Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-19

off Gals and demand their resignation. The meet
ing adjourned TO await the report. The officials
who could be found begged time to consult their
lawyers, but failed to reply in the time given
them. On the reasscmblng of the meeting in the
afternoon, and hearing the report of their COM
n.ittee, they resolved to adjourn in body 10 the
Court House, and demand the resignation of the
officers. On reaching the Court House all the Of
icers fed bat Crosby. lie signed resignation
No one concealed what his fate would be if he had
not done so. lie would have been hanged on
the spot As soon as he got out of the clutches of
the mob he wrote letter to Judge Brown, of the
Circuit Court, stating that he took back h!s reslg-
nation, as he was compelled to sign it to save ms
life. lie was then out in the country on his way
to jackson.
The morning after this row Judge Brown tried
to hold court but the parties left IN charge of the
Court House refused TO let the Deputy enter the
court room, and so court has been adjourned from
dav to day since then. On Friday rumor got
abroad that Crosby was about to make a go9d
bond, by placing his Office in the hands of some
person or another acceptable to the people, and
retiring, leaving all control to such deputy. Two
or three good parties agreed to take the position,
and arrangements had been made with their
friends to make a bond that would be ample and
beyond dispute. When this was heard meeting
of the citizens in the city was called which re-
solved to frown down any such effort. The next
morning the papers contained notices warning
white citizens from going en- the bond, and this,
too, in the face of repeated assertions that no
charge was made against Crosby except his fail
IRE TO give good bond. On the streets the threats
were numerous that no mans life would be safe
who went on such bond.
Crosby returned from jackson on Friday, with
instructions from the Governor to take possession
of his Office and to call in the aid ofthe militia to
sustain him. lie sent news to the country for the
negroes to como in on Monday and report 10 the
Court House. They came, were met at the city
limits and langhtorea--silnp.y slaughtered and
butchered. They were chased through the woods
ard fields, and shot down like dogs. Many were
shot after they gave up, and some were shot on
their knees while begging for mercy. The spirit
of demons was in the people. II was not safe for
any one not in full accord with them to be on the
street. one poor old rcgro by the name If Am
brose Brown, was ordered oil the street by capt.
Cowen, former rebel battery commander, and
being tardy in gong, Cosau deliberately shot
him. Many prisoners were taken and kept IN the
Court House, and taken out in the morning. With
wnks and mods, and laughter and jest. ltwas re-
ported that three of the most obnoxious made
their escape, which means they have simply been
murdered while prisoners.
This is PROFESSIONALLY the truth Of the massa-
ere, and the people of the nation should fully
ognize all its enormities. The worst of it is that
the persons who have been guilty of this whole
sale murder fully justify themselves upon the
statement Of facts we have given, and we are
bound to add they animated by the conviction
that there has been political revolution in the
North, and IL cir day has come.