The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-09-01
THE GOLDEN RING
ANOTHER OF THE BAND TURNS
STATES EVIDENCE.
The Fearful Oath Administered on
Joining.
FIRST Warn, Then Whip, and Then Hang
All OFFENDERS"

CENTRALIA, August W.-Unitcd State
. Commissioner Curlee, of Iamaroa. as
sisted by Commissioner StOkcr, of Cen
tralia, held preliminary examination to.
day of Green NJ. Cantrell and William
son Brilcy. two OF the Ku-kluX engaged
In the fight in MaddOX's lane, on the 10th
| Instant. James Lawness, another mem-
| Der ofthe band, waived examination pre-
viously and was held ovcrin $4,000 bond.
THE FIRST WITNESS
was w. W. Jacobs, who was implicated
in the outrage, and who turned State 5
evidence. He testified that the leaders
Of the band were Aaron Neal and Calvin
Moore. lie was sworn In OH the 22d of
July, at the house of Hiram Summers.
lie gave the names of nine men present
ON the occasion. There were four hun.
dred members OF the band in Franklin
anG one thousand in williamson county.
He was sworn in by Neal, who made him
take an oath that he would not reveal
any of the secrets, signs or passwords of
the organization, which was known rs
TIE "GoLDEN RING"
would 60 whenever called on by the
Grand Master, and wherever; to first
warn, then whip, and then hang all of.
tenders, the penalty for refusing being to
have his throat cut from ear to ear, and
his tongue torn out by the roots. lie
testified to Cantrell and Briley having
| been sworn In on the night of the l6 inst,
and to their being present, disguised, on
the night when the fatal resistance was
made TO the visit TO Maddox's, and when
various other depredatiOns were also
committed. After starting on the Mad.
dOX expedition, CantrelT asked: 'Is
there going to be any dirt doneY" but
was assured by Neal that they were only
going to have some fun, and to wait and
see. These were about the only points
elected In addition to the evidence of
yesterday, which was, In great part, re-
peated.
John Duckworth, also of the band, i'm
giving States evidence testified TO about
the same facts.
THE DEFENSE.
On the part of the defense il was at
| tempted to show that Cantrell had been
| an intimate personal friend of Mr., Mad
doX. and had no reason to visit him
that there was nothing Y lfriendly i'm the
relations between Briley and Maddox.
and that both the accused had been quiet
and respectable citizens heretofore.
Brilcy told Captain Hogan he intended
TO SURRENDER himself and give States
evidence, but was arrested by a posse
the night before he intended to give him
self up.
SMALL BAIL REQUIRED.
Alter conference of several hours,
| United States Commissioner Curlee dc.
cided TO hold Cantrell in fifteen hundred
dollars bond, and Briley in one thousand
The sum Is considered low, and regret
and Indignation Is expressed that Neal
the leader, should have been let of on twC
thousand dollars bonds.
INTERESTING FACTS,
In long talk with CAPTAIN .John
logan, who was Captain of the Franklir
county Militia, have gathered some i'm
terestlhg mcts. 1t Is owing to Captain
Hogan mat the first organized resistance
was made to the Khan. lie provoked
lhelr hostility by prosecuting Hiram
summers OF the Khan, for selling his boy
WHISKY and was warned to pay Sum,
mers BACK the amount of the fine, 500
ana costs. lie was to have been visited
on the 20th inst, and on second warn
ING was to have then been hung. He
aroused Maddox and Sheriff Mason and
procured necessary arms and accoutre.
ments from Governor Bevcridge to form
z militia company for the arrest of the Of
lenders. The arms were furnished by
Tue State, which Of course also bears the
expense OF their subsistence.
| POLITICIANS ANGEREp,
Although organized exclusively for the
oemcht OF FRANKLIN county, the bold and
courageous course Of Captain Hogan has
cAc''ea ranc0rous hate In Franklin