Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-02

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month preceding the election; all 0
the militia companies had needie-guns
tIe cOlOred company had about eighty
there was only one aTmory here at tina
time; knew Of no guns sent here OF
consignment, and sfterward distributed
10 the citizens; Warren county and th'
city Of NiCksburg owed about fourteen
hundred thousand dollars; large poi
tiCn OF this came from loans to railroads
and so-called public Improvements
FnrlOng was sheriff before Crosby; wa
first appointed by General Ord; wa
! then elected twice; FuTlong's assertion
in the legislature that one hundred ne
gToes were killed near the PembertoI
monument, was untrue.
/ To Mr.. Williams-At the August elec
! ton no colored men were elected to OF
! fee; under the views Of the color line il
was not thought desirable to place col
| cred men in office; never heard the ques
| ton of their serving on juries discussed
| in connection with the color line: die
not think the want of immigration was
! the cause o the deprecated value OF the
| lands; IL labor here was properly applied
| the lands would be as valuable as ever
neither would the lack Of capital be felt
general disorder and insecurity of life
are not worse here than in any Other
! part of the country; crimes were az
| promptly punished here as elsewhere
colOTed jurors were probably more prompt
TO punish men of their own color than
| white jurors would he.
TO Mr.. O'Brien-The citizens believed
there was a conspiracy be,ween Crosby
and other officials to defraud the people
TO Mr.. Speer-Several nights before
the August election Halls cOlOred com.
papy had pickets out on the streets, and
stopped gentlemen in carriages, and
searched them; among those searched
were Horace Marshall and Charles Pine
and wife; this caused much indignation
and the purchase Of arms by some of the
citizens; from conversation with Crosby,
thought that Governor Ames and Car
dOza bad advised him to regain the
sheriff's Office-in fact, saw the follow
ing letter on the official letter page.
OFFICE Sup. PUBLIC EDUCATION, /
JACKSOE, Miss, December +, 1874.
DEAR CROsBY-Do not make ~
compromise with those fellows. The
government is at your back. steps will
be taken for your relief; they will he
ample, and you need not fear. l do not
care to say now what they will be, but
you will be all right. We are opposed
to all and any compromises. Your
friend, CARD0ZA.
got this letter from Crosby while he
was under arrest. Colonel Miller said
that the statements in Governor Ames's
proclamation OF the fifth Of December
iu regard to the condition Of affairs i'll
Vicksburg were untrue. Two of the
governors staff were here that day, and
knew they were untrue. AOjutant- Gen
eral Packer had aiterward told him that
he saw no riOtOu5 demonstrations what
ever on that day, and while the govern
ment was not liked by the white people
of any psrty here, his presence as gov
eTnOr and the disposition to act fairly
would have settled the whole matter
without bloodshed.
Colonel Miiler'5 examination lasted
four hours, and large portion Of it was
q mere req etitIOn of his examination on
yesterday.
DR.. Harvey Shannon was the next
witness. Be said that he was in charge
of the cavalry on the day of the fight;
went out on a scout in the morning with
few men; on Cherry street road he
was fired into by party OF negroes; re-
turned to town; as he was returning he
met four or five negroes near the bridge
on Cherry street; told them TO go back,
believing that they were going to join
the invaders; told them that his orders
were to clear the street; one of them,
named FuTmen, refused to do SO, ana
drew his pistol; be was fired on, and
took another step forward and attempt
ed to raise his pistol, when he was shot
down, and died soon after.
To General Hurlbert-Furman W 9
killed by a party with me; decline to
say who, as the matter will undergo ju
dicial investigation; did not know either
of the other negroes; they went back
when ordered; there was no women
with them; saw one cnlored woman
near there in the yard; Furman's repu-
tatiOn was bad; he had formerly been a
policeman.
Colonel VIM. French was then sworn.
His testimony was uDimpOrtant, except
that on hearing the alarm he had gone
out, but without knowing anything of
the anticipated troubles, having just re-
turned from New Orleans: seeing men
collecting with arms, found what was
the trouble, ordered them into line and
took the command of about thirty, he
being com missiOued a colonel of militia;
went out Cherry street ana met negroes
coming in; skIrlnish ensued and the
negroes soon fled; did not think any,
body was hurt on either side in the skir- |
mish; after this did not believe there |
was any danger, and marched the men |
back to the courthouse and told them to |
90 home; he then detailed the organiza-
lion of three militia companies here,
out merely repeated what Colonel Mil i
Ter had already stated.
To MIR. Speer-The day after the fight
called on AdJutaBt- General Packer and
old him thought the militia ought to
De organized; after some eXpOstulafion
Packard said for Colonel Baird TO con-
.inue TO issue orders, and if necessary lie
Packer would ante-date au order to
cover those Baird had already issued;
Packer told me he had telegraphed yes
.erday to the governor that the riots
lad commenced and the militia was
asked HIM if he had issued
any orders to the militia; he said he had
ordered Hall to hold his company in
/ told him that his sending
his order direct to Hall instead OF
through his superior officers had placed
lim in an awkward position, as some
If Halls men were in tie attacking
oIce. My impressions were that the
,rders to Hail were to help REIN
tate Crosby. None of HALLS men
" arms were rendered in defense Of the
.ity. Judge Morris has that order. l
aw none Of Halls men the day of the
light.
To Mr.. Hurlbert-Gave no orders to
eareh houses for arms; heard some
louses had heen searched, and reported
Iirect to the mayor, who promised to
top it. On Sunday night, after the
lght, it was reported that the negroes
we're coDgregsting near Pemberton
monument for the purpose Of capturing
;rOsby and hanging him. / sent ont &
cout but found it false, but kept few
nen together at the courthouse all night
,ince that there has been LO alarm; be-
ieved it wss the intention OF the ne
Oes on the seventh of December to
under the town.
The committee adjourned to ten
iclOck tomorrow. The Democratic
members of the committee will request
hat Governor Ames and Adjutant-
General Packer be summoned to testify.
he investigation will probably continue
ntil Friday next.
TELEGRAPHIG EPIT0ME.