The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-02
MORE ABOUT JOINER.
SOME INTERESTING READING
DEVELOPED

DEVELOPED
BY an Investigation of the Case-Solic.
itOr Longs Opinion..A And the Attor-
ney Generals Conclusions.
An incident known as the Joiner
Matter is bobbing up again, and has
developed some things which make
interesting reading.
1t will be remembered that Joiner is
a preacher who was located in Ban
dolph county, and who, according to
by mob which brutally treated both
him and his wife.
Complaints finally came before
to the Attorney General. The At |
Long, of the Eighth Judicial district, |
requesting him to make thorough ex-
animation of the matter and report such |
facts as might be necessary to arrive at
proper conclusions In the meantime
Joiner who claims that he is British
subject, had made complaint to the
British consul at Charleston, S. c., and
that functionary took the matter up and
got it before Hon. Jas. G.. Blaine, secre-
tary of State. The secretary wrote to
the Governor, and Joiner who had been
an obscure individual began to gain a
prominence which he evidently wanted
very much.
Solicitor Longs Report.
Solicitor Long, in compliance with
the request Of the Attorney General,
investigated the matter and has made
report from which the following is taken:
II first read the reports in the press.
l telegraphed the New York Herald
that Mr.. Joiner had not applied to the
State authorities for redress, and that if
he should have the powers of the State
to aid in finding and Furnishing the
criminals. He has never offered direct
ly nor indirectly to give any officer of
the State any aid or assistance in any
way whatever, tending to bring the al
legged criminals to trial. On the con-
trary, instead of coming to Randolph
court for redress, the only court that
could give it, he left the State just upon
tbs eve of the sitting of that court.
At the court in Randolph, one Riley
Parks (col.) was indicted for burning
Caswell Craven's barn. Parks was one
of the attendants at Joiner's church and
on the night he Was arrested, there
were in the same house wiAh
him number of colored men, who at
tended .Joiner's ministration, armed
with guns. While I could not get di-
rect evidence sufficient to support bill
OF Indictment, have no Lesitency in ex
pressing to you the opinion that the in
cendiary teachings OF Joiner caused this
barn to be burned. l found that this
man had gone into a peaceful aud or
derry community, and soon by his teach
ings had the blacks and whites stirred
} up against each other. Contrary to the
t custom Of the people Of the community,
he ate with negroes, slept in their
beds and practiced social equality with
r them himself and with his family.
What He Thinks About Joiner.
While sincerely regret to know that
at any time men take the law into their
own hands, the circumstances around
! this case are such that / am firmly OF
the opinion that
4 u Joiner melted crime. 81 That he
e endeavored to introduce social equality
and failing in this, he used language tC
s the blacks calculated and intended tC
q stir race troubles and which resulted iI
: violence (3) That he is a bad MAI "a
8 That he left this state Immediately be
q fore Randolph court, because he feared
: the evidence of his misdolngs might cul
K inmate sufficient for Indictment. IS
r That he prefers immensely to see hl
L name in print as a martyr and to pos
as such before tbs enemies Of this sec
tion, than to bring any man TO punish
u ment. (6) That honest men and Wome1
,, of Randolph have read with amazemen
le how Mr.. Joiner has complained of hi
u wrongs beyond the boundary line of th
State, and yet hesitates and dales no
like an honest man to face a Court G
5. Justice and complain where there is
is remedy for him "without money an
without price"
in The Attorney Generals Conclusion
From the report made by Mr. Lon
at and other reports, the Attorney Gener.
has concluded that the followin
IN facts may be regarded "a established
That an assault was made on Joiner
" that the assaulting parties were SO oi
u guised that it was impossible for Joint
to recognize them that he did make
verbal complaint to two local officer
neither of whom had jurisdiction tn
he could give no information by whic
the alleged afenders could be probab
he identified.
w. may add, says the Attorney Geners
>, that I have been recently reliably i
'eo formed that Joiner, for some time sin
nd the alleged offence, resided in this CIT
nd and within few minutes walk of tt
ars Office, yet he made no effort to aid {
eld in any way in making the desired
quiry. The high character OF Mr.. Lo
as citizsn and public officer, for int
rity, efficiency and prudence, will just
me in saying that his conclusions q
entitled to full faith and credit.
er The Papers Sent to Secretary Blair
in IN The Governor yesterday sent all
papers and reports to Secretary Blail
and also to the British consul
Charleston, S. c., and this will probas
end the matter and it may sink II
oblivion.
-. ExpiatiOn on the GallOWs.