New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-01

with Dwens 10 his men, and told them to 20 home for
shey persisted 10 going biz negro. who called
himself lieutenant drew plst9 ana be b1pt Col
Miller he would shOot him; that he was noe NJ 10 uo
with gentlemen nohOw; seeing the exclte .s
ing he rode TO his men, and looking 9ack, saw , sn
negroes approaching aud waving guns and bats; e9Out
this time hiring began SIMULTANEOUSLY On sa-ad tbe
CHARGE and The negroes soon broke and fed seeing our
object accomplished ordered Tue nrDH " oo sCvpe1
among t5em was ovens: ali we're sent back with orders
TO allow one to modest them whcn OrIeIs Soob"b
red out about % or Is we're captured; then marcnou
my command to Lower Cherry and Groye-sts thenee
out through Cherry 70 the city limits %agro disnersed
column coming In on that road then Ieard OF an AZ
the Jackson road and prOcee ded theIe neu
firing In and pushed forward 70 the old tOrtuea
lions and a running fight; after following nan
mile withdrew aud turned toward the 1azoo sa,io g
road rode forward and found that the enemy had oeen
routed there also after making q stand 10 the
old earthwOrks he then returned and marched ms osn
mand back the Courthouse and scot scouts on diner
roads, who returned and reported that all was quiet
IN the skirmish on the Wrrent0n road one WhCe tna
was killed and another wounded; no negroes were hurt
on crossexamination he SAID his command armed
Winchester rifles, needle-guns shot-guns ana
some with side arms Owens told him he had 800 men
only about tuem they were yariously armed
some with muskets and Dayonets and some Win only
side-arms; saw unarmed; the city undertaken
buried thirteen negroes killed in the ngnt
believe that the true number or Killed;
dont think any bodies were left unburied owing
to the excitement the order to bury the dead was not
given forty eight hours afterwards Chancellor Hin
had Oh Monday morning, granted Injunction pre-
pared by Sunday restraining Crosby from acting
as sheriff. Gen. Packer OF Gov. Ames's stan. told MIN
illeTl that he aud Col Lee mad, Sunday night rled
10 get horses to send out cOuntermand CrosDy's
orders negroes but failed 10 get tue horses nut
Crosby agreed 10 send runners foot until they
could get horses and then cOuntermand all such
orders. He (PdckeD had lett Crosby believing
this would done ana the danger OF collision avoided,
ana but for his fah IN CrosOys promise would not have
gone to bed Packer afterward reprOaened crosby IN
wltnesss) presence for his perhy, and told nn he
responsible all the blood Spilled Crosby made no
reply, but simply hung down his head; Crosby sald e
would resign office, AMI asked Packer to Wlite out ms
resignation, which did, aud Crosby then signed N
and PacKer and See attested IL in MueT5 presence
Packer kept until the Board OF Supervisors meI ana
Luen presented it, 10 accepted; new election was
ordered. Col. Miller denied with much feeling tnat
there any bitterness between the former slave
owners and the cOOred poop anu lnsanced the fact
tnat his former sui come to mn aud Instantly
fo advice and counsel that the negroes, as class
were docile and gentle IN nature, aud only pad
when led by designing men; beside men OF property
realized that their prosperity depended ION the blacks
for the latter were driven from TINS country thelr
property would he utterly worthless.
AI4 y. H. Committee adjourned TIL 10 O'Clock To-
morrow The Indications tHaJ the fnVesJBdlOu Will
he tedious owing the large number OF witnesses ana
Documentary evidence to be introduced.
The Legislative Investigating Committee is in session
with Closed DOORS and nave refused 10 allow the whto
ciIns represented by counsel which mas caused
the publish protest against this eT pdrte ln-
ygstlgallOn.