New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-07-25
PROSECUTING LIBERAL NEGROES.
TESTIMONY IN TIE CASE OF CROSS All h BAL
RISK IN DECLARING FOR GREELEi'

TESTIMONY IN TIE CASE OF CROSS Al hA -
RIsK IN DECLARING FOR GREELEY
R.1E1GH. July 21.-The following Is the
testimony in the case Of the colored LDerai' ~
Cross who was attacked and beaten WINE ac'ins %
marshal in Greeley and Brown procession on Tue ,A
i,ns Tho case was heard before L. 5 Commissioner L.
W. Best. July % .,..t
sampeI G. t,ross. having been sworn testified
was marshal at the Greeley and Brown dS tbat
meeting held here On the recession formed at
'Fr-ntressss shop, Wilmingtonst c9nheSsH 49, ~
meeting S Of t @sr esy vas down Fsyetiey the
Marlborough House and then back again u re croWd
,1bere sDeakfng was going on lnNlteu VIC OLo
,resent 10 20 up IN the hall and hear the speaAiS SD
one said. Don't want any greeley e ~ SaVemept
r soid that I had right anywhere, and was I,gc
70 act as wished ana ToT on 0s some one sald and
tbe crowd OF eoOred men ercled close srounu Ypes
tnen and struck me very hard with his list several
5fnes the crowd very DOlsterQus anu cu 49, -
sS coiorsd people TO attack being Greeleyite
had taken measures for personal security, an
drew it when strnck but did not open ,I,
dateT some knocked II out OF my manu-, anu ined
placed MS foot or IL, and t1en resai .SC
II then I was struck on the back OF the tne
head with sS%e Stunned 9e3y4d e though lodged which
s,ved me from s force; then ran, and the crowd after
me saving KIN the id Greeley man." and " down
With Greeley niggers" could not understand Well as
] was much In fear Of my ne ana was running i ~
gut Of the way Of the crowd they were 8h 81, me
dnd bricks and sticks and things some OF when MI NJ
] could very fast for nave anne re- oo
some one caught me by ny coat ' H.! Vu t6u,
FLASHED around with my razor and that stopped tiel
Tor moment; then ran again; me GroWd al me ,p
saving we viii give hun Greeley; ! was running Ior
iife AZ the corner OF Wilmington and Hargettts sone
of the crowd stopped and repenished themselves VIII
6ricks where an old house was being torn down; ran
IN Wnmington-st then back again about hai
5be counter and the crowd ran in. and some
10 the back OF the house; l called 70 NJ OyerOy
70 protect me he said he would then p0leenSan
came in, and I put myself under his protectloh ne
carried 10 the guardhOuse, the crowd lOLoNlng e
tie sergeant Of Police said be would escort me home
Tod would Ike 70 90 70 the bal and hear me speak
O'Clock unmOlested the disturbance occurred ABOUT
Cross-examined-I had taken three four drinks dur
yng day but enough % make me the least ntOx
Nv mind and reason in tie least; was as sober
= am now 1 am a native Of Connecticut; cape 70
North Carolina about eight years ago ta9gAt
echOOl in Granville County employed by the New
York state Benevolent Society; was MAGISTRATE IN tha
county, appointed by Gov Holden and then eleeted
again by Republican voters came TO Raleigh a. oarOef
Rs-direct-I Changed 70 the Liberal Republicans be
cause Greeley freed the negroes. and lac was their lend
ONO Crabtree (whitel, know the defendant,
Mack jones' day. the 18th, he around 70
Sine crowd, and that If he could have caught up Win
Gross be would have knocked his brains out with rock
he said that Cross had gotten In fuss about lantern
with Prmus Haywood and then run and that he joined
A. the crowd 70 rock him; and would XII hln. 7-,
Charlie Tucker cOOredt sworn was opposite tucker
7Ian, the night Of the l6th talking 70 my brother
Gross Cross a friend Of mine Cross ran, then saw
Che crowd all the blacks IN II ran after him. throwing
Focks and bricks yelling Kill him " they said this Just
s they started saving kill the Greeley niger" heard
these and euss words AL the time; they we're very
J. T. Meadis white sworn the crowd pass our
store Hargetst the night Of the 10th, about
and following and making great noise heard one
Say who was running near me- Sh9m recoghlte9 d
ePrlmus Haywood, catch him, catch him; Cd On
Aim, We viii give him Greeley"
No witnesses were introduced for the defense AFTER
err1ment by the counsel. defendant bound
she next term VI the l. 5 Court IN bond OF SlVO.