Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-06
The Alleged Exodus Leader.

Yesterday. the hearing OF the cast OF Samuel
L. Perry, colorea, who has the reputation o,
having led the negro exodus from North Caro-
Ina to Indiana, was continued before Judge
Wylte, sitting at chambers In the Columbia Law
Building-Messr5. Shellablrger j. Wilson and
r. t. Greener for the petitioner, and Messrs
Merrick and s. Davis for the state OF North Car
DINA. Perry, whose extratiitfon to North Caro-.
lima tomorrow on charge Of forgery Is sought
was subjected to a lengthy DISCRIMINATION
In which he said he was born In 1s49: that he
has had nothing to do with his brother A. E.
Perry since 1915. because they supported different
candidates. He believed there were people In
North Carolina who would murder him
He was phtla1thropist while In Indiana sup
porting the republican party. When he was in
the exodus business he ceased to be politician.
he lectured around Lagrange in October and
November. 1879: went back to make the exodus
report, and then went from place to place scat
tering the exodus ideas. The members OF the
association were not sworn, but the meetings
were secret, and they did not allow any In whom
He and Williams had a contract with Mr.. Cole,
or the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, to receive
Il per head for each man; but he had not re.
ceived any Of 1t. Witness took out about 5000
men. but did not take them out for political
purposes; left them at different places. The
society furnished the first money and started
With only S2S. and when they got here they had
to walk. Didn't think he could have fair trial
in North Carolina, no matter who defended
rim, even II colored men were on the jury. The
sheriff was republican and SO was the clerk.
on jury.
Re.direct.-The White republicans were op-
posed to the exodus until after the next cleo.
ton, saying after one more trial II they failed
they would advocate the movement. He replied
that he did not believe in waiting for salvation,
but that they should seek it.
This closed Perry's testimony.
The wife of Perry was called and
testified that her husband when he returned
after his visit to the west was compelled to hide
and dare not sleep at home; men on horseb back
= h i'm Int
finding that he was not there, went away; a
white lady visited her and told OF plan at
work to capture her husband, and told her to
adyi-e him to leave there she was notified By
other parties that her husband would be killed
Ii caught
Mrs. Catherine Perry. the mother of the &C.
cused, confirmed the testimony OF the preceding
Witness.
Mr.. George X. Bagby. the agent for the state.
testified that the Indictment was the only rea-
son he knew of for taking Perry back There
count OF tie exodus now, whatever there may
have been. Adjourned
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS TO-DAY-REYARKs OF
JUDGE wYLIE.
This morning Mr.. Bagbay, the agent of the
state, was recalled and subjected to a lengthy
REORGANIZATION. Being questioned as to
whether this proceeding was not for political
purposes, Judge Wylte stopped it, remarkng
that he was satisfied that this proceeding was
taken on account OF Perry's connection with the
exodus movement and because OF his political
q
man charged with forgery, for which he had
been bailed In 500, the money being collected
aud paid into the public treasury, and ii this
nan goes back now ana Is subjected to exces-
siFe punishment, what spectacle before the
clTiliZed world. His duty was, however, to
decide on the case as presented. and he would
Lot presume that lie would be Ill treated Ii he
went back, he would go there with the eyes Of
the whole country upon him, and the party to
which the petitioner belongs having now
majority OF officers he would presume that be
no ytrtfh 0r
Mr.. Wilson said he proposed to show that the
laws We're uneQual!y administered, and that the
custom was to send colored men to prison for
the longest periods for the most trfling crimes.
MI. Merrick replied that in North Carolina
tie laws on some subjects were much better
than In the District; there are no such offences
as brutal assaults on girls OF 10 and y years of
age as there are here; the laws prevent it.
Judge Wyl1e.-The best law on that subject
Is Judge Lynch.
Mr.. Wilson said he cared not about the law.
ihe custom was what he proposed to show. and
IL was OF frequent occurrence that the highest
sentences are imposed and the labor OF the
negroes farIned out.
Mr.. Merrtck.-The farming out OF prisoners,
labor was borrowed from Massachusetts,.
NORTH CAROLINA KU.KLUX.
Mi. wilson said that they could show that
prisoner, for the highest crimeS-Such as killing
negrOes-gO UNPUBLISHED.
Mr. Bagbey testified that he never knew OF
the ku-kluX personally; that there was a case
OF hanging for rape charged to the ku-klux.
Judge Wyue.-That might have happened In
any state.
Mr.. Greener asked ii Mr. Bagbey had ever
heard OF ku-kluX In the south, aud objection
oe1ng made, the judge remarked that 1t was a
matter OF history that there hadi ben sucn an
organization, but the question was, Is there
such state OF affairs in North Carolina as
would prevent the petitioner obtaining fair
TRIAL, and the witness had already testified that
he would have fair TRIAL.
Marshall Douglass was called to testify to the
state OF society there. but was only able to tes-
tfy as to being 10 Raleigh, and knew nothing
OF Leloir county.
Mr.. Bagbey was recalled and testified that a
coiered man named Morris OF Lenoir county,
had been present mp to yesterday, but was not
here to-day.
This closed the testimony.
Mr.. Wilson made an argument of nearly two
hpurS for the prisoner, and Mr.. Davis fOl!oWe
for the state Of North Carolina for about an
hour. The hearing was at two o'clock ad-
Journed until Monday, when Mr.. MerricK will
speak and Mr.. GTeener " i'll close.