The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-02-22

VI MluN W.. AuM exhibition and IT
!. lhe wltne.s locateq in Col. Jaco 4.
q District Attorney room. Inar
Y enquiry. these rehcarsais ANA .,tl..
4 seem 20 have been or frequent Ur.
during the present term. al oh.
I ings, the cases In Court were
e talked about. ~Was there nul t.
c about what they knew about .e p
Meridian ~ There was d tllI .Hsr.
y the Meridian Riot" The WItlr....
E certain. talked among themspIfr
. Belk's case. Cn this room. ur.
] named several parties present. ma.r. e..
] known negroes. men aud women aT u
ian. seveal Of whom hal been air.... ..
under ne rule az tglfuesecs f.r uf Ur0..... f
. The examination was drUUu...
Mr.. wharton rose aud remarked f
Court, that the rule put upon WIfnt.a..
rendered nugatOry ~ witnesses Utr. ,"
gathered night AFTER night iu che .D...
Attorneys room and "a rehearsal OF ta.-..
ny 10 be had
District Attorney rose eNcifagf,
claimed that this was an Issui.mruf .fl..
private character, aud went ou Dol aII. ..
ed manner, saying be- would defend l
character, etc.
Mr.. Wharton explained. that bo. l.l...
mean Il so. When be designed fo a...I m.
District Attorneys character hp Womb.
such language A. could admit af NOM. I..
one Interpretation and hc would maEr.. ..
10 be fortified ln 10 By the fact..
Mr.. Coleman rose a. explain thc ussfot.
made OF this testimony, b. tD show fhaf +.
Is. To impeach the witness, 10 his sHf.r...
is not true also, TO account tO thp Iu.rM.
the similarity In the testimony oi VIuu....
who had learned the same tale ut CHEESE n.
! hearsals.
Mir. jacobson rose, flushed witch ar..r
/ took up his hat aud cane and was leaving
/ tile house. Court recalled hiu, aud tf...
/ ped Mr. Coleman, announcing again. U...
4 II every point was 20 be- ul-ru..yi. ST..
I should never get through, HHd expressed.
determination % put r. stop To it. Tho U.-
trict Attorney became ciImar HH
took his seat again. tHe had thrutugI u
/ abandon the cnsc.)
| Mr. Potter rose. and expressed hope. Gina
/ the Court would not rule 30 tlluI, IH "a r...
involving such serious consequence. t0 mr..
defendant he would bee declared frum -
ing heard upon All points hc may deem $751;.
pOrtant TO him. by his counsel.
The Court replied, Gas we understand #.
that the Court being the Judge ui its iuu.I-
lance 20 the defendant, would allow N.W IU
be heard Aud the defendants attorney.
were stopped upon al the points under HI..
cussion.
The examination OF Klzcr proceeded.
Granville Henderson is uu old. Wu..
known citizen OF Meridian. Jim RDlI. uI.l.
well-known citizen; Judge Evan. H'.n.
The Evans / speak of Is the present Mayor.
Was on Front street when thc iirc ulw
was given; went % the court house, dUUI
go 10 the lire; remained 40 aud about t.U
court house fifteen minutes Wout to Nose.
ley's; then 90 the Bank with soWr uIII.r .
cOlOrcd men, 90 take down the books. won.
back 90 the court house, somebody with m..
don't remember who sfaid there Eve mfH-
utes then went 20 look Tor Mr. Bclk. .lW
Mr.. -. near the fire once; saw Mr.. Belk uuI
District Attorney Walker together urlr fYr
fire. Don't remember going with them la
the sherin's Office. Went Co MOsfipy 'a..
hight have been going to the court house
from Mosoey's. Went % tho c0lurcd chufUt
about 10 that night. From there went hlUk
FsaF aHaIta
church boil ring that saturday night tL
was rung for che purpose OF getting culurHI
people out for the protection OF Aaron
Moore and Warren Tyler. Tho bell WH.
rung about 10. There was 90 prey i0u. uI.
Outstanding about ringing The bell ltv0s
well KNOWN among the COlOrOd people tat
when the bell rang az chat time cod uIeII.
"-Omething was up rang the hril ufmr
own motion. without any authority frWu
any one. Some parties came there before
rang the bell. l told Moore and Tyler rHHI
the report was out that they WOlld hr KILLED.
This was before the bell rang. Was uut
directed by Moore or Tyler 90 ring thc hr.l
Told them how got The report they Wprr tU
be killed, from Isaac lee and, / thiuk. Iur-
ner Roberts, aud some others. I think Iuf.
ner Roberts told me that ISM Dennis bHI
been killed. and that they were going to
Kill Moore aud rs Ter. The report Wus lhBf
one hundred and hty white men Wprr zoe
ing around towards the church tO kill Moor.
and Tyler, and ! rang the bell tO bring Che
cOlOred folks out for che protection Of Moore
and Tyler. / know u was tsHnc Ice Todd
effect that, "yOu fellows ARE going tu food
around here until vOu All get Killed." Wrul
from Mosrlcy's % Tyler 20 cell Tyler taf
he would be- killed. H. a. one. quarter UT d
mile. Didn't stop at Sturgcs house ou mr
way. Lee didn't say this "a me nt Surge.
Heard IL before / went 10 MO.plcyF. Heard
Z NJ the court house. Remained at tIr
church until people assembled To- tho uum-
Der " about twenty-five
Told about "A meeting Of cOlorcd poOplcHt
he court house, on Saturday evening. Dr.
vas about 4 o'clock. Does not remember
hat There was any regular PRESIDENT of fhr
Meeting. SpeechcA were made by Aaron
Moore, Tyler and Clopton. Described thc
Meeting as peaceable and in nowisc OF 1000
exciting character. Heard remarks by One
# the speakers, Ia which an nllusiou $500.
made % the fate Of SOdOm aud Gumorrlh
That was Aaron Moore. Heard another
emark made about taking them Indian
ashion.' Did not know or understand
I. hat the allusiOn meant. There was tlIk
bout "they had tried the officers aud tuDy
wouldn't protect them, and now the ncgrue.
must protect Themselves" A show of hand.
{ all Loyal Leaguers was called iur Uu
hat sentiment, and there was % show Oi
ands, the witness raising hls own boo Dr.
ponse. DID not notice chat the meeting
roke mp excitedly aud marched around
hOuting. Saw some whites nt the meeting.
aw j. n. Smith, McMullcn, aud Mo4ciry
art OF the time. Saw no person 600 Che
leeting having arms Did not Soc uug
lr. Smith Is a Republican, but don't know
bout McMullen being Republican
When Moseley came 10 the court house
here the meeting was. heard bin snY Do
Dme white folks II ho had known the cul-
red folks were going 20 make such u-r Nl
he court house, would not have let them iu
70 hold their meeting. Does not know
rat the sheriff was sent for on account oE
RON. fIFH H HH.r HEH
{ the meeting.
To questions, witness ro-statod about thr
rmed men he spoke Of on biz direct rHlm-
ration. The first armed men he saW was
here fret stated. Could only clll tuD
ames Of Henry While, Of Reed a. Levi.
rug store. and Mr.. Wilson. u rur-Icggrd
IAN, printer tor shannon. .fOLl,r answer.
pom this line 81 enquiry omittrdJ
Re stated his experience Of sunday
lOrning with the additional statement
lat he saw Col. Horn come into tho court
Ouse frequently on Sunday, and saw hIm
Tx with Mr.. Bclk frequently, something
6 never saw him do before, and that j.
hat made him notice 10 su. Never saw
oil. Horn up there Of q sunday before.
eeing him talking with SIR. Bck fo Was
hat made him afraid. Can't remember
10 man who said what he stated on DIS dl-
ct examination about the cOlOrcd guard.
iat there would De 'hell % pay etc.
witness was surprised next morning when
e went 70 the court house and found Cl0p-
~ nnuer arrest anu under 9uard. Hlh NOT
now that Mr.. Belk had arrested ClOpton
iturday night upon warrant Was not
it'll Mr.. Belk that night after he arrested
lopton. Somebody might have told him
Jout IL before be got Into the cOurt-louse.
First squad Of armed men ] saw Sunday
ght passed Mr.. MOseley's house. about au
bur and "a half after dark. Was about
fenty or twenty-five yards from them Zoe
oseley's kitchen gallery. Could see they
ere all armed. Saw another squad near
DbertsOn's. We're about 100 yards from