The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29

selves of his presence. Let aim. dar
oppose force to force, and ,ahe,feei
which was before held in sstraint'
rises to fury.
Il have said. ssh, that the be tasreGlae
southern people neither inst gate or
: prove of these acts Of cruelty and
iterate il. But~are they any tl2e'les'
sponsible9 Let them say the naeTey1
land from that hour these outr lges W;
4 cease. Suppose the case reve feed,
4 these same atrocities we're bel ng pc
trated By The blacks upon the Waite
the South. How long would be
fore the country would be ATTAIN e. be
EUr'ted States troops would, if n9ed
Igarflson every town and namle tot
entire South. and do If, too, n, s5 <
with the approval out by the di psc'
quest OF the people of the Nortl re
you say this IS an Inconsistency
sir, it is not the first inconsistency wi
has hurrowed itself in this Eainfu Ii
ii ect. But what are these outrages >,
what the evidence OF their existent <
of the necessity for the passage of
bill? Sir, could twelve of the witnt
who testified before your investigat
committee at Vicksburg stand there
the Clerks desk and tell their plain
terrible story in the presence of Il
House, should be quite content to gu
nit the question of fact to silent vote
we can indeed reproduce THAR words
but mortal man can never reproduce here
or elsewhere the SAD, submissive, but
accomplishing manner in which they
testified. To the honor of human nature
be it said that the toughest spirits pres
ent were awed for the moment by the
ghastly story of their wrongs, while the
better class of citizens were not less hor-
rlfed than the members of the committee
themselves. AS these poor creatures
cannot speak IN person here, let some of
them speak from the printed pages OF
the testimony. | have selected such
portions of each as | think fairly pre-
sent their version OF facts.
MATILDA FURMAN (colored) sworn.
@ Was your husband killed in Vicksbnrgh
A. Yes, sir; on Cherry street
q. When?
A. On Monday-on the Monday we had fuss
here.
@. Have you any family:
A. Yes, Fir
Z. Any Chill aren
A. Yes, SIR.
q. How many?
A. Four cf US. OF the family, my husband had
one child of his own, and his step.child by his
other wife. That was before he lived with me-
Z. have you any children ofyour own
A. ] have, sir.
q. And you have all the family together now,
his CHI ldren and your children?
A. Yes, SIR; all together.
@ They were living with you when he was
killed
A. Yes, sir.
@. When was he killed?
A. On the Monday that they had the fuss here
in town.
@. Did you see him killed?
IA. No. sir !: didn't
G. Where did you find him when he was killed!
A. found him out on Cherry street, just be
yond cOlored lady's by the name of Mrs. Camps
bell
O. Had he been shot?
A. Yes sir; he shot.
@. How many bas-more than one?
A. do not know
@ Where was he shot?
A. In through here, Gndicating,)
c. Right through his waist?
A. Yes, SIR.
@. He was dead when you found himP
A. Yes, sir; he was dead when found him.
G. Was he in the fight himself that day?
a No, SIR; he had 10 arms at all.
he was shot !?
A. l left home with him. He went to get some
money.
O.. How far did You o with him?
A. live on Magnolia street, and went down !
ultil we got in Cherry street, and then started
after my washing, and he started to so IN another
direction 10 get his money. Soon after this L
was told that my husband was shot, lying upthere
on Cherry street, dead, And walked up apeace. |
They told me to go to Crosby and Ames for that
political carcass"
@. Who told you that?
A. don't know who it was. 1t was white
man.
@. Did they meat your husband?
A. had then got to HIM, and was lying down
@, 1t was while you we're down by your his
band that they told you to go to Ames and Cros-
by for the political carcass?
A.. Yes, sir: right there by him and they were
white men that seen in town. though didn't
know them. asked them to please help me.
9. What did you want to do?
A. My husband was there, and wanted him
taken home. lt was all that could do.
AMBROSE BROWN (cclored) sworn and examined.
O. What is your name?
A. Ambrose Brown
@. How old are you?
A. do not know, sir.
@. How old do they all you?
A. About fifty-two or 6ity-three; / have got
my age at home.
O.. Do you live here in Vicksburgh?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Where?
A. just a little below Mr.. John A. Klein s
house. in his bottom there.
@. What 40 you do for living
A. Running dray and farming in the summer.
Q. Were you in the CITY on that Monday when
that trouble occurredf
A. Yes, sir; walked upon the corner of
South and Washington streets at the time of the
ringing of the bells.
q. Did you have any trouble that day?
A. Yes, sir | did.
@. Tell us ali about 1t.