Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-04-22
THE LOUISIANA MASSACRE.
Equalled Only by that Of Fort Pillow
A norrsd ana Inhuman Buschery.

A Horrid and Inhuman Butchery.
A special dispatch to the New York
Times from New Orleans, about hostilities
in Grant parish, says notza single colored
man was killed until all had surrendered
to the whites, who'swere fighting when
over one hundred were shot down. 1t is
understood another lot were burned to
death in the court house. After the butch
cry the whites scattered In all directions, a
few of them going to their homes, but
many left for the Texas border in hopes of
escaping the consequences of their crime.
The State troops on arriving at the scene
| of hostilities buried over sixty bodies of
the colored men. The Federal troops can
not proceed for want of transportation.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th
says:
Attorney General Williams has received
a, dispatch from United States Marshal
Packard, dated New Orleans, 18th instant,
in which he says that Deputy Marshal D..
E. Klyne has returned from Colfax, where
he arrived on Tuesday following the coll
lisiOn of Sunday last, and found the place
almost deserted, except by women. He
buried the remains of sixty colored men
found on the field. The dispatch continues {:
ut is reported that subsequent to the burn
ing of the court house thirty-four colored
men previously made prisoners, were taken
to the river bank by couples, and there
ported that colored men were shot in
the adjacent woods, where their bodies are
still lying. He found also twelve wound-
ed, some certainly MORALLY. The colored
men present compose posse which, under
direction Of Sheriff Shaw, (white) appoint
ed by Governor Kellogg, had taken pos
session Of the court house, and were still
holding it. Nash, formerly Sheriff by ap-
pointment of Warmoth, and superseded
by Shaw, led the whites. From all ac-
counts there appeared to have been no loss
on the part of the colored men until after
their surrender, when they were butcher
ed without mercy.
After the massacre in the court house,
from which they were elected by setting
fire to the building, Sheriff Shaw was
missing, and is supposed to have been
killed. My deputy found it impossible to
make arrests without the presence of
United States troops. Armed bodies of
whites are still securing the country. The
assailants had in their possession IA six
FOUNDER cannon, taken, or as some allege,
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T. Moore. Marshal Packard then closes
his dispatch by saying that when the cir
cumstances of this massacre are fully
known it, will be found to he equalledsonly
by that of Fort Pillow. riEOSbO
Attorney General Williams has received
the following from the District Attor-
ney: H1 1am ta
New ORLEANS, March II, 1873.
Deputy Marshal DeKlyne has just re-
turned from Colfax. He arrived there the
day after the massacre. The details are
horrible. The Democrats (white) of Grant
parish officers by force, but failed, the
sheriff protecting the officers with a color
ed posse. Several days afterward recruits
from other parishes to the number of three
hundred came to the assistance of the as
sailants, when they demanded the surren-
der of the cOlored people. This was re-
fused. An attack was made, and the ne
groes were driven into the courthouse.
The courthouse was fired, and the negroes
slaughtered as they left the burning build
ing. After resistance ceased, sixty-five
negroes, terribly mutilated, were found
dead near the ruins of the courthouse.
Thirty, known to have been taken prison.
ers are said to have been shot after surren-
der and thrown in the river. Two of the
assailants were wounded. The slaughter
was greater than in the riot of 1866 i'm this
city. Will send report by mail.
(Signed) J. r. BECKwITH, =
United States Attorney.
The acting Secretary of War telegraph
ed to Colonel Emory on Friday as fol-
lows:
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
n1 q RNEf.rr April Is, 1873. = q
To Colonel W. II. Emory, Commanding
Gulf Department, NeW Orleans, LOuisi-
ana:
In case requisition Is made upon YOU
by the United States Marshal to assist the
United States authorities in executing any
judicial process issued on account of the
late reported disturbance in Grant parish,
you will render the necessary aid for such
purpose.
(Signed) GEORGE NJ. robson,
Acting Secretary War.
Attorney General Williams sent the fol-
lowing dispatch to District Attorney Beck
with the same day:
SIR-You are hereby instructed to make
a thorough investigation of affairs in Grant |
parish, and if you find that the laws of |
the United States hove been violated, you
will spare no pains or expense to cause the |
guilty parties to be arrested and punished, |
and if the military aid is necessary to exc
cute any United States process you will call |
on General Emory for that purpose, who |
has been instructed to furnish it.
(Signed) GEORGE III. WILLIAMS,
M q it& Attorney General |
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