The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-04-29
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are to Wick, gIahbed mety the arm an took me- homo
cling it could bo So ' 10y 'DOV was iOit OF blood
- O. Where were You shot?
nov" A was shotOn the left shoulder
e. Was Captain Cowan en- hoTsebackg
4 A. Ies7elr. Ibid not believe h. would shoot
ass ee W fn n4i 10 Uon as a aim and did uOt it.
or APP O. Is El be co GdSe man ., hi.o
= re. A. c05ored man.
Y Andt'e took You home?
phed back to him that did not knn - ad g.
WorQ harm TO galS on the pavement he ont with hig
would I'd Bin .i' 'l''OanS' a0n see how he miss
on6 e. Did theshot go through your shoulder,
OH" a. ", no, SIR the pa is in there now-rshtf in
,orno Iere, under the collar bone. sent for doefnr
'eAP0 TT was some TWO hsee days before could Sef
ties Doctor ane IN TACT could not get any untn
&c be- DOCTOR Hunt and he probed for the ball but
II nad been there go long he said it not worth
before tne 10 try t0get IL And he could nnr oe4
ed be- backbone and neb cut sse mere o foe to me
A. to ga tne neck And he advised not to let snv
- WIG o2e else try it. ~ cry
only Mf Speaker, as [ have said, the words
ct re Of this old man can be reproduced here,
De bat the plaintlve look and quaver:ng
lAh. tvaice with which he told HIS simpIe sto-
'hleh ~ cannot be reproduced. He was not
sub 'arrested. as he might have been had be
) and 60en showing res stance He was scarce.
@,'oE y warned, but was shot down in ar i'm
Oils slant. a defenseleas Cd nam shot like
sses dog in the streets of Vcksburgf, aud
ing ti1-lc8 away from any actual conflict. All.
in sir. life is cheap too cheap IN some PARTS
)as fof he South.
,ie EalEIY BOYD (ceIored) sworn and examines
= is your name Emily BOYD?
" Are you married!
IL A. Yes. sir.
g. Where do you liver
Mace o Se eh ont on the place that they call Cooks
& a@Ice ou tne jackson road 1t sets off from the
# g. How far from the town.
- A. About eight miles
Y y. Is Your husband living?
e @. when did you know Of his daotbq
3. That Monday N'"'A
s. When the trouble was here
e g. At what time did he leave home,
o9oaed ier' IN the morning with the rest of the
r V. NOW just tell me who, if Won know WIN
a. I ~ 5iat brought that party in town Who was
g no a Rn a@o s}g % Sq folks 6s our E there
y WIS Sven out at Freetown church on Sunday
# tina Nne men were all to meet here on that Mem
. day 80 sa!lYate Peter Crosby IN his seat
II G you mean TO help himg
h Q. DID or husband go along with thernf
4. aes, sir; he was with those men
= @. al what time Of the day did he Ieavn Lo,o,
A. Alter breakfast AAS
@, How many Of them came?
, Q. wnen AID yon see him again?
A. ,neVer saw him until Thursday We ear.o
mp ont ne read that morning and hened mack tbe
70 men on OF the hollows on Thursday pawn 'A'
," @. on came out after the men?
hoIoNs '"' u lug
Q. Ho many dead men did you find down
A. Inc Wer seed but four. with my husband
d 9. Do. you n know know who they were =
Is A. Min 60 Green, Joe MeGrant,- and Wash
Q, And your husband?
A. Yes, hf; that made the four
@. Wher 2Was he hit
. A. He wa biz through the hand. and tbe, shot
through herr tpoihtlng to the bIeast.) And bfs
Is Euie we new u sol' we women took these four
Q Why on'f any men 60 with you from
e A, They we re in the woods; there didn't anx.
body come Blu i we women; the men said thev
were afeared to come; and we women come any
GOT them ours ives e we got them to DIG the
|? grave, ana they puC one OF The men watching IN
\ LII they dug the grave.
"a Let it be r, 'membered that fer four
days these bod les lay bloated and tester
ing In the open country, near the public
highway, and thin four miles of the
courthouse at V icksburgh.
Mr.. Eldredge. Will my colleague al.
low me to ask u i'm a question in this
connection?
Mr.. Williams, of Wisconsin. Certain
ly, lift is not too |, 'ng.
Mr.. Eldredge It Will be very short
My friend lives in Il ne county of Rock.
one of the strongest r, spublean counties
OF the State of Wiscol lsin. Does lie re-
member the occasion W hen q man who
had been tried by the ourts there was
taken from the custody of the sheriff
and hanged to tree righl in the midst
of that great moral and rel publican CON-
munity?
Mr.. Williams, of Wlscol ,sin Ire
member it we'll although Wa S net there
at the time; and l remember equally as
well that the leading men of that city. '#
and of Rock County did their cry best
to prevent this outrage; that this was
nineteen years ago, and nothing .oS the
kind has REQUIRED there since.
Member, Con the democratic sitse.l su
So do We try to prevent them.
Mr.. Williams, Of Wisconsin. So DO
you! Yes, SO you say. But if you de-
nounce such outrsges why can they not
be stopped?
| A Member. They will be.
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