The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1871-11-25
Ku-Klux i'm Grant Parish.

Ku-KluX i'm Grant Parish.
we commend to the perusal OF all
Tie following letter, extracted from the
New Orleans Republican of the 18th:
New ORLEANS, November Is, 1871.
EDITOR REPUBLICAN EARLY in the
morning of the twenty-third OF Octo-
Der, 1.-THE day after the prisoners now
on trial in this city were removed from
Colfax), l saw 3; man named Jack
OQuin, who told me that there was
to be q party raised in the hills (mean-
ing back from the river) to go to the
falls, or some narrow place below land
stop the boat, rescue the prisoners and
annihilate the militia force organized
at Colfax. He appeared to be i'll favor
of marching direct to Colfax, and Civ
ing the militia fight, though he did
not advance that as the main object OF
the party.
He stated that he was sent to obtain
aid from Montgomery and vicinity,
and had made detour and collected
some half dozen young men, who sig
nified their willingness to join the ex-
pedition. tried to reason with him.
telling him the boat they were after
would be out of harms way long be-
fore they could arrive at the falls or
mouth, and that with regard to at
lacking the militia, there was no doubt
in my mind that there could be a force
raised that could Kill every member of
the militia; but, to put an end to the
militia would only be to inaugurate
the beginning of things.
His only reply was, that they did
not look for help from my sort, and
that they did not want any OF my
preaching. Two of our townspeople,
both reliable men and Justices of the
peace, went, at the request of the peO-
pie of Montgomery, to confer with the
hills people. They returned, but made
no report of what occurred further
than to state that they advised the
party to dispense, which they suppose
they did. / used my influence to pre-
vent the young men OF Montgomery
from joining Mr.. O'Quin. | do not
think single one left town with him.
On the morning of the twenty fourth
of October, found, in a bush in my
yard, the following note:
Mr.. jules Laineraux:
You must leave this parish by No.
vember l, next. We did not YOU
this before we knew your wife was
sick; keep silent and go; don't come
Back: you can't live here. This i;
from the Grant parish safety commit
tee. {Signed with red cross) \.
I showed it to a few particular
friends, some of whom wanted me tt
mail it up in town, but we concluded
to keep quiet and watch. To explain
what will hereafter occur, will STATE
that have child but six weeks OLD
now, that was unwell at that time, ant
kept me and sometimes several mem
bers of my family up the greater par
of the night.
On the night of the thirty first o
October / went to one of the doors tt
procure wood which was piled up il
khe passage, and then saw two mel
standing before my gate. Ipurposel,
made a slight noise, when they disap
neafeU III SLluefGHU QlItCbIOl1S. Ou III
night of the first of November, abou
twelve o'clock, the same thing occur
red (both nights being sort of gray,
moon under sight eloud). At abou
half past two o'clock A. NJ. ! again ha,
occasion TO procure wood, when | SAY
the parties in nearly the sanre position
as mt twelve. l did not make any nOis
as was IN my socks.
| returned and took a shotgun heay
iiy loaded with buckshot, and steppe
out. first into the passage, which wa
too dark for any one to see me plainl
in / crept noiselessly along towar
the gallery, which extends along th
entire front of the house. When neal
iy out of the passage, my eyes fixe
on the two parties, | touched a chat
with nv knee, which made a Sigh
noise, upon which both parties disap
peared,
/ stood still in the dark for perhap
fifteen or twenty minutes, when, n
one re-appearing, | stepped towar
the outer edge of the gallery. Whe
within about four feet of the edge ian
it was light enough there to make m
distinctly visible from the street,,
man rose in the street and, levellng
gun over the fence, snapped at me.
retreated perhaps five or six feet an
I'd .. zen ! heard II