New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-16
FROM GRANT PARISH
f1ORRrB1E: MASSACRE
MANY c0LoRED MEN KILLED
4 FEW WHITE MEN WOUNDED

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Boats which arrived from Red river ges-
.erdav afternoon brought the intelligence
that the -eeen: turmoil in Grant parish had
resulted in deadly combat and the sacg!-
fee Of many lives.
Reports tha: obtained currency were
highly coloeed. and doubtless some time
will elapse before the truth IL really
known 1t - beyond question, howeEer
that enc courthouse at ColtsX hade been
burned. and G large number Of eolored
men ,nassacred by party under the lead
ership of Dir. Nadnot. who vas himself
wounded severely in the abdomen.
As soon a. the news Of the terrible affair
reach General Emorys headquarters, .he
commanding officer at Baton Rouge was
teIegraphed 20 send . company of troops
Immediately 20 the scene of the conflict,
which orde. was promptly obeyed. and tho
troops ieis lass evening On a passing
steamer.
Mr.. 4. G. !Iil!. of Marshal. Texas, pas
senger on the Southwestern, furnished the
Tyy,es with q written account of the affair,
from which we make brief extracts:
Sunday night. shortly after dark. the
boat landed at wood pile about mile
above Colfax, Grant parish, and young
fellow, armed TO the teeth and very much
excited. came aboard and requested the
captain to land at C0lfax and take some
wounded white men to Alexandria, about
twenty five miles further down the river.
On arriving at COlfax we found about q
] -, h., IL
of the passengers, myself among the mum
Der. went ashore 20 view the '!battle
ground" for our young friend who came
aboard az the wood pile informed us "that
il we wanted 20 see dead Diggers. here was
o chance, for there were hundred or so
scattered over the village and the adjacent
fields" and he kindly offered to guide Us TO
the scene of action.
Almost as soon az we got to the top of
the landing. sure enough, we began to
stumble on them. most of them lying on
their faces, and. as ! could see, by the dim
light of the lanterns. rIddLed with bullets.
When we came back neae the landing
the boats crew was carrying aboard the
two wounded white men, Mr.. Hadnos and
another whose name ! did not learn.
In storeheuse near the landing were
some twenty or thirty negro prisoners, all
huddled together in q corner, with strong
guard over them. asked one of the
guards if ! could have some talk with the
negroes, but was rather roughly refused.
Mr. Hadnot was wounded in the abdomen,
not seriously, however, tor was informed
by one OF the surgeons who had hIm in
charge that he extracted the ball, and that
he did not think mis- intestines were cut.
The other white man had > desh wound IN
the shoulder.
Several other white Hen had slight flesh
wounds in different parts of their bodies.
The two wounded men, the surgeon and
a son OF Mr.. Iadnot came down ss far as
Alexandria. where We landed early Mos-
day morning.
Since the meeting on Sunday the week
party under Hadnot. It is stated, had been
reinforced :rO1 adjoining parishes, and
Sunday morning they moved on Colfax in
body and demanded surrender of the
courthouse. which vas refused The at
tacking party opened vigorous fire. and
finally succeeded N setting the courthouse
OF fire. Many we're killed In the burning
building. and others. while attempting 10
escape, were shot down.
The following statement Of Captain
JdcOOs. OI Snc steamer SoukNEcHLc1 A0 VIC
cory from the Pcayune:
We arrived at Colfax oo Sunday evening
about eight o'clock, and found that the " bite
people. ana the sheriff, suppose, at their
head. had captured the town after having
had a conflict with the negroes. 1t was re.
ported to me that about 100 negroes had
been killed and many wounded.
We saw from the boat about eighteen or
twenty lying around on the banks dead.
One white man was reported killed, whose
name did not learn, and two very seri-
ously wounded, Messrs. Hadnot and Harris.
Mr.. Radnot was shot through the bowels,
and it Is supposed that he is mortally
wounded. We brought Messrs Harris and
Hadnot down from COlfax to AleXandrla.
Three or four other white men were slightly
wounded
About one hundred negroes escaped, but
it was reported that the whites were still
pursuing them. All of the leaders OF the
riot scaped, especially the white men. The
negroes ambuscaded themselves in the
courthouse, and the whites, finding that
there was no other mode of attack lett
them, set fire to the building. The whites
mum bered in the neighborhOOd of one hun
dred and fifty men. The fight lasted from
about - NJ. until nearly S p. NJ. The
whites are now in possession of Colfax. and
when left, late last Sunday night. every
thing was very quiet.
VALUABLE IMPROVED AND VACANT REAL