New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-06
THE MISSISSIPPI INVESTIGATION
MORE EVIDENCE CONCERNING SHERIFF
CROSBY'S CALL FOR AID.


TESTIMONY or CoLORED WITNESSES OF THE READ
ING OF TIE CARD IN THEIR CHuRcHEs-TBE
KILLING or NEGROES BY wHITEs-oNE CoLoRED
WITNESS AFRAID TO TELL ALL HE KNOWS.
VICKsBURG Jan. 5.-The Committee met at
ga O'Clock Henry Massey detailed the meeting De-
tween DIR. Hunt. Col Miller, and Owens men, whicn
did not materially differ from the evidence OF
those gentlemen. He said: did not zee any
colored men just before the August cleo
ton; had been stopped on Westinghouse. oy
citizens and asked who was going to vote LOT
told them this wac free country and would vote rs
pleased one OF them said suspicious character;
Marshal Butcher came up and released me- Wnness
also testified he had been afraid TO come In 10 VOTE
aud always carried arms, and was then armed with
loaded pistol.
Dennis Barley (colored) testified: He Joined owens
party about O'Clock the morning OF the nRnt anu
described tue meeting with the whites substantially the
same as owen; that he fled through cane
and briars to his home after the firing began
he knew of three OF these men being Nheu'
He also testified that Crosby's order to come m was
read Mount AbOn Church the day before by PREACHER
Nelson Miles, whose order was for all 10 COME
and that it was their duty to come always
voted the Republican ticket because all the
Others voted it, and IL was according TO the instructions
of the leading meu colored men voted the Demo
cratic ticket only knew white man VINO voted tue
Republican ticket lie denied that the blacks had any
idea of committing any violence in Vcksburg.
Capt John f. Hogan, who commanded a company in
the fight was examined next aud detailed the forma-
ton OF his COMPANY out Of club similar to the Tax
League and their march to VIcksburg; was positive
that his men were fired 6rst from an ambush near
the Shirley House their reason Tor coming was 10
help 10 defend Vicksburg, as it was believed
that II the blacks carried the day they would drive al
the whites OF the He said Andy Mack had
his neighborhoOd Haynes's Bluff the night before with
body armed negroes and had gone to jackson When
his command went to bury Mr. Brown, the FUNERAL
scarcely left the house OF his fathern
law when he saw three negro vedettes sitting III
the road with guns resting their hips
halted the procession. and called on three young
men to go and see what the negroes wanted; the
vedettes heard me, and when the party approached
them they fred on my men, at the time about 80
shots fred at them and the procession from al am
buscade in the cane William Vaughn OF the young
men, az shot through body and died next day Ny
returned the fire. but hit NO one as the negroes He'd
Ambrose Brown. coiored testified that the morn
ing OF the fight, he, with Bill Vick was walking up
Westinghouse. when Capt. Cowen came charging
up with pistol, and said, You - -
get pavement" said Captain. did MT know
any harm then ne pued down "A pistol
and shot me IN the shoulder.
William Woods (colored) informed the Committee that
he would not to tell all he knew, he did not feel
safe IN doing his had been searched three times
hIs needle-guD, and, as matter OF prudence
hal aferward given It up had heard threats against
him, bat no one had ever attempted To hurt Nun lie
having declined TO answer questions as To the threats
fully, the cleared and he was exam
ined privately for few moments When the
the Committee had notified to Woods that his test
mOny, in secret would be published at Wash igton
again declined to testify. AT 81 O'Clock the Committee
adjourned.