The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-01-26
rho Convicted Ku Klu..

Tho Convicted Ku Kiux.
Yesterday afternoon, says the Charles.
ton Ne,osi band of forty-nine of the
so-called Ku Klux prisoners, who were
convicted at the late term of the United
States Circuit Court. held in Columbia.
arrived in the city by the 8. 30 train from
Columbia. The prisoners were accom-.
panied by military guard of thirteen
prlvates from the Eighteenth Infantry.
under the command of First Lieutenant
Potter. They were met ut the train by
detachment from the Third ARTILLERY.
commanded by Capt. Davis. who were to
act as an escort through the streets OF
Chnrieston. AS soon as they could
gather together their blankets, &C., the
prisoners were formed between files of
the soldiery and took up their march
down town. They were oil apparently
white, but more furlorn, woe-beQone.
haggard looking crew could hardly be
got together. Many were imperfectly
clothed, some had gaping shoes, and
their persons and clothing seemed to
have declared eternal war with such do
mestic appliances as soap and water. AS
they entered upon the march, few Gu
rious urchins began to inspect them, and
soon the news, caught up from the SOL
diers, spread like wild-tire that the real
I'VE hu Aiux were marching through the
city under guard. A crowd of blacks
soon gathered along the line of march,
and kept following the dreaded Ku Klux
with curious eyes and questions. The
bayonets of the soldiers, however.
warned the dusky throng not to be too
pressing in their attentions, aud the cor
tege passed quietly and silently along
without interruption. Twenty -four Of
the prisoners were marched down Meet
Ing and Broad streets, and put on board
the steamship Charleston. Just about to
sail for New York. Thence they are to
go to tue Stnte prison at Albany, where
they vii! serve out their various terms of
imprisonment of one year and upwards.
In this lot was m old man of venerable
aspect, whose grny hair hoated around
Ill, shoulders III u manner to claim the
pity and reverence of nll beholders He
Ii over sixty years of age, is the head of
a large family, and has been visited with
one OF the heaviest sentences, viz: Five
years imprisonment and $1,000 fine.
His name is John w. Mitchell. Thet q
prisoners will be escorted to ALBANY by
Lieutenant Potter and O detachment Of
the Eighteenth Infantry Their names
and sentences are as follows:
Sher. Childers. conspiracy, eighteen
months imprisonment and 800 fine
Hezekiah Porter, conspiracy, eighteen
months imprisonment and 500 fine.
William Montgomery, conspiracy,
eighteen months 'imprisonmenta and $lOO
fne
Evans Murphy, conspiracy, eighteen
months imprisonment aud 500 fine.
Robert Hayes Mitchell, conspiracy,
eighteen mouths imprisonment aud Sl0O
fine.
Wm. Shearer, conspiracy, eighteen
months imprisonment and 500 fine.
Sylvanus Shearer, conspiracy, eight
cen months Imprisonment und 500 fine.
Hugh Fl. Shearer. conspiracy, eight
cen months imprisonment and 500 fine.
Jas. Is. Shearer, conspiracy, eighteen
mouths imprisonment and SlOO fine.
Horny Warlick. conspiracy, eighteen
months imprisonment and S1OO fine.
Miles Carroll, conspiracy, eighteen
months imprisonment and 500 fine.
Eli Ross Steward, conspiracy, eight
cen months s'imprisonmenta and 500 fine.
Josiah Martin, conspiracy, eighteen
months imprisonment and SlO0 fiue.
Thomas B. Whitesides, conspiracy,
twelve months imprisonment and $l0O
fine.
John w. Mitchell. five years impri-
sonment and $1,000 fine
Samuel g. Brown. five years impri-
Sonment and 81 200 fine.
Tibion Cantrell, one yenr's imprison-
ment.
Charles Tate. cighteen months impri-
sonment.
Stephen u. Splawn, two years impri-
sonment and $50 fine.
Jnnius b. Tindall. ono years impri-
sonmcnt.
Aaron EzclI, one years Imprisonment
and $40 fine
John l.. Moore. eighteen months i'm
prisonment.
Alexander bridges. one ycnrs impri-
SODncnt.
Jonas Massey, one years imprison.
inent and $40 fine.
The other prisoners, numbering TWEEN
ty-hve men or more, were marched down
King street, and turning off ut Clifford,
were taken to the Charleston Jail, where
they will remain until they have served
out their various sentences Of imprison
ment for six months and under Thrir