The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-01-05

Dy and they will sustain me-" CSpncellor
Hlll was present, hut did not inter zose and
aney iett' The whites pay ninety nine per
cent. OF the taxes. Between three and
tour hundred coloTed children at
reno the public schools. In tho
taxpayers leagHe, the only question
IN regard to holding Office was, is be coripe-
tent and honest? he knew a colored TAM
liy named Montgomery. 1hey were not
the second largest tax payers. His expert
ence with republican officials Was that tbav
are neither capable nor ft TO hold ofic@.
ne dln no. know what the color line was.
he had several times voted for negroes for
hlgh offices with some ca
pacity and honesty, and would support
one as Wen as white man. The
bank makes no discrimination on account
OF color. Since the Freedmen's bank burst
n nd1t hepe soeoun @ with great many negroes.
davenport was now under several indict-
nents for malieasance in Office. All
Books showing taxes. Warrants and
allowances were in his CUSTODY and
some OF them were reported missing.
Mr.. Butts then exhibited the tax receipts of
the estate Tor which the bank was agent the
taxes on which in 1869 were S2z 80 on a
valuation OF 20 300, and the tax receipts on
the same for 1879, in which the taxes were
SlS6 50, on valuation of s., 400. He thought
the increase in taxes was caused by the reck-
less extravaganza OF the county officials.
The taxpayers league grew out of
TINS state of affairs during the
time mentioned. The taxes had been
mainly levied by the blacks and paid
by the whites. 4 portion OF the differences
10 the tax receipts shown was caused by
taxes not levied in 1869. The witness was
then examined in detail in regard TO the
Speclhc items in the tax receipts, and re-
lteTated that they were the results of rsck-
less extravagance. The league knew of
one instance where Crosby, while treasurer,
had funded one warrant twice, and
other similar charges were made,
and this WAS the reason the league
objected to his handling the taxes without
good bond. The poor house cost S, 5000 and
was probably worth $1,000. Woodruff WAS
pronounced republican though rot an
active politician. Davenport in speaking OF
the party he represented meant the repub-
llcan party. Davenport seemed TO think
that the books of tOe Office were his own
property. The witness thought that the
INTENTION OF THE NEGRoEs
on the day of the fight was 10 reinstate
Crosby, and plumber at will. II the witness
family had been in the country, he would
have left them there, and come In and Joined
the whites here as the best means of Defend
ing them. Erastns Dorwin Richardson was
sworn. and testified that he had resided here
since 1853. He was put in charge OF the
court court ciNoSs house by Col. Co. Baird
gave the alarm by ringing the bell During
the next day was in the cupola on the look
out with field glasses. The witness then de-
| tailed st great length what he saw
from his lookout during the day.
| lie heard Capt. Butts say that he
was not in favor of taking any prisoners,
| that Col. Miller strongly opposed any vio-
| leuce 20 the prisoners, that the firing on the
Grove street road was first begun by body
| OF mounted citizens, among whom wSs Gen.
rrNl So -.
| Pat. Mslloy, Randall Yates and Morris Nor
| ria during the day heard of FuTmen's being
Killed on Cherry street, and another colored
/ man on Clay street. The witness has been
a baker and glszier. and Was now
on the police. He had alwavs been q re-
publican until last August, when the party
| got up such bad ticket that he would not
stand IL and voted the democratic ticket.
he was coroner for three years. The Tepub-
lican candidates for aldermen in the August
| election were all black but one, and he could
not read or write and. WAS not citizen of
the United States. There was no intimida-
| tiOn OF the blacks on the day of the
election. The negroes who marched on
the city December must have left home
| the night before in order TO reach here when
| they cid. In answer to Mr.. CoDger, the wit
ness detailed the flight of Davenport, the
| chancery clerk, and Wilson, The coroner,
| when the league called upon them to resign.
dc saw squads of men pursuing them as
far out as the Mott Cemetery.
He saw 10 arms. The league
| wanted Davenport TO resign because
scrip had been forged and other rascalitieS
prsciiced. Three indictments had been
found against him and he had given q bond
| Tor his appearance few days before the
league called on him. he had heard that
when be and Wilson fled they went into
| a swamp and got separated that night, but
| both got together the next day. He
thought their
LIVES WOULD HAVE BEEN IL DANGER
at the time if they had been caught. About
| fifty or sixty armed men from Monroe, La,
arrived here on Tuesday morning after the
| fight, and LEFT the next day. He did not
know who asked them to come. They were
not regularly organized. Capt Reid from
the country came in also with
forty or fifty men. Capt. Bach
eIler, with thirty or forty from the ssrle
neighborhood also, arrived. Capt. Hogan
came from Snyders bluff with ebout ioTty.
| They came into town Monday after the tight
and remained till the next day. Duringt.e
two days from $50 to 200 whites came in 10
assist the citizens. None brought their fam
lilies with them. While here these men we're
orderly except Hogan, who was exclted about
the killing of Brown, and but for the citizens
would have hurt the prisoners. He heard
that men were ready to come from Cairo,
Memphis, and several other points. The
Knights Templar, en route north, who
landed here that day, were reported 10 have
tendered their services TO defend the city,
He did not think the majority ofthe citizens
would have hurt Davenport. Crosby was
not lnoiested alter he had resigned and went
about the city. The night after the
fight he would have been in dam
ger, as the people believed he
the cause of the trouble. he heard Owens
say that he would help hang Crosby for
ordering them in here, but he thought Owens
would have said anything to save his own
neck. Had Crosby given good bond he
would not have been molested. ii Crosby
had been white he thought the people
| would have acted in the same way. His
bond was universally regarded as insufficient.
TIE board of supervisors knew this and by
noi dninc. their dntv caused most of the