Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-15
VICKSBURG.
Statement OF DIR. Bowman, Foreman a
ihe Grand Jury, Denying the
Truthfuluess OF GOFerD1r
Ames's Representa-
ti0ns.
Differences Of O.snlOu Retwesu J.d-s.
as 70 ihe Mare Of CrOsby's Ofrsnses
hdnOrs Of More Trouble
UEiOunded.

NIcksBuRo, Dscedihey l4--f;ovprno,
Aue,,ll hls ststeEoent made = fav, dsy.
- ao0ut tne Nfcksburg difficulties. re-.
'Sls ioI PROOF t.GRt Crosby was Innocent
sy Ouehc,s, to the interview with tht
-. an % the grand jury Of this coun.
~ o-mufrow's Nicksburg Herald
-. De.@nan, the foreman os the rrand
'yl "ld publish the following, which
IN ~ oTtsut as denying the truthful
SAYS. mt III DO"LoAh
n Sunday, the sixth instant, beingin
eckson on business, i requested an in
% tNfFlsW with Governor Ames for fbe
purpose Of giving him a true account of
me cause Of the excitement at Vieks-
nQrg against Peter Crosby and other
eIllclsls. The request was grapted. and
called at the mansion. 1 stated TO
Governor Ame5 that was from Virks.
ourg, and was a member of the grand
Jury which Lad found indictments
against the chancery and circuit courf
clerks and the State superintendent ~
equation, late clerk of the ci-rcnit conTt
0l warren county, for er,bezzlement
IOrgefy' etc; that during the session fhe
Lecoius OF tne treasurer together with a
t.1Lt U me chaneery court clerk, were
-.--e, ouu suPpOseC TO have been de-
S.Loy ea; mat these b Ooks contained evil
=, ,,.,1s .y,l ~ very great hsGGs, and were put
L-,t - - aliu Ioc .ke6 for safe keepinR,
- .lle Looll ~ w broken open and they
.t-sI - ~ AZ teu. II ge Governor replied thai
Ine people Of Warren county bsd forcaS
- .Sy = Iosn the sneriff, from his Office.
and that a. thev wanted a 1iittinnifv H-1 bs
- pieP <rSd, sud would be pleased to
llS uiseO " & issue, which was purely politi-
al, a.. 4 Crosby was a white man no
~. IL Jie WoT1d have occurred about him.
had Settled up his accounts last win
, r. snI 40 charges We're made against
nl9i' snd the people ought to be satis-
fIeV with him. i told him that,
owing 10 want Of time on the part
OI the person appointed to examine
lHe sheiin accounts, no charges
had been preferred, but that the treas
ureT's book which was stolen was the
book kept 10y Peter Crosby during his
occupancy OF the Office of county treas
uHeri that there was evidence Of fraud
"a that book; that the county warrants
which had been cancelled and ordered to |
be burned by the board of supervisors, |
were funded; that it was a notorious |
iScti which Judge Lea and Judge Brown |
both knew, that Peter Crosby had used |
The State warrants issued TO hin to nav |
The jury Of the spring term Of the circuit |
court, for his own private purposes, and /
hEo not paid the holders OF those. The /
jury claims that Judge Lea called it a /
misdemesnOr in office, punishable by
1ue and imprisonment, and Judge
-srOwn said il was only breach Of trust.
Eeter Crosby's bond was known to be
worthless and, Notwithstanding the
fact that il was known that he would
prevent the conviction Of those thieves
who had been indicted, by packing the
luries, aud he was known to be untTast-
worthy yet il he had given good bond
ID the eighth instant, when the board
OF supervisors met, the people would
rave submitted TO his being sheriff. The
governor replied by referring to the de-
cutting sheriifs during Governor NJ
Miis's administration, and said there
y ere 20 riots or disturbances then; that
--s movement in Nicksburg was purely
.olitlcsl, and that he was prepared TO
ilsel The Issue. -. d. BOWMAN,
Foreman Of the Late Grand Jury, !
Inc rumOrs teiegrsphed yesterday by {
a special cOrTesp Ondent, that the negroes
We're again massing 10 attack the city, [
proved untrue. Perfect quiet reians
throughout the cOuntrlr