The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1906-12-20
tigated By Assistant District Attorney

bl86U6Q Dy AogleC0nG Ol6vIlCt Attorney
Banks, United States Attorney Lee
being absent on leave, with the result
that Jim January, who stated that his
father would swear that he was being
forcibly detained, swore ont an affida-
Wit for the arrest Of Patrick, on .
charge Of peonage, and subpeonas were
issued for Dan January and every
member Of his family az witnesses.
The marshal and his deputy reached
jackson Monday night at seven O'Clock
with Patrick and all his witnesses.
Ex-Circuit Judge Enoch's, Patrick's
attorney, who Joined him In Brandon,
accompanied by brother of Patrick,
made James Patriok's bond that night.
and Commissioner Moseley set the
Case for next morning at 10 O'Clock.
After District Attorney Banks had had
. consultation with Dan January and
the other witnesses Monday night, the
entire family being destitute Of
means, with no place to stay, and all
badly frightened, the marshal, the
night being cold, had the steam
turned on in the court room, where
they spent the night.
At the trial yesterday Dan January,
who has not yet recovered from the
awful whipping he received, sat on
featl pillow, the same one which he
used = ride on in the hack, wrapped
in comfort, from the Patrick place
sixteen miles to Brandon. Those
who examined his lacerated back and
lower limbs, Commissioner Nose ley
having had him to bare his person
Tor inspection in the judges private
chamber, state that all the scabs have
come off except from several Of the
larger wounds, and that he is in q
horrible condition. It is fact that
he cannot even walk, or rise from q
chair without assistance. District
Attorney Sylvester McLaurin who as.
sisted Judge Enochs in the defense Of
Patrick, stated to the commissioner
that he only heard of the whipping
Monday, making it quite evident that
the whipping had been kept a pro-
found secret in those parts. Judge
Enochs stigmatized the whipping as
an outrage, and with much indigna-
ton, stated that the perpetrators Of
the deed should be fiercely prosecuted
in the state courts.
AS result Of the facts brought ont
at the commissioner trial, Federal
Attorney Banks ordered warrants is
sued, on affidavit of Jim January,
against Levi Carter and Tom Will
liams, alleging peonaae. Said war
rants were placed in the hands of Mar
shall Wilson as soon as they could be
prepared. and last night at seven
O'Clock Carter and Williams. who
were found at Pelahatchie, were
arraigned before Commissioner Nose
ley, and each placed under 81 900
bonds, and their case set for next
Saturday at 10 o'clock, Joseph A.
|Spann becoming their surety.
It is learned that James Patrick,
for whom Dan January worked for
four or five years, man named
Purvis having paid his indebtedness,
who in turn sold him to Carter two
years ago, owns 1900 acres Of land on
which is beautiful home, and that
he and several Of his brothers, who
have adjoining farms aggregating in
land holdings 5000 or 5000 acres, to-
gether with gin and store, are among
the most highly respected and sub
stantial citizens of Rankin county.
! Late last night Dan January re-
fused to return to the Patrick place,
Igiving as his reason that he was
afraid that Carter and those who
whipped him would execute their
threat to hang him and his son Jim,
who made the afidavit which re-
suited in the arrest Of James Patrick
and the later arrest Of Levi D. Carter