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

DO they support To what political party do they
adneref A. mink that Henry Berry L0wery never
had much politics. all his relations all his color all
MS KIM an VINO are associated with him In any way
are republicans; ne has been 10 one or two process
sons OF the republican party. but having been un-
der pan 10 consequence OF warrants Tor his arrest
do not think he mas ever voted; do not know
now that is; some say he has and some say he has
NOT, but think myself that ne has never voted;
mink all the balance OF the band have voted che re.
publican ticket; they are OF that that forms and
makes up that party In tnat section OF the State:
U. And who are the men he has Killed or made to
quit the country-are they democrats or republi.
aansY A. They are all what are known TO US as
| conservatives; do not think that any who have
| quit the country are republicans; ne has
KILLED EIGHTEEN OR TWENTY MEN;
inls one man has Killed that many, and think
were impressed to hunt them as part of the posse;
about month ago the Commissioners OF that
county instructed the Sheriff to get posse TO put
oOwn these outlaws, to capture them, TO secure
their arrest; accordingly he has had about hun
dred men Tor the last month seeking TO arrest these
the Sherir has put this posse under the lead OF q
| man VINO was Confederate officer, noted Tor us
think, made some arrangement about 1t; something
ike military arrangement; provisions were pro-
about ins cssr a OF nnk te
sheriff ordered out about hundred men, about ten
from each township. and there are about ten town
did after they got together there was con-
Guided 10
CAPTURE THE WIVES OF THESE OUTLAWS,
and perhaps their cOncublnes thlnkIn that 1t would
out where they were mat they could be captured;
that IN that way they could successfully accomplish
their capture; they therefore out guard and
Drought IN their women, and on the way they were
our best men; they were amDushed by the robbers,
and three were killed; and then 1t was concluded TO
send the women to LumberlOn, about ten miles
from where the headquarters OF this posse was; they
were sent down there, and the magistrates issued
warrants against them for aiding aud abettlng tue
outlaws; they were not put In jail. but they were
kept under guard; think the three men were
Killed ABOUT Friday, as near as can recollect,
ana there were tour Others wounded; there were
seven men shot by the robbers, Jour wounded and
THREE KILLED STRAIGHT OUT DEAD;
there were guards suniclent, though, to keep
the women from being retaken by the rob-
Ders; the women were sent down TO Lumber.
alter that Henry Berry Lowery sent messenger
down " tho Sheriff VI the county demanding Lae
release Of those women or threatening that ne would
cause blood to flow III Robson county; the Sheriff
was unwilling TO release them, but there was SUCH
terror among the ciizens tnat they compelled hun
to do IL; men We're apprenenSive that their wives
ana daughters would De taken IN place OF the wives
anu daughters OF the robbers VINO were then under
upon the Sher that he could not resist, and he let
t them ., co. aw few days before lett home
homes and the railroad depot, which was ABOUT
Jnree-quarters Of u mile from wnere they lived;
the last TWO were Murdvel Mclean and Hugh
Mclean; aud, at the same time there was man
named McCallum, who was IN the same buggy with
them, VINO was wounded, ba, ne made his escape;
Sherlff"s posse two weeks before ana was supposed
TO have possession OF long.range gun, but 1t
turned out that he did not have 1t at the time he
was killed; he nad been
NOTIFIED BY THEM SEVERAL TIMES TO LEAVE THE
COUNTRY
or he would be killed; believe that the poll
ticians who have established in that country
the republican party have got all TINS class Of
q hatred toward the white race; believe they have
been taught to hate the wnlte man as one who was
their rights; but at the same time do not believe
that the republican party, as an organization down
aes n ey BE- eea and e;
If those OF their own color that class OF 7OO or 800
men have mentioned to YOU mad desired 1t, or had
made the effort they cOnd have captured those
men, and they are the only men who can do 1t.
@ DO the whole or this clan OF men. amounting
to 700 or 800 men, vote The republican ticket accord
ing to your belief2 A. On, yes, sir.
O. Are the county officers OF your county all re-
a republican was elected Sherin, but ne Jailed to
o. rms democratic sheriff was apponteds A.
Yes, sir; by the commissioners OF the county; there
has been posse OF the county out now Tor about q
month they nave
FAILED TO CAPTURE OR HURT A SINGLE OUTLAW,
wnlle on the other hand, five OF them have
been killed and four OF them wounded; we are Ju st
IN this c0ndilion:-nw we abandon the hunt II will
just DE giving up that whole country 10 the out.
laws just admitting that they victorious; II we
continue 1t there IS not mucn prospect OF ITS doing
any good; we are In q very deploraOe condition
down there 10 Robson county.
O. Is there any prospect at all of capturing those
strange to men Tor me to say SO; but there they
have been for four or Ave years, during which time
they have killed eighteen or twenty men, and not
one OF their own number has been killed; do not
believe IN wtchcrait, nor IN cOnJuring nor In any
they are not being captured or Killed: they are q
terror TO our country our people, for the last three
or four years, OF botn cOlors, compleXlons and
classes, are leaving the county to evade the SUM-
mons OF The Sheriff. trey are going to Cumberland
and to South Carolina; the men are
SENDING OFF THE FEMALE MEMBERS OF THEIR
FAMILIES,
to avoid their being taken by Henry Berry Lowery
dition. gentlemen; is there is no doubt about IT.
think that Henry Berry Lowery and his gang are
reckless; oeneve tnat the posse VINO are attempt:
course, cannot say That the whole State or North
Carolina could not capture those men; but 1t mas
been the duty OF the officers OF the law, for four
years past, to do IT, ana thus far they nave iaied
auout the first OF this month we applied to Governor
Caldwell and he sent down one hundred stands OF
arms ana some ammunition; do not know that
that would do any good, unless we had some men
refusal on the part OF Governor Caldwell to extend
any aid TO us tnat he cam but there Is nobody to
exercise II, nobody to exer! IL enectually.
people, that 1t is out OF tenderness TO hOse people,
ON account of their color. and because such AN at
OF your State thus 10 make war upon those peoples
A. do believe that the existence OF this stale OF
affairs in Robson county Is In consequence OF the
results OF the war
the STATUS QUO ANTE-BELLUM
q. You mean the rebellion : A. Well, yes; mean
the Confederate war;
O. You mean the late war A. Yes, sir; believe
that If the laws existed now that existed before the
close OF the rebellion these troubles could be sup.
pressed
Q. DO understand that you mean that because
these men have the suffrage, and because O vigor-
Gus effort TO put down their lawlessness might
anect the cOored vote OF the State, therefore the
State authorities decline and refuse to do IJ2 A.
Well, do not think would like to state II exactly
that strong; do not know exactly how to express
1t; II IS owing TO the changed condition OF affairs.
q. Two or three regiments were called out for the
counties oil Alamance and Caswell, where there was
no resistance to the law; the government OF the
United states mas been called upon for all Its power,
and II has been clothed with very questionable au-
thority, on account OF Outrages that are rumOred
and spoken OF in other parts OF the State; but In
the county or RODeson, where so many men nave
been killed and where resistance to law has been
gong on for so long q time no commensurate
effort has been made by either the State national
government TO put stop to iJS A. / do not believe
Governor caldwell protects these peoples think that
: the sheriff OF Robson Is anxious to use any
effort within his power To arrest them; believe
that the officers of tine law, Ii they could would
discharge their duties; believe tnat originally
the influence o. those men had prevented
A STRICT ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAW;
the political influence that those men had pre-
vented the strict enforcement the law. I do not