The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-15
The Mississippi investigation.

JACKSON, January l4.-The committee
reached here last evening, and resumed
the investigation at o'clock and con-
tinued until near midnight.
Thomas Rigby President oftho Nicks-
burg and Meridian railroad, testified that
on the day of the fight he had heard a
man who was intoxicated, say they would
take Crosby out OF the court house and
hans, him that night: had then requested
prominent citizens to put Crosby IN jail
for safety.
Judge Brown, of the Circuit Court,
was examined The principal points
of his testimony WAS that when
Crosby was forced to resign
he had written to the Governor that
an armed mob, several hundred strong,
was in possession of the Codrt house
that the Courts were powcrless and ask
in" for help from abroad; he had helped
Crosby to make Il satisfactory bond, and
believed Crosby was cndeavoring to do
this. until he saw his card; didn't think
there would have been bloodshcd if the
negroes had not attempted to enter the
city with arms; he had offered to go
into and try to induce them TO turn
back. but was informed by the whites II
he showed such influence over the blacks
il might influence the worst class OF whites
,uainst him and cndanger his life; that
he had told citizans that he would take a
gun and join them i'll defending the cItyi
had never told Crosby to summon such
po,,c ~ he dId; the one he brought was
not IL legal posse.
The committee will endeavor to leave
for Washington this evening.
Amcs TcstiGcs.
Governor Amcs was examined at
Great length, and said when he returned
last July. he found numerous communl-
cations in reference to the troubles OF the
preceding August election in Nicksbnrg'
and asking for troops to preserve peace
and prevent intimidation by armed
bodies of whites; asked for them and the
President declined. owing to the inform
nlitv of the call when Crosby came To
him and told him, after consulting with
the Acknowledgement, that lie had au-
thority to summon the power OF the
county to regain his office; sent the Ad-
that the colorrd militia company was the
only one that could be depended upon to
assist Crosby; thought the mistake Crosby
made was in issuing his call
surrcptiously, and in not putting himself
at its head a. adjutant when he returned
from Nicksburg. White Leaguers would
kill Crosby. The Governor stated that
Lee believed the policy Of the white line
was Cuucasiaus against the world, and
that no negro should hold Office; that
the blacks had II majority of fifteen or
twenty thousand in the State, and that
the White Lcagurrs proposed to over
come this bv violence Is recently IN
stanccd in Warren county.
The Governor was then cross-cXamin
cd at great length, the points in which
were that he come to the State as COM
mandcr in 1869 and concluded to settle
here in December of that year. He was
elected Senator the following Jan
uarv. If he had not been elected
Senator. he would probably
hoyr remained in the army.
One cause of his determination WAS
formed from the fact that the blacks were
iyinr under the black code worse than
slavery, and were deprived OF their legal
rights; thought their freedom depended
on the success of the Republican cause;
had signed his own credentials aS Sena-
tor himself, the provisional Governor OF
the State not being admitted to the Union;
that he had bought property two years
ago; paid more taxes than some of those
who were bowling about his not being a
tax payer; don't know that he bought
property to quiet the clamor about his
being a non tax payer; such II thing had
been suggested to him by friends; might
hava been forced on these people US Mr..
Grant was forced into the Presidency.
Mr.. Sullivan, Of the Legislature Inves-
tieutng Committee, gave as reason
that the Committee set with closed
doors, was because the negro would be
afraid to testify i'll open room.
The Committee adjourned to meet in
Washington. They leave this afternoon
ria Louisville.