New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-07

bad for him. and that ne must appear at court IN But
filed up bond for him and asked him 70 sign it, which
Re he d to do bu; upon m my telling S% thai
.ss S sSnd nS for his q. cocf then
% wsD tim e T the eC aSsse wa
nliins up bond for another Of the parties whom had
Calm sna
men there to get their arms and meet him &C once at
fused to come. saw him next at Tom Kings with
eignt or ten men armed About an hour after we were
along with other negro men ali armed except three
Hun Cneney had Just passed, and fearing that they
ahead Of them. Upon reaching Mount Sterling left
Tour OF my posse there and with the other one rode on
have added that he said at the schoohouse, by Cd
TINS as good time to die and 30 10 h-i as any other"
first information that they had received Of matter
began 70 prepare themselves and several fred Oh
to 80 ali armed
put three Mr. Bruster and three other men went out
to them else going with me, and told them that
those whom l had arrested must attend court and
many men in town and about that time the posse had
lott at Mt Sterling, Joined by about i've Others.
called to be- on mem ana me mot "S desert h%
and then jack fco%ea them About that
time think that two shots were fred one Of the men
the othss two Of my posse gay that y nred from
single shot fred at the negroes and that not
was injured. The only white men them when they
that they had crossed into Marepgo County just
200 negroes to resist re-arrest. received warrant
for n then ,s ssatrs: and with posse Of about 10
Of the situation, aud asked his assistance He
came cam Up On the 18th Of August, bu. the negroes
Of them since that time eleven of them have
been quietly arrested utterly untrue that as stated
have ain fha IN faEa
any arms from negroes do not know of any one ese
having done so. While only deputy Of the Sheriff
that ONCE since the ist day Of March last the Sheriff
hs Ths 9, had nothing to do with the 9iicc
gress from this district that about the LIST Of August
Sy Si was IN the
knowledge informstion and belief altogether without
@ his Of e @ inst as ne
papers: ! have not heard Of negro being killed or
sheriff NEARLY seven %onh nave "een
EDWARD A. GLOVER.
and sworn to before me tls 2en day Of
Clerk Cireai. Court, ChOctaw County, Ala.
The State Of Alabama. Choeta1 County; Before J. G.
Chapman clerk OF the Circuit Court IN aud Tor the state
and county aforesad.-This day came j. W. Bruister,
Who after being duly sworn deposes and says ina; on
the morning OF the 18th August, 1874 he was IN Butter
In said county, good many persons probably about 90
men. were In attendance upon Grange meeting and
Jack Turner was coming INTO town with company Of
armed negroes, and that he intended mlschiei there
was advisable for some old men TO go out anu meet
"a their sna IT,
E. Scott, all entirely unarmed started out and about
half mile from ,sw a mes az
ward Butler we induced them to -. halt
and depoent asked Jack Turner who seemed 70 be their
leader what that meant he replied that he had been
summoned to court and was going I'M deponent urged
him not to 90 10 in that way as there would Dc S
white people had had the law courts all their own
way and the coored men now intended 70 nave inem
rights; that law had been passed guaranteeing them
their rights that all should be arrested VINO mad Oeen
concerned in whipping HUFF Cheney be was willing 70
should not be tired without the Others he showed
great deal Of temper swore frequently ana
in maintaining his views They marched in towards
town, accompanied by companions and myself; when
near town they could unusual crowd tnere anu
halted few white men, mounted and armed. appeared
at a distance behind Jacks men began to 90 on
but TO follow him into town. they continued 20 go ana
Jack then followed Up to that time am satisfied tna h
come near them except the Sheriff and myself and the
three men named as having gone out Ta tbr Sus ii
an old field adjoining the town. am satisfied that not
negro was Injured fred at. have lately seen in
RswDaRs made By M CHARLES
Congress. that party Of whites had amenshed some
returning church IN this county ABOUT the
ist OF August and had killed ten and wounded thirteen
had before heard Of any such an occurrence
il since last February am sure that no sucn outrage
could have been committed without my nearing Oi IT,
and believe the statement TO have been utterly WIN
ont fodpdation l have not heard to the best Of my
Of any being killed d or 3Saa na IL
cheney being seriously abused J. v BRvIsIER
sworn to and subscribed before me this ?sth DAY OF
Ss fss sse: Of Alabama cnOea% eOgay the IN
dersisned officers ana citizens OF cn"etaw oJrnI
Bruser correct and true TO the best OF our know
edge o a nne en- The dsy August
and we further testify that said ]. W. Bruster Is a
citizen Of prominence and standing in this community
and OF UNIQUE STONED integrity.
f. s%s6 g gs1a Ssfs's' H oore
B. B. l. 9sr warren OK ProScrt, Chapman i,vsw
lanes r. Mills NJ D. J. d. Roach, Atty-atLaw'
Z Z: E E S Mir, 4 S? g Sssssor
Alfred z Acknowledgement, r. 4 Z f $!si',
' Cyrus Z May teoored
We hereby ndorse the above statement as true 10 the
best vi our knowledge, Information, aud belief
W. II. JOHNSTON.
The state Of Alabama Choctar County: Before me- j.
e. CHAPMAN Clerk Of the Circuit Court IN ana Ior Tue
state and county aforesaid this day came JACK turner
who being duly sworn. deposes ana says tnat on
arrested on public road in said county by f. A. Glover
Sheriff, accompanied BY W. Turnbow, Geo. DILL James
as apoS a Charge OF iynchng HUI Cheney and that
he was Immediately released upon his making 19nd
ne Was armed al the time with shot gun and pistol
which were not taken from him that the posse then ef
him. but that he overlook them short time after az tne
schoolhouse arresting Fred Barney upon the same
charge; that be then told a schooFpoy to
20 to the Catlin plantation ana otner
nlaces and tell all the men concerned ID the
Hun Cheney matter to meet him at Tom Kings; that
he soon after started from Kings to Butter Win about
On men ali hut three or four armed with shoguns or
mnskets that he had his pistol but saw no oher one
40 armed: that some OF the party, he does not Know
how many had arrested upon the same charge
with himself the others were their friends accom-
af
pa ent IN resist the law; that before they reached
Sterling the s1er posse came sSms stE me aSas
ham thar he did not see the Sheriff at Mount sterling,
T tnEs that he had gone ON TO Buter that some OF