The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1876-03-16

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bert Ames Governor, as aforesaid provoIo34' b! l. Il
tain riot in said county of Warren. sbns9u and
wit /: on the seventh day of December 4 = The II
sand. eight hundred and seventy-fonrN - Isl
and white citizens of said county of De'RsO
many of the citizens Of said county of w all T
and Slain whereby the said Adebert Amoa I n
said, did then and there commit, and was I've
demeanor in office. o''y II
ARTICLE XIX
That on the Sd day of December, A n 10.
eight hundred and seventy four,) Adelbert '1'{
the State of Mississippi, unmindful of tbo t@@s
office the obligations of his oath of Office DFA +
and laws of said State, and intending to stir ~ u
white and colored people Of said State, and NA
and colored people of the county of Warren p'e
to provoke them to wrath and violence. did - I
said, on the day and year aforesaid in the Con- va
State aforesaid, corruptly and unlawfuy COM
Peter Crosby to organize without AUTHORITY I ~
body of men in said county Of Warren, to foroS
of the office of Sheriff of said county. WIFI
counsel and advice acted on bv oo;I
afterwards to-wit; On the seventh dav - g
d. 1874 Gone thousand eight hundred sri y
| in said county of Warren, in pursuance of said COW
so unawfully and corruptly given by said AdoT
ernor, as aforesaid, did unlawfully organize Io9
| in said county of Warren, and by said means AL
attempt to take possession, by force and violero
Sheriff of said county of Warren, which said mil.
organization of men, organized aforesaid bv H.
corrupt advice of the said Adelbert Ames Cover
invited and brought about riot, bloodshed and A.
people of said county of Warren and he fl.
Ames, Governor as aforesaid at the time he oo
and corrupt counsel and advice, we'll knew t6., =
and advice was acted on and carried out bv the sa5
that the same would result in riot, bloodshed and
of the people of said county of Warren; wherein II
bert Ames, Governor, as aforesaid did then and
the way and manner, and by the means AFORESAID
was guilty of a high crime in office,
ARTICLE Xxx.
| That Adelbert Ames, Governor of the State of,f
mindful of the high duties of his office the obIis
of office, and the Constitution and laws of said Ss
and intending to stir up strife between the white i
zens of said State, and especially between the WIKI
citizens of the county of Warren, in said State o.,
the killing and shedding of blood of some Of ba ~
of said county for corrupt and partisan purposes M
day of December, A. d., 1874, Zone thousand eig,s
seventy-fo ur) in the county of Kinds, in saidSbts
unawtully advise one Peter Crosby to forcby hE Y
the office of Sheriff of said county OF Warren Al
Peter Crosby afterwards to-wt: On the 9TH dav m
A. d. 1874, Zone thousand eight hundred and svr-
said county of Warren, III pursuance of said advice -
and corruptly given by said Adelbert Ames, Govern,
said, did unlawfully organize body of armed men n
of Warren, and with said body of armed men, mlrhs
and there attempt by force and violence to take uv
office of Sheriff of said county, and said atemp
there result in an armed conflict between the cizpnsa
of Warren, and, the boodshed and death of MANY
citizens of said county. And the said Adeber Ans
as aforesaid we'll knew at the time he gave said An
Peter Crosby, that if the said Peter Crosby aced ber
cordance Herewith that the same would probabvr,
shed and death to many of the cOlOred citizens Of m
he, the said Adelbert Ames designed and ntendet
for corrupt and partisan purposes whereby the al
Ames, Governor as aforesaid, did then and there anil
and manner, and by the means aforesaid commit anil
| of high crime in office.
ARTICLE XXI.
That Adelbert Ames, Governor of the Stap al
unmindful of the duties of his office the obJgaDe
of Office, and the Constitution and laws Of said Su
day of December, A. ID. 1874 Zone thousand eigh h
seventy-four), in the county of Kinds, in said State
fully and corruptly incite, provoke counsel order
one Peter Crosby, then and there seeking counsel Of N
Adelbert Ames, Governor as aforesaid 6Re said Paso
and there claiming that he was the Sheriff of thecOuT
In SAID State), to return to the county of WaRl
Vlcksburg, and assuming to himself the authority 81.
SAID ONCE, to summon an armed body of men pes
OF the office, books, papers, charge and control of h
and jail, and all the actual insignia of the said Office
opposing authority, in the actual, peaceabe posses
omoe, and It's outward insignia, when the question
said Peter Crosby to said office and the duties iDGh
question which 1T was the duty of the said Pea
submit to the decision of the courts and which Val
the said Adelhert Ames, Governor as aforesaid to b.
the SAID Peter Crosby to submit the same to thee
said county of Warren which were then and there 1
Peter Crosby for such redress as under the laws Of
was entitled to; yet, the said Adelbert Ames, 70
aforesaid, unmindful, as aforesaid, of the high o.
office, the obligation of his oath Of office and the
and laws of said State, and intending to stir up S
the white and colored citizens of said State and q
tween the white and colored citizens of said counF
and to provoke them to violence did then and then
nor, aforesaid, corruptly and unlawfully advise @,
Crosby to torcibly take possession Of the said Office
said county; and that he, the said Peter Crosby sz
wit: on the seventh day of December, A. d. 1874 y
eight hundred and seventy-four,) in pursuance Of gu.
corruptly and unlawfully given by the said AdebhD
ernor, as aforesaid, did unlawfully organize 6Sa
men IN said county of Warren and with said @@,
men did then and there attempt, by force and U@T
possession OF said office of Sheriff of said county
which attempt resulted in riot bloodshed and death ID
many OF the citizens of said county of Warren. y
Adelbert Ames, Governor, as aforesaid, we'll knew
gave SAID unlawful advice to the said Peter Cr'q
sald Peter Crosby acted thereon, ard in accordairi
that the same would DrohahIv raoult in riot blOOdl