The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-15
turn OF the parishes by this board The
board must decide these questions by final
VICKSBURG.

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V1CKsBuRG, Dec 14.-Governor Ames' state
ment, made few days since. about the Vicks-
burg difficulties, refers for proof that Crosby
was innocent Of any ofense, to an interview
with the foreman Of the Grand Jury OF the
county.
In to-morrow's Vicksburg Herald Dr. Bow
mar, the foreman Of the Grand Jury. will pub
lish the following. 1t is important, as deny
ing the truthfulness of Amess statement
DR.. Bowman says ION Sunday, 9th inst. j,
being in the city of jackson on business, I
requested an interview with Governor Ames,
for the purpose of giving him true account
of the cause of the excitement at Vicksburg
against Peter Crosby and other officials The
request was granted, and called at the Ex-
ecutive mansion. stated to Governor Ames
that was from Vicksburg, and was a member
OF the grand jury which had found indic:.
ments against the Chancery and Circuit
Court Clerks and the State Superin-
tendent of Education, late Clerk Of
the Circuit Court of Warren county, for
embezzlement, forgery, ETC.; that during the
session the records OF the Treasurer's Office,
together with part of the Chancery Court
clerks, had been stolen and supposed to have
been destroyed that these books contained
evidence Of very great frauds, and were put
in room and locked for safe keeping, but
the room was broken open and the records
abstracted.
The Governor replied that the people OF
Warren county had forced Peter Crosby, the
Sheriff, from his Office, and that if they
wanted . difficulty he was placed and would
be pleased to meet the issue. which was
purely political. If Crosby was white man
no trouble would have occurred about his
honI IL ho1 biv last
winter, and no charges were made against
him. and the people ought to be satisfied with
him.
told him that owing to the want CT time
on the part OF the persons appointed to
examine the Sheriff's account that no charges
have been preferred, but that the Treasurer
book, which was stolen, was the book kept by
Peter Crosby, during his occupancy OF the
Office OF County Treasurer: that there was evi
dence of fraud in that book; that the county
warrants which had been Cancelled and ordered
to be burn ed by the Board Of Supervisors, were
funded; that it was a notorious fact which
Judge Lea and Judge Brown both knew that
Peter Crosby had used the State warrants
issued to him to pay tho jury OF the spring
term Of their circuit court for his own private
purposes, and had not paid the holders o
these jury claims; that Judge Lea called it I
misdemeanor in office, punishable by fine anG
Imprisonment, and Judge Brown said it wal
only breach of trust Peter Crosbys bono
was known to be worthless, and notwithstand
ing the fact that it was known that he would
prevent the conviction of the thieves who hat
been indicted by packing the juries, and h
was known to be Enthusiastically, yet if h.
gave good bond on the 9Th when the Boari
OF Supervisors met, the people would submit
to his being sheriff
The Governor replied by referring to tn
defaulting sherifs during Gov. McNutt's ad
ministration, and said there were no riots o.
disturbances then, and that the movement il
Vicksburg was purely political, and that HI
was prepared to meet the Issue.
J. H. D. BOWMAN.
Late Foreman Grand Jury.
The rumors telegrapEed yesterday by spe
cial correspondents that the negroes wer
again massing to attack the city proved nm
true. Perfect quiet reigns throughout tn
country.