The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-08
THE vICKsBURG INQUIRY.
JUDGE SPEEDS EVIDENCE REsUMED-JUDoE
ARTHUR EXPLAINS THE OFFICIAL REGULATION
AND FORGERY


AND FORGERY
vIcKsBuRG MISS, Jan. Z. 1878.
The examination OF Judge speed was resumed
by the Investigating Committee to-day. He tesli-
fed that the Sheriff had authority, under the code.
10 call out the entire power OF the county qaell
riots. routs or ARRAYS He said, II the blacks In
good faith would assimilate with the whites, the
latter would divide the Offices with them, II good
coiored men were selected. During the course OF
his examination it was shown that at the last
August election, Just the vote had been coun ted
the gas in the Second ward was turned or
ana the ballot box thrown out OF the
win dow, but the tally sheets were preserved
and the returns made from them. IL was
rom this ward that two coored men were re-
turned as School Trustees. 1t was thought they
were not elected, but were so returned as con-
cesslon TO the blacks. This was the only rregu-
arity in that election The remainder OF MS testl-
mony related 10 his political afhllations. and by
Cal party III the State, but claimed to be national
Charles Z. Mount furnished an abstract of laws
relating TO the Otficla bonds and duties OF a
sherin, prepared for the committee, which was
filed.
CLEAR. DIsPAssIoNATE WITNESS.
Judge A. III. Arthur, testified Had been
member OF the City Council sixteen years, and
years. had also been Chancery and Circuit
Clerk; had been retained by the Board OF Super
cut Clerk and Davenport as Chancery CLERK. and
mad discovered large number OF frauds IN Car
doza'S case.
THE RECORD BOOK OF THE COURT
was brought In, and the page allowances made
after the Court adjourned were snown also
others interned In the minutes IN different words,
ali In Cardoza's handwriting, and numerous
lorgerieS IN MS returns 10 the Auditor OF the
State. Judge Arthur produced evidence OF numer-
Gus frauds perpetrated by Cardoza, Dorsey and
Davenport, ana told how the books showing their
guilt had been stolen He had preserved list as
far as examined before the books were purioined.
He explained TO the Committee at great length
the manner in which lands were forfeited to the
AtaTA Inr INV and hnVt M Fan nPhQ N q
were kept, and how frauds had ana could nave
been perpetrated; that Cardoza's pecula;ions as
tor amounted to over s., 100, but afterwards when
these frauds were discovered, he paid all but
$l,o27.
DoRsEY's POPULATIONS
amounted to about 81, 900 and Davenports to over
$1,000; great many frauds perpetrated could
never be discovered; when he examined Crosby's
accounts as County Treasurer iound them
S3,soo short, which Crosby paid; also that the
Board OF supervisors allowed crosby 500 Tor over
hauling the Sherlff's books to see how much the
Sheriff had paid CROSBY as Treasurer; DIDN'T
victed while the Sheriff and Coroner were his
friends; all The officers found guilty Of corruption
and forgery were c0loreo ne also testified that
Davenport, alter refusing to allow the taxpayers
committee to examine his books, had refused
20 allow the Board OF Supervisors TO do go: IN rel
erence to the relations between the two parties
the Judge thought the disposition OF each was
kind toward the other, except a lew
WILD AND RABID MEN
on each side. He then instanced the conduct OF
the blacks during the war and the good feeling
existing afterward. Then came the enIranchlSe-
ment OF the blacks and an attempt, on the part OF
some men, to use the blacks TO disiranchise the
whites; but the whites had appealed to the blacks.
and the constitution dlslra nchsing the whites had
been voted down by the blacks. Since then the
troubles have been brought about by ofilce-seek-
VINO try to keep the negroes together IN order
TO keep In office themselves He stated tnat he
had always been q Union man, and voted for Grant
because Grant had been kind to the people Of
vickspurg when here. He denied that any COL
ored officials have been driven away simply be-
cause they were negroes, as some coored ofnctals
had been here all the time. BE thought the whole