Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-10-13

three days was kept there until
was ordered down here by Governo
Holden.
GEORGE RoGERs, witness. bein
duly sworn, testified as follows:
Q. State to the court your name
age and residence? A. George Rogers
70 years old, [ live about three mile
out of Graham.
Q. What Is your business A
Farming.
Q. State whether at any tim durin
the year 1870 if you saw any arme
men, il you say you did, and they ar
rested You, what you know of al
such arrest? A. 1 saw some on th
26sh Of July at Graham.
O. Describe what they did, an,
who they were? A There was L
men, Including two colored men.
Q. Were they armed? A Yes, sir
they were al armed, all had thei
mnakets, except one, Aleck Ruffin, ant
he had pistols. He hal had a gun
ana had given it to his brother,
think. Henry EuffiD.
Q. Were they ID uniform? A. Al
| bnt one
@. We're the negroes in unifo,m
i. al but one niger.
| q. State what they did to you ? a
| Aieck EnfIin came up TO Mr.. Hanna's
and asked # [ was there, and some
one remarked that / Was. The white
men had gone past the door, and he
ran dowi- and told them [ was in the
store. They came back and Lieut.
Hunnicutt rode up to the door and
asked me- my name. [ told them. and
he laid [ must consider myself under
arrest. [ said "all right" He told
ne to go along with these men.
asked HIM whers; ne wanted me to go
be said ne VIZ ted me to go into the
country p'ece. [ went along with
them. [ asked him if they would let
me ride, and he told me he would. I
asked him what authority he had to
arrest me; lie said he was acting
under orders of the Governor of the
State that he was acting under the
orders of Burger and Burgen was
acting under orders of the Governor.
They carried me all over the south
part of the county. I suppose Irode
fifty miles that day. Between 9 and
10 O'Clock W., got TO Company Shops
| stayed there until the next day at 10
O'Clock, when Burger asked me to
come into his tent. Invent with him :;
he asked me if | knew anything about
the hanging of OUTLAW I told him I
did not, and he told me it was a id
lie, that did. and then he asked me
If didn't know that Adolphus Moore
hung Outlaw. 1 told him didn't
know, and he called me id liar
again, and he told me to go back to
my tent. and said he would give me
TIL 10 O'Clock that night to tell about
1t. L went back in the tent and stayed
there until about 10 o'clock that night,
when he came there and called me out
again to his tent, aud he told me [
must confess who hung Outlaw he
says L know you were one; we know
that Adolph Moore and Jim Hunter
were others in the party who knew
about it [ told him I did not. He
said Patton didn't know anything
about 1t until he was hung, and if I
tldn't tel he would hang me. told
am L didn't know anything about it.
He picked up pistol and called for
rope, and there was man standing in
HE door, think it was Hum icutt-
who handed him a rope. I stepped
Of the tent, and he put the
'ope around my neck and led me down
some seventy-fve yards to a piece of
woods.
@. Were they armed men? A. Four
armed men, Burger, Hunnicutt and
wo other mon. He threw rope over
limb and ordered the lieutenant to
pull me up. He pulled the rope until
t was fetched tight and choked me.
He didn't pull my feet quite off the
ground. He held it about a minute
md half, and he told the lieutenant
hat that would do, aud the lieutenant
tt the rope slack. He asked me if T |
would tell. I told him I knew nothing
bout it at all. He then made some |
hreat that if I didn't tell he would |
hoot me. [ told him [ didn't know
lnythiug. He then let the rope down.
nd on the way back he said, 81 be-
leVe you are telling the truth" or
omethlng that way, and he would do
III he could to release me, but he could
lot do SO, as he was acting under
riders of the Governor. I STAYED in
he camp then until the Sd day of
august, when we started for Yam
eyville.
Z. Who told you that-Burgen g.?
!. Yes, sir. they started the third day
y
1oore's store and stayed all night.
Z Where was that? A. At Moore's
tore. There was some men who
'anted to stay there until the DOLL.
ere opened and vote, but he would
OF let them stay.
Q. Was that in AIamance county .
=. Yes, sir. we got back to Yanoey-
ne That evening about 2 o olock. and
e were put INTO room and kept
lefe TILL We were brought back to
ompany Shops. 1 don't recoIlect
e day.
Q. What was the condition of the d!
eatber when you got back to Com
Ally Shops :! A. 1t was raining. We !
ere put in the tent. =
a. What sort of tent J? A. Small :
ht. There were some 8 or 10 of us =.
the tent.
q. Where did you go for a place of 3
elter A. We were in an old field !
lder the tent. We were carried to
e court house at Graham. ard from
ere we were brought to Salisbury ]
'fore Judge Brooks on the 10Th of S
lgust, and he released me. n
q. Had you done airy crime? A. -
}. sir. Z
u Did you see the troops? A. t
-, sir. Il
. Did they offer any evidence :,
a,nst you at Salisbury? A. No. sir. ;,
~ They had no charge against u
u? A. None at all. n
.. State little more fully, if you v
u, what he said about hanging %
tton? "A. He said that he had hung II
tton up three times He told me W
at III the Old field, and the last time S,
SAID be hung him until he was dead. S
he Tell and was not able to stand. io
'as told that by three of his men OF
erwards. h
I. DID he state whether Patton bad e
de any confession or not? A. He
me that Patton knew nothin.
'ut 1t till he was hung, and then he
I'D tell all about it. -