The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1878-10-24
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The case Of Drtsin and Others, chsrc-
ed with whipping {. b. iiueolc-, q
white map, who for some years t2ught
a negro school ia the neigh0orhood ol
NavasOta, was Concluded Yesterday be.
fore Commissioner Warren. Hnediey
deposed that on the night OF the tweu-
ty-seventh of September four masked
men, whom he recognized as white
from their hands. ways and actions, -
forcibly c"nvey d him 81 midnight
from the house of Ned Lewis, colortd.
to the neighboripg woois and there
castigAted him to the extent OF fifty
blows laid on with a revolver strap.
During q scuffle with one Of the party
10 his room while the lamp vas lit he
dragged his mask of and recognized,
point blank and mphstically, the ae-
cused, I a. Dotsin; did not recognizes
any of the other men, but from their
size and appearance judged they were
George Ashford and Joseph Ashford.
Ned Lewis (colored) testified that be
was called By hls wife TO go cut aud
receive a note from some party for
Hoedley; that after opening the door
be held some conversation with the
man, when the latter threw a pistol in
his face and bounced 10; this scared
Ned so that he opened HIS mouth to
hsllos and forgot to shut it; tried to
run under the house, but was afraid to
stoop; heard one of the men say TO
Mr.. Hoedley, consider yourself under
arrest; never heard of Mr.. Dotsiu
having fuss with anybody.
Sally Lewis, wife of the last witness,
testified to having seen Hoedley's re-
mains after the foggIpg. His hand
was swollen and he had a scar on his
head, little black place with little
blue under it.
b. +. Everett swore that Hoedley
told him that he knew some of the par
ties, hut would not tell him who they
were; said he did not think Dotsin
was one Of them, but manifested GER
tain reserve about naming the parties;
asked If DotsIn was one, because he
(DotsiD) was living next door to Hoed-
ley, and because witness was aware of
Dotsin's opinions of white men follow
ing the business that Hoedley was pur-
SUNG, that is to say teaching negro
schools and mixing with the negroes.
John d. Wilson, United States
commissioner, testified that Hoedley
told him that he did not name the par
ties for the reason that it might get
out; had been acquainted with Hoed-
ley about six weeks, and from his in
tercourse with him thought him to be
quiet, peaceful citizen; did not ask
an investigation before me as United
States commissioner; told him that
from all I could hear the case was a
violation of the ku-klux law, and that
he would be more likely to get full
and fair investigation Off and justice
before the United States courts than
he could expect in the county courts !
the justices of the peace being raised
with the men charged with TIE crime
are likely to be biased in their favor
did not pretend to say that he would
not have justice before the Justices
courts and the county attorney. Mr..
DOtsin's reputation is that he is one Of
the best citizens in the community, and
is in every respect so considered.
Dotsin stated, under oath, that he
and Hoedley up to the date of the whip
ping were friendly, but no particular
intimacy existed between them; wes
not one of the parties who whipped |
have never seen this mask |
before; never saw q mask in my life,
save once at ball IN Nsvasota; never |
saw mask like that in court.
Mr.. Dotsin produced note which, |
be said, Hoedley had thrown him from |
the car passing his tank when he |
(Hoedley) was travelling for Navasota,
some time after the alleged assault. Il
read as follows:
''Your time Is drawing nigh, when
the laugh will be the other way.
sc. B. HoEDLEY."
Hoedley, being recalled, acknowl-
edge to having thrown the note, al !
leging that he wrote It because he was
going where he could get justice, and |
be wanted to let DOtsin know it.
Decision-Committed tor trial in the |
district court. B md, $1,000.