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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-19
(Tuesday, August 8, 1900
Judge Rrool<s and Governor Holden.

The Standard of yesterday, in an
nouncing the fact that Judge Brooks
chad issued writs of habeas corpus
against Col Kirk. commanding him
to produce the bodies of certain pris-
oners held in Yanceyville by order of
the Governor" asks the question:
what has Judge Brooks to do with
murders in North Carolina" We an
swer that Judge Brooks neither has,
nor pretends to have. anything to do
with murders in North Carolina: but
he has n great deal to do with the
illegal arrest and detention of many
free citizens Of the United States, who
are now kept in close custody at
Yanceyville by Colonel Kirk under the
order Of Governor Holden.
The celebrated 14th Amendment to
the CONSTITUTION of the United States,
in tic FIRST section, Solemnly ordains
that call persons born or naturalized
in tba United States. and subject to
the iurisdiction thereof, are citizens
of tbe ITnited States and Of the State
whereof they reside. No State shall
make or enforce any law which shall
ahridoe. the privileges or immunities
or citizans of the United States; nor
shan any state deprive any person of
life liberty or property without due
process, of law, nor deny to any per-
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"wednesday, August 3, 1900
Radical Notions of Free Government

Did any citizen of North Carolina
ever understand before now, that the
Governor of the State could at his will
and pleasure order his arrest without
any warrant or legal process and hold
him in prison as long as he pleased?
We suppose not, such Il thing never
was dreamed of.
Further, if a Governor had dared to
commit such q crime against . cit-
zen, did anybody ever suppose that
the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the State would tell the in
jured citizen, there is no relief? We
suppose not
The Constitution and laws forbid the
idea of such q state of things, and
the whole course of government from
the foundation Of our State Will now
forbid it.
And yet our Radical Governor has
arrested scores of unoffending citizens
without warrant or legal process and
holds them at his will and pleasure.
These citizens SO outraged and de-
prived of their liberty apply to our
Radical Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. and he in substance and effect
tells the injured citizen there is no
relief and he can give no effective
remedy.
Are the people of any party willing
to keep such ruerS in office? If they
do, then they are fit to be slaves for
eVeri
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(Tuesday. August 8, 1900
"My Voice Is Still For War"

The impotent rage of Governor
Holden and his adherents gives vent
to itself in the Standard of yesterday
morning, in a characteristic burst of
venom against Judge Brooks, and the
learned counsel employed in behalf of
the illegal arrests made by Kirk by
the order of the Governor. We have
not space to notice the article as it
deserves. The public will know how
to appreciate the spleen of the cha
grined and disappointed Governor and
his SatelliateS. He has made war upon
the unarmed and quiet people of
North Carolina. without the shadow
Of law or reason. in the hope that it
would provoke retaliation on the part
of the people. He has circumventeG
the ends of simple justice and the
rights of the people, by the aid of his
Supreme Court. and now this re-
vapors and raves as if he We're ready
for a tilt against the whole power of
the L. S. Government His rage is
impOtent.
Judge Brooks has sought no con-
troversy with the legal government of
North Carolina. The Executive has
made war upon the Constitution Of
the United States. The appeal of our
injured citizens to the Constitution of
the state mas DGell SluDUeu anu III
suited and outraged by Kirk and Hol-
den and the Chief Justice, and now
their appeal in the last resort is to the
Constitution of the United States,
which has been grossly violated by
Holden and Kirk, and now, Judge
Brooks as an honest iurist and true to
his oath comes to their rescue. He
has simply done his duty in issuing
the writs; and now the grounds of the
contest are changed, from an outraged
State Constitution and the great body
of the unoffending people of North
Carolina, with Governor Holden, to
the Government and Constitution of
the United States. The President will
not disregard his solemn oath, to
pander to corrupt designs of an in
competent and bitter partisan like
Governor Holden.
The sacred rights of the writ Of
habeas corpus will be respected by
President Grant as they have been by
Judge Brooks and our deeply injured
citizens will be surrendered to the
civil power without a crack of a whip,
unless Holden and Kirk are spelling
for a fight with Uncle SAM
Enough said!
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Reply of Chief Justice Pearson.

Raleigh, Aug. 10, 1914
To His Excellency Governor Holden:
Dear Sir:-Your communication of
the 18th inst. was handed to me by
Mr.. Neathery. ! will be in the court
room at 10 o'clock a. m. inst, to re-
ceive the return by Col Kirk OF the
bodies of A. G.. Moore. and the others
Tin whose behalf write of habeaS cor
pus have heretofore been issued here),
together with the cause of their ar
rest and detention.
Receiving the return after the de-
Law to which you allude of several
weeks, is not to be taken as concur
rency on my part in the necessity for
the delay. or as assuming any portion
of the responsibility in regard to it.
The entire responsibility is rested ON
YOU. | was unwilling to plunge the
State into a civil war upon q mere
question of time. With great respect,
Your obt serv't.
r. M. PEARSON,
Oh, j. s. c..
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son within its jurisdiction the equal
protection Of the laws"
For the purpose of securing the IL
berty of the citizens OF the United
States, and of affording them the
means of having an unlawful restraint
of it removed, an act of Congress was
passed and approved the 5th day of
February, 1867, which declares, "That
the several courts Of the United
States. and the several justices and
Judges of such courts, within their res
spective jurisdictions. in addition to
the authority already conferred by
law, shall have power to grant Writs
of habeas corpus in all cases where
any person may be restrained of his or
her liberty in violation of the Consti-
tuition, or OF any treaty or law OF the
United States" The act then proceeds
to point, out the manner in which the
benefit of the writ is to be obtained
by any person who may stand in need
of it, The counsel for the Alamance
and CasWell prisoners, after vain en-
beavers to obtain relief for their
clients from the State authorities pre-
scented Il proper petition to Judge
Brooks, Who gave to all the questions
involved lin the case thorough eX-
animation, and came to the conclusion
that it was his duty to issue the WrltS.
Having uOnG SO, the peoDIe VI 4NOA III
Carolina may rest assured that he
will use all legal means to have them
enforced, the taunts and the threats of
Governor Holden and his organ to the
contrary Notwithstanding. The Stand
ard says in the same article, that
Governor Holden takes no advice
from IGu-KIuX murderers or sympa-
thizers. Ha is not in the confidence,
nor is he the tool Of such Ku-KluX
lawyers as Graham, Moore, Bragg,
Merrimon and Battle" No person
asks or desires him to take advice
from murderers. Ku-Klux or other
wise.
1t is his great misfortune that he
did not seek the advice Of those whom
he styles <u-KluX lawyers. They
would, had he done so. have saved
him from the ruin and disgrace, pc
cuniary and political, which now i'm
ponds OYER him!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-19
"wednesday, August 10, 1900
Matters at Yanceyyille.

We are not advised fully Of the
state of things at Yanceyville. The Sc
crets of Kinks camp are pretty we'll
concealed. Whether he has carried
on with the prisoners, hanging, put
ting pistols to their heads and other
threats and menaceS to force from
them testimony to involve themselves
and others, as is charged upon his
1t. Col. Bergen. at Graham, we have
not heard; on the contrary it is now
intimated that Kirk has acted with
more lenience. especially since Bergen's
conduct has been exposed. We learn
from correspondent, that the prison
ers at Yanceyville by some means had
been advised of the purpose of their
counsel to appeal to Judge Brooks
and that he would issue the writs and
enforce them. On the arrival of
Major Foote, the Deputy Marshal, at
YanceyVille, the prisoners shouted for
JOY at the intelligence, and Kirk
strengthened his guard. The public
room of the hotel at Yanceyville was
filed with gentlemen and ladies to
hear the news.
When the indomitable and unterrifi-
ed Turner was informed of the ru-
mors of the Overwhelming defeat of
the Radicals in the State. we are told
he said in the presence of kirk: "They
may keep me here six years to make
that true" Thank God it is true. and
his noble defense of right. and justice
and law i'm North Carolina. is felt, ac-
knowledged and honored by our peo-
pie. The integrity of his purposes and
aims, the honesty with which he has
fearlessly labored to redeem North
Carolina from misrule and robbery,
will be indicated. and hrs name VIII
go down to posterity honored ana rev
cred when the names of Holden, Pool,
and their co-adjutors will be held up
to scorn and contempt.
p. S.-Since writing the above we
have received the following telegram,
with instructions to publish:
Yanceyville, Aug. 10.
Gov. Graham, Hillsboro:-I forbid
most positively any writ 81 habeas cor
nus issued for me. 1 DEFY Holden,
Kinks chains and court martial.
JOSIAH TURNER, JR.
The telegram, however, comes TOO
late. as the writ for Mr.. Turner has
already been issued.
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"wednesday, August IL, 1900
Judge Brooks at Salisbury

The U. S. Marshal will tomorrow
bring the parties before arrested by
order of Governor Holden, before
Judge Brooks at Salisbury. This is as
we stated several days ago. The
Judge intends to give these parties a
fair investigation into their alleged Of
fences, nor will he allow the pres
ence of Holden's State troops at Sails
bury tomorrow to intimidate the par
ties or the people. Every one may re-
ly on this
The learned counsel for the arrested
parties, Messrs. Judge Battle and Gov
ernor Bragg, Governor Graham and
Judge sMerrimon, will be on hand.
They deserve the warmest thanks of
our people for their untiring efforts
to protect our citizens against lawless
outrageS and for their defence of civil
liberty. In a matter so serious. in
yolving the personal rights and liber-
ties of the citizens, our people place
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-19
TUESDAY, April &c, 1900
More Contempt.

Judge" Cantwell, of Wilmington,
fined John L. Holmes. a lawyer of
high standing, practlclng in his court,
for refusing to call Anthony Howe, a
colored witness in a case. Mr.. or
Alderman Howe. Mr.. Holmes persist
ed in calling him Anthony, in the ex-
animation.
If Cantwell were to fine every man
in North Carolina hundred dollars,
who has contempt for him and his
court, he would be able to replace all
the money his party has stolen from
the State in the last twenty months,
large as the amount is, and have
enough left to reimburse the price the
RAIDS. paid for him.
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(Tuesday. August 8. 1900
Iawiess Outrage.

Mr.. Turner. the editor of this pa
per, having been seized by surprise
and borne off to prison. we have not.
until very recently, been informed OF
the circumstances of outrage and in
dignity to his household, which ensued
after his arrest.
We learn on undoubted authority.
that after surrounding and capturing
him when alone near the railroad sta
ton. a band of armed men went to
his dwelling half q mile distant, out
side of the town of Hillsboro. and
there hunted through every room in
the house without warrant, taking
several pieces of fire arms. including
the shot guns of the little boys and
bore them away with them, whether
as trophies of victory TO be sent to
Holden. or for some other use, we are
not Informed.
Not only is this the liberty of the
press stabbed to the heart by this
high handed outrage and that from a
source that has teemed with libels at
one time or another on every public
man of the State, for twenty years.
but "the right of the people to be
secure i'm their person, houses, papers
and effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures" has been gross
ly violated.
saturday, August 20, 1900
IReported For The Sentinel
Judge Brooks i'm Chambers at Sails
bury-Habeas Corpus Cases.
Salisbury, Aug. Is.
Judge Brooks appeared in the court
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Holden and his elan. AS against the
1,.raetnd no proof of guilt OF the bieh
crimes alleged will be ELECTED. and
in Mr.. Turner's case 1t will be shown
that as against him. his arrest was
prompted solely by mean, low, per-
sonal and political malice and the
chagrin and resentment produced by
his bold exposures of Holden and his
CLIQUE
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-19
(Tuesday, August IS, 1900
From Cnninanv ShonS

Kirk and most OF his command are
at Graham with such prisoners as
they have not DaToled. Kirk was in
The city on yesterday, in consultation
with Governor Holden. Mr.. Turner's
condition, as well as those who are
not paroled, is quite uncomfortable.
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themselves confidently for protection
in the hands of the interrupted Bench |
and Bar
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-19
"wednesday, August 5, 1900
To Governor Holden.

Hillsboro, Aug. 3, 1870.
governor Holden:-You say you
VIII handle me in due time. You
Whlte-livered miscreant, do it now.
You dared me to resist you; 1 dare
you 10 arrest me. / am here to pro-
tect my family; the Jacobins of YOUR
club after shooting powder in the face
or MRS. Turner. threw q five pound
rock in her window which struck
near one of my children.
Your ignorant Jacobins are melted
to this by your lying charge against
me, that am the King of the Ku-
Klux. You villain, come and arrest
a man, and order your secret clubs not
to modest women and children. Yours
with contempt and defiance-habeas
corpus or no habeas corpus,
IOSIAH rHIIR NER LIP
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"Important Developments

The moral obliquity of Holden and
his advisers is only surpassed by their
political corruption and degradation
lie pretends that his armed movement
is set on foot to suppress crime per-
petrated by the ku-KluX, and that his
only object is to ferret out and punish
the guilty. In the face of this profess
sion, he goes forward in the face of
the law, without it's sanction and in
defiance of the sacred writ of habeas
corpus, and the highest judicial officer
or the State. and arrests unoffending
citizens, admitting that there is no
charge against many of them He
does not stop at this: he deliberately
goes about eXtorting what he calls
confessions by threats where these
will serve his purpose, and by
promises of favor where these serve
him better, then he undertakes to ex-
tort confessions by hanging and 9TH
erwise furnishing alleged offenders.
This he is doing daily by and through
my army
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MEssRs. ROYALL & BORDEN,
ELM CITY. N. G.

GOIDSBORO, NC
SATISFACTION.
A YEARS,
FRIENDS,
Yours Truly,
A.. WELLS,
N.
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Who Will Get the Per-
sin1mOn?
Continued from First Page.)

has been on have we been more con-
fdent of victory than now.
There are SO many counties
throughout the state that have sent
uninstructed delegations, that it is
impossible to do more than guess at
the vote of any candidate.
Il am not in the guessing business,
but you may say for me that when
they come under the wire Stedman
viii be in the lead"
That's the idea here in Greensboro.
Almost every man | have met here is
for Stedman and almost every man |
saw III Winston-S Salem is Tor Glenn.
They are all going to be on h2nd
when the convention meets next
Thursday and it is general believed
that the attendance at this convention
viii be the largest on record.
Talking with hotel men [ find they
somewhat fear Greensboro Will lose
it's record for taking care OF the
crowds 1t is evident now that there
is going to be very great difficulty in
providing rooms for the enormous at
tendance. 1t is said that special pro-
vision is being made to take care Of
the large number of old confederate
veterans who will be in attendance.
A P0lled Estimate.
Without asking their preference of
the candidates | made a poll today in
the Union depot here, selecting ten
men who were waiting to take trains,
in different directions for their re-
spective homes. Each was asked for
his estimate of the first ballot Three
out of the ten We're unable to make
estimates, but the seven estimates
made the following averages:
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A P0lled Estimate.
First Ballot.

nomination.
Every preparation will have been
completed for the convention by
Monday so far as the arrangements
for caring for the crowds by day and
night are concerned and the crOWG
will begin to arrive on Tuesday night.
Gowan's Pneumonia Cure-a life pre-
server.
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Salisbury, Aug. Is.
Judge Brooks appeared in the court
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-06-24
SALISBURY

Mrs. C. w. Cole visited in Ferrisburg
a few days recently.
Miss Jacquays spent one night at \. E.
Whitney's last week.
a. E. Whitney recently found one of
his best cows dead in the pasture.
Mrs. Prentis and daughters, Misses
Josie and Jessie Prentis, visited at G.. a.
Bumps recently.
The Misses Florence and Martha
Pearley We're home with Miss Bessie
Bump over Sunday.
As Clarence Leno was bringing milk
to the Lake Dunmore creamery one
morning last week his horse went
through the bridge near Mr.. Williamson 5
and threw him into the air giving him a
severe shaking up.
Fred Beckwith with friends from
Middlebury was stalled with his new
automobile near c. A. Bumps Monday
evening and the whole party We're
obliged to stay there over night 1t was
with difficulty that he got it to Middle
bury the next morning.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-06-24
WEST ADDISON,

Peter Roberts of Montana has been
visiting his sister, Mrs. James Raine.
\ number of our young people at
tended the circus at Nergennes Satur-
day.
Mrs. d. c. Smith has returned from
Essex, \. Y. and Mrs. NJ E. Cox from
Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Hartwell and
daughter We're the guests of Charles
Hartwell Sunday.
a large number attended the social at
William Moorby's Tuesday evening. A
very interesting programme was rem
dered.
Arthur, Ethel and Dorothy Moorby
of Burlington are spending their vaca-
ton with their grandfather, William
Moorby.
Mrs. Lizzie Patten and daughter Ruby
of Westport, n. Y, and James Patten
and daughter Bessie We're guests of
Charles Patten over Sunday.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-06-24
CORNWALL.

Mrs. William Tennien of Rutland is
visiting relatives here.
Eddie Shortkey of Holyoke, Mass is at
home for two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Norton of Proctor
were at E. r. Robbins over Sunday.
Mrs A. L. Hall of Mechanicsburg, Pa,
is at E. d. Searles, Mr.. Hall will join
her there soon.
Miss Martha James, who has been at
her home for several weeks will return to
her work soon.
Mrs. Henry Peria and daughter of
Ticonderoga are at Colice Patnode's.
Charley was here over Sunday.
Guests were entertained at the James
homestead Saturday as a pleasant sur
prise for Deacon and Mrs. James in honor
of their marriage anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Patnode of
Manitowoc, Wis.,, who are guests at
Collice Patnodes' went to Ticonderoga to
visit relatives recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Searle returned
Thursday having taken a carriage drive
through Mendon, Bridgewater, Wood
stock, Windsor, Bethel and Rochester,
returning by Bread Loaf mountain.
School closed in district No. Friday,
Miss Eva Pierce was teacher. Pupils
having no absent marks were as follows:
Eva Miller, Loda Sweeny, Leonard Cook,
Josephine Searle, Dorothy Battles,
Darwin Battles, Harry Wimmet, Albert
Shortlley. Visitors at school, seven
teen.
The body of Mrs. Laura Branch WHO
died at New Haven was brought here
recently and buried at Pleasant Hill
cemetery. Mrs. Branch was a pleasant
social woman, very active for her years.
and esteemed by all. She had lived ih
town and had spent much time with
relatives here.
Children's day was observed at the
Congregational church Sunday with
excellent and appropriate exercises.
The church was handsomely trimmed.
-Four babies were baptized, those of Mr..
and Mrs. E. l., Norton of Proctor, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Robbins, Mr. and Mrs.
John Elmer and Rev and Mrs. S. H.
Barnum.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-06-24
NEW HAVEN.

Deacon and Mrs. II. r. Barrows are
entertaining cousin, Mrs. Swift, from
Cape Cod, Mass.
The next meeting of the "Union" is
expected to be with Mrs. Albert Dan
brook about July 6.
Mrs. S. d. Doud is taking an outing
this week going to Proctor, Rutland and
vicinity to visit friends.
good congregation was present last
Sunday. number of strangers were
noticed at the morning service.
Rev. and Mrs. c.. II. Dutton and
children are taking carriage drive this
week, visiting friends over the noun
tain.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott of California are
spending few weeks in town guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Davis Mrs. Elliott
is sister of the late Charles Peck.
The social given by Mrs. E. A.
Langdon and Mrs. w. NJ. Stowe at the
home of the former, was largely at
tended, about forty ladies being present
besides number off children. The
ladies are preparing for another sale.
On Monday evening, June 81, at the
town hall the original Foss Co., will give
an entertainment of moving pictures
showing great variety of scenes on
different subjects, including seven series
in the life of an American fireman, regi-
mental reviews, comic scenes. etc. The
lecture will be given under the auspices
of the Ladies' Union.
Not long since the relatives and few
invited frie nds met to observe the S1st
birthday anniversary of Mr.. Josiah
COwles at his home. He is still in
comfortable health, is familiar figure on
our streets and regular attendant at the
Sunday services. His recent extended
trip to Tacoma, Wash, did not seem to
prove unfavorable to his physical
strength or health.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1904-06-24
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