National Republican., 1883-12-26
SWEARING TO THEIR OWN GUILT.
The Banks County (Ga) Kulrlux Make
Affidavit That DiImus Yarbrough and
Green are Innocent.

The Banks County (Ga.) Kulklux Make
Affidavit That Dilmus Yarbrough and
Green are Innocent.
Monday Commissioner Hoffman went to the
jail and took the afiidavits of the Banks county
kuklux. There were five of the men who swore
that they were guilty and two who swore that
they were innocent. The following affidavit was
made by Jasper Yarbrough. the ring leader and Is
In substance the same AS those sworn to by the
other four who admit their guilt:
United States of America northern district of
Georgia. Before me personally appeared Jasper
resides in Jackson county, Georgia; Is well ac-
quRinted with Dilmus Harbrough, who is the
brother of fdeponent, aud with +. II. Green, who is
the near neighbor of deponent; that deponent
was one of the body of men who whipped Warren
Bryson and Aleck Brooks, and who shot Berry
Sanders on the night Of the twenty OF July,
1888, in the county OF Banks and state of Georgia,
and deponent knows that neither the said Dilmus
Yarbrough nor E, H. Green who have been in
dicted, tried and convicted at tho Sept term 1883,
OF the United States circuit court for the northern
district of Georgia, for the oflense Of conspiracy
commission of said offensess, were present
at the time and places OF the commission of said
oenses or either Of them, and that to the best of
deponents knowledge and belief, neither the
said Dilmus Yarbrough nor 4. II. Green entered
into any conspiracy, combination, or agreement
to injure or maltreat either the said Warren Bry-
son, Aleck Brooks, or Berry Sanders, or for any
other unlawful purpose, and that neither the said
Dilmus Yarbrough nor I. H. Green aided or abet-
or either of them. That deponent, for reasons
satisfactory TO himself withheld the facts herein
stated from the knowledge of both said Dilmus
Yarbrough and t. II. Green until alter the verdict
OF guilty, and until the seventeenth day of Deem
Der, 1888. ]. NJ. YARBROuGH.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this twen-
tioth day of December, 1883. A. w. HOFFMAN,
United States Commissioner.
Jasper Yarbroughs name is signed in q scrawl-
ing hand that cnn hardly be read In fact II could
not be made out IL 1t were not already known.
James Iarbrough writes his name better. The
man who has passed as State Lemons signed his
name in round letters ~. 3. Lenderman." Bold
Emory, In distinct but cramped hand, wrote.
BOLD Emboy." Streetman signed himself rea.
sonably well as ~. l.. o. Slreetman"
f. ii. Green and Dilmus iarbrough made afii-
davit that they are innocent None OF the men
have to sign with cross.
To-day Green and Dimus IArbrough will be
carried into court, and will hear the argument on
the amended motion for u new trial, Judge Ne
Cay may or may not grant the notion. If he
docs 1t Is presumed the cases against the two
men will be discontinued IL may DO that the
Judge will decide in his mind that the afidavits
of the fye mon are not true, and that the whole
thing is trick 70 save two of the prisoners II is
not likely that the two men will be released soon,
hazard the safe transportation of the others to
Albany or to invite an attempt At rescue:
Neal Iarbrough Is still sick at the jail. 1t is
not known when he will be able to appear In
court and receive his sentence
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