The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-04-25
Ref1ta1ion Of the Pfloa COrresp0n
dents CarmmniOus KrnDufatfons.

ke41fa110n OF tine P1AG0l0rTe4p0m
dents CaImmniOus Empufatfons
The following is complete respons'
to the calumnious statement of the Pilot
Oxford correspondent, that certain cit
zens Of North Mississippi arrested Al
Ku klux had confessed themselve:
guilty of murder. In order TO reliev.
themselves from imprisonment and the
expense and trouble of returning tc
Oxford in June, they confessed as the
Falcon states, to an assault simply-noth-
ing more:
From the Independent South
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAJ
Northern District OF Mississippi.
District Court, Dec. Term. Is7l,l
Friday, April 9Th, 1871.
473J United States
49, ".
4S5N Benjamin Lumpkins.N
Indictment for violating fthe Enforcement
act of Congress. May 81, $50.
Thomas Malone. Andrew j. Crosby, Jas
per Webb, Whitefield Pope, Clinton Ross,
John Potter, Stephen Crosby, David Stud
dish. Samuel Studdish. Will am ID. Walton
Butler. Jacob Laughridge, j. Plummer,
Willis Dudley Hutchinson, James NoOland,
John Roberts. Thes. J. Ford. John Ware,
George f. Howell, Henry MeNeace, Michall
Fourshee, Jefferson Willis and Butrell
Willis.
This day came G. Wiley Wells. Esq,
District Attorney. who prosecuted upon
the part OF the United States, and the de-
fendant in proper person and thereupOn the
District Attorney moved the court to con-
coli lar al fafr fuTn
which motion was agreed to upon the part
of said defendants. il was therefore ordered
by the court that said Indictment be con-
solidared 30 as that the same may hereafter
be projected with as one cause. and there
ueOn the District Attorney moved the
court for leave 10 enter nOlle prosequi as to
all the charges in said indictment so
consolidated as charged said defendants
with more than conspiracy to Temporal
rily deprive said Alexander Page. Jack
Duprte and Abram Wamble OF their per-
sOnal liberty, when for sufficient reason
appearing to the court il was ordered by
the court that said motion be sustained,
and jhl- cause proceeded upon said indict-
ne uf 80 consolidated, and that so much of
jEc same a. charges said defendant with
more than cons piracy to deprive said AL
eXandcr Page. Jack Dupree and Abram
w amblc of their personal liberty, tempo
rarliy be dismissed; and that said cases be
proceeded with upon the charge that said
ult CoH>Ilre together with IN
tent TO deprive said Alexander PAGE. Jack
Dupree and Abram Wamble temporarily of
their personal liberty. aud thereupon the
said defendants having been arraigned and
charged upon said charge As so made in
said indictment, plead guilty thereto and
put themselves upon the mercy of the court.
And the court not being sufficiently adj
yised as to the punishment which should be
inflicted upon the defendants for their said
offense. it is ordered by the court that the
Judgment thereon be suspended until the
1eXt term of this court, until which time it
IS ordered by the court that said defendants
remain upon their rccognizance heretofore
given TO appear and answer said charges,
aud in the meantime TO keep the peace to-
ward all citizens of the United States.
This order is now entered as of the 26th
lay OF March. 1872.
|. George Il. Hill, Clerk L. 5. Court
Northern District of Mississippi, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy
rom the minutes of said court.
Given under my hand and seal of said |
Court, this April. 1872.
q. II. HILL, Clerk.