Q.  And  you  didn't  olier  to  go  t(7  her  aid  you  say  and  she
crying  murder  and  you  did  not  ofter  to  go  to  the  aid  of
Corliss  ?  A.  I  did  aid  Mr.  Corliss  after  he  had  returned  but
I  did  not  go

Q.  I  am  talking  about  that  night  ?  A.  That  Avas  the  same
night.     I  aided  him  that  night.
Q.  But  I  say  you  did  not  go  to  his  aid  to  try  and  get  him
away  from  the  five  men  that  were  whipping  him  ?  A.  No,
sir,  I  did  not.
Q.  Do  you  belong  to  this  organization  ?  A.  No,  sir,  I
don't  belong  to  any  secret  society.
Q.  Do  you  know  of  any  more  outrages  that  were  com-
milted  by  the  Kidclux  ?     A.  Not  of  my  own  knowledge.
Q.  Did  you  ever  belong  to  the  "  White  Brotherhood  "  ?
A.  No,  sir.
Q.  Nor  to  the  "  Constitutional  Union  Guard  ?  "  A.  No,
sir.
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Q.  'Nov  to  the  "  Invisible  Empire  ?  "     A.  No,  sir.
Q.  None  of  them?  A.  I  don't  know  anything  about  them,,
sir

Q.  [By  Mr.  Graham.]  Nor  the  Union  League  ?"  A.  No,
sir,  nor  the  Union  League.  I  don't  belong  to  any  secret  so-
ciety.
Q.  Do  you  know  of  anybody  who  did  belong  to  it  ?  A.
!Not  till  since  they  came  out  and  revealed  it  themselves.
Q.  You  say  3^ou  helped  Corliss  that  night?  A.  I  said  I
aided  him  that  nia:ht.
