The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-07
THE VICKSBURG INQUIRY.


Ben. Allen (colored), doorkeeper for the Inves-
ugation Committee, was examined by Mr.. Speer-
live from mile to q mile and half out on the
Grove street road; on the night be ore the
troubles about midnight, crosby and General
Packer came TO my house; Crosby told me some
friends OF his were coming In the next morning
with owen to have compromise, and for me to
tell owen and them to 60 back. He then told
how he met owen with DR.. Hunt and told
Owen what crosby had SAID, and how, at OWENS
request he went to Crosby's house, how Drs
Hunt and shannon came there and arrested
Crosby and told ham to 20 home; that DR.. Shan.
non had drawn pistol on Crosby's brother and
struck him over the head with whip. He then
admitted that he had been in Jail twice-once for
fgnung ana once charged with stealing cattle,
but SAID the man who made the charge had lett the
country. or he would have shot him.
CONDUCT OF THE WHITES.
To Mr.. Williams-The conduct OF the whites
towards the blacks at the last election was
threatening; carried two men to the polls eec-
ton day; white men offered one $40 TO vote the
democratic ticket but ne refused and left the
polls; heard no threats He testified to having
seen a slight disturbance at The fourth regis
tration place, which was settled by the register
extending the time two days; the colored people
thought 1t would be dangerous to vote that Gay,
and didn't generally vote.
To Mr.. O'Brien-There are no white republicans
IN the city now they all lett because they COULDN'T
get Offices; most OF the present ofice-holders are
colo red.
Charles Smith, colored, was called and his ex.
animation resumed from yesterday. He stated ne
got the keg OF powder referred to from firm In
ST. Louis
SAW THE FIRING.
Mitchell Jetor. colored, aged fifteen years, ex-
amined-Saw owens command pass my house
coming towards the city, and then saw them CON-
ing pack saw the whites firing on them when
Silas Hopes and the others were killed; Hopes
was in the ditch and the whites right on him.
THE FATAL sERENADE.
Moses Callaw az, colored, was sworn and testi-
ned to Mr.. Hurlbut:-Lived nine miles and over
from Freetown; was told notice was read IN the
church on Sunday Tor all TO come Monday
and see CROSBY take his seat and to seren aae nim
went IN, in company with about thirty others,
Colonel Furlong, Moses Haley and about
thirty others on horseback near the Shirley
House, when they began to shoot at us;
when the whites forced us, our men formed
tire mseveS INTO line and tried to project their
lives; had No arms and ran across by the shir-
lev House; Captain Hagan shot at me three
times; William Nicholas carried the white Dag;
know or Buck Ulord being Killed near FreetOwn
next day; we went into Mr.. Wallis house for pro-
lection, but the lady drove Ulord out OF The house
because he would not drive her carriage the Sun
day before; when Uord got in the road the whites
snot MIN; helped 10 bury HIM the next day; the
%9e m ia
several days and then went up to Mack Tobes'
near snyder's Blun; his wife told me tnat Mack
had been taken out OF the house a lew days before
and Killed: heard also OF another man. named
George Blank, being killed.
To Mr.. Willams-l suppose the White Brigade
Ulord; the colOred people are AFRAID Of white
clubs and feel II they don't vote the democratic
To Mr. voted me repaa
can ticket, sometimes didn't vote; three negroes
In my neighborhood voted the democratic ticket,
others the republican; some had to leave places
for not voting the democratic ticket, but cannon
remember VINO they were.
On this point the evidence was contradictory, and
hum so year or TWO ago.
To Mr.. Conger-The best time iOr q Niger to
be In the carnebrake is when q iracas is going on
the blacks generally feel they are not safe because
TO Mr.. O'Brien-l don't know whether colored
men have leagues and clubs or not; don't know
the difference tween democrats and republicans;
side; If whites were strongest l would vote with
them think blacks and whites cau't get along;
think each ought TO he on MS own side; had
known men come here poor, whom we voted into
once and they soon got inch. Colonel FuriODg
was one OF those to get ofices with jugs OF WINS
HIGH STRUNG coLoRKD PussoN
william Harrison, colored. refused to testify,
saying that the colored people had not an equal
chance before the committee. as the whites had
counsel and they had not, whereupon the chair
ing the committee had determined TO hold meet
Ings open to ALL and, II the room was small, each
party should have an equal number present; that
the committee intended TO have a Iull and lair In
vestlRatlOn, and that there was no occasion Tor
this intimatlon. He had TO examine Mayor
O'Leary and Colonel Miller first. in order to get
at the beginning. Harrison, still declining to be
sworn. Was directed to stand aside.
WHAT BANGS SAW.
Pus Bangs colored, testified to having seen
Mingo johnson, an old c0lored minister, who
lived the Edwards depot, In the city early on
thA Gxrhf md fnld Inn n had
better leave and That he turned back on the
Jackson road and near where the fight was saw
hs and hts
around; that he saw three other dead bodies near
there, and saw the bodies Of Robert Bangs and
TO MIR. speer-Don't know whether Edwards
depot is eighteen miles out; Johnson said he
walked In that morning.
Thomas Broad waters, colored,
REFUSED TO SWEAR
to tell all ne knew, and the committee decided not
David Pendleton, coored testified that he was
In the city during the night; Mr.. Donovan and an
otner man called at his house ana took gun be-
longing TO Hal'5 company.
Cory Scott, colored, testified to having been
ordered on the street by DR.. Shannon and Captain
Cowan, VINO gave him ten minutes TO do so.
Samuel J. sherman, q painter, testified that
when he heard the alarm on the morning OF the
fight he was at work. ran to the house and got
ms shotgun and started to the court house near
the corner OF Adams and Washington streets he
met five negroes, two OF whom were armed with
with the guns cooked and presented them saying:-
"You damned son OF Oh give up that gun
or die right here - Mr.. Genells saw al this knew
all these negroes by sight; one OF them. named
nuess, was a drayman here; never saw any OF
them since have once heard mat these negroes
were in Jackson gave them the gun.
ROGUEs IN OFFICE
Judge Frederick speed was sworn HAS re
sided here nearly ten years; was captain ana as
sistant adjutant general IN the federal army; was
appointed Clerk OF the Circuit Court by General
Ord and afterward Judge OF the Criminal Court
by General Ames; Is a republican, but has not
been acting with the republicans OF MISSISSIPPI for
some tne thinks the recent troubles originated
In instrumentation by country and city off,
Gals, with scarcely a single exception; few
pure men have held once Tor several
years; regards CROSBY, sherif; Davenport
Cnancery and Board OF Supervisors Clerk
Dorsey Circuit Court Clerk; Benson, an employe
OF Davenp0rt's; CordOza, late Circuit Clerk and
now superintendent OF Education; Sydney Brooks
and q. II. Joshua Justices; William Broadwaters,
state Wharf Master. Ben Lee, late Mayor; Ben
Alien, exconstaole and late City Governor, and
the Board OF supervisors, with q few exceptions,
as corrupt as incompetent