The daily phoenix. (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, December 16, 1871, Image 2
B?tard ay Morning, Deoember 16,1871.
PULU? UK ll lo a-That Report.
The report made by the House Com?
mittee, consisting of the following-all
Kndioals-viz: Mesara. Bowen and
O'Connell, white, and By aa, Frost and
Jones, colored,, ia a most significant and
telling document, no far as it goes. It is
a sharp exhibit. That report establishes
Ute fad of a fraudulent and illegal over?
issue of S?.S?.OOO, and recommends
that the Bouse take slept to hold account?
able those persons who have violated the law
and ruined the credit of the State. Mem?
bers of the Honsel will yon fail in your
duty? The persons referred to are as
follows: GOVERNOR S a OTT, TREASURER
PARKER, ATTORNEY-GENERAI, CHAMBER?
LAIN, FINANCIAL AGENT KIMFTON. Be?
hold your financial Hu Klux, and money
Ku Klux in disguise, and without even
the pretext of provocation. Members of
the House and Senate I the country looks
OD, and the question is, WILL YOU ACT?
The Meeting of tbe Colombia Tax-Pay?
er, To-day.
The meeting called at the invitation of
the Columbia Board of Trade will take
place to-day. We were present at the
meeting of the Board of Trade that re?
sulted in the call for to-day. The sub
jeot of the city finances was considered
and the matter coolly and folly investi?
gated. Messrs. Edward Hope, J. J.
MoOarter, J. F. Southern, B. 0. Shiver,
W. C. Swaffleld, J. E. Black, J. M. Blakely
and J. P. Thomas engaged in the dieouB
sion, and the President of the Board
gave his views. It appears that there is
no disposition to look upon this pro?
posed bond issuance in any other light
than that of the true interests of the
oity. The Board are not hostile to legi?
timate oity improvements. Bot they in?
sist that these must be erected at a fair
price and outside of plundering rings.
The Board was emphatio and decided QB
to the ruinous oharaoter of the proposed
measure of issuing eight per cent, oity
bonds to the extent of $800,000.
Inasmuch as the revenues of the oity
from all sources do not now exceed
$85,000, it cannot be deemed good policy
to incur an annual expense of at least
$100,000-for the $64,000 annual interest
plus the current oity expenses, $36,000
per annum, would give $100,000 as rep?
resenting the liabilities of the oity yearly,
upon the basis of a bonded debt of
$800,000. The bonded debt of the city
is now about $325,0J0. Mr. Shiver puts
it at $327,000. The Board thought that
this debt should not be augmented at
least beyond $150,000. The opinion was
expressed that the Legislature, when in?
formed, would hardly grant the Counoil
the power they ask for.
The Board of Trade, very properly,
have invited the tax-payers at large to
take the matter into consideration. The
present Counoil have trifled with and
damaged, the pnblio interests. The ap?
pointed guardians of the city's interests,
they have proved faithless. The time
has come for all good men, without re?
gard to political affinities, to band toge?
ther and look after both the moral and
material interests affecting the commu?
nity. In Columbia, we have mujh at
stake. Buin our finances, and you ont
the ham-strings of the oity, and she
mast limp on for the future, like a lame
and weary horse. Keep her finances all
right, and pot her municipal govern?
ment in safe, honest and intelligent
hands, and she wiii move iike a spirited
oourser along the path of healthful pro?
gress. Let the substantial citizens-the
honest tax-payers-meet to-day, and
raise a strong and earnest voice in behalf
of the true interests of the oapital. Let
a muscular public opinion lead to dis?
creet, well-tempered, reasonable, but
resolute and effective public action.
The meeting is at 12 o'olock, in Caro?
lina Hall. What good oitizen cannot
give an hour or two to the city?
The ring organ here sneers again at
the "self-appointed committee," who
have undertaken to raise a fund to recog?
nize, somewbat, the efforts made in
behalf of the men arrested under mili?
tary law and in behalf of civil liberty.
We say again, that we stand by that
move. We heartily endorse it. It is a
good thing. It has brought to us Messrs.
Stanberry and Johnson, who have been
doing, and are doing, suoh service as to
commend them to the friends of the
weak and of constitutional law every?
where. These men, and the committee,
and all of us, can well afford to look
down on the hate of th OHO below.
? ?# ? ?
Tbe Saturday Review, on English pub?
lication, gives a very complimentary no?
tice of Dr. M. L. Maury's series. It
ia caliea "Maury's Geographical Series:
Manual of Geography; a Compldc Trea?
ties on Mathematical, Civil and Physical
Geography." This is a fine text book,
and we are pleased to find that Capt.
Thompson has introduced it in his
aoademy.
Some days ago, a sale of South Caro?
lina seven per cent, bonds in New York
was reported in the papers. We have
information that there was in reality no
sale at all, as the bonds were bought in
by the very speculators who offered
them. Slop Kimpton.
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TBS MILL STILL GRINDING.-Since our
last issue the followsng persons have
been arrested by the United States Mar?
shal: M. E. Bruton, F. W. Coleman,*
Henry White,* G. M. Morgan, J. M.
Scott,* and Charles Scott. Those mark?
ed thoa* are known to be Republicans,
and their arrest 'causes some HU rp riso
here.- Union Times,
T'-- * ity connell 'Arra.t(rn*d.
The ease of. Robert 0. Shiver, Edward
Hope, Ro?as D. Benn, for themselves
and others, plaintiff*;, vs. the' oity of Co?
lombia, J. Li. Neagle, James M. Allen;
William Simons, Israel Smith, the Caro?
lina National Bank and others, d?fend?
ants, came np, yesterday, before Judge
S. W. Melton, sitting io chambers. This
is the oase which we have as journalists
already so fully 'presented. It is a oase
of grave importance to the pnblio.
Messrs. Waties, Baohman, MoMaeter
and LeOonta represent the prosecution.
The defence is in the hands of the Oity
Attorney, James D. Tradewell, Esq.,
assisted by C. D. Melton, Esq., and
Messrs. Pope tc Haskell. Whenever a
public body and a faithless body like thii
Oity Oounoil becomes cornered and hard'
pressed, they, of coarse, seek the best
legal strength they oan get They hav<
got much of that element in the personi
of the able counsel that represent th?
city and Messrs. Neagle and Allen, ta
But sustained as we believe the proseca
tion is by the facts of the case and th
justice of the oaOBe, we congratulate th'
public on the thought that the well
known ability of the counsel for th
prosecution will be equal to the oooe
sion. They are double-jointed and doc
ble-headed, because ol thc inheres
Btrength of their oase.
We have seen the affidavits, pro an
con. Mesars. Neagle, Allen, Waring
Johnson, and Parkins, the architect, a
take the ground that, so far as they wei
j conoerned, all that was done was dor
on the Bqaare, and that there has bee
nothing wrong. To the same effeo
Aldermen Wigg, Simons, Smith, Moon?
and Taylor testify.
j Per contra-The affidavits of the pr
seeutiou fully confirm, in substance, c
we have oharged ia these column
Indeed, much that we have oharged
not even denied, exoept that the accost
deny fraud in whole or in part.
1. Messrs. Troy and Fry, experieno
builders and oontraotors, whose skill i
are ourselves acquainted with, furni
affidavits to tho offoot that their estimai
as to the City Hall and new market ei
brace the entire work, and include r<
sonable and liberal allowance of co
p9psation to tbe contractors; and tb
according to their calculation and to t
beat of their knowledge and belief, t
City Hall can be erected for $78,000, a
the new market for $15,800. Nc
Allen's aooepted bid being $138,000, a
Smith and Simons' being $18,616,
thus appears that the city was ov
charged in the sum of $62,816 in th
contract awards. Is there nothing wrc
here? $62,816 is a big sum to the t
payers of Columbia, inacmuch as
would well nigh pay the current city
penses for two years-not counting
interest on the city debt.
2. Mr. Edwin J. Scott testifies t
Alderman Wigg, about a week bet
the con tract to bnild the City Hall
awarded to Allen, told him that the C
Hall could be bailt for aboat $70,00C
$75,000, and that in Atlanta, where
architect resided, the same conld
built for $80,000.
S. Cyrus H. Baldwin testifies that
j dorman Taylor told him that the <
Hall was to cost from $75,000 to $80,1
Mr. Baldwin further testifies that Al
man Wigg had told bim that the coe
the City Hall woald be from $75,001
$80,000.
4. Hardy Solomon makes affld
that the South Carolina Bank and T
Company, of which he is Frusta
upon the promise of Aldermen V
and Joe Taylor, to let that bank n
tiate the bonds that the oity propi
to issue for the erection of the 1
Hall, agreed to loan the oity $20,
and that the loan was made and j
Mr. Solomon farther swears that, v
his retara from New York, where hs
ascertained that bonds for which
City Hall and its rentals should
pledged, could be sold for from ni
to ninety-fire cents to tho dollar,
found that the City Oounoil had i
their arrangements with Dr. Nei
This waa the issuance ia private
without law of $250,000 sevea per <
oity bonds, and the pledging of thei
to Dr. Neagle for thirty cents on
dollar. In other words, the oity bor
$75,000 from Dr. Neagle at fifteen
cant, per annum, and gives him
right to sacrifice the bonds if his m
is not forth-coming.
R. D. Seun testifies that the Con
tee of the Board of Trade were hine
and delayed and embarrassed in
effort to get access to the plana and
oifioations, whioh they had eng
Messrs. Troy and Fry to examine i
half of the citizens; and further s'
that extreme dissatisfaction exists ai
the citizens ia relation to the pr?cf
it is proposed to pay for the City
and that he believes that tho new m
is entirely unnecessary, and contra
the will of a majority of tho oiti
These ure the affididavits that DD
oonoern tho pnblio. They mike
strong caso.
Tho complaint for injunction a
liff, as drawn up by Mesars. Bad
Waties, MoMaater and LeOonte,
strong document. It asku that al
cerned be forever restrained from m
any use whatever of tho $250,000
por cent, bonds, issued last suma
the oity in secret and illegally, and
the same be delivered up aad cane
And farther, that the oontraots ma
they hold, in fraud, ia relation I
City Hall and tho new market, bc
vorcd np and cancelled. And suoh
relief as the court may deem j
asked for.
Yesterday, after the affidavits pi
.son. were read-?od here il may be weil
to note tbat the affidavits for the defence
come from the parties alleged to be more
or less involved ia the irregularities and
ring arrangements charged-John Wa?
ties, Esq , though laboring nader a se?
vere ailment, made an exhaustive argu?
ment to show that Judge Melton had
jurisdiction, and that they had made
snob a case as made it obligatory upon
the Judge to interpose and protect the
pnblio interests. Ho argued that both
as regards the secret issue of city bonds
and the contract awards, the plaintiffs
had made good their charges, and were
entitled to their prayer for injunction and
relief.
The case will be continued to-day.
OoNonusiON pp THURSDAY'S PROCEED?
INGS IN UNITED STATES COURT.-James
Long, white-I reside in York, about
fivo miles from where Jim Williams
lived. I knew him, and heard him talk
many times. I heard him talking at Dr.
Love's shop, shortly before his deatb.
There were the blacksmith, two strikers
and some other negroes there. ' I was
sitting outside the door, and he was
talking inside. He said he had been
down here to Columbia, and that the
Legislature wasn't doing a d-n thing
but drinking liquor and gambling, and
that, as for Scott and Neagle, they were
as d-n rascals as the balance, and didn't
do what they promised; that he had
told his men at the muster that the
longest pole knocked down the persim?
mon and the strongest man eat it; and
that he intended to kill from the cradle
to the grave. I mentioned it at home;
there, were four or fivo there. There
had been fussos, mustering at nights,
shooting and drum beatings regular, al?
most every night. The people wore
pretty mnoh soared, because they didn't
know when the niggers might come to
kill them. The women were more
alarmed than tho men. There bad been
fires some six miles above us. Miller's
and Hugh Warren's gin-houses had been
burnt right close together. I heard of
Dr. Ellison having some houses burned.
Gross-examined-Jim Williams didn't
tell me that he was going to kill from
the oradle up. He was talking to the
negroes there. I heard him say so. Jim
Brutton and Jeff. Bretton were two ne?
groes there that I remember. I didn't
hear him Bay anything about Ku Kin:.
I wasn't to say frightened myself. I
don't know how soon exactly afterwards
that it was I mentioned it. I told it at
home; I told Nicholas Johnson about it
before Jim's deatb; I don't mind exactly
the time. I had heard of Ku Klux in
the country before that. I had heard of
no Republicans lying out at night till
afterwards. There were no Ku Klux
raids in my neighborhood before tbat
time.
John B. Fudge, white-I lived in
about one and a half miles of Williams.
I knew him well. I had a talk with him
a week or ten days before the elections
in the fall of 1870. He called at my
gate. I went out to see what be wanted.
I asked him his business. He enid: I
want to have a talk with you. I Baid:
Ii its about politics, Jim, I don't care to
talk with you. He said: Yon munt. I
want you and me to vote ono way. I
said: Yes, Jim, I should like very mnoh
for you and me to vote together. He
said: Yes, I reckon you want me to vote
for Carpenter and Butler; I'll seo 'em in
. h-1 first. I said: Well, Jim, 1 suppose
you'll allow me the same chance as your?
self. He said: Yes, but I tell you now
if we don't succeed, we'll kill, kill from
the cradle to the grave; we'll burn and
lay waste the whole County. As he
started off then he turned bis head and
said: lean do it, too, fori oan go to
Qov. Scott and get as mnoh money as I
want. He spoke deliberately and coolly,
and as if he waa in earnest. I got ac?
quainted witb Jim Williams in 1866.
Cross-examined-I bad known him
sinoe 18fifj. I never knew him to be in
any rows, or to kill anybody. I think
his reputation was generally bad. It
was considered bad in the community.
His reputation began to be bad in 1870.
He was understood to be a leader among
the colored people. I novar knew cf his
making any speeches bot one. I wasn't
frightened myself at what be said to me. !
He was only one man. and I was one.
I never was Beared of any one man. I
was uneasy about my family. I expect?
ed him to attempt to carry out his threats.
I never heard of his commencing to do
it. I did not join the Ku Klux.
A. F. Hinson, white-I knew Jim
Williams. I had a talk with him at my
own house after the eleotion. He came
up riding one day, about the middle of
last February. He seemed out of hu?
mor. He had been talking with some
one at the oross roads, near my house.
I asked him what was the matter. -He
said: Some of my men want to give up
their guns. I said I thought it would
be a very good thing. He said: No; if
I don't get what has been promised me,
I'll take from the cradle op, and there
has been no burning yet compared to
what will bo. There bad been no burn?
ing there then within four or five miles.
Oross examined-I lived throe miles
from Jim Williams. He and his friend
bad been talking down at the road, and
I asked him what was wrong. This was
about fifteen or twenty days before ho
was hnng. I don't know whether it was
before or after tho United States com?
pany went to Yorkvillo. I don't know
what be referred to as having been pro?
mised to him. I never heard of his
killing any body. He had the reputation
of being a bad boy; was very impulsive;
I was somewhat frightened; I slept witb
my gun in reach; I nover feared tbe Ku
Klux in particular; [did fuel some un
eusiuesi from threats tiley had made
abont my selling liquor; I did join, or
agreed to join, an organization; it was
not called by any na mo. We were to
meet and organize for self-protection.
I went; but there was only Ned Craw?
ford and ?-there, and the thing fell
through.
J. T. Lowrey, white-I live in York
County, about one and an eighth miles
from the village. I have resided there
since 1855. I attended one eleotion
there last fall.
Q. Was there any disturbance?
Mr. Corbin objected to the question
as irrelevant, unless tbe defence should
first show tbat some of the Ku Klux
were in attendance, when their not in?
terfering might be a presumption in
their favor.
The court ruled the question ont.
Mr. Stanberry-Well, was Dr. Brutton
there? I think the gentlemen oall him
a Ku Klux?
Mr. Chamberlain objected again, say?
ing that Dr. Bratton's name did not ap?
pear in the indictment, and he had no?
thing more to do with the case than any
other man.
Mr. Johnsen May it piesse your
Honors, yon have ruled thai unless we
can show that there were Ka Klux at the
election, it is not competent for OB to
bring it in as evidence. How are we to
know who were Ka Klux ? The prosecu?
tion have continually rang in the Brat
toue in the course of their testimony.
They make it appear that Dr. Bretton
was a leader, and claim to show, from
alleged declarations of Dr. Bratton, the
nature of this conspiracy with which the
prisoner is charged. Now, in the name
of common sense, if the declarations of
Dr. Bratton, as an alleged co-conspira?
tor, is admitted against the prisoner,
why may not toe actions of Dr. Bratton
bo given in evidence in his defenoe?
The court ruled the question to be
competent.
Witness-I did see Dr. Bratton in
town that day, and I never saw or heard
of any disturbance or interference at the
{mils. There was a great state of alarm
n the country from the time Scott
armed the militia; there was a general
feeling of uneasiness and anxiety. I
saw a subscription paper being banded
around in town to boy guns to defend
the place. There were some burnings
in the oountry, but Mrs. Rainey's gin
honse was the only instance that I knew
of toward Chester. The first fire that I
heard of was Dr. Ellison's mill ; Hiram
Thomas and Mrs. Thomas, Hugh War?
ren and Dr. Lowrey had their gin-hoaseB
bnrnod. I know that the people were
alarmed by the threats of inoendiarisra
by the oolored people. I knew Jim Wil?
liame sixteen or seventeen years; he had
a very good Character up to the time he
got the guns; he was idle, didn't work
muoh. I saw him just after Mrs. Bai?
ney's gin-house was burned, and asked
him if he wouldn't send his guns baok.
He said he would ask the oompany. I
advised him that he bad better go out of
the County for a while; for from his
threats I thought he was in danger. He
didn't deny making the threats, bot he
said I needn't be uneasy. He regarded
me as one of his old master's family.
He said he had been in Sherman's army
and that he had as much right to arrest
a man as any of Sherman's officers; he
was referring to his arrest of Mr. Men?
denhall. I saw bim in York on the
Thursday, or Thursday week, before he
was hung. There had not been any
raiding in his seotion of country before
'nu was hung; ?here were in other pait?.
He told me be was alarmed, for that he
had found what I told him to be true,
and that he would give np the gnus; but
be didn't. The oolored people on my
plantation were very muoh alarmed
about the Ku Klux in February. I
don't know whether the raids or the
burnings commenced first. It is said
that white Republicans burned Ellison's
mill. I think the cause of the disturb?
ances was the antagonism between the
Ku Klux and the Union League. Miles
Johnson told me that he had saved York
from being burned twice; the conversa?
tion occurred in December. The peo?
ple wero guarding the town every night.
I met Miles Johnson in the road; I bad
heard that he was sleeping out from fear
of the Ku Klux; I told him if he was, he
might come to my house. He pulled
some scraps of paper out of his pooket
sud showed them to me; they were
signed or had marked on them K. K. K.,
badly written. That was all that I saw.
He appeared cool, but seemed under
some apprehensions. I thought, as a
matter of course, that they had been
talking of burning the town; as be said
he had saved it twice. Jim Williams
was not what I wonld consider danger?
ous, but he was ignorant and foolish and
could be influenced todo most anything.
I wouldn't have been afraid of him alone,
bnt if be had started his oompany, I
don't know where the matter wonld have
stopped. I don't know that Jim object?
ed to giving up the guns because of fear
of the Ku Klux.
Mr. Lowrey then came down from the
witness-stand, but was . afterwards re?
called by the defence. Hb said-I told
Jim Williams, in that first oonveisation
I had with him, that it was said he
threatened to kill from tbe cradle to the
grave. He gave me an evasive answer. In
tha second conversation with him, I told
him again. He said he had said so, and
that if Crawford and Mendenhall didn't
let him alone, they weald find some
morning before the sun rose that thor o
was no oountry here. He said he could
carry on war aa well as any officer in
Sherman's army, and that be bad a pa?
per from Qov. Scott authorizing him to
do it.
The next witness was David Thomas
son. He said-? lived abont six miles
from Jim Williams. I had a talk with
bim at a grog shop, near my house, not
long before he was huog. He and I
were joking about his arrest of Menden?
ball. He said he intended to sweep
i from the cradle to the grave.
Cross-examined-I voted the Demo?
cratic tioket. I didn't lay out from fear
of the Ku Klux. I know Heotor Love. I
never asked him to ohange his politics,
so that the Ku Klux wouldn't trouble
bim. I was arrested and carried to
Yorkville by the military. The only
oharge I heard against me, was when
Major Merrill asked mo if I didn't bold
night meetings to get oolored people to
change their politics, and told thom that
Ku Klux wouldn't hurt Democrats. I
told him I did not.
Miner McConnell, colored, was next
called. He said-I knew Jim Rainey.
1 bad a talk with him on Suuday even?
ing before his death. Ho was coming
from Philadelphia Churob. He told me
be was going ont Ku Kluxing, and that
folks would see something thou. He
said he arrested Mendeuball, and if
Crawford hadn't goue his bail, he would
have hung bim. I heard of his threats
to take from the cradle to tho grave.
Mendenball was drunk, and got in a foss
wini uuu ai Williams" mau. About
twenty jumped ou bim. I kuow Kirkland
Gunn. He lives iu thc same neighbour?
hood. He ain't looked on as anybody.
Nobody hardly would take his word
about anything. I am a Domoorat.
Cross-examined-Did you belong to
the Demooratio club? A. No. I bad no
club. I was a Democrat without any
club. I wasn't afraid of Ku Klux- I
beard some colored [ eoplo suy they laid
out from four of them.
The hour of adjournment having ar?
rived, the court suspended trial here till
to-morrow, at ll o'clock.
FniDAY'S rnOOEBDINOS
Tho court met at ll A. M.
Maj. Hurt made application for bail
for Hugh H. Kell, who, he stated, was
confined In jail in Columbia; that ho
was pronounced by the physicians ns
being unsound in his mind, and suffer?
ing from serious bodily illness; and that
bo olaimed his release on bail in a small
sam. Tbs absenoe of one of the sureties
oaused a postponement of tho applica?
tion.
The trial of Robort Hayes Mitchell
was oontinued. The examination of the
' witnesses on ibo ?ark ot tho defence was
?hen commenced.
William Bratton, colored, was placed
apon the stand and testified as follows:
I live in York County. I was well ac?
quainted with Jim Williams; I was a
private in his company at the time he
was bang. I was the first lieutenant in
the company until the arms were re?
ceived.
Mr. Stanberry-Why were you de?
posed?
Mr. Corbin objected to the question
as being irrelevant.
The court inquired of Mr. Stanberry
what was the object of the question?
Mr. Stanberry-I simply wish to
ascertain why he was deposed. It may
have been because he was unwilling to
engage in the subsequent operations ot
the company; or it may have bean that
he was deposed on account of his po?
litical opinions.
The court sustaiued the objeotion.
Mr. Stanberry-Did you ever have
any conversation with Jim Williame
Bhortly before his death?
Witness-Yes, sir; I had a conversa
tion with him not long before he wai
hung. He said: "I intend to rule thu
conntry; I'll Ku Klux white women ant
children, and if I can't manage thingi
then, I'll kill from the oradle to tin
grave." The conversation occurred a
Mr. Bratton's plantation, along some
time in January. He was talking in ai
angry manner. I have heard him mak<
tho same threat over and often at Mr
Bratton's placo. We both lived on tba
place; we were mach together; I spok
of the threats to others; it was aloin
about the lost of January last.
Cross-examined-1 have always passel
for a colored man. I didn't like bein)
deposed; but I wasu't mad ?it the com
pany for it. There had been Ku Kin:
raids before I had that conversation witl
Jim Williams. He was talking abou
Ku Klux bothering tho colored people
He said if any came down in that neigh
borhood, he would kill from the oradl
up; that he had the means of carrviu
on war, and he would do it.
Scott Wilson, white-I lived in Yor
County, near Jim Williams. There wa
a general rumor throughout the neigt
borhood, prior to Jim Williams' deatt
that he had made threats to burn, and s
forth. The only raid, first and last, i
that neighborhood, was when Jim Wi
iisms V;:U? bung.
Cross-examined-I did hear a repot
of raids in the North-west part of tl;
County. I think I heard of them i
January. I never heard of Jim Wi
hams burning any house. I did hear <
his reueiviug bribes to burn from M
Rose. I was not alarmed for my pe
sonal safety. I was uneasy about tc
property, and had it insured. I nev?
insured it before. I didu't lay out do
ing the night from tho fear of Jim Wi
Hums' oompany; but I watched at nigh
I didn't vote the Democratic tick
altogether; there wore some Republioai
on it. I voted the Reform ticket.
W. H. Atkins, white-I live in Yoi
County, about nine miles from the vi
l?ge. I lived in five milos of Jim Wi
hams. I beard him make threats 01
day at Gordon's Mill. He said: "M
Atkins, the way to decide this fuss b
tween the blacks und the whites is to j
into an old field and fight it out, and
my side gains the day, I'll take from tl
cradle up."
Cross-examined - This oonveraath
was along towards the lost of Februar
a week or ten days before he was kille
I did bear of Ku Klux raiding aboi
The first that I heard of wan in Decei
ber. I can't say that I was afraid of Ji
Williams* company.
C. J. Tride-I five in York Count
near Rock Hill. I belonged to an ase
ciation in 1868. It was called the Con
oil of Safety; some called it Ku Klu
I joined in Mr. Morris' room, in op
day-light. I was told to come in wh
danger was immediately appr?hende
There was no politics whatever in t
matter. We bad another meeting at
wood-yard. It was proposed to ta
away shot-guns from the negroes, frc
a fear that they would do harm, but t
meeting broke up, and that was all
ever heard of it. I am a Trial Justit
appointed by Gov. Scott, on the 15th
February last.
Cross-ex am i ned-Mr. Corbin read fri
a paper purporting to be the constii
tion and by-laws of tho Ku Klux, a
asked witness if the organization
joined had such a constitution, &o.
Witness-There was a constitution a
an obligation, but I don't recollect ai
thing about death, death, death. I
deli Jones officiated at thu meetii
There wore about twouty-fivo perse
present. I am and always was a sqaa
out-and-out Republican. I don't kn
that the society ever mot ut nights,
went on any raids. Mr. Rattaroe c
tell me that be was on the Ferris ra
Mr. Ferris is a quiet, respectable mi
I don't know what his politios aro. A
Rattareo said he was wounded on I
raid; I saw the wound on his face,
have talked with Iredell Jones freque
ly. I don't know that he wus obief
only know that he officiated as chaim
or presiding officer at the meeting. 1
only time I attended was in July, 18
I did not know, nur did I understni
that tho socioty lind auy political sign
canee whatever. I was not arrested
the military. I reoeived a mossago fr
Col. Merrill to come up ami soe him.
did go, and had a very pleasant o
friendly interview with him.
Tho defence closed here, and the p
sedition introduced testimony iu rep]
Andy Timi, colored-I know of
meeting "ulled of blacks and whit
The whites wore represented by I
Joseph Moore, Capt. Ned Crawford, I
Burrows, Major Wallace and Mr. Di
Wallace; thu blacks by Jim Wi 1 liai
Lewis Houser, myself nud others. 1
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UlSUtlug nm liBiiv? ... U?i|il4i. ^UOtti ..
militia company giving up their ari
and to Hud out what waa tho bone
contention between the lacee. The
suit was, thu whites said the guns w
not a source of trouble, except that OJ
loss men shooting about the roads w
them mightshoot somebody accidenta
They asked Jim to give up the guns, f
ho said he wouldn't until Gov. Sc
ordered him to do it. The way
meeting oaum about was that the gum
tho company at Yorkvillo had been
dered in, and that Gen. Anderson 1
been sont up by Gov. Scott lo take
all the guns. Jim Williams, Allen Bi
ton, Sam. Smith and mysolf wont up
York to seo about it. Wo talked w
Mr. Davo Hassell and Major Hart ab
giving up the guns, and Major B
wrote the letters to tho white men, s
ing them to have a meeting with
There was no trouble ut tho moeti
and all passed off friondly nud qu
oxoept that Mr. Russell got mad, booa
Jim would not give up the guns, aftei
had taken the trouble to oocae all
way down there, on Jim's promise
give them up. J never heard Jim m
any threat?, nor did I ever bear of his
making any till three days after his
death, when they came for the guns;
then Qapt. Ned Crawford told me about
them, and I head other whites and De?
mocrat niggers talk of them. I heard of
raids before Ohrietmaa; the burnings oe?
our red after Ohrietmaa.
Gross-examined-We went to York-'
ville, because we heard that Gov. Scott
had sent Qen. Anderson to call in all the
Suns. Qen. Anderson wasn't there,
lr. Bussell didn't tell me that he was
authorized by Gen. Anderson to receive
the guns. Jim Williams told Mr. Rus?
sell that be would not give op the guns
until Gov. Scott ordered him. He didn't
ourse Sir. Bussell, or use any profane
IUD gu aga.
P. J. O'Connell, white-I am a mem?
ber of tho Legislature from York Ce it li?
ly. I knew Jim Williams. He was
quiet, peaceable and truthful. I knew
him before the last election. I met him
several times. 1 found him a hearty,
jovial, good-natured sort of |a fellow. I
never beard him make any threats, I
spoke to him about violence and things
of that sort, aud he said be waa opposed
to all such. Tho Ares occurred after the
raiding. The Ku Klux were understood
to have done it. I left York just after
the election, and oame here to the Le?
gislature. The Legislature sat till March.
I didn't go back after adjournment, for
fuar the Ku Klux would kill me. I oan
go back now, since Maj. Merrill has
straightened things.
Gross examined-I bad heard of threat?
of violenoe before I talked with Jim Wil
Hams about it. He was referring to Ko
Klnx outrages, and the talk by the co
lored people of retaliation. He said ht
was opposed to all retaliation. I don't
know of any burnings, except by report.
I did hear the whites express uneaainesi
about the negro militia, but I think ii
was all a pretext. I don't believe the]
were iu the least alarmed. They ma?
have felt some anxiety about the burn
ing of their houses. I don't know hov
far it is from where I live to where Wil
Hams lived. I don't belong to tbe mili
tia. I was a colonel once, but I resign et
when the guns were given to the militia
I don't know the companies of my regi
mont; I believe Williams' was one.
resignad because there waa too mool
Lomir and too little pay.
J. H. White, colored-I have been
member of the Legislature from Yorl
since 1868; I was born and raised in tbs
County; I knew Jim Williams well; hi
cbaraoter was always good, as a peace
able, quiet citizen; I never heard of an
threats until after his death; I knew c
Ku Klux raids before the Presidents
eleotion; there was a colored man raide
in Wm. Wiley's store; I don't remembe
his name; the next was the raid o
Rouudtree, in December. There was
colored school-house torn down, too, i
Bethel settlement.
George Witherspoon, colored-I ha\
lived in Yorkville for twenty-eight c
twenty-nine years; I knew Jim Willian
well; I wasn't in his company; I nev<
knew him to be anything else than
quiet, peaceable oitizen; I beard, aft<
his death, of bis having made threat
not before; I heard it from Dr. Buft
Bretton.
CroBB-examiued- I think he was a ma
of bis word, and would do what be sai
he would do.
Lt wis Houser, colored-I lived i
York last year; had lived there sim
1865. I left there ten months ago. Tl
Ku Klux ran mo off. I have known Ji
Williams since 1865. He was an uprigl
man in every respect; I belonged to b
company; drilled and mastered with i
I never heard of his making any threa
till after his death; I heard it from tl
lady I lived with, Mary Williamson,
commenced to lay ont on the night
Jim Williams' den tb; a great mai
colored people layed ont from lear of tl
Ku Klux.
OroBs-examined-I was a member
the company, The last muster we b
was three weeks before Christmas,
didn't know of any muster on tbe F
day night before Jim Williams' deal
' I knew of the meeting to consult abo
our giving up the guns. The reas
Jim Williams said that he wouldn't gi
up the gurra to those men was, that tb
had not furnished the guns, and he v<
not coinc to turn thpm over,
Allen White, colored-I live in Yoi
I voted Ibo Republican ticket. I km
Jim Williams when be lived in Yoi
ville with Mr. Rainer. He bad the ol
racter of a peaoeable, orderly men.
Cross-examined-I lived in a qoar
of a mile of Jim Williams, when
lived in tbs Tillage. Since tho war,
hus lived ten miles from town.
Andy Tims was recalled, and testifi
as follows-The last muster of the m
tia company was three weeks bef<
Christmas.
Cross-examined-Some of the bc
did meet during Christmas. I kn
they didn't muster any more, becans
was the olerk of the company, and tb
couldn't move without my orders.
The prosecution closed here, and li
Johnson said that tbe defence would i
offer any further testimony.
Mr. Corbin asked for time nntil
morrow to collate the testimony bef<
going to tbe jury.
The oourt aooordingly adjourned ut
II o'clock, to-morrow.
.The grand jury made the followi
returns; The United States vs. Sam
G. Brown, Chambers Brown, Elias Ba
say, Samuel Ramsay, Robert Ha;
Mitchell, Napoleon Miller, John Mil!
Henry Wari lok, Bobert Biggins, Jae
Ferguson, Wm. Fergnson, Hugh K
Banks Kell, John Ramsay, Wm.Sheai
Samuel Ferguson-conspiracy agai
Charles Ruusell; true bill.
The United States vs. James Barm
Lawson Armstrong, John Clinton, Ji
Campbell, Leyburn Currents, Reui
MoOatl, Robinson 7??i?!er---eonspift
against Abe Hall; true bill.
The United States vs. Samuel J. B
vey, John White, James White-oom
racy against Tueophilus Owens; no fa
Wo have just received the sad inU
genoe of the death of Mr. H. Gai
Todd, near Loase, Limestone Cont
Texas, on the 27tb of November, fr
injuries received by a fall from a tree
tbe 19th of that month. Mr. Todd
a native of Anderson, an honest, upri
oitizen, and a brave soldier in tbe i
war. He removed to Tex aa less tl
twelve mouths ago, and bis uotin
death will besincerely regretted by a la
circle of friends in this community.
I Anderson Intelligence!
HOMICIDE,-A difficulty occurred
the Tank neighborhood, on last Sat
day night, between Sam. Durham, nsf
and John Polk, white, wbioh r?sult?e
the death of the former. The diffloi
between tbe parties commenoed at
store of Mr. G. W. Bell, when Dorl
attempted to kill Polk with an axe.
11 Muenster Ledge,
I
Om MATTE ns.-The price of single
copies of the PHCKNTX is five cents.
The PHCSNIX office is supplied with ?ll
necessary material for as handsome cards,
bill heads, posters, pamphlets, hand-bills,
oi rou lars, and other printing that maybe
desired, as any office in the South. Gire
ns a call and test our work.
The raffle for the quilt ceses off st
LyBrand's innate store, this evening, st
8 o'clock.
Dr. Hayes' bill, introduced in the Se?
nate, on Thursday, provided that County
Treasurers should receive pay certificate?
of the General Assembly in payment of
taxes.
There are a good many people who
believe Dan. Rice has retired, and still
others who think him dead. The latter
are naturally somewhat skeptical about
his being present here in the body as
advertised. If there are any doubt?
about this being the "old original Ja?
cob?," they can satisfy themselves by
; attending the circus and taking one look
at that nose, a facial feature that never
deceives. The Colonel knows his supe?
riority in this line, and will take no
offence.
"Aa big as y >or hand"-the Norfolk
oysters on the half shell to be obtained
at the Erehfccge Hosee.
DECISION OF SUPREME COUBT, Deoem
[ ber 15.-lt. J. Donaldson, as Beceiver of
j the Bank of Camden, as plaintiff, vs. W.
j E. Johnston, W. D. McDowell, defend?
ants: Ordered, that motion be dismissed,
and the judgment of the Circuit Uonrt
be affirmed per curium.
THE PILGRIM.-On Wednesday night
next, there is to com m on oe an exhibi?
tion at Irwin's Hall, in this oity, intro?
ducing the most prominent points in
Banyan's Pilgrim's Progress, in the
shape of a moving panorama, with many
I of the accessories of the stage, in the
way of sonnie effects, red aud white
lights, etc. It gives some of the most
useful lessons in life. Tbe paintings
themselves are the works of such artists
aa Leutze, Church, with many others
known to fame. The transformation
scene, ooming after the arrival of the
Pilgrim and his companion at the celes?
tial city, is a wonder, considering the
i size of the stage it is given upon, and is
I second only to those seen in largo thea?
tres. The manner in which the-many
I journeyings and adventures of the PU
I grim is accompanied by music, is not
the least interesting portion of the exhi?
bition. The "Pilgrim" stays with na
only three evenings, and we can con?
scientiously advise every man, woman
and child in the town to see it when it
makes its appearance. There will be a
grand matinee Friday afternoon, at 3
o'clock.
MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-Tba Northern
j mail opens at 3.00 P. M.; oloseo 7.15
, A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.00
I P. M. ; doses 6 00 A. M. Charleston
I night mail opens 6.30 A. M.; closes6.00
? P. M. Greenville mail opens 6.45 P.
M. ; closes 6.00 A. M. Western mail
.pens 9.00 A. M. ; closes 1.80 P. M. On
Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M.
HOTEL ARRIVALS, December 15.
Nickerson House-Chas. J. And ell, John's
Island; Miss Mary A. Hasley, Summer?
ville; Edward H. Walker, Charlotte; J.
M. Lipscomb, Danville; W. M. Roberta,
Pendleton; W. B. McOaw, Yorkville; J.
A. Winton, Agent Pilgrim's; A. L.
Whaling, Richmond; R H. Dayton,
Baltimore; Harvey Tenney, Colombia.
Columbia ??o/e/-E. W. M. Maokey. W.
N. Tait, W. M. Bird, J. H. .Averill, G.
S. Cameron, Charleston; A. W. Sibly, G.
T. Aldrich, B. Hadendorf, J. S. San?
ders, New York; B. S. Portie, Fla.; J.
T. Linen, Illinois; W. A. Bradley, ll.
W. McCullough, oity; F. Gardner, Va.;
J. C. Harden, Newberry.
LIST OF NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
E. Pollard-Christmas Presents.
Mocking Bird for Sale.
Chambers & Co.-Stoves, Tinware, Seo.
J. D. Bateman-Fish.
Heise-Look to Christmas.
J. Levin-Last Notice.
Heinitah-Prince of Wales.
S. P. Hamilton-Summons.
M AN cr AC i un INO ENTERPRISE IN CHA.UI.HU.
TON -Charleston is fast becoming a manu?
facturing as well as a commercial city. The
largest m iii uf ac tory of doors, sashes, blinds,
Ac, in the Southern Stat*s is that of Hr. P.
P. T?ALE, on Horlbeck's Wharf, io that oity,
sales rooms at No. 20 Hayne street. Mr.
To A LE'a advertisement appears in another
column. Nov 24
OFFICIAL RAFFLE NUXBERB Charleston Chari?
table Association, for benefit Free School fund :
RAFFLE CLASS Nc.24B -Morning, J)famber 1 (J
15-71-70-0-9-78-39 28-52-72-09-11
Witness my hand at Charleston, this 15th day
ot Beoomber, 1871. FENN PECK,
Deo IC Sworn Commissioner.
Fish.
JCRT received, one barrel of Fine Fresh
RAHS, which I will dispose of during to?
day at l?w prices. J. D. BATEMAN,
DHO ic ? Columbia Ice House.
Mooking Bird for Sale.
V?tZ A splendid Singer. One year old. For
MpEinfottna ion, apply at this o ?ipo.
"Ta-**? Dee" 18_
Last Notice to Gas Consumers.
DEFAULTERS will take notice that all
bills remaining unpaid at theolose of
this day will find themselves in the dark.
JACOR LEVIN,
Secretary Colombia Oas Company.
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Look to Christmas-To Ladies.
ON band, and manufacturing daily, the
greatest variety of CAKES ever made in
this oity. Quality unsurpassed. Plain, Fruit
and Blsok Cakes, all sizes, ornamented and
marked in a superior manner. All orders
promptly attended to, at
Deo 16 3 HEISE'S CONFECTIONERY.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Now Opening for the Holidays,
WHAT is tho uso of looking and search?
ing, puzzling and porplexing the mind,
nntil you are noarly distracted in your anx?
iety to find something for a HAPPY SUR?
PRISE, while there ls a large and ohoioe
ssleotion of suitable and useful Artiolea to be
found at B. POLLARD'S?
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