The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-09-08


/. mean to take lands in this county by fort
of arms-kill out the whites, beginnin
with the little babesiR. the crib, and killiu
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7 UNDER oRDERssoRss GssERAB snISERs
of South <gavolis4a, ana -ese1BeraF No,
TrisTQf Burke eenR4g = 6 eaFgia, issaedah
Corday HaEFiss Secretary 9fthe aEgaaizz
ton, colored CON panies of g secret al
miiitafy character have been formed i
. all this section Of the Stkf@ ~khow d
/. three cgnPaHies ms this sneigh b0FhoodA-
one called Zion Hope se0mpany>saR
commanded by Captain. Jerry ,Walters
Jake Mooreman, First Lieutenant; Rob
fert Hightower, Second lieutenant, an,
Ben. DAYS. Third sLieutenaht~;. Nea
God, First Sergeant; Andrew High
tower, Second Sergeant; Scott Briinson
Third Sergeant, and John Kinds, Fo0rtf
Sergeant. The-second .ecompany v. is Til,
Buckeye company. commanded, by HaE
risop Tucker; the other officers / dom
know. The other company is commanded
by Francis Murkerson the other officer:
don't know. These companies were
I formed upon instance. Of Corlay Harris,
fSecretary, at the orders. of !" General
Rivers and General Morris, and an
oath of secrecy to Keep everything secret
and to mutually stand to each other Is
administered to every one. / Joined the
organization but did not pay the initiation
fee and was not called regular member.
!. L did not join either company but intend
ed at first tojoin Jerry Walters company,
but saw the danger ahead of me and quiz
the organization. i remained with the
organization, long enough, however, to
know that the negroes intended to take
] the lands by force, to divide by lot the
/ land into forty acre fotS,, each Is draw for
his share and to divide the personal prop
erty, such as horses, COWS, wagons.
| household furniture, between US. know
we Il mean alfincluded in this organiza-
/ tom were TO XIII out all the whites, as |
have told.you before, and to take all the
money4we could find and. give cit to our
Treasurer. which. MAS for our .mEusl
benefit. Fortune Hightower is our Treas,
! urer.
Question-Do You say, John that the
negroes were regularly organized, had.
guns, etc, did drill secretly by night,
with drums, ETC., and were rapidly max
ing Arrangements to begin this fearful,
inhuman and bloody work
Arswer--Y es, gentlemen, | know that
the above is true, aud -that the time was
near at hand when the general movement
Of bloody work would begin. My With
drawing from the organization as soon as
L did prevented me from getting other
secrets they have, and the last orders,
which / believe -to4be, the orders for the.
general movement to. begin. alluded to
above.
Question John, you answer
freely the questions so far put to you
tell US if you know where this movement
was to begin, and how. and in what way
they were to proceeding line Of MARCH.
etc. Tell US all you know about it?
- Answef-A short time ago I was in
Jake Mooreman's house at night at a
called meeting. There were present Jake
Mooreman, Hubbard Kinds, Francis MUIR.
kerson, Jerry Walters, Neal Houston,
Ben. Oliver, Zone Fish. Mig Miller,
Webb Wright, George Sampson, Bob
Hightower, Fortune Hightower, Jake
Hicks, Austin -MaseE, Bens Wright,
myself, Felix GuXton, and others, I.don't
remember and don't know. The object
was TO discuss the whole matter how to
do and what to do and Francis Muir
kerson, who waspresident of the meeting;
he said Speaking the voice of the'meet--
ing) that after ta.a "a. s~e -.
F. EVERYTHING WAS READY 49,. s.s4
1the movement would begin from the
Tacker plantation that was the starting
point; all the companies in this section
y
equipped as. well as possible, and. com
nienee the line of march, going first TO
DIR. a. j. Haines, to march through his
yard, take all his money and then go to;
.Wrightsvi1le. ~'' '''
Questien--John, in case DIR. Hainess
should have defended his home and prop
eity, and have endeavored TO protect his
money, what would they have done
AnswerAThey would have Killed him.
Transformations, in this line of march
you allude to, from fuckers plantatieRto
Wrightsville, what. did they intend doing
with the white people and property along
the way, and What did they intend doing
after reaching Wrightsviffe ?''r@ = = -
Answer-As I~have- said before, the
object Of the organization was to kill out
the whites, from the babe in the cradle
up; to get all the money we could find
and put in in our treasury; to divide an
the personaipFOperfy between US and to
divide the lands into forty acre lots be-
tween US, and | suppose you know that
their intention was to Kill all the whites
along. the line-of march but | don know
what they intended doing after. reaching
WFightsyille, except TO holds a MASS
meeting, and at that time all would know
what to do I might say just here that
one of the main objects of the otganiBa-
ton was the enforcement of the Civil
Rights bill, representation in the jury
box, etc. | know that Corday Harris, is
the principal leader in this section of the
State, and all orders were issued BY him.
Question: John, what did they intend.
doing with the present crop now in the
field?
Auswer-Their Intention was to take
the crops and give, to the whites only
what they saw fit. This was the order
from Corday Harris and Morris and Riv
ers. = -~
! questionable you know sof anything
else, John, going to explain. this move
ment?
/ believe have told you all know.
There might be some other little things
which can't recollect, but the main OBJ
jects have given you. My quitting the
organization 1.-THE times,I did prevents
me from giving you athersecrets connect
ed with the organization, as their late.
secrets are unknown TO me. .sz
Question-Now John, do you say on
lysar oath, and in an open. free confess
sion, Without any. fear of punishment or
hope 81. favor and reward, and. in. the.