The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-05-24
MONTGOMERY, GRANT PARlsll,
April 30, 1873.

Accompanying l send tho statement
of ID. w. Shaw, who, tho Republican
has repeatedly stated, was tho legal
Sheriff of Grant parish. This paper
also stated that he had summoned tho
negroes as Il posse, which statement he
denies, alleging he had no power o,
control over them, and that they were
only an infuriutcd mob, "dcserving tc
be killed for their misdceds." lie also
states that repeated efforts of comprO
misc Wcrc made by Sheriff Nash ant
posse, who were executing Il warrant FOL
| tho arrest of several robbers who hat
| broken into and plundercd Judge Itut
lands house; but ono of the most i'm
portant acknowledgements is that Regis
ter never ran for Judge, hence coulG
not have been elected, and that he him
self was tho defeated candidate for the
Shcritf'S office.
The statement, which is legally wit
messed and sworn to, is as follows:
STATEMENT OF MIX. u. w. SHAW.
claim to be the legal sheriff of Grant
parish, as an appointcc of Mr.. Kellogg.
MIR. Nash also claimed to have been
elected under Gov. .Warmoth, and came
to the courthouse with the other officers
elected and commissioned by the same.
They came to the courthouse, and
claiming tho right, quietly took posses
sion of the Same, l being absent at the
time. The Kellogg appointccs waited
until Congress had decided in the mat
ter, and no action having been taken,
by the order of Mr.. Register, claiming
to be Parish Judge, appointed by Mr..
Kellogg, went with Il crowd. and Judge
Register broke open tho window of the
courthouse and entered forcibly We
subsequently understood from IL negro
named Louis Mckin that Mr.. IIadnot,
with Il number of men, Wcrc coming up
to eject our officers and install the
others. Mr.. IIannot, with eight mon,
did subsequently come; but previous to
this, Register and SrantIcy sent out
word to the negroes to meet and pro
vent ll:ldnot and party from coming to
the courthouse. | told MIR. Register
that this was improper, and the law
should be allowed to take its course ; if
they saw proper to take The courthouse
to let them dO so, and if we were the
proper officers thr civil courts should
decide. The negroes kept coming in
and the excitement increasing up till
the following Monday, the first in
April, when Register had said he was
going to hold court. He opened court,
but the lawyers refused to recoyni i've
him. lie only opened it and then ad-
journru, as there wore about three hun
Hrrtl negroes on hand and greatly OK
cited and making threats against the
white people. They were very riotOus,
breaking open Judge Rutiund'i housc
and smashing everything. They also
fired into Judge Richardson's house,
compelling both, with all other whites,
to fec across the river.
Coils. Howell and Wheeler subsc-
uucniy came down TO Mr.. S;hcfby's
dwelling, and sent Il note to Register to
cndcavor, in some way, to make IL com
promise, asking him for an interview.
lie answered for them to come over and
in with me. Thcy did so, and made
propositions for Il compromise, but Mr..
Register could not do so until he had
seen his party. ! then returned with
them across the bayou, when they told
mo they were going to cndcavOr, if
possible, t" settle the matter, rs Nr.
Nash and ms party did not desire TO
appear 10 arms.
NcNt n;iN .Nr. il"Wril returned, ana
an"'htr iht'rE'"" wa" hc!h Wlth ltcE-
l7lcr, W af' ana Diners, Whrh hi"thcr
cll"ri lnr IL 'oHllro'll7c was hlahc ny