Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-12-17

Pus ." an appearance. But the citizen,
neid their meeting. II was attended
mostly BY the young men and irrsspous;
Die parties spelling for row. Durin,
tie session cOmmittee--cf svs Axyer,
: was appointed to report IL all legal mean,
70 ou't Crosby had been exhausted. A
majority OF the committee reported that
all legal means had not been exhausted
"A minority report was made by two young
limbs Of the law, saying that all legal
means had been exhausted, and that the
time for action had come. BY ..actiOu'
tney meant force, and by force they meant
the rope. No concealment was made in
their talk about hanging, &c. A commit.
tee was appointed TO wait upon certain
ofilclals and demand their resignation. tn.
meeting 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 re'assembllng Of the meeting in the
afternoon and hearing the report of their
committee they resolved to adjourn id 4
BODY to the Court house and demand the
resignation of the of;cers n, -.
the court hans. .,,.I n reaching
Crosby r. .;a 0i10srS NED but
ooo oono..,., resignation. No
h. b.S S10o.',u ~. s "na' MS late would bo if
hanged on the tS'v sDo, ~, he a would have been
out Of tho ota,abss - a. .l '"1a .'ai as ne got
letter to Jndo. r., .I0O - n' wr''e
Court, stat;De ,h., I.I' Nv ,... 81 'ne o'rcu''
isnation, as he was somnallad s D%1A nis L res :.
to save his life. He was then ont i's. y ,ha y
country. u, on bis way to jackson.
R,aue ane ,nios morning after this row Judge
ties left in cbaras uo,u "f,So SOur', out thepar'
fused to let the de,atv oOtas oOts. ,S nsuse re,
room, and 80 ,ourt has been ad;surned
IRON day to day since then.
on Friday rumor got abroad that
crosby was about to make a,good bond.
0y placing his office in the Lands of some
person acceptable to the people and re.
..f'ng leaving all control to such deputy
Two or three good parties agreed to take
'ne position, and arrangements had been
made with their friends to make . bond.
,na' ,,. would be ample and beyond dispute.
~ men tins was hear3, meeting Of the
O',i lens IN the city was called. which rs>
%, SU''ed 70 frown down any such effort.
ine next morning the papers contained a
notice warning white citizens from going
Oh the oond' and this too, in the face Of
repeated assertions that no charge was
made against Crosby except his failure to
:, o"u'' on the streets the
'nreats were numerous that no mans life
wouid Do safe who went on such bond.
Crosby returned from jackson on Fri
day. will. instructions from the Governor
70 take possession Of bis Office, and to call
II 'no AID OF tho malitia to sustain him. |
ne sent news to tho country for the ne.
gr0es 70 come iu Monday and report 10
'ae courthouse. They came, we're met
at the city limits and slaughtered sim.
Ply slaughtered and butchered. They
were chased through the woods and field.
ana shot down like dogs. Many were
Saot afser they gave up. and some were
snot on their knees while begging for
mercy The spirit Of demons was in the |
people, IL was not safe for any one not
III iili accord with them to be on the |
s'reet. one old negro, BY the name Of |
Ambrose Brown, was ordered off the
street by Capt. Cowan, a former reb.l
battery commander. and 49,,
going Cav.c a.t:l
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