New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-08-16
More Outages in the Parishes,
FURTHER REPORT OF DETAILS.
Many Oolored People Murdered.
SPIRIT OF REBELLION RAMPANT,
WILL GENERAL BUCHANAN REPORT 2

In st. Landry parish, between the first
and tenth Of July, near Grand COteau, a
band of men disguised fred into house
where colored people were assembled at o
party, killing one woman and two men
and wounding three others. Parties fully
identified by some Of the colored people
were arrested and examined before JUS
tioe of the peace; but they conveniently
proved IN 'alibln and were discharged.
In Lafayette parish, about the same time,
q colored man who had test fed in court
against white man was called out of b g
house at night by party of four wbi 9
men, who were known to him, and told by
them that he must go to Yermillionvile
and testify in the same case, because bis
testimony ct AbbeYille was good for moth
ing. They took another oolored man along
with them and went about forty yards from
the house, when they shot at both the col
ored men.
One Of them was killed. The other was
wounded, but escaped. The wounded maD
identified the parties, one Ofwhom has been
arrested and held to bail to await trial. not
on the charge of murder, but on the less
serious charge of ''intent to kill" He being
at large, of course advises the other three
desperadoes to keep out Of the way till the
excitement is over.
In Calcasieu parish white woman and
a colored man were both found one morning
murdered in The house where they resided.
The civil authorities have made no effort
whatever to investigate the matter.
In DoualdsonVille on Thursday last a
coiOred man, sitting in his own cabin, was
approached by raltsman, who pointed
revolver at him, and asked him if he was
afraid. of that. The colored man replied
that he was not, whereupon the raftsman
asked him to come outside. He did 70,
and the raftsman again pointed the revolver
at him, anu again asked care you afraid
Of that2" He replied that he was lot
The raftsman then exclaimed, "God damn
you, then, take thatl" and shot him
through the left shoulder, fortunately in
fllcting only flesh wound.
The rattsman was arrested and taken be-
fore Justice Dubois, of the Second Ward.
When asked what he committed the deed
for he replied, He is damned niger ~
The Justice remanded him to Jail for APP
Bearance before the District Court, Judge
Beauvais.
To two other colored men who witnessed
the shooting the raftsmsn said, Get ont of
the way, or I'll shoot you.7
In Franklin parish perhaps we may re-
capitulate some cases that have already
been reported. Moses Munger, colored.
was murdered on the tWenty-elghth of July,
and his house fred On the twenty
colored man was whipped by rebel rut-
tans, and another colored man wounded in
the leg by pistol shot.
In the same parish about the tenth of
July freedmen we're leaving the parish on
account OF the outrages perpetraLed upon
them.
In Franklin parish between the tenth
and twenty-frst of July seven colored men
were killed and four wounded. -Four white
men were also killed during the same time,
one Of whom was Mr.. Small. No arrests
were made by either the civil or military
authorities.
Between the twentieth and thirtieth of
July two terrible outrages on freedmen
were reported, but the civil authorities did
not punish or attempt to punish the per
petrators.
On the fourth a white man was killed in
Franklin parish, and yet no arrest of the
assassin or assassins has been made.
Many of these repOrs have reached
General Buchanan officially, but we have
yet to learn that he pays the slightest
attention to the cases of assassination
brought to his notice. The records of
MS office could a tale unfold that would
make the blood curdle with horror. But
ne refuses to give the details reported in
hem to individuals, or to the public.
Why Is it because the publication OF
he truth would expose the inefficiepcy, |
mbeciiity, or criminal negligence of his |
military administration