Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-05
Further Proceedings Of ths Congress
siOnaI Investigating Committee
Examination Of Important
Witnesses,
The Burden Of the Testimony So Far
Justifles the Conduct Of the White
People In OustiBg the Ruff
fan Crosby.
What Ex-Federal Officers Have to Say
About The COrrUptiOns Of Negro
GOYernmeHt-A Presidential
Campaign Document.
SUNDAY GOSSIP,


VICKsBURG, Miss, January 4.-The
legislative investigating committee adj
iOurned last evening, to meet in Jack
son tO-mOTrGw' a prominent Republi-
can member states that they have had
witnesses who testified that CaTdOZa,
ex- ircuit clerk; Davenport, chaucery
clerk; and Dorsey, ex-ciTcUit clerk, all
cOlored, have been guilty of forgery, and
CardOza also of embezzlemeut, for which
they had been indicted and would have
bee tried but that the December term of
the circuit court was broken up by riot,
and the forced resignation of Sheriff
Crosby. District-AttOrney Lee was re-
quired last October by the board of su-
pervisors to give a new bond, owing to
the death of one of his sureties, but could
not give the bond required in this coun-
ty, and was compelled to find securities
among his political friends in different
parts Of the State, and this bond was ac-
cepled October 9th. The testimony al
SO goes to show that the colOred people
believed there would be no trouble with
the tax-leaguers, and consequently were
not prepared for any; that the whites
first cJmmenced the firing on Grove
street after the blacks had Ielreated
about mile; that some of the cOlored
men were under the impression that
colored militia was to be organized in
Vicksburg that day, and came in for
that purpose; that all knew Crosby was
to be depOsed, and many didn't know
what they were coming for; that some
brought women and children, and half
were not armed; that large majority
turned back when they learned that diff
fieulty would be The result if they per-
sisted in coming in; that upon the first
fire from tie whites the blacks fled, panic
stricken. Witnesses estimate the killed
at from sixty to seventy five blacks, and
two whites, with very few wounded on
either side. One witness tesiifies to hav-
ing seen two meu killed while lying on
the ground, and that few colOred men
are vet unburied.
THE INVESTIGATION RESUMED.
VICKsBJRG, January 3.-The COM
mittee met at ten o'clock. The first
witness was DR.. Jones w. Hunt.
To General Hurlburt-Resided here
since 1866; on the morning OF Qecem-
Der 9Th owing to various Tumors, Col
onel Miller asked me to go out
Grove street and see il negroes were APP
proaching; after galloping out five or
SIX miles Tan lntO DOuy OI armed
negroes, some OF whom cried "ShoOt
him." asked who was in command;
Owen said 81 am colonel" ;" and ordered
the men to keep quiet; asked him what
he meant 10y bis proceeding; said he was
going to Vicksburg under Crusby's
orders; asked him to ride back with me,
which he did; on the way he said that
there were seven hundred armed ne.
groes on that road and eight hun
dred on another road besides
his own men, and that CEN
eral Grant and Governor Ames were in
Vi0ksbuTg; that Cr,sOy were IN COM
mand of all the blacks, and that he had
his orders in writing; after We had rid
den some distance, | told him if be and
MS men attempted to go into the city
all would be killed; Owen became frsltio
and drawing his pistol, said Ae would -
IN Or die; tried to TeasgD wild him and
seeing thatit was no use, left him; had
not gone far before be overlook me and
accompanied me to near Point Lookout,