The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-08-24
sIx or THE RING LEADERS ARRESTED.
one oftIaen Gives tIhe..Details Of
the Conspiracy.
THE LRAp1no SPIRIT HUNG.

Special 70 The Times Democras.3
Meridian, Aug, 21-One of the most
horrible and CRUEL conspiracies ever entered
into by the negroes Of this section, came Ia
Light IN Choctaw county, Ala, just across
our State line. near Butler, the county
seat, on Wednesday, of last week. 1t seems
that some white men were riding along the
road leading to Aliens Mill, near DeSoto-
vile, and found some papers. which. upon
examination, proved to be the minutes Of a
negro organization, formed for.
BRUTAL DEEDS OF BLOOD.
Information was CLEANED from the min
'utes found that il was the intention Of the
negroes TO make general assault upon
the whites between the 10th and 18th OF
October, and that the organization was 400
strong and fonr years old, having been call
ed into existence in 1873. Every member
had subscribedto the most solemn oath.
and binding obligation TO secrecy, and the
conspirators were pledged to kill every
white man, woman and child in the coun-
try, "from the cradle to the grave,
"A notorioasly bad negro BY the name Of
Jack Turner who, in his communications
to the organization, signed himself sGen.
Jack Turner" Yves the evil spirit Of whom
the conspiracy was born, and who. ii
his wicked scheme proved successful, was to
be made the ruler OF &he county with q big
salary. There were also communications
from capt Jessie Wilson, and "Capt.
Peter Hill" among the papers.
THE PLAN WAS,
when the time came for action to divide
the organization into three COMPANIES. to
be commanded by "Gen. Jack Turner. !"
Capt. jesse Wilson" and ."Capt, Peter
Hill, )" who were to take up positions IN the
Butler. Mt. Sterling and DeSotoville neigh
borhoods, and attack the whole county
simultaneously, and slaughter every man,
women and child that wore white skin.
This news was circulated rapidly over
the country among the white people, who
organized and armed themselves and went
in search of the black tiends who were
planning to slaughter them. They soon
came upon "Gen. Jack Turner" aCapt.
Jessie Wilson" "Capt. Peter HILL" Secre-
tary Fred Bonner, Limon, preacher, and
two other leaders, names unknown, and
took then in custody to Butler, the county
seat, where they were lodged in jail.
Saturday morning Secretary Bonner was
taken from the Jail by the whites and inter.
rogated, and Notwithstanding the proof
was conclusive against him, he denied all
knowledge of the conspiracy and affirmed
with Christain-like sincerity his innocence
Hewas. ar
TIED UP BY THE TOES,
while Rev. Limon was brought out to tell
what he knew. He didn't know anything
at first, but under the refreshing and persua.
sive influence of the lash, applied vigorous.
ly to his barred back, he remembered and
told great many things. | =
When the minutes were read to him he
admitted that he had heard them read twice
before in the meeting; that he knew the
conspiracy existed; that it was the inten-
ton OF the negroes to kill the people, take
possession of the county and make Gen.
Jack Turner ruler, but that he had nothing
to do with it. He admitted that he had
been carrying the call around and getting
the negroes to join, and that when arrested
he was on his last round. and that he was
paid 30 cents day for his services. He
could not be whipped into telling where the
books and other papers of the organization
were kept. He said that one of the negroes
asked in the Jail the night before II the
3Dite people had found the books and other
l,apers and that Jack Turner spoke up and
Aald: %, they are not quite that did
E ANS sdmisaion and other conclusive
g. 81 Nm, Il was unanimously
6ed among the whites that .sGen. Jack
assrr onehs - ssillg 50 accordingly he