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.

1654 CONDITION OF AFFAIRS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
Question. Did they say they would protect you if you would vote the democratic
ticket?
Answer. Yes, sir, in any way.
Question. Did they tell you this after your house had been attacked in the way you
described?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. That if you would vote the democratic ticket they would protect you in
every way?
Answer. They told me after my house was attacked the last time, if I would come
over to the democratic side, they would stop this and it would save my life; and if I
didn't do it, I would be a dead man. These very men came over the words last night.
Question. What did they say last night of your being a radical?
Answer. Says he, "Old Peter Robinson," that is an old citizen down there, "and
Colonel James has saved your life-getting you to promise never to vote the radical
ticket." I says, "I have not voted one since." Says he, "Are you going to vote one?"
I told him, "No." He says, "What will you vote?" I says, "I reckon I'll vote the
democratic ticket." He asked,'Would you vote the democratic ticket?" I told him,
"I reckoned I would."'He said that wouldn't do, but I had to comeoutbroad with it;
and if I didn't he would kill me in spite of hell; and if he ever knowed me to have a
radical letter in the world, they intended to kill me if it cost their lives.
Question. What is the business of Dunn and Bran?
Answer. Mr. Bran's mother has a farm. Dunn has a little farm-none but himself,
his father and mother; they are very old people, and he farms for a living.
Question. Do they employ colored help?
Answer. Dunn is not able. Bran is sort of able to employ colored help.
Question. Are they drinking young men?
Answer. When they can get it, they are.
Question. Do you know of any other colored people that have been whipped or shot,
or their houses fired into?
Answer. I know of, I believe, as many as four that has been killed; but none have
been whipped.
Question. State the names of the persons killed.
Answer. Mike I)unn.
Question. When was he killed?
Answer. It has been, I think, since about the 1st of October. I don't remember exactly the date.
Question. This year?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. Where was he killed?
Answer. In the neighborhood of Campbell's road, or Mr. Campbell's plantation.
Question. At night?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. How many went to kill hin?
Answer. There were seven there.
Question. Was he a man of family?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. Did they visit his cabin?
Answer. Not at all, as I know of.
Question. I mean did they take him out of his house?
Answer. Yes, sir, took him out of his bed.
Question. Were they disguised?
Answer. I think they were, from what I can learn.
Question. Where did they take him to?
Answer. They took hin out right opposite, right before the house, about a hundred
yards, and killed him.
Question. Shot him, or hung him?
Answer. They shot him and cut his throat.
Question. What had they against him?
Answter. I can't learn.
Question. Has any one ever been taken up or prosecuted for the killing of Dunn?
Answer. None at all. Abe Lyons.
Question. Tell us about his case.
Answer. He was taken out and shot and his throat cut.
Question. The committee have heard about his case. Pass on to the next one.
Answer. Thomas Rogers.
Question. When was he killed?
Answer. In June.
Question. Was he a man of family?
Answer. Yes, sir.
Question. Was he killed at his own house?