The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1873-05-14
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tSfa House, from which they kept
ne e ~ fire continuously from both
tspinlows and by thrusting guns
~ roof from upper story.
~ arriving at Ware House door Of
9F,he front part of it was first bro
n and found not to connect with
p~"m. On going around the low
A. the Ware House we found an
6ss% eould be made within a few
efTS%SJt he Court House which ran in
pc %ndirular direction to same, with
woolen building over a cistern
iFtsa them. A negro ran out of the
mouse at that time, and though
(Nfs nan. [ think made his way in
ba panner into the Court House. At
zoe inf negroes could be heard from
bsp uouse sating-"Come in here,
lafi YOU. and we'll kill you ALL
/ ~u h. arrival of different detach-
Na, II cavalry, some coming from
snsa caye us sufficient TO. ce, and
pr'. oot Inossession of store below the
gnJH House. and by knocking off plank
@un .;,a commanded lower door; some
FP S1s,""ckleford's house aud yard COM
j mpper door, and those from the
ginaS gonse all the side hext to the riv-
pH1 pack of the Court House was open
u utor two miles. A small room with
im,w ~;ndow commanded an iron barr
aMs;alow OF Court House about fifteen
nN t,om upper end. Thus they were
l~@4nnle,ely surrounded, though with
ty"h,hly about equal force. and fight
pr ,nntinued in this position at least
mehours.
.,ts the Court House-one a charge at
.Dnsnse Sacrifice of life and the certain
.'ah Of eyeiv negro at the hands ofthe
Ga,hs,r;sted survivors: the other to fire it
.n% thereby fore a surrender. Fire
r az. first applied to cistern house; then
'" ,ngcesti0n of Mr.. ...., a long pole
W, nrMnred. on which was tied cotton
,,nrated with petroleum and Surpen-
."s A NEGRO prisoner then advanced
WI, rJI applied it to the lower edge of the
',f leaving pole to keep fire in posi-
ton' As o o as the fire began to blaze
Mon from store below perceiving ne
r,,ps attempting to extinguish it cried:
Shoot at the fire" From that time a
yisorOls fire was made at Them from
T1,re House, thirty steps or less, When
srpr the attempt was made. As soon
|, a, they saw they could not extinguiSh
fire, 4 white flag was put out from
MINER door, being fired upon before
perceived by officers: it was displayed
from iron barred window, on side mkt
70 Ware House. Ii being decided to ac-
cent an unconditional surrender, orders
we're given and Immediately obeyed
10 ease firing"
What has just preceded and follows
| state npOn my own observation in
dove proximity to the scene of action, by
wwersation with several friends also
there, whom | know to be intelligent,
rM as we'll as truthful men, as well as
from Information given by prisoners
Who were in the Court House at this
time. A prisoner, Isaih, | think by
ZANE, was sent to the Court House door
with fac, telling them to come out
Fort short time, the door being shut,
no one appeared. 1t appears that there
we're two parties in the Court House
QUE mostly young negroes who had
wished to surrender earlier, and o rush.
ID ont in n large squad crsi ing Don't
shoot" We are whipped The other of older
ones, some of the worst negroes in Lonisl-
aa such AS Jim ltavenwell and Others
who have been active in the making of a
bell 10 Grant Parish for Years, filled with
uuayiDg hatred to the white race-the
Whole under command of one of their Cap.
tains, Aleek Tilman, a fugitive from JUS
tice ffou Bossier Parish for his share in
netting riot there in 1868. These had de-
tareh when first surrounded their iuten.
ton of fighting to the last, and drew guns
on those who talked of surrenderiug pre-
'iaHs tn this. They still kept their guns
Ia their hands. determined on revenge as
the seqnel will show.
When negroes commenced coming ont,
NO wires from SlIackltiOrd'S hOuSe adj
vanced. without orders. to receive them,
daas 80 quietly and with no threatening
aspect. Every II thinking the fighting
vas over. y or" was raised of Save the
Volrt House." aud a rush was made to.
Tarl it, some having their guns OF their
MflIders, thinking that the Parish re-
HFas could certainly be saved, anG per.
nap' by knocking off shingles, the Court
honse also, thus o~hviating the destruction
q pfoperty so deprecated by all-it could
~ avoided. In the first squad one negro
Will kept lis gun, though evidently una
ware OF it; on being told put down that
Hla, he turned back and leaned it nj
isiInst the Court Honse, and returned un
nolrsted. As 500 rs this squad got out
Tue way, aud Tylmau and his band u
@'!aws aud assassins caught sight of the
whites among them, the lamented j. w
aaanot, whom they especially hated fol
uS gallant resistance to their attempt o
nsSIng a Hayti of his Parish, and com
mNnnAAV I'll