The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-06
THE VICKSBURG INQUIRY.

THE V1CKSBURG INQUIRY.
THE NEGRO ATTACK ON THE FUNERAL OF ONE
OF THE WHITE vIcTIMs-GovERNoR AArEs
ALLEGED TO HAVE JOINED CROSBY IN Ills
GETHER.
VICKSBURG, Miss, jan s. 1875.
The committee met at half-past nine O'Clock.
Henry Massey was the first witness examined
He detailed the meeting between DR.. Hunt,
Colonel Miller and owens men, which did not
differ materially from the evidence OF those
gentlemen did not see any colored men
fire; saw three dead negroes after the
fight; just before the August election had been
stopped on Washington street by fifty or sixty citi-
zens and asked VINO was going to vote for; told
them this was free country and would vote as
pleased; one or them said I was o suspicious
character; Marshal Butcher came up and released
me. Witness also testified that he had been afraid
to come in to vote and always carried arms and
was then armed with loaded pistol.
Dennis Barley (colored) testined-He lived six
miles out on the Jackson road; he joined owens
party about seven O'Clock ON the morning OF the
fight, and described the meeting with the whites
substantially the same as owens, and that ne ned
through cane and briers to his home after the
firing began; he knew OF three OF these men being
in was read at Mount ALBION Church the day before
by preacher Nelson Miles, whose order was Tor all
was armed with a revolver. He denied that the
blacks had any IDEA OF committing any violence in
Captain John E. Hogan, who commanded q COM
pany in the light, was examined next, and de-
tailed the formation oil his company out OF q club
to Vlcksourg; was positive that his men were
arsd on rs from ambush near the Shirley
10 UcIeQu NlCk5Durg as IL was DelleVed
that II the blacks carried the day they would
Andy Mack had left his y neishSornooG
4luR-tne night before with body OF armed ne.
those ns
He stated tbat MacK's company, before leaving
hayne's BIun had gone to Burns store and, after
striking him, took all the ammunition tnere was
IN the store and then left.
THE ATTACK ON A FUNERAL.
When his command went to bury Mr.. Brown
who was killed mere. the funeral procession had
scarcely lett the house OF his lather-in-law when
with saw ressr ON tner a.ee
procession, and called on three young men to go
and see what the negroes wanted; the videttes
heard me tell tho young men. and when the party
approached them they fired on my men, and at the
same time about thirty shots were fired ut them
and the procession from an ambuscade In the
cane; William Vaughn, one OF the young men sent
forward, was shot through the body and died next
the negroes Qed through the cane: the body OF
Brown was then taken back TO the house and
buried The next day; Andy Mack was atterward
jam Patterson and A. A: Hager went after him
'and afterward reported that he attempted to es.
then gave the names Of the three negroes referred
to US videttes, all OF whom lived in the neishbor-
hood and were known to him.
GOVERNOR AMES' AUTHORITY READ IN CHURCH.
Emily Boyd, ,colored, swore as follows:-Lived
eight miles out on the Jackson road; WAS at
heard a card read in church the day before the
fight for all the colored men to come IN TO ''sali-
husband sa song %
the rest and went; her husband was killed on
ot sSr desd
10 Mr.. Speer-SampsOn Gannin read the notice
at the church, the names OF Governor Ames ana
the church bell at daylight for all to meet
WIDOWS TALE.
ten and eleven O'Clock on the DAY OF the fight nve
white men came to my house, three and a half
mss out On the Jackson rosd after the firing had
hold their horses; two OF them dlsmounted and
came in and asked my son, aged eighteen years,
sse ss$ Psss was go: e''s' n ss
the latter ran out Of the house and the men men
went alter him. They fred two shots. The men
and then one OF them shot him through the neck,
killing him instantly. Both my son and husband
were named Robert, ! have six more children
the youngest six months old. After shooting my
husband the men left. went TO look for my son
and found him fifty yards down the hill. lying
the back and breast. 1 asked the men before they
swered, 'They have killed our women's husbands
do not know who these men were. My husband
and son had been at home all day. They said If
they stayed at home nobody would trouble them.
TO MIR. Speer-Heard cOlOred men read CrOsby's
card the day before on the road, and IT said for
all to come In think Governor Ames' name was
signed to 1t.
William Woods (coored) was the next witness,
but he informed the committee In advance tnat he
would not swear to tell all he knew as he did not
feel sale in doing So The only part OF any interest
IN his testimony was that his house had been
searched three times for his needle gun, and as a
matter OF prudence he had a1terward given 1t up;
that he had heard threats against him, but no one
had ever attempted to hurt him. He having de-
cined to answer questions as to the threats fully
vatey for q few moments. When the doors were
reopened Chairman COnger SAID the committee
had notified Woods that his testimony, even in
secret, would be published at Washington and
sent all over the country, and that Woods had
again declined to testify.
A FLAVOR OF GUY FAwKES.
Charles Smith fcOlOred) was then examined, the
principal point in his testimony being that half OF
keg of powder mad been taken from his house by
DR.. Pryor and others. The examination OF THIS
witness consumed the remainder OF the session.
tie declined to give the history Of the keg Of pow
der hintlng at danger to himself. He told VINO
bought and sent 1t to his house. His evidence
was very contradictory.
At haltpast five O'Clock the committee ad.
j0urned.
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