The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-02-25

Major Stuart Cameron. tho chief Of the
Khan in Campbell county. was holding a
conference with the Rev. John Durham
in his study.
D or, our work has succeeded be
yond our widest dream"
Yes, and / hank God we can breath
freely if only for a moment. Major. The
danger now lies in your success. We are
necessarily playing with fire"
Il know it, aud it requires my time
day and night To prevent reckless men
from di~sgracing us"
1t will not be necessary to enforce the
death penalty against any other man in
this county. Major. The execution OF
Tim Shelby was absolutely necessary u
the time and il has been sufficient
Il agree with you. I've impressed this
on the master of every lodge. but some
OF them are growing reckless"
Who are they"
Young Allan Mcleod for one. He is
4 dare devil and only eighteen years old.
Hes d troublesome boy. l dent seem
to have any influence with him. But l
think Mrs. Durham can manage him. He
seems to think 4 great deal of her. and
in spite of his wild habits, he comes
regularly TO her Sunday school class
Il hope she can bring him TO his
senses
'Leaye him TO me then a while. We
will see what can be done
Hoeg's Legislature promptly declared
the Scotch-1rish hill counties in a state
of insurlection, passed a militia bill. and
the Governor issued a proclamation sus-
pending the writ of Habeas Corpus In
these counties.
Fearing the effects Of negro militia in
the hill districts. he surprised Ham
bright by suddenly marching into the
court house square a regiment of white
mountain guerrillas recruited from the
outlaws of East Tennessee and com
manded by q noted desperate, Colonel
Henry Berry. The regiment had two
pieces OF field artillery.
1t was impossible for them to secure
evidence against any member of the Khan
unless by the intimidation Of some cow
ard who could be made to confess. Not
: a disguiSe had ever been penetrated. It
was the rule OF the order for it's DEGREES
TO be executed in the district issuing the
decree by the lodge furthest removed In
the county from the scene. In this way
not a man or a horse was ever identified.
Inc Colonel made an easy solution OF
this difficulty, however. Acting under in
structlons from Governor Hogg, he Sc
cured from Haley and Perkins a list Of
every influential man in every precinct
in the county, and q list OF possible turn
coats and towards. He detailed five hun
dred of his men to make arrests, dis
tributed them throughout the county and
arrested without warrants over two
hundred citizens in one day.
The next day Berry hand-cuTed to-
gether the Rev. John Durham and Major
Cameron, and led them escorted by a
company OF cavalry on a grand circuit OF
the county, that the people might be
terrified by the sight of their chains.
An ominous silence greeted them on
every hand. Additional arrests were
made by this troop and twenty-five moro
prisoners led into Hambright the next
day.
The Jail was crowded and the court
house was used as a Jail. Over a hundred
and nifty men were confined in the court
room. Rev. JOIN Durham was every
where among the crowd. laughing. joking
and cheering the men.
Major Cameron, a fail never hell so
many honest men before" he said with
Il LA'ii az liz IoohCt VNel LIE crown Oh
his church member gathered from every
quarter OF the county.
We'll. Doctor. you've got a Quorum
here OF your church and you can call
them to order for business"
Five days later the prisoners were ar
raigned before The United States judge.
Preston Rivers III Independence. Not a
scrap of evidence could be produced
against them. Governor Hogg was pres
eilt, with a flaming military escort. He
held 4 stormy interview with Judge
Rivers.
"If you discharge these prisoners, YOU
destroy the government Of this State.
sir" Numbered Hogg.
Are they not citizens Of the United
States? Does not the Fourteenth Amend
nent apply to a white man as we'll as q
| negro?" quietly asked the Judge.
Yes, but they are cOnSpjrators against
the Union. They are murderers and fell
Gus"
Then prove it in my court and I'll
hand them back TO you. They are enti-
tied to "a trial. under the Magma Char
ter and our Constitution"
I'll demand your removal by the Pres
ident," shouted Hogg.
Get out Of this room. or I'll remove
| you with the point of my boot" Numbered
the Judge with rising wrath. "You have
suspended the writ of habeas corpus to
win a political campaign. These coun-
| ties are in better condition than at any