The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-01


q ~ citilsnA Thh question gave ~
70 eOnSdSraAls dshlis snong tha nal'
bers u ths ConniHes, bui Uas tnAly
Allpued. The Mayor e0ahRuiRs-Nh'
lsr's orieFs Usrr simply 10 dlinna IN
city In all about tV0 hnRdnn1 and
tWuniy-kyu H,ru Vsre Oagagud u ths
fghL AtieE The RsST0ss uern dEiI1H
hack basineas rn.anapd q usual Nc
iisonieE sinee. ThH 6ghi did nnt aTiss
- color; il liss haI irSyR Ctoshy'.
rrsiEnSiiaR aud lhs aitenpl q
the Regrpa ~ reiHalAls Crosby isv
day, bsiore Be had issaed his pForlAml,
tion, which has al.a becn pahliaheds and
the pFisoneFs stated that Crosby had slli
runners through he country With itand
that it uas read By he eolaFrl mihisterl
On Sunday 20 The congFegAtioha. l did
not call 90 Crosby OF aid him in pressET-
ing peaer, because be had rcsigRri, and
his resignation bad HoooPloA lhaye
resided here sinol ls5A Th0Ta1.Payers'
League va composed u DsmoeFsti AAd
RrpuhlicsRs, and Oi the most substantial
and influential men Of tho city, Mr.,
! WOodTuh, the Presidahi, VAa a RePnhl.
can The men who Wpu1 armed the day
oi the light belonged 0-b0th parties
prior to the fight. fsKatioR and rascal
| ity had forced the decent Republicans 70
quit The party. On being asked 70 specify
the rascala the Mayor named CFosby,
col0red Sheriff, and Dorsey, COloged Cir
cult Clerk. No eoloFed men Of the city
took part in the fight, l have heard
since the hght that some country negTOes
were afraid to come here, but this irlling
vas moi general. About the time Of the
trouble Judgd Hill and Chancellor ISe
left the city. Governor Ames statement
In his proclamation, that the whites
would deprive the negroes Of ,hcir right
because Of their color, was untrue No
such thing Was even hlnted, at.
To Cohger The late meeiihgs Of the
Tax Payers LeagueWero 10 make Crosby
give good bond, OF else resign,
To Spesr An injunction had been
granted q few days Before By the Chan.
cery Court, rrstrainining Crosby from
acting a. shOFid, but did not know Vhgth.
or notice had been served on hiu
To OBFien The first fFhl took pl are
within the city llmlh.
Gen. Horace Miller, lawyer, aged ~
years, who commanded the ciiifens in the
hght, was the next witness, who being
sworn, depossd ~ follows; Early Sun.
day night, December 9Th, owing to ~.
ulora OF an invasion by the negroes, q
meelingOi a few citizens Was held, and II
Was agreed to establish 4 guard, and that
the ringing Oi the bells ShOtld BE- the Jig.
nal for assembling Between three and
four o'clock the alarm was rung, on going
to the Court HOuse, he heard that the ne
groes were approaching; also, that Crosby,
Gen. Packer, and Col. lee, OF Gov, Amel'
stAfi, had been seen 10 leave town q short
time before In q hack. lie found the
driver, who informed him that be had
been employed by that party during the
night, and driven them out Of town short
distance and then brought them back
AZ 3 O'Clock, Just AZ they sat down TO
breakfast, Dr. Hunt and the Mayor came
In. The former WM much agilaled He
said he had gone on a scout ON the Bald.
wins Ferry road, and had ridden into .
crowd ol armed negroes, ghO begAh to
shout "Kilf him Shoot him ~ &c. lie
threw up his hands and asked them what
they wanted TO shoot him for. Andy
Owens, their leader, ordered them to De.
sist He said the object Of their coming
into town was In obedience 10 the orders
Of High Sheriff Crosby, who told them
to come in carly and we'll armed, and
that similar bodies were coming In on
other roads. Ovens permitted him % re-
turn. When DR.. II. had told us this, the
Mayor told me to 70 to the Court House,
ring the bell, and take command, which
did. got about 90 to 10 armed men
together, and sent Captain CoWan 10 keep
the streets clear. He moved out the
BaldWinS Ferry road, and At the corIer
Of First and North streets halted and
formed his command across II on bill
commanding the valley to the eastward.
On the Ape1 opposite the hill he saw a
body Of armed negroes, and deployed 4
line=Uh skiFmiSher. lie then rode for.
ward alone 10 where the negroes were.
On his approach there Was considerable
confusion among them aud much loud
talk. Andy Owens stepped forward, say.
Ing he was Col. Owens and commanded
that regiment asked the object Of their
movement He said Il was In obedience
TO Crosbys orders. | told him Of the
Mayors proclamation and warned them
10 desiN Owens replied he had right TO
come, and he would be d-d II he didn't
come. I again urged him to 90 home.
lie then wanted 10 sed Crosby, 70 which
agreed, and sent guard with him by =
side street. ! then rode back towards my
men. Owens soon returned very much *.
cited, saying he had seen Crosby, and said
athe id son OF q b-h that got Us
Into all this trouble now goes back on ul,
and II ever Eeget him We will settle him"
| rode back with Ovens to his men and
told them 20 90 home, for II they peftisted
In going towards the city their blood
Wonldbe on their own heids. a biz ne.
gro who called hlmielf Lieutenant drew
q pistol and threatened 70 shoot me; but
Owens intSFieFed and said II be hurt Col, I
Miller he would, shoot him; that he fWaA
not iil ID be With gehtiemei hOhbW. See |
ing the excitement increaSing be rode to |
biz mehC and on looking back sAv the no.
groes approaching, waving lheii gths and |
hats. About this time the firing began
simultaneously on both sides; could not |
aay which fired first He then ordered 4 |
charge and the negroes soon broke aBd |
fed. Seeing the object accomplished |
ordered The firing 10 be stopped. In this
hght the bulk oi the prisoners we're cap |
ttifed, and among them Owens. All we're |
sent back with orders 10 allow no ohb u |
fnole't them, which orders Sste carried
out