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

OF very threatning character YVES
softened somewhat; bat a committee was
sent, 1.-THE Sheriff was the only officer
found IN the Court Eouse whose place
was wanted by the Opera House CONVEX
| ton. tle was spoken with and the
| business OF the committee made known.
faeaskea what charges they had te prefer
az ainst him The Chairman informed
him they were only instructed to demand
his immediate resignation and abdication.
He reused. The committee returned.
andthe editor of the4gzerdl0. rs reported
| ~ HE own columns, made speech in
which he said, in substance. that there
were occasions when defiance Of the law
1 became tho purest pa triotlsm. He was
In fayor of usirg any means 10 compel
Che Sheriff 10 step out. Others were
almost equally heaaed in their remarks,
and the npshot of the matter was that
tte meeting went as committee of The
Whole To the Court Hose to compel the
obdurate officer to resign 1t was mildly
suggee go that it migat be dat gerouA Tor
| hial tos-eiust this Invitation. Hanging
was psainly III their eyes, AS pistols we're
persons in the committee. II was power
| ful. In the midst of the cries of "Hang
himl" HKlll hint" Mr.. Crosby felt
constrained 70 save himself from instant
mastyras.in, to On whatever document
his eien4es might prepare for him. A
Resignation rather an aJdlcation - was
wrltlea nus, and In 'fear nt i1s'ant death
| II he refused, he signed it. Still bclcv-
lug that his lie wns,no longer safe there,
he left Niioksbrrg and came TO jackson,
Before leaving, however, be notified the
hut his reslgnasi"n had been extorteG
from hi@, and that he withdrew
called upon Governor Amcs for aid IN
execlting the laws in this county. The
Governor asked him If he had exhausted
the power ggven him IL the sts lures in
eadea vofing tu retain his position He
replied hat he had made no de cnse, and
/. II he had sagrenderc& his flee. il nut
attempting call upon ohe bys .niers rs
u p4sse to assist him III fis tmel gcncy. L.
was then suggested that he had better
return TO his oGQn y and Ia lis office, d
una Ike b demaaG for pnsssasi0n, and, If re-
| fu ed, 20 make & call upon / bystaf dcrs
takluga record of their naRaes, - support
him the execution "f the laws al the S. ate
of Mississippi. an: if t4ley refused Is"
should report tae fact will the names Of
he parties 81 refusing 20 respond to his
cali for ii posse, as provided ny law. 10
the Judge IN "pea court IN The following
Monday morning, to which time the court
had ali urned, tor want OF "a Sheriff t.
execute its nrdets. 1t was conf lently
expected the Judge would Issue capi4s
for the offenders, and bring 'hem before
the Bar OF the court. This, as will
readily be seen, was The proper lega way
to get the meter upon the rec1ld, and
,hen, had the mob prevented the court
from trying tee offenders auf bringing
them 10 jus' ice and theJudgt w"tld have
very iadl1lpu~ly adjonrn Il MS curt. and
report 4 Or appealed t" gn authority
for healp. The S.crtf d.d return to
Vlcksburg bus before doing 81 he wrrto
aud published II card dlrtc ci 10 the
people of Warren county, assuring them
that his res gnation was forced frnm hun, |
and informing them that he was tho
legal Sheriff In The same cHr3 ne also
called con the peng ID 10 hrll bin in
tine discharge of his datlea as Sheriff |
The publication obtained circulation by |
Sunday. the 9th instant AID Was read out !
in ncarl, all Of the coloycd churches in
The county on that day. No fully
understanding the purprt 1T the Shcrltf's |
call for haalp, quite crowd Of h. III
started to town ON Monday mnrning, the
crowd increased As it reached the city ta
some 200 or 800 dozen or so cf whom
were armed with bird guns, and others
with pistols When near Vicksburg the |
party were halted by body of armed
Leagues and ordered back. The lea lers
of the mob from the country a KID that |
he b. permitted to see the Sheriff, and !
and consequently was token under flag
Of truce, and had an interview With thar
officer. who in The meantime was prison
Ell Jail a. guarded by armed Leag 'ers.
The Sheriff told him to order everybody |
to go home and remain there The
leader then returned t. his party, and i
while explaining 10 them thu condition Of
aft lirs thu leader Of the White League
force nut the question to his men: 'Shal!
we advance and fire?" All voted yes, and
simultaneously commenced advanciDgand
firing, killing large number ofdefenseless
colored men and woundibg many more.
The coiored people on ano her road, learn
jnp Of the disturbance, started also for
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