The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-23

has accrued to the by of said bond or
the suree thereon and that said Treasurer NJ L. Ho
land leaving the Office with the State without
any dacaon or loss to the State whatever so he saws
that In this matter he discharged his to the State TO the
best of his knowledge and ability the received
And in answer the Article this Respondent saws
that true Is he did receive from the Attorney the
letter embodied in said Article that he had the
right or that 1t his duty averred Article to
suspend the Treasurer for the charge author
zng his suspension had been against him. and this
respondent had believe that
suspension existed and that he had
of said office and therefore did that there
was no cause Tor his doing he had such right
for the that short previous to the date of said
letter. set out in said fourth Article Respondent had
appointed three persons skltu accountants towit j. L.
Power G. A Brougher and A Vrden appointed on
account of certain with reference office
Treasurer and they had reported that all
safe in the Treasurer hands, and all business
in satisfactory condition. The Respondent
actuated by partisan purpose acted solely
upon the discretion him law for the best interest
of the State and hat the State cent as the
Term OF Inc % lreasurer has expired and his accounts have
been settled that the official the said
valid and binding, lawful official acts regard to all per-
interested or affected thereby.
Aud your Respondent further that the receipt
letter of the Attorney General Article
word Holland and notified him of the obiec
ons OF the Attorney General that the said Holland
that time absent from the city, and his deputy, Ray
mond informed this Respondent that he would
to supply bond ayerring however that the already
given perfectly good but the said Treasurer neglected
the said bond during the remainder
And Respondent further says that he impression
hold property required by law and he still believes that they
such
And Respondent in answer to the fifth Article saws
that in the month of December 1874 and January 1875
Crosby who had previously been legally Sheriff
County Warren legally entitled
exercise all the powers rights and duties of Sheriff
county, but had by illegal and overpowerng
in said county, been expelled his office ROOM books
papers, and all other official and public property,
legally in custody and compelled by the said
of to sign paper purporting be resignation his
Warren county enormously supposing said office of Sheriff
be did the 9th and 10th December 1874
illegally order election filed the supposed pretended
vacancy in the office of Sheriff Warren county
the 31st day of the month of December 1874 that
the Oath day the said month of December 1874 the Legsa
passed Act take effect from and its passage
providing that in all of special elections fill vacancies
in county Offices sixty days notice of the election should be
given and that this provision should be applicable all cleo
tons well those already ordered to Others that there
the said Board of Supervisors the goth day the
of December 1874 and in obedience the
rected Act of the repealed and set aside the above
named orders of 9th and 10th December ordering election
Sheriff the 3lst of said month and other order
for an election Nevertheless certain persons in Warren
regarding the Acts of the Legislature and the
utions of the Board of Supervisors did Illegally through
with some form of pretended election on the 3lst day of
December 1874 and did illegally form, declare and
pretend that Flanagan had been elected Sheriff and that
did hereupon pretend that he had been
elected Sheriff. and although he had been refused recognition
his pretended quality of Sheriff by the Board of Supervisors
of Warren county, he took by illegal and forcibe
possession of the ocerooms, books archives and
public property the office of Sheriff. the illegal exclusion
of Peter Crosby the legal Sheriff. who alone entitled to
that pursuance of his duty the laws of this
State faithfully Respondent being apprSed
illegal the said Flanagan, did call General
Emory Commanding the United States Military Department
Gulf embracing this State to give direction to the
of the United States under his command
the said A Flanagan out of possession of the and
property illegally possessed by him above set FORTH seeing
said Flanagan naked trespasser without shadow
right color of authority; and the said General
Emory Major Head, of the Thirteenth United
Infantry, stationed Vcksbug, the said Flana
gan which order Major Head duly executed
the statement of the transaction described
in the said fifth Article .ee.
this Respondent further that the United States
troops had been posted Vcksbug under orders of the Pres
ident the United States by virtue of the Constitution and
thereof and in compliance with request made by the
Legislature of the State of Mississippi to suppress the vo
lence which existed in the of Warren and to
order; that the calling upon the armed
force under these circumstances put
said Flanagan of his pretended possession of the office of
of Warren county strictly in pursuance OF the du
ties of Respondent, as Governor Of the State.
st VI.
And this Respondents the sixth Article,
that is that the date of the contract alleged in said
Article specification first contract was In existence
Board OF Inspectors of the Penentary
Jobes which extended to the of
Apr which for all the convcs then IN the
Pententary The of this rendered it inn
I 9TH f Than