The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1868-09-05
The State VS.. Isaac Williams
and 48 Others.

other misdemeanors. Before
| Justices VIM. j. Bush and Jas.
I Ford, for commitment.
j. Oscar Hill, sworn-states
that he knows Isaac Williams,
Jack Watkins, Isham Williams.
Says he is jailor of the parish of
Bossier, and received the priso-
ners as jailor, did not receive all
the prisoners on the list first re-
ceived. Received in the first num-
Der, Geo. Sanders, Dan Webster,
Nose Thomas, Charles Williams,
Armstead Bailey, Henry McDon-
aid, Pompey Allen, Isham Viii
liams, Jabez Marshall, Reuben
Teutch, Tom Grissett, Louis Da-
Wis, Warren Mcdonald, Randall
Thomas, Owen Jefferson, John
Watkins, john Jones, Jack Johns,
Abram Prince, jim Robinson,
Sam Abrams, Reuben Williams,
Zack Davis, Sam Watson, Abram
Wiser, Henry Berry, Geo Tuck,
Wiley Bullard, Chas Griffin, Ste,
phen Hilton, jim Bryant, Wiley
Hardy, Reuben Jinkins, George
| Washington, Sam Harris, VIM
Perry, Anderson Smith, Jack
Warren, Stephen Brazeal, Isaac
Mitchell, Warren Blackshire. and
Isaac Williams.
The prisoners were received
from Mr.. Pinckard,' constable in
charge of them.
(Signed, j. OSCAR HILL.
E. Jack Hamilton, sworn-says
he resides at Fillmore, Bossier
parish. Fillmore is considered to
be i'll ROssier Point. States that
the assemblage of these armed
parties was at p. V. Oneilrs old
place; says this armed party con-
sisted of about 40 or 80 freedmen.
most of them armed. Stationed
at 2. Y. Oneill old place, in the
parish of Bossier, on Monday the
24th day Of August, 1868. When
witness first saw this armed band,
they were drawn up in line on the
side of the Bellevue and Gregg
Landing road. Witness was at
the point above designated, was
one of the party called out by the
Sheriff of BOssier, to arrest Isaac
| Williams, Ben Sanders, Charles
Copes, Warren Blackshire, Henry
Jones and others, charged with
being armed against the whites,
and disturbing the peace Of that
community. When witness, with
others of the posse acting under
instructions from the Sheriff, came
up with the riotious party, thus
drawn up in line, he heard some
one OF his party speak to this par
ty under arms, and informed them
that the Sheriff had o warrant for
the apprehension Of certain parties,
and desired them to remain in line
until the Sheriff could come up
and read the warrant, andeXecute
the same if the parties therein
named was in that crowd. When
the notice OF the warrant was Civ
en- to them, they consented to re-
main as they were until the Sher-
iii could come up, but they com
menced making their escape
When this armed party of freed
! men were first approached by the
posse, with the Sheriff, and they
were ordered to ground arms,
some OF fthem Obeyed and others
refused to do so-some one Of their
party instructing not to obey.
Those freedmen who did not
ground their arms, on the contra
ary cooked their pieces, bringing
them to the position of ready.
When they made ready Mr.. Bright
told them to fire away, but if they
did, not one would be left alive in
five minutes, whereupon under the
/ advice of their comrades, they
grounded arms, put down their
arms and surrendered. About 40
surrendered, maybe more or less.
There were 80 guns OF various
DESCRIPTIONS. Saw three pistols in
the pile, two Colts and one horse
mans, found near this party
Witness recognizes among the
prisoners at the bar, Amrstead
Bailey, Henry Mcdonald, Owen
jefferson, Jack Johns, John Jones,
Jim Robertson, Sam Watson, WI
ley Bullard, Stephen Clinton,
Reuben Jenkins, GeoEVashington,
Sam Harris, Stephen Brazeal, Ike
Mitchell and Rias Davis, as the
! same he recognized among those,
who surrendered as above stated.
All this was in the parish OF Bos-
sier on the 24th day of August,
1868. These parties said they
went there to have a club meet
mo. that thnx wore warmed n meet