Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-12-31
vICKsBURGH BUTCMERY.

ture thiS WOuriu WOuiQ present III
had no Sabbath!
VICKSBURGH BUTCHERY.
4 lAPiain,Straightforward Accour
OF the Late Outrage, and II
Causes.
From the Cincinnati Gazette, 1eth.s
Here is the plain, unvarnished stor,
of the recent bntchery at Vicksburgf
as it was told Us yesterday by one VIII
is considerable taxpayer in that cit
who was there during the earlier stage
of the crime, and whose character an,
veracity are vouched for by response
BILE parties.
/ The predecessor of Sheriff .Crosb,
was q man named c. E. Furlong. II,
was n very bad man every way. III,
plundered the citizens remorselessly
and when he left Office last year, tool
away as his proceeds or booty $3.50, 600
He was bitterly incensed at his defea
by Crosby. He wanted to continu,
his own fat pickings. He has been one
of tho leading men in the oHtrageou.
assault on Crosby, .-seaiaii
This man Crosby is colored. He ID
about twenty-eight years of age, and j:
one of the most Intelligent and capable
colored men in the State. He had the
respect1of the people of Warren county
I (Vieksburg). His ability was as un.
questioned as his honesty. He had
served term as Treasurer before he
was elected to succeed FurlOng as
Sheriff in the autumn of 1873. His of.
ficial conduct as Treasurer was above
'repr0ach or question. Hiss accounts
were all found correct when he SUBJ
,mitted them for. final settlement. In
fact, his election as Sheriff was largely
due to the good record ne had made as
Treasurer. He was borne into Office on
the tide of reform movement.
He assumed the duties of Sheriff and
Tax Collector on the Ist of January of
the present year. As a Tax collector
he had to give bonds. in the sum Of
500, 600, as Sheriff, in $40, 900. He had
no difficulty in securing them. A
m0ng his bondsmen were d. K. Bruce
and HI. r. Pease, Senators; F. II. Lit
tie, President. of the Memphis and
Granada Railroad, and James III. Hol-
land, State Treasurer. His bond. was
accepted rs good and sufficient, and he
began at once to perform his duties.
. In September last one of his bonds
men, Il N. Hill, died. His widow
presented q petition to the Board of
setting forth the fact of
his name he- taken from fra Sher;f7s
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