New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-11-06
The OUTRAGE in Grant Parish 9

The outrage in Grant paflshs
Additional particulars have been receiv.
ed which iasten the Lacour outrage in
Grant parish, upon one "Hamp' Henderson,
former slave, and Of late years the con
tidential ageHr, foreman, ariend and asso.
ciate OF Ton, Peter. John and Denny Rick-
man, who own q plantation abous swelye
miles below Eoifax, on the sives bank.
THESE brothers have been known sov years
as bad characters, and the colored man,
from Lls intimate association with them has
become permeatsd with sheir pecnlarisies.
He is known to all the neighbors arouXd as
desperate, a wicked, dang gerous man. His
brutality has led him FOR years TO be shun-
ned by the colored me4 Of she parish and
dreaded by the women. He is an open and
avowed Democrat. always voting that
ticket along with his friends, she Hichmans,
and was unqualified in his expressions o.
ill-vill toward those Of Lis race Who es-
poussd the Republican cause.
In 1867 he committed a terrible outrage
upon the person Oh young colorsd wcfnan
OF the plantation, whom he then killed and
buried IN ditch in the field. The matter
was investigated before Judge Rutland a.
the time, but the witnesses and Others were
so in.imidated by Hickman that nothing
was done in the matter, although che crime
and the criminal vere notorious ia the
neighborhood.
LStterly, as the tiHe OF the April riot,
9 Hamp' took an active part Sith his
friends. the Hicknans, in che Colfax u Hassa-
cpe. He belonged 70 a party who were sta
toned at a certain point to cue off the se-
treat Of the negroes.
When the Ozark reached slexsadria the
Hickman brothsrs-all bus Peter, who had
already fed TO Texas - mounted their
horses and made their escape. 'Hamp" re-
manned behind, seized the opportunity TO
commit . terrible crime upon she person Of
a relative of . man obnoxious 70 the polit-
ical deSperadoes OF the parish fHS his iden-
city with she Republican party His tend-
ish lust and diaDolical hatred alike gEati-
fed, le probably overlook the Hiclmans
on tbeis journey, and is safe alike from TIE
ensaged colored people Of Crane and the
LII idl ia lIch, uo a. l1bL bISOtAhLS FUN
ing his hiding place. H. is 20 we'll Known
in that country as an eneny Of Republicans
that prominent Fusienists have doubtless
passed BIN along to place Of safety where
he and his comrades are doubtless sloating
"a the political capital they have made
against the HetsoDolitans and the eo!oyed
people OF Grant parish.
But il makes 10 difference wlae are Che
political preterences Of the man who com-
mits such deed OF villainy. yhe enforce.
mens Of law and the security OF lie and
property are more important than als other
considerations. Had this most cruel out
rage been co,nmltted by men under the
control or within reach Of Captain Loan or
Colonel DeKlyne, Che penalty would have
followed Che crime as surely as che night
the day; and il the man who did 80 10 is
not brough: to punishment by ,he author;-
ties. is will be because thes are not properly
sustained by the Democrats OF THAT section,
who permit their political preferences 70
warp them from their allegiance 60 sae
coum0n wealth.