The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-10-09


James Desmond City Marshal, received a
telegram from Grenada, signed IL: French.
Sheriff Yalobusha county," containing the
following words: "If X. q. Matthews Is In
Holly Springs, arrest and detain him until
YOU hear from me-" Mr.. NJ. was arrested
by Mr. Desmond early on Friday morning.
He was detained in custody until Saturday
evening, 80 hours, when second dispatch,
signed as before, was received telling Mr..
Desmond that charges against Matthews
were withdrawn; release him." lie was, of
course. at once released. Things have
reached a beautiful condition when a peace
able and orderly citizen can be ordered ar
rested and be held in close custody without
the nature OF the charges against him being
made known.
HOW AMEs' sUBoRDINATEs DEPoRFED THEM
SELVES iN RANkIN--THEY UNLOCK PRI-
son moUsEs-TURN LOOSE CRMI-
NAILS AND INTERFERE WITH
CIVIL TRIALS.
BRANDON, August 9, 1869.
As your readers know, Bill MCGOWAN, the
Probate Judge appointed in place of DIR.
Catchings. removed by Gen. Ames, and also
President of the Board of Police of Rankin
county, was arrested by the civil authorities
here upon the charge of obtaining a county
warrant by false pretences, of stealing an
other warrant, and of embezZlng county
money. after a fair investigation he was
held
becoming his surety. In the case of steal
irg the charge was Withdrawn, upon the
affidavit of COrliss, who swore he gave the
warrant To McGowan. The embeZZling
case was FULLY investigated, aud the court
required bail for $1,000, which, after giving
him the longest indulgence, he failed to
give, when last Friday the court ordered
Mr. Reeves, special Constable, to lodge him
in Jail, and also, ordered Maj or Rosrncrantz
to aid and assist Mr.. Reeves, which he did.
and MCGOWAN was put in jail.
Saturday morning Major R0SeRcrdHtz de-
n,al,ded the keys Of the jatk and got them. and
took McGotgan OW IF jail anil he is StiH 0Ht!
The Justice of the Peace say, he gave him
no orders 10 take him cut. and Mr.. Il ewes
knew nothing OF IL until il was over. What
is the excuse for this high-banded and law
less act on the part of Gen. Ames' subordi-
mates, we do not know. We leave him 70
make his defense.
Corliss, the carpet-bag Sheriff, appointed
by Ames in place of DIR. Cohea, removed, is
also in custody for obtaining Il county war
rant by false pretenceS--iOr attempting to
defraud the county, and also for subOrna-
nation of periury-the proof against him Is
overwhelming and conclusive, even in the
estimation of his Radical friends. He has
been sick since Sunday week and unable to
attend court.
We are without a Probate Judge and a
Sheriff, who can act. Our Circuit Court is
approaching and the people cannot prepare
for il, because the process cannot be served
This way of the military taking out of the
custody of the law a criminal, confined to
Jail, is contrary to our ideas, but Gen. Ames
is governing the State agreeably TO his
views of right and wrong from Radical
standpoint.
Since the above was written, Mqj Rosen-
crdntz and squad Of soldiers escorted McGoto-
an to the Court house, and one Of the soldiers
opened the Probate Court (this being the reg
ular term) and in q fen minutes the same sol
der adjourned court TO The merit term!
Whether Ames' military will continue to
claim his custody, we await patiently TO
hear from Adelbert.
AAIEs RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RANKIN COUNTY
FRAUDS TESTIMONY OF THE OFFICIAL
ORGAN.
From the Pilot (Bitter-End Radically
AFFAIRS IN RANKIN.-It Is with extreme
sorrow and regret that we have to record !
the fact that the Sheriff and Probate judge |
OF that county-dppOintees Of Gen. Ames- |
have been acting badly, abused the conf |
dence reposed in them, and by fraud atDon /
the county Treasury, sloindling and 6rfberU |
haze dtsgrdced themselves and BrOught reDro1cb |
upon the pOacer 1ohtch placed them in the post
ton acttch they held. These two officers are
now In arrest, and their cases are UNDERGO
ing legal investigation. From the facts
thus far developed, 10e do not see an excuse
Tor. or an eTtenudtiHg circumstance surrounding
these mems acts. And the people OF Rankin
leel justly outraged at this bold, bare-f faced
attempt 10 rob The county Of thousands Of dot
lars In any light the case has bad out
took. In political aspect since it is known
that tLoO good men, gentlemen Of the highest re-
and tried integrity, were displaced
TO make room for two who have turned out
so badly, the bloo falls 1cuh crushing 1oetght
HOW AMEs PLAYED HIS LITTLE GAME IN
MONROE CoUNTY--HE REMOVES GOOD
MEN AND PUTS NCoMPETENTs
AND vAGABoNDs IN OFFICE
From the Aberdeen Examiner, 1860.
In this county, the Sheriff was a military
appointee, ana a Republican; but he was "A
responsible man, and a gentleman; and
therefore became vastly unpopular with the
Commanding General, and so Mr.. Oldshue.
who cares nothing for the office, but only
held IL because the people of the county de-
sired, was removed by Gen. Ames and one
Z. r. HOLE, OF New Orleans or Prussia, was
sent to relieve him, and in order that no ,
difficulty should be encountered in the way
of making a bond he removes Mr.. O'Con-
nor, our competent Probate Judge, a mill
tary appointee, but an old citizen, good
PROBATE lawyer, and a man generally re-
spected- and puts in one John +. Meek, an
individual who knows as much about law
as ne does about astronomy.
Inc military Mayor of this city, Mr.. X. j
asser, was appointed by Gen. Ames, who
doubtless labOred, at the time of his APP
polntment, under the impression that ne ,
mat he was high. toned gentleman, an en-
ergetic, honest officer, and man unver-
sally respected, he has ordered his removal,
appointing in his place silly non descript
Dy the name of Lacey, who, hailing from
me Lord only knows where, has suddenly
made his appearance in our city, and has
been noticed principally as a kind OF a
comet tail that whisked behind Hole.
The foregoing are few of the many !
examples Of Ames lawless and over
bearing conduct in this State in 1869
He now insults the same people whom he
hen SO outrageously wronged by claim
ng their votes for the office of Governor
n the pending election. For these crimes
against them, he has made no apology
'ttered no reparation. After he had
transferred himself to the L. S. Senate,
he became their constant calumniator, !
hough claiming to represent them in that
'ody. He is now adding insult to injury. I
reversing the State, delivering incendi. I
ny harangues, stirring up strife between /
he races, and organizing discord. Peo-
lie of Mississippi, is this man fit to be
Governor of your State?
The death of Hon. John B. Baldwin
distinguished citizen of Virginia, is an T
OunoeH y