----- Forwarded message from "Toomean2@aol.com" <Toomean2@aol.com> ----- Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 11:33:44 EDT From: "Toomean2@aol.com" <Toomean2@aol.com> Reply-To: "Toomean2@aol.com" <Toomean2@aol.com> Subject: [SCSPARTA] Ku Klux Articles Cont. To: "SCSPARTA-L@rootsweb.com" <SCSPARTA-L@rootsweb.com> "The Carolina Spartan" Issue April 18, 1872 Shot To Death by Federal Soldiers We learn from a reliable source just before going to press that a few days ago Minor PARRIS, of this County, who is well known to many of our citizens from his connection with the Magnetic Iron Company at Cherokee Ford on Broad River, was shot and killed by Federal soldiers. The circumstances as we have heard them are as follows: Minor PARRIS who has for many years attended to the Fishery on Broad River, belonging to the Iron Company, was out in the river in his boat, examining the traps for fish, when a party of Federal soldiers from the York side of the river, rode up and ordered him to halt, as he was moving for the Spartanburg shore where he lived, failing to halt his boat, a number of shots were fired at him, some of which took effect and killed him. We have not heard who was in command of these soldiers. The facts as we learn them, make this a great outrage, but we forbear further comments until they are confirmed. 'Tis thus that GRANT gives us peace. The peace of death--a peace only found in the silence of the grave. We do not know, but presume these soldiers were in pursuit of PARRIS for violations of the Ku Klux or Enforcement acts. Issue: May 9, 1872 How They Get Ku Klux Witnesses A gentleman of strict veracity, who has lately visited Charleston, and while there took much interest in Ku Klux trials now before the United States Court, informs us of a circumstance which shows up one of the vile practices resorted to by the Government officers to obtain negro evidence to implicate white persons as Ku Klux. It appears that a number of colored persons who had been confined in jail as Government witnesses were called up to make their statements, receive their pay and be discharged. One of them, however, persisted in saying that he knew nothing about the Ku Klux, and could give the Government no assistance in that respect. He was informed, that as he could not or would not tell anything, he could not get any pay, consequently the poor fellow was turned loose in Charleston, after being kept in jail by the United States Government for months, without a dollar in his pocket, while other witnesses were paid off and sent to their homes many miles distant; rejoicing. He remained in Charleston about two days suffering for food and lodging. At the expiration of that time the poor fellow went forward and implicated two persons as being Ku Klux, and was then paid off in full. There is no doubt that greenbacks have more to do in pressuring testimony against the citizens of this State had a desire to protect "loll" ? colored citizens from the Ku Klux. Is it any wonder that innocent persons fly from the fear of being arrested from such testimony? --- Unionville Times. Issue of June 27, 1872 Final Disposition of the Ku Klux The Ku Klux prisoners, convicted at the recent term of the U.S. Circuit Court and who have been confined in jail here until they could be transferred to the Albany penitentiary, will leave in the steam ship Champion, this afternoon, at 6 o'clock, in custody of Marshal Wallace, and a sufficient force of deputies. We give below the names of those going; Leander SPENCER, William SMITH, Pinckney CALDWELL, Milton HOWE, LaFayette HOOD, Felix DOVER, Walker MOORE, Joseph LECKIE, John C. TOBINSON, William LOWREY, W.M. FULTON, Charles BARNETT, Benjamin STRICKLAND, William D. BARNES, Gilbraith HAMBRIGHT, Elijah HARDEN, Miles McCULLOUGH, Walker DAWSON, Alison HAYES, James SANDERS, William RAMSEY, David RAMSOUR, Walter P. ANTHONY and George S. WRIGHT. Two others destined for the same place of imprisonment, will not be able to go at present, being sick. Their sentences vary from one to ten years -- Charleston Courier, 8th. Lisa ==== SCSPARTA Mailing List ==== Newcomers: Please introduce yourself to the list and tell us about your Spartanburg County interests. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx ----- End forwarded message -----