The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-07
DOMESTIC NEWS.
Mississippi InyestigapOn.

street road; night before the trouble,
about midnight, Crosby and General
| Packard came to my house; Crosby told
me some friends CT hi. was coming IN
next morning with Owen to have
- COMPROMISE and for me to tell Owen
and them to 20 back; he then told Owen
wha. Crosby said and how, ut Owen
request he went 10 Crosby house; how
DIR. Hunt and Shannon came there and
/ arrested Crosby and told him to go homei
+ that DR.. Shannon had drawn pistol on
I Crosby's brother and struck him over
/ the head with whip; hc then admitted
| Hchad been in Jail Twice.
/ once for fighting; once charged with
stealing cattle, but he said the man who
made the charge had left the country or
he would have shot him.
To Williams-The conduct of the
whites toward the blacks at the last eiec-
tion wa, threatening; carried men to the
police election day; white men offered
one ten dollars to vote the Democratic
ticket, but he refused and left the polls;
heard no threats.
Allen testified to having seen slight
disturbance at the Fourth registration
place which was settled by the Register
/ attending the time two days; the colored
people thought it would be dangerous to
vote on that day, and did not generally
vote
To Mr.. O BriGn-TherC are no white
Republicans in the city now; all left be-
cause they could not get offices; most of
the present OtliceholderS are cOIored.
Charles Smith lcolored) examination
resumed from yesterday, stated that he
got the keg of powder referred to from Il
firm in st. Louis
Mitchell Jeter, colorcd, aged - years,
was examined-Saw Owens command
pass the house coming to the city, and
then saw them coming back; saw the
the whites firing on them; saw Silas
/ Hope and the others killed; Hopes was IN
. II ditch and white on him.
Testimony Of "a White Republican.
Judge Frederick Speed, sworn-llavc
resided here nearly ten years; was Cap
tain and Assistant Adjutant-Gdneral IN
the Federal army; was appointed clerk IN
the Circuit Court by General Ord, and
nftcrward Judge Of the Criminal Court
bv General Amcs; am Republican, but
have not been acting with the Repubil-
cans of Mississippi for some time think
the recent troubles originated IN the mis-
administration of the county and city
officials; with scarcely single oGJec-
tion. few pure men have
held office in several years; regard Cros-
bv. Sheriff; Davenport, Chancery ana
Board of Supervisors Clerk; Dorsey
. Circuit Court Clerk Benson, employee
of Davenport; Cardosa, late Circuit
/ Clerk, and now Superintendent OF Edu-
cation: Sidney Brooks and c. ii. Joseph,
Justices; William Broadwatcr, State
Wharf Master; Ben Lee, late Mayor;
Ben Allen, and the late city Governor
and Board of Supervisors, with few eA-
ceptions. as corrupt and incompetent.
Judge Speed then detailed the charges
made against the officials, the greater
portion OF which has already been pub
Used and the examination dritted int"
the manner of cmpauncling jurics, the
question OF bonds and the laws govern
ing the same, which consumed nearly
two hours Among the charges are one
( made bv the Auditor of the State against
Cardosa as Circuit Clerk, of the embeZ-
I element of over two thousand dollars
that was known, and Others impossible TO
r,timate; also thot all these officials were
friends of Crosby. and constituted the
same court house ring Of which Crosby
was the head, and that 1t was almost I'M
possible to punish any Of them II Crosby
did not desire it; that Davenport ana
Dorsey were under indictments for for
gcry, and that JoSna has been indicted
for bigumy and fled the country Broad
water had appropriated the wharf fees
for this; this was positive proof, but the
matter had been hushed up by cX-Mayor
Lee; charges OF corruption in the City
bonds and city improvements have been
made against x-Mayor Lee, under whose
administration large portion of the
present ctv debt was contracted.
He was then examined in reference to
to the fight, which did not materially
differ from that of Miller and the Mayor.
He testified that Furman, who was
killed ON Scherry street, had, just before
his death. passed Mrs. Brooks on the
street brandiShing knife and mutterlng
muttering to himself, and Mrs. Brooks
had heard him say in passing her house,
that the negroes would have the town III
fifteen minutes; every cUlOred man WHO
wanted to could vote at the August elec-
ton; SAW the whites give way to aged
and infirm negroes at the election to en-
/ able them to vote; did not vote with my
party because could not vote for set
of vultures; simply because they called
/ themselves Republicans, and knew that
! they were unfit for the offices; knew that
if the negroes voted the Democratic
ticket, thcv were ostraciSed by their
own race: things have entirely
changed since the first reconstruction;
/ the shoe is on the other foot now; tn"
/ color line simply means honest and capa-
/ bic men for office; owing to the utter
/ failure of the negroes aS politicians there
/ is preference for white officials; the
/ negroes originated the color line long
/ since; nj present there is but three white
/ county officials and the negroes would
not rc-clect them; it was the teaching Of
/ leading Republicans that the negroes
would be returned to slavery but for the
Republicans; this was done for The pur-
/ pose of keeping the Sc"undrelS IN ONCE
believe that any witneS who swears he is
afraid to vote the Republican ticket tells
a base and wilful lie; had differed with
the leaders OF the Republican party IN
opinion; it was to the interest OF the
party to make the negroes that there
would be war of races; think the attack
on VickSburg was ordered by Governor
Ames to create the impression that the
at every opportunity; generally speaking
the leading Republicans Of this St"te.
were not identified with the interests OF
the State beyond their official salaries.
The situation in New Orleans remains
unchanged. The troops in the State
House have been reduced to some twenty
men. There is no excitement Of any