, 1873-05-27
LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA.
Trin1 Of Con. DO 1flanc and OtI.cra OF
tho St. NInrttsassilio Tn1-xkc~isters--
THO Prisoners Discharged ON tho
Evidence OF Witnesses for tho Prose-
clttiUn.
NEW ORLEANS, May 2o.--ucn. Do Blanc and
othors, from st. hIartiusvio, woro up this morn
Ing for trial, charged by L. L, Martn6tt with
conspiracy oto., or, as Is commonly called, Ku->
Klux1an,. Tie following testimony vas given by
Witnesses for tho prosecution:
J. i. Peer (colorod), sworn: I reside IL 81:
Nfartlr, and ain planter. 1Inyo resided thcre
thirty yenrs. I nm acquainted with prisoners.
Know nothing against thenl. The, witncsa horo
t1oslroa to hayo tho affidavit road, which waB
done. Tho wltlioss knew Of no auch offonso hnV-
Ing bcon committed BY tho prisoners. WIS at
It, Martin in May. I know of no colored people
hinaorel In thoir oxorciao Of rights aB citizons.
lnture, aworn: I know tho prisoners. I nover
people / did inform Nr. S1artinet tint Ito
parish, md asked him to obtain GGnitea esates
troops to prosorvo tho poaoo. I, however, know
Of no otfonao having been committed by tho
prisoners. None Of them over did anything to
at tho tlme Of tho trouble. only saw two Of
the gontomop There. l aaw them whore they
usually we're in town, by themselves, and quietly
wnlling together.
Question by tlofenHo-You say you wanted sol
diors to progorvc THO peace.
;, Answer-Yos, did, becnuao / did not deBiro
tho pooplo h1,rt, and 1know-at loaBt they said
t that # tho United States troops oamo all would
GuHtayo Bakor (co1oretl), sworn Reside In
st. Martin, aud nm q toaclor. I know tho gem
tlemon prisoners. don't know Of thoir intimi-
dation Of coloretl pooplo. Thcsc woro runors to
That that eject but no ono credited the Tho r'..
oolorod rooplo would DO next attacked, Mono Of
tho colorod .pcoplo believed this, how
evor; ! did net 500 any Of thoao
EGnssa EoM no sa5ssS aSo s bsa % eoansoo ns soss Viz
tho atfair. WIS about d mile from the fighting,
and, Of course, could not hnvo recognized them
evon It thord. Thoy novor kept mo from attend.
Ing school, or did anything against any colorod
mon.
Tl,oogine Castoil (ccolorotl), sworn: 1know tho
gontlemon, tho prisoners. I know nothing
ngainst the gentlomen. They never intimidatc1
any coorod mon In tho parish to my knowledge.
aaw them in st. Martin They had no arms or
| weapons, and wore poaceably Walking about
tonding to their ln,ninasa.
In st. Martin. know tho gontlelnon. rhoy
mover intimislatod my colorod poop1e or any ono
,elso; noyor intiluidatod mo-. I aaw Con. Dollano
| aftor ho was arrested, not before. Tlloy aro all
| quiet aud peaceablo. I havo known them for
years. Con. do Blanc has boon frieud Of tho
| colorod people.
Adolph Pratt (whito> sworn: 1.-Two in St.
Martin. know the gonho,nen. Was thoro
! all tho timo. They nnyor hurt my coloreu poo
pic. | did 500 them onco-NfeBers do Clourot
and Bertrand-with Blot.guns. Do not know
men or not. I was not disturbed, ard nobody
| was hurt. SAW tho fight, but did not rccognlze
anv Of tho gontlomen there.
Thomas Dakor (colorod)-I reside III st. Mar
! ct4E1k 1fJ1 4n1,i0 kr1 ffSn f7ro.
oners. They mover troubled tile colored people
at oil. Tho police arc the only poop1o that masle
any disturba,ice., Thoy wont out ono oyoning,
aud, after shooting, came back again. Two
receive them. noyor saw tho prisoners
mnko. any disturbance. Con- De Blanc, whom
haVo known for . lifetime, has always boon tho
best friond Of tho colored man.
reside in ST. Martin. I know Ills gentlemen.
They neyor hurt any colorcd people or intimi~
dated thom in tho least degree. It ID true the col
ored people wero frightened, but the white ].eople
bo hurt. Tho police came, and fired, which waH
roturnod. I kopt out Of tho way. I have q
place there, and own q plantation. After tho
firing the police came back. did not 60 out
after TIC police came; ~
Am Clerk Of tho Court. The prisoners novor
never intimitlatad tic oo1ored people. Tho pris.
SS wsnt o1t 96 to Gsano ss s@a %aon sy
went quietly on horseback, armed with shot
guns. Il was on tho 4th Of May. They went
about two miles from town. They wore organ, e;
with names signed to resist tho police. None oi
tho prisoners names wero signed to this, how.
ever. I aaw them oyery day quietly In town. ]
never heard them Buy anything against anybody
but nobody over .kopt me out Of it by intimida'
lion, only through tho Court h1r, Founet waf
Clerk at tho tiu,o. Ho did not resist no b,
force. I was electod On the Republican ticket
tho same as tho fusion ticket. The fusion
US. We are now in oflico. Nobody intin1idatef
uo, or oven attempts to. Tho Fusion Clerk O
the Court kept me ont By m Injunction. Th II,
In private cla,nbor. No regular Judgment WI
mado. This was done in private chamber. There 4
some ono claiming, Judge caste'l's office; |
has nover been decided. Judge caston has hol'
court only since the 9th Of h1ay.
Foulinoll (whito)-Ia am Deputy shorn. knos
! the prisoners. They resisted the Kellogg Gov
osnmont. and tho metropolitan POLICE. Tho,
said thoy would not submit to tho Kellogg GOV
,, with This. They were lot alono. Nobody iutor
Edward Jost (colorod) 1.-Two in st. Martin
and am Coroner Of tho parish. Do not '!no'
anyone but Alr. Bertrand. Neyor saw any of til
gentlemeu doing anything to anybody. Mono G
! tho prisoners over iiltinlidnted anybody. neve
: was interforod with in my oillco. They move
, troubled colored people,
. Mastnet, sworn: AL + know Of tlloao gentle
! men was in st. Martini Some ti1no before, I n
l coived information that tho Fusionista intendo
4 to resist tho police, and feared they might hui
0 tho colorel people. Tho three gentlemen O.
I solves intimidatod, but other colorod poopl
: wero. I did not hear tho colored people we'
t going to be lnrt, but was myaof afraid Of ths
It fact, and could not got soldiers to 90 unless
I made tho affidavit. Therefore did it.. l d
4 not know, however, Of nny thing thoy did,
q only mado affidavit on general principles hasiu
t an idea they wore loading tho Fnaionlstt
Q iu fact, I thought DoDiano Won
10 there. hnd no other knowledge. I nh
had a lottor stating there WAS going to bo u flgh
1t WAS written BY those mon who aaid thoy wo7
, not ntimidated. Am mombor of tho Legisl
+ laturo, Kellogg Legislature though tho n
d Emery Legislature also acknowledges mo. al
in tho affidavit tllat paobor Meaers and otho