The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-12-24


The better chance-thus thought the
willy WhiissE4eagguers- 11or US to create
trouble and dissension when the time
comes. The important parsonage TO
supplaEt ynow was the Sheriff, Mr..
Crosby. They attacked him through
what thry~sapposed his weakest point
official bond-which was very large,
aggregstiag 500 600. sit took taem but
short Tins to compel every white citi-
zen whoshad become his bondsman to
withdraw his name sTElis, they believed
would render the entire lis. Of securities
OF no effect, contendipg that, under the
statues, IF one sscurity~Eithdrdw the en-
tire bond was violated, and a new one
would have to he suPPlied, and that,
too. within the snOrs period Of twenty
days, Crosby after ,sssGch hard labor,
when the feeling was s-Eo high against
him from the failure IF iiis firs, bond,
succeeded "a getting up another. and as
good bono as is given by any Of the
d ,mocretic Sherffs in tie State, although
q majority.of the surrties we're oniy able
to qualify ter small amoun!s, thus re-
curing q laEge numbsr o. suretics to
make up rthe amount. This bond was
duly approved by the Bard vi Super
visors This was not exactly in secor.
dance with tle hopes of the color line
lesguere, but their offensive measures
were net Ne; exhausted, The rsgue
took an"tssess sack, AID commenced the
work OF acssstlng the gentlemen who had
in defence OF their srarr, become the
Sheriff $ bnndamen, charging them with
having coiaaittsd perjupr by taking the
customary oath If su6so'ency as surety,
but this feM tarough. Atleast, it failed
TO nmolish the purpose, the parties
being {, ,scIs 4rssed npan exclamation, and
the bond stil standing approved ard this
Sheriff still performing then3uties Of his
Office. TIE ole trek OF comp Hing \
b ndsman rec withdraw had to be resort
ed tn "gaiDs taau., they claimed, once
moe rendering ,aogatory iha remaining
Aereties. This, although the man with
drawing was on.v holden on the b,ud
IN lie sum Of $1}890, aud wlt;se the bond
had been parpoi ely made $5, 900 or
$6Oa0larger than .7equir i by,iaw in case
of The occurauce of some such -cmorgency
as this
The Board 'fS&mervlsers we.e again
called together, for perhaps the twentieth
time, to LOOK after the Sher1f's bond
Cooking upon the sGesties amu!e, even
without the 81, 000 taken off, ana know
ing the lnain obj ct ii the attack upon
the efficiency OF the bond was G)r the
parpose Of compelling The Slerff 10
reegn, hat body very properly refused
to require new b no of the Sheriff.
Again the league failed, bu' about this
TINE ii 5ecame the duty of each lLeEa Der
of ;Ae Board Of Supervisors 10 select a
Ger ain number OF men from his district
to seGve as Grand Jurors at the &ss-
proac4ling term Of the cDuIt. The uaanrs
thus legally chosen not happening 70 suit
the Interests and disigus Of the Leaguery,
they. with uplifted horse ship in baud,
compelling two Of he Supervisors to SUBJ
stitute certain memi els OF their nroanlZ4-
item for the persons already fixet. upon
for Grand Jurors, and IN this way a
Grand Jury was impaneled composed o.
a number OF White L-sguers ami several
colored men, who, from fear, were com
PEELED TO act with them This august
body assem- bled early in Move mbar, and
after several weeks arduous
endeavors failed to had even q reason.
able shadow Of excuse for bringing an
indictment against the Sheriff. They
did, however, iodct the Chancery Clerk
and exc rcnlc Clerk, and very probably
for good cause, but the Sner:ff still stood
in their path, seemingly as firmly fixed
in his place rs when they b, gan the war
upon him The bond effort had failed;
the Indictment effort had not been more
successful; Tie Supervisors would not
and the White League Grand jury could
not re aove Crosby.
In this dire',istress the League was ad-
vIsed y the Vicksburg Htrn2d to bold q
mass meeting in the Opera H,use. Under
the gu,se OF the Taxpayers Convention
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