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Show Pfonthoi-ii onL'ri-ssiouul la-vrtliuliou. la-vrtliuliou. VieksVj'g, 4. The congressional committee continued their investigation investiga-tion to-day. Dr. J. M. Hunt, who went out to meet the negroes, re-porttd re-porttd their coming in on Grove street on the morning of December 10th; related the circumstances uf his interview with Owens, leader of the negroes; lib bringing him in to see Crosby, and the latter's ordering him to go back and tell the negroes to go home. Tie Dr. said Owens told him lie was act ng under Crosby 's orders, and that lie had them in writing. Wheu Ovens returned to the men, after an interview with Crosby, he lold Dr. Hunt to get the cavalry away from the rear of his force and he would order them home. Witness dd so and the negroes marched oil. Some excited whites followed, but Col. Miller called them back. The oily other witness whose testimony testi-mony wns of any particular interest was Owens, the negro who commanded command-ed the Grove street force. His testimony testi-mony was to the c-fleet that he was coming to Yicksourg with his men, about one hundred and twenty in all, some armed with shotguns, soma with muskets, and some with pistols, by orders of Crosby. He didn't know what he wanted, but supposed it wai to help him about getting hia office. Owens told substantially the tame story as Dr. Hunt about his comiDg into town to see Crosby, and I his subsequent ordering ol his men home; hut testified that after they ct.iriwl tViov wurfl firpd At and some of ihem returned the fire. He testified that Crosby sent written and printed orders to the 'country, and witness heard them read, telling all negroes to come into town armed on Monday. He didn't think that Miller's men meant to kill his men when they tired at Lhem, but only to frighten them. Ho believed Governor Ames was responsible for the troubles; believed be-lieved he nd vised Crosby to take the course he did. |