The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-04-20

aud called, as the first witnes for the govern
ment, Kirkland l.. Gum. Mr.. Gum repeated
the same testimony that he had given a score
Of times before at the last term of the court,
describing the Ku-KluX Klan and his connec.
ton with 1t. On cross-eXaminatfon the fact
was brought out, as It had been brought out
before In Columbia, that the witness had gone
to Attorney.G General Alderman to tell him
what he knew about the Ku-Klnx, and that
Mr.. Alderman had given him two hundred
dollars.
Thomas L.. Berry was next called, and he
also reclted> his former testimony about the
Ku Klu1 Klans, their constitution, bylaws,
gripa, oaths, countersigns, &c. Neither of
these witnesses knew anything about the
defendant, and had never seen him before.
The next witness was Shuford Bowen.
white. He testified that he lived In Cleveland
County, North Carolina, half mile from the
South Carolina line, and wa nineteen years
| old. He belonged to Frank Ellis's Ku.Klux
| Khan, aud was on the raid against Tom
Roundtree. The party met at Moore's Mill,
on Buffalo Creek, In York County, about ten
o'clock at nigh. There were seventy or
| eighty in the crowd. They went to within a
quarter of a mile of Roundtree's house, where
they left their horses, leaving four men to
take care of them. Then the party, with the
witness, went to Roundtree's house, jumped
over the fence and surrounded the house.
Witness threw some rails of the fence to give
Roundtree a signal to make bis escape. Some.
body fired a gun; didn't know whether 1t was
Inside or. outside of the house, and then q
| good many of the party fired. Turner Spen-
Ger and the witness then broke In the door OF
| the house and ran In. Did not aud Round
tree In the house, but somebody said he was
up in the loft. By this time the witness, a
man named Humphreys and the defendant,
Sapaugh, were standing In the entry. Some
body fired up into the loft, and Roundtree ran
to the edge of the loft and fred down into
the crowd and hit sapaugh, the de.
fendant, In the breast and the wrist.
Roundtree then jumped out of the window
and ran. The witness ran around the house,
heard some shots fred, and saw Roundtree
drop. Witness and another man took hold OF
him and helped him up. Roundtree had sew.
eral guns and pistols in his house, and they
told him to show them where they were, and
he said he would. Some one then told Henry
Sapaugh, brother of the defendant, that
Roundtree had shot his brother, and Henry
sapaugh drew his bowie knife and went out
to Roundtree. Witness was afterward told
that he cut his throat. Then they heard m
body sing out, "Here are the Ku-Klux," and
the party went to their horses and rode away.
Roundtree was a colored man, about thirty
five years old, and had o family. None Of his
family were Injured. Witness saw the de-
PENDANT In the house, and saw him at the rem
devious. Witness had been on one other
raid. That was on John Moss, 10 York Coun-
ty. The party met at night in an old field,
went to the house, and divided Into
three squads. One ; squad went to Jane
Skates's house, but did not find her. She was
q white woman. Witness and bis squad then
Joined the party going to Moss's house. Wit
ness ordered the door to be opened, and called
for the Wright boys. Saw three persons run
ming away. Then went back to Jane Skates's
house and tore 1t down. 1t was q small frame
cabin. Then they went to Jane Mehlla's house.
surrounded 1t, went In and found nobody
there. They took up the boards and found
Jake Wright, John Moss and John Wright
under the floor. Took them out, and took
them up the road about three hundred yards,
made them strip, and whipped them. Then
went back to Jane Mehila's house, took her
out to the road and made her lie down, and
the defendant daubed her person with tar.
Then witness ordered her to be gone from the
county within three days.
The witness was cross.examined by MIR.
Flcken, and said he Joined the Ku-Klux In
1869. Was not eighteen years old then. he
had not been In sympathy with the object of
the, raid. Robert Moss, another of the party,
had said he didn't want to have the man killed.
Did not know whether the defendant was In
sympathy with the raid or not. Witness had
understood that the woman, Jane Mehila, was
a woman of bad character. That was the ru-
NOR through the country. Witness was spokes.
man of the party, because his voice was not
known In that neighborbsod. Witness order
ed the defendant to apply the tar to the wo-
man. Witness was not certain whether 1t was
he that ordered the Woman TO lift up her
clothes. Everything the defendant had done
he had done by orders communicated to him
by the witness. Did not know whether he
obeyed the orders unwlllingly or not. At the
raid on Tom Roundtree witness supplied the
defendant with a gun and ammunition. Wit.
ness had q small revolver of his own
John B. Ferris, white, was next sworn. he
testified that he was thlrtJ-nine years of age,
and had lived in York County until February
II, 1871. Knew Tom Roundtree. He was a
voter, and always voted the Republican ticket.
Saw his body after he was killed. His throat
was cut, asd there were thlrty-three shots on
his body from bullets and ouckshot. An Inquest
was held on the body on the Monday after he
was killed. Witness was raided on on the
night OF February 10th, 1871, and he described
at great length the circumstances of the raid
on himself. On cross-examination the witness
testified that he knew the defendant. Did not
know whether he was among the party that
raided on him, and had no reason to believe
that he was. Witness was captain of q militia
company which had been dlsbanded, and had
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