New Orleans Republican., 1868-10-15
LETTER FROM CAPT. JERRoLD
The Ku-Klux and Visit from ,he KIa--
Their desperate Plans and the Fall

The Ku-Klux and IA Visit from the KIa--
Their desperate Plans and the Fall
ure Ortheir Schemes.
Captain Douglas f. Jerrold publishes
the Republican Vtndtcator in st. Tammany
parish. He narrates only portion of his
recent adventures among the chivalrous
an hospitable people of that parish. The
whole story is not told;
I never thought it would be my fate to
experience visit from the above named
dastardly organization, but time has proved
otherwise.
My residence is in the town of Coving-
iugton, Louisiana. On Friday last | took
my wife and child on visit to her parents,
who live some three miles from the town
at place called Mortees Mill. The after
noon was spent in hunting, and being some
what tired the whole family retired at a
very early hour.
About II p NJ. was aroused from sleep
by the loud barking of our dogs in the
yard. Listening for moment, could
hear amid the canine uproar mans voice
shouting away down in the gully by the
river. My mother-in-law went out on the
gallery to quiet the dogs, and a solitary
man made his appearance, asking to see
CAPTAIN Jerrold, and saying that he had an
important letter from James Ingraham to
deliver to him. At that moment / heard
the tramp of numerous horses ascending
the broken hill leading from the river to
the house the man at the gate meantime
insisting that should come out and reeei
the letter in person. Having been through
some hair-breadth scrapes during my life,
soon smelt rat and returned the an
swer that would meet Mr.. IngTaham in
the city next week. At that moment a
most ghostly looking procession Ioi along
the yard fence, and came to a 1 on fee.
Ny mother-in-law rushed into my room
with the news that it was. as she EXPRESSED
it, "the Ku-Ku Kick Extinguislofn the
lights, and sending my wife and child into
her mothers room, | armed myself hur-
riedly, and remained alorl le determined
to sell my life as dearly a., nossihle. The
man at the gate passed t. l,rongh ng and monnt-
ed the gallery OF thu b nnse AZ the word
of command all foil ,wed with the excen-
tion of two or thre' ,Wsoso borses becore
restive, and woul Z, not Ig1t emter - Descending
ene gaiieIy s~ 9s at the other end, they
passed ln.o le yard and came once more
W Iiohs ace right opposite my room.
"as ~ a. VI 3 window unseen, ready TO dis
Pu'e tnF ar entrance to the house. The lead
81 u /this band of midnight marauder:
ln"o e tour Of the outbuildings, my moth
o' 4nlaw meantime keeping up parley
with the rest Of the gang, and noble
Il hound belonging to the family disputinl
4 manfully the privilege Of alighting. Thl
{ dog saved my life, for had they been abl
l. TO reach the house without suspicion, thei
e ayowed object was to burst into my room
% drag me out and hang me to tn
le nearest tree. Finding themselves foiled II
y their attempt. they finally left, Leaving
as nv house, they divided into two bands
r. one going to the house of Isaac Hart, Wn
IS lives in loghouse midway between th
ne last place and Covington. de was warne
n: of his danger and to quit the parish. IN
Id other band took more circuitous rout
and visited the house of. man by th
70 name of Edwin, where they indulged
lCss the same threats. Before reaching E.
4. wins one OF the gang separated from the
m. and returned to his home close by.
de The next day about noon 1 repaired
RS town and met with many of the courageol
spirits of the previous nights assassl
ca gang They shook hands with me as usua
~ but / could easily detect a loc
" Of smnthered surprise as aI
of preached. / set spies to work an
". have ascertained beyond a doubt that
or they are bound by an oath to root out a
ne loyal men from the parish, they will carr
lla their threats into execution. My doom
'4o w fixed. lam to be hanged, when caugh
Of and others are to follow. l have been (
&C. the streets every day and have gleane
to sufficient information to keep me7t
lu. times on the qui vive 4
ior been on gue~ Er