The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-05-03
kELLOGG'S MERCENARIES IN ANTE
CITY.
What Thcy Did and what the scop,o Say.

What They Did and What the scoplo Say.
From the Amite City Democrat OF
the 2Gtt we obtain tho following account
of the proceedings had in that place to
install the Kellogg officials. five are
not mistaken, some of our Union parish
readers will recognize an old acquaint-
ance in the Rev. Elias George who
crat says:
On Sunday night the mail train Of
the New Orleans 4 jackson Railroad,
landed at this place about seventy Me-
tropolitan Policemen, armed with rifles.
They were conducted to the Court
House, it is said, by c. l. Bradley, who
was defeated for Parish Judge, in No
/! Nenber by over $50 majority, but who
has found favor with Vice Roy I<cl-
logg, and has n dishonest commission
for said Office. They took possession of
the public offices and Court House, and
occupied them during the night. On
Monday they formed 4 line around that
building and within it were gathered
the Sheriff, Lanier, Bradley and the
fcr. Elias George, who was defeated
ut the election for Recorder, but who
has, like Bradley, 4 Kellogg appoint
ment. Bradley and George, after their
defeat at the polls, acQuiesced in the re-
suit and their successful opponents.
Messrs. Addison and Cooper, were coln-
missioncd in December and entered
upon their respective official duties. In
February, after Cooper and Addison had
been i'll Office for more than two months
George and Bradley received Kellogg
commissions and set up claims to these
offices, not by demands upon the in
cumbents, nor a resort to law, but by
assuming to discharge Official duties in
the guerilla style, away from the pub
lie offices. 10 install Bradley and
George was the declared object of this
police expedition.
On Monday, the regular term day of
the Parish Court, at Il o'eluck, the
policemen were put in line, and Brad
ley, with his Sheriff, entered tho court
room, and proclaimed the court in
session.
Judge Addison then called on the COM
manding officer, claiming the right to
hold the term as Parish Judge, and
was told that he would ba prevented
by force from doing so. Unable to
resist this force, tho Judge protested
and retired for the day.
Jas. +. Ard, Esq, Deputy Shcriff,
was called to act as officer OF the court.
but nobly refused to obey the usurpcr.
VIM. Duncan, Esq, the District Attor-
| ney, pro tenn, Of tho parish was called,
but also refused to respect or notice the
| summons Members Of the bar refused
| TO attend, they having formally resolv-
cd not TO recognize any Parish Judge
| ttn, t,.r, T,,f| II.
commissioned and acting Judge. The
! citizens were lockers on, with scofl=
| and dcrision, denouucing this IJel upon
all courts. Even the n.crccnary police.
| men, ashamed OF the duty they were
on, gazcd with i'll concealed contcupt
| at this "Judgc' (''savo the Taarlx'1
attempting to preside overan unwilling
| people, stunned by thc citizens, rcpu
! dated by the honest officers Of tn.
| parish, and scorncd by the bar
! -Aftcr {; short session the ssCUurt' al
journcd sine die, and the show ended
| This done, par5on George was induct
! ed into the Recorders office, and tooI
possession OF that, to which he hat
| neither moral nor legal right. We're
Brick pomcroy writing, he wollId hcr,
! say, s|BrcthrCn, let us pray At nigh
! the police force left; Bradley sncallcc
from his hiding place, and under cove,
of the night and the shadow Of thciI
bayoncts, left with them.
Thc people feel deeply this ucw out
rage. The Kellogg nsurpation, infa
NOUS before, brought noW into close
contact with the citizens, grows irk
soluc beyond endurance. Ii these our
RACES are repeated, the citizens vii
meet force with force, The hirclin.
bands of Il pretended authority, de
noUnced in the L. s. Senate rs q vii
ri=urpation, resting only ON fraud aut
force, Will be resisted.
And thus ends the first chapter. HOY
| long the induc:cd usurpcrs Will romair
inductcd is yet 10 be sccu.