that they were disguised.
q. Have they ever taken men out OF their houses
and whipped themp A. do not recOllect any IN
stance OF mat sort; they just Kill whenever they
attack; 40 not think they bother with slight
whipping; they, however, do go and caution both
men and women about talking about them, and
threaten that II tney speak OF them IN any dis
respectful way they will Kill them; do not think
they threaten any punishment short Of death.
THE KU KLUx KILLINGS.
O. You stated tnat the Sheriff 8 posse on one &C.
casiOn had Killed a COlored man; how many OF the
posse took part in the kilngS A. do not know.
@ Where was the cOlOred man when he was
kileu2 A. Vel, sir. he was III Scuiletown, In that
region OF the county.
.. Was he not In his own houses A. do not
know; l think heard that his body was not found
In his house, but found not far from the house.
@. Had they any authority to XIII that mans A.
do not think they had; think that Henry Berry
Lowery killed James =. Barnes about 1865; / think
That william L0wery commenced rObblng about
1851 he was the captain OF q band, and he and his
father killed; after that suppose they did not
hold themselves anenaDe to law; they did not per-
O. so these difficulties commenced In your State
before the war closed, and before there was any
political influence IN the STATE one way or the
other. on the part OF the colOred peopleS A. Yes,
sir: they ie0ns evading arrest for their crimes
before that time.