New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-30
FURTHER FROM GRANT PARISH
0asrages Committed after tte Massacre
STATEMENT CT lUgGS r. {. R3G!sTEA

T. G. Register, parish j1dgo cs STraGs,
writes us the following stategneE ES iTcm Sol
fax, dated April - II viii be seeE that Che
2vork of destruction Of property ana $un:-
ing OF political fugjtives was kept up ia
the arrival Of the United States troops:
EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
| left New Orleans on the steamer e..
Mary. in company with Colonies De kiYn@
and Wright. We were all IN good spirits,
expecting everything was quiet at Coltax,
ignorant cf the slaughter just perpetTated,
until reaching Alexandria, where we first
heard the dlItful news, and as we theu
hoped, greatly exaggerated. JuST be
tore leaving Pinevilie (where We had
stopped over 70 w0odl, 1 saw d
body of armed aud mounted men, twenty
in number file around the street, hating a
little above US, one of whom galioped 10
cur boat; | expected their ohJfct was 20
take Ire and others from of the boat. Dut
they finally crossed the river On the ferry
boat, they having jIst returned from COiiaX;
il was night before reaching CUtile; here
the Inarshals went ashore 10 obtain tulther
information and stay until morning, intend
ing to take CONVEYANCE by hack ueXt day,
which they did; | continued on board; a
cOlored man who was with rs (n&mely,
Lewis Meekins) got of al the landing about
Cotile but /, finding there were a number
OF armed men still about COltdX, stealing
horses and plundering generally, ], with
MT Snuwden. got of av Jerry Browns
landing; Imay here mention that DR.. j. +.
March was on board of the boat; remained
on that side of the river until Thursday
night. and taxing advantage of the daIk-
ness | crossed over home, but continued 70
secrete myself, i'll company with Messis.
Courrege, Payne and Terry, IN the woods
back OF one Mack BrandOu's house, in sight
cf CUltaX. From suspicious circumstances,
on Sunday night, the twentieth instant, NY
wife determined lot To remain IN her house,
aS email body OF men were seen near ROck
Island. They went direct 10 one A. Shell
by's lcuse. ! sent my son James afteTward
to the said Shelby TO know their business,
but | could get 10 satisfaction. The same
night, about nine o'clock | went 10 the
quarters. NY wife aud Payne's wife had
taken their children with them over to "A
MIR. John Miles, fearing some OF the out
laws would come in, on pretense OF hunt.
ing me, and insult them. IeXpOstu!ated with
her, but during tie time | saw several
large lights over towards Rock Island, and
my wife, uneasy for my safety, urged lie
20 leave, which did about two 0 clock. y
party OF armed men, about fifteen in num-
Der, rode up to my house, knocked loudly
at the door, calling me by name TO come
out Getting no answer, they went 10
work setting fire to the house, which was
burned to askes, with everything contained
II it, not leaving a charge OF clothing for
my children. As far as could be seen there
were but tOur men who did the burning,
aud WHO remained arGuGd the house guLs
i'll band. and could De plainly seen hy the
bright lignt OF the burning building, and
remaining there until the whole structure
fell to the ground, two of the parties being
recognized, The smoking ruins Of M
building was plainly visible uhen she
steamer Hodge landed win United States
troops. The same party, after the 1u2nlng,
went 10 a colored womans house MARY
benson and inquired or wanted 10 know
where Peter BouI land Ia colored nlerchantl
kept his meat aud whisky, one Of chem
only going near enough the others &9@Ia9g
il the dai X TO prevent recognition.