, 1875-01-04

mentioned tho taroa hayo been iovcd mainly By
the blacks sud paid by tho whItoa
III NJ. Cnny,F: A Furaion 1t lilo difference It,
tA1'rccoittr shown wau tAnsed by tho taxes nut
being levied III 1SGD.
lie was thcn examined In detail !r regard to
arerltic items III tho tax-lrrrra. n,nl reiterated
that they Wcro tho result Of reckless r4trava-
ghnce.
7o Nr. !Spcfr: Tie Leagnc knew ono Instance
Where Crosby, Nlilo Treasurer, Ind funded QUO
warrant twice. nud other ni,nlnr cllarkos wcro
made, mud this WAS tho reason Why tic League
objected TO Ills handling taxes without good
boiit'. lin l'oor- llobo cost Ss,ooo, and mas
prls ably worth s3nb9
u Mr.. Conger: Woodruff is a pronounced no-
publican, though "ot al active poIitcial,. Day.
onlnrt. IN treaking u tho party horo presented,
1nen1,t the Republican, party. Davenport seomud
10 think that the books u tho oilice weto lis
10 .Mr. URrien: Think tho intention Of tho
noHroes OIL the tav Of tho fight, WAS TO ro,nstato
Crosby an4 rinnslor Ut will.
10 Nr. HMidmS: Il my family lad becn in
tho country. would laso lon tcm there, md
conn i'll md ioinsl tho whites here. as tic best
meats of defending them.
| ERAsrEs DARWIN RICHARDSON
| WAS Hworn. Has resided horo sitco CO. Was
! put III charga Of tho Court-lIouso by Col. DauI
when Crosby resigned. Was on duty there tho
night beforo tho fight. and gave tho alarm by
ringing the bell; During tho noxt ay Was iu tho
c'lpotl OH the lookout with ieltl-g!asses during
| the day. Witness then detailed Mt great length
What ho saw from hiH lookout during ti,e day.
1loarI Capt Butts Say he not in favor uf taking
aty prisoners; that Col. Miller strongly opposed
MY VIOLENCE to prisoners, mud that the firing oil
tho droyc-street road was first logun by body
q h,olhtea citsZens, among Wl!otn wAs Con.
Enrlong.. now State Senator, Charles Wheeler,
Patrick Mslloy. Handful iatcs, and Morris Nor
ris. Duling tho day heard Of Fnr1nan boing
killed on Cherry street, aud another colorod man
| On Clay street,
cross-eyan.ina'ion. Ry speer: Have been
baker alsl a. elaxor, Al, now on tho police.
liavo always been Republican until la.t August.
Tllo rarty rot up such bad ticket wouldn't
stand 1t, aud voted the Democratic ticket. Hns
dates for Aldermen in the AuenAt election we're
all black bit one and Ae couldu't read or wri:e,
aud WA not o citizen Of tho United Statoa.
There waa no Intimidation Of tho backs On tlo
on tho city Doc. 7 must have left home tho night
bcfore iu order to reach hcro when theY did,
~ answer to Alr. Congcr. witnoas detailed tho
flight Of Davenport. Clancery Clork, anu Will
BON, Corocor. Wien the League cailod upon item
to ioBlgn. Saw squads OF men pursuing thom
as far ont a. tho Mott Cenetcry. Saw no arms,
Tho League wanted Davenport 10 resign be-
CAUSE scrip Ind been forged and othor ranca]ity
lrRctlccd: Three indictments Lad boon found
against him. mud llo lad given buuts for Lila ap-
pcaranco low days beforo tho League called
y, III hl; Lad d heafl that when ho and Wilson
arated that night, but got. together the
next day. Thought their lives Ind been
in danger at tic time II they had been caught
About lily or sixty armed mcu from Munroe, La
arrived hero on Tucsdoay morning after tAoo
tight. and loft the next slay. I dou't know. WHO
asiett Them Ia collie. They were not rogtlarly
orsanizet. Capt. nccl., from tic country, ca,no
In also with foty or litty men. Capt. Baeheilcr
viii thirty or forty from tho salne ueigllbor-
hood also arrived. Capt. Hogan carno from
snyter's l3luf with nbo,1t forty. IIo came into
town on tho Monday aftor tlo fight, md ro-
about 100 to 200 whites came III to assist lie
citizens. Mono brought their familica with
thcm.
qolfr, O Brten: While hero tlcs, mon vero all
about the killing of Brown, aud but for Tie citi-
zeus would have hut tho prisoners. Hoard that
nen Mclo ready to COMO from Cairo, Mcmpl,,s,
and several other points. Tho knights Tcmplar,
on route North, who landed hero that day. are |
reported to have rendered their serylces to de-
fenl the city. Dun's think the snn]or,ty Of tho |
citizens would have hurt Davenport. Crosby |
was not n,olcstca atter he resigned and went |
would have beon in dangor, ~ tue people be-
lioscd ho was tho cuuho Of tue trouble Heard
Owen say. ho would help to hang Crosby for !
ordering them IN hers, but thought Owon would |
lave SAID anyihiig to sayo Lis onn neck. Ifad |
Csusby Givsn good bonds lo woula not have |
been indicated.
:, 70 Ar. conqer: II Crosby had been whito, I |
thiul tic people would lave actod tu tile sanlo I
wnv. Ills bond was universally regarded All in-
sufficient Tho Uoard OF Supervisors know this,
and by mol doing their duty caused mpst Of tue |
trouble. cardosa and o;hEr corrupt officials
could haso escare1 punfRhmont by their friend
Crosby, tho sheritf, packing tho juries. It wan
generally beloved Tint various county officials
had formed ring. All tho prosout Board OF
huncry!HurH can read and write. DUu't tui.lk the |
law requires the Board to accept bondsmon eiu-
ply Oh their oatlls. Had tried to got Aop,e Of
Grosby'a bondBmon indicted for perjury III that
connection. but the Granl Jury refused to In
dict them. Among thone waB John u. Lpvis
whom the uraud Jury refused to iudlct after Lis
arest.
10 dfr. Speer They were released on bonds
take'l Dy Croaby, somu OF thcnl going on each
Tic Committee, at the conclusion Of Richard
sons tentiuonv, adjourned TIL Monday
REPUBLICAN, STATEMENT.
FIcKanUAu, AliHs., jan. 3.-Ile Legislative In
vcstigatiLK Cum1utten ad1outucd last hight to
meet III Jackson Tomorrow.
Prominent lepnLlican members state that
they baye had u witness who testified that Car
doza. ex-Circut Clerk; Davenport. ClauccIy
Clork; and Dorsey, e1-Grcut Clork, all colorod,
hAye beeu guilty OF folgery. and Carloza also vt
embozzlement, for which They have been indict-
Ell aud would have been tried but tint tho Do
coluber term OF tho Court bud been broken up
by the riot and tho forced resignation Ut Shoritf
CroBby. Dlstrict-Attori,ey Loo testiles TINT in
his Opinion au impartial trial should
hayo been given slem 1t was also shown lii
nsldolsco TINT Crosby was required last October,
by the Eoard Of Supervisors, to givo q now
bond, owing to the death OF one Of his soour-
lies, but could not give tho bond required in this
county, atU ifhH compelled to find securities
among his political friends in different parts OF
the htnte; mud this bond Haa accepted on tho
9TH Of October. Tie Testimony also goos 10
SHOW TINT the oolored people believed there
would be no trouble wlIh tAe tax-leaguers, aud
consequently were not prepared for il; thAt the
Whites trst commenced firing on Grove atreet
aftor the blacks had rolreated about milo;
that tho colored men were uuler the impression
that coloreu militia Wua to DO oIgauixod in |
Vicksburg that day, and came in for that pur-
poso !; that all know Crosby waa to DO deposed,
and many did not know what they were coming
for,-gonae brought uomeu and children, and
lalt wore not armoa ; that largo majority
turned lack when lhpy learned trouble would
10 tue result II they persisted III co1niug III TINT
n1'on ths first fire from tho whiles tla blaoAs |
tied. panic stricken.
Tho Witness estimated the killed at from sixty
to seventy blachs, mud two whites, with very foy
wounded Oh either side. Ono Witness testitlos
to having Heen TWO metz killed while Lying on
tic ground, aud TINT few oolosul men are