Report of the Joint select committee appointed to inquire into the condition of affairs in the late insurrectionary states, so far as regards the execution of laws, and the safety of the lives and property of the citizens of the United States and Testimony taken.

1556 CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Question. Who was it reported whipped him?
Answer. I never heard who did it.
By Mr. BUCKLEY:
Question. This party were arrested, were they?
Answer. Yes, sir; these negroes were.
Question. Soon after this offense?
Anzswecr. Yes, sir; by a writ issued by the magistrate there and the sheriff; they had
the sheriff there.
Question. Was it the sheriff or deputy sheriff?
Answer. The deputy sheriff.
Quaetion. What was his name?
Answer. Giles, I think, sir.
Question. Did Mr. Giles, the deputy sheriff, make the arrests of these parties?
Answver. He was with them. There was a posse of men summoned, but I did not go
with them.
Question. Summoned by whom?
Answer. By Mr. Giles.
Question. To make the arrest?
Answer. Yes, sir; there were a good many scattered about the country.
Question. But they were arrested and brought up to Jefferson?
Answer. That was my impression; I do not know now; I did not see the writs nor
inquire into it.
(Question. In whose charge were they at the time you saw them?
Answer. Mr. Giles's. I saw him start off with a posse, and he was there, and I knew
him to be a deputy, and he was acting as such, and had them in charge.
Question. lie was present at the time the committee met, was he?
Answcer. I think he was there; I do not say for certain, but I know he was there during the day.
Question. Was there any officer present when the committee met?
Anslwer. I do not know, unless he was there, and I would not say he was or was not;
I do not remember.
Question. Was Mr. Giles the person who arrested these parties, or was it a deputy
constable in the neighborhood?
Answer. I know that Giles arrested all except Lewis; I do not know who arrested
him, but he was there; I know when he made the other arrests, for I saw him that
morning in the court.
Question. You never heard, then, that Lewis was whipped?
Answer. Yes; I heard it after they were brought to jail here.
Question. Did you hear that any other one was whipped?
Answer. No, sir.
Question. Did you not hear that Lewis was whipped after his arrest and while in possession of an officer?
Answer. No, sir; I did not.
Question. You made no examination of him?
Answer. No, sir.
Question. He said nothing about it to the committee?
Answer. No, sir, he did not, that I heard. I was not there all the time. I was there
when he made his confession, but not all the time.
By the CHAIRMAN:
Question. Have you been subpoenaed as a witness to attend court to prove this?
Answer. Which court?
Question. To attend the court which has jurisdiction over the offense; you say they
are in jail?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. You are a witness, are you?
Answier. I think I was subpoenaed, sir. I do not know on what side.
By Mr. BUCKLEY:
Question. Have you been to the trial yet?
Answer. No, sir; the trial has been put off.
Question. The trial was set for Friday, yesterday, was it not?
Answer. I heard so.
Question. Were you at Linden yesterday?
Answer. No, sir; I did not get my subpoena until yesterday evening. It was left in
she hands of a young man to give to me, and he did not do it until, I believe, yesterday evening.
By the CIAIRMAN:
Question. Which side put the trial off?