The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-08-22
Before simon Jones, United States Commis-
sioner for the Southern District OF
the State OF Mi>~is-i @pi

the STATE At a. t--l--t fftfi
ON Friday the 10Th inst Appeared thr
following parties. J. j.. simmons, Geo. w.
Jones James Galloway, Lewis Young, w ar
rem Walton, VIM Il. Galloway, w. / Coop.
er and James Germany. said parties had
been previously arrested hy the thi1f"
States Marshal, on a charge IN zoe 10Y one
GEO r. Timer that they "did cuusprc lev
oether To iuiure, Cypress, threaten und in-
timidatc him with intent 10 hinder und Pre-
vent his free exercise and enjoy mout 81 ht-
rights and privileges granted AMI secured
TO him by the laws and constitution OF the
United states" Said affidavit purported 20
have been sworn and subscribed % before
Simon Jones, on the 9th day of August,
1872.
cant. j. +. Simmons had not been arrest
cd but appeared To answer To the charge
with the balance of the prisoners, who had
been released on bond, bat appeared
promptly for trial.
Felix Brannigan. Deputy United States
District Attorney, appeared for the govern
mcnt; Gen. L. j. Wharton and Hon. Geo.
L. Potter, for the defense. About thirty
witnesses were sworn and put under the
rule.
The counsel for the defense asked for "a
separate trial which WAS agreed 10 by the
prosecution, and Capt. j. T.. Simmons wa,
pat ON trial.
George W. Timer sworn testified n fol-
lows : Reside in Jasper county moved there
from Neshoba county last February; was
first of August; had been there before in
May; lived there in the house occupied by
his mothers family; the family are all le-
males; one hired man on the place; while
there on the last visit in August on one fri-
day morning "A squad of men came in sight
and rode up to the gate; he broke and ran
10 the GODS; the Wednesday before, bad
heard that men were after him; counted the
crowd there was eight men. Heard one
man call out the name of Dung; thinks ne
saw him point to witness; recognized no
one in the crowd but Jones and Jim Ger
many; but is not certain he recognized Ell
theT one of them; this was about ten or
eleven i'm the morning; they were about
sevcnty-iive yards from him; Jim Germa-
nv told him the following night that lac saw
him (wtncss) on Friday, and that il the
reason he knows Germany was one of the
crowd heard several caH out "shoot him
while he was running; saw that some were
armed with double barrels; when they first
came in sight were about thirty yards from
him; witness was arrested on Saturday
week following, by the Sheriff, on an atii-
davit sworn out by Galloway; that he 60
was afraid OF Timer personally or privately,
he couldn't swear which don't know ofany
threats having been made against him lwit-
ness.)
Question was here asked by Capt. Bran
nigan regarding the witness politics.
Judge Potter objected to bringing in poll
itics; but pending the objection the wit
ness answered.
Capt. Brannigau stated that from what he
had heard of the case he expected To prove
that the whole family of the Timers had
been prosecuted on account OF their politics,
they being radicals. Court decided that the
answer might be taken Ia evidence as
ground work for any other evidence which
would prove foundation for the charge.
Examination resumed.-Witness stated
when the sheriff arrested him that he had |
Just got the writ for his arrest; was tried
before justice of the peace.
In answer 20 questions by the Court, Wit !
ness stated that the sheriff was not in com
pauy with the eight men that run him /
don't know if any of those men were dep |
utiZed or not