The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-11
THE PRISONERS OF WAR.
They are Released on Bonds to Appear
Before the L. 5. Court.

Yesterday at y o'clock Messrs- O. Durand,
Victor Loguand, Casimir Wilt, Edmond Voor-
HES and Adolphe Patin, the five prisoners OF
war from st. Martin parish, in accordance
with the bonds given Monday night, appeared
at the Custom House for the purpose Of being
interviewed by .. S. Commissioner F. A.
Woolfey.
Woolhey was not on hand, but his pres
ence was not considered of importance, as the
gentlemen waived examination, and no objec-
tons being made, they were released on bonds,
which were placed at the sum of $1,000 each.
and executed before United States Commits
sioner John Augustin, to appear on the Sec
ond Monday in January, 1875, and answer.
The securities were the same as signed the
former bond with the exception of Messrs. r.
II. Mari and Albert VOORHEES,, who, in view of
the fact that they would probably appear as
counsel for the defense, considered it adyisa-
bic not to sign. !.
The affidavit against the gentlemen turned
up. It read as follows:
PERSONALLY came and appeared before me.
E. H. Riddell, United States Commissioner,
John Hurst, q resident of the State of Lou
of the United Stateso who upon his oath, de.
poses and says:
That on the -. day of August. A. D. 1874,
between the hours of and P. NJ. H. I.
Fournet, Paul Bertrand, Benjamin Bertrand.
Victor Loguand, Casimir Wilt, Edmond Voor-
HES, Nicolas Gabarini, Cnas. Landry, III S.
Fleurty, Adolphe Patin Manchart Deroupel,
Nonoaime Deroussell, Bsptiste Comeau, OAR
court Dugas, Jean Milancor, Oscar Durand
and L. Emile Danbreuil, did on the above
date conspire and confederate together I'M
| lawfully with divers other evil disposed
persons unknown to your affant to
deprive him, affant. OF the free enjoyment OF
his political franchise. his life, his liberty and
property and to injure. Cypress, threaten and
| intimidate affiant in the tree enjoyment and
exercise thereof in this that the aforemen.
| toned parties did as above alleged, forcibly
| aud violently and without warrant o! law, en-
| ter atlantis house wherein ne resided with his
family, and then and there said
above mentioned parties did ransack, search.
| broke in, and carried away atlantis
hunting gun. pistol, powder horn and divers
other articles, the property OF atliant, and
then and there did order him, the said afiant,
to leave his home and the parish within
wenty-tout hours. under threat Of him (atii-
| antl losing his life BY being hung to the first
parties after that time.
Atiant further AYERS that he is member OF
the Executive Committee of the Republican
, party Of the parish Of st. Martin, and it is
only on account ot his opinions that said evil
disposed persons did consrire and c0niederaie
| together to threaten, intlmidate and deprive
atfiant of his rights in exercising his
| free right OF suffrage as q citizen OF the
| United States and State Of Louisiana,
and the right guaranteed tp him,
atfiant by the Fifteenth Amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, and for the
further object Of depriving him of voting at the
coming election tor a Congressman, and the
State officers by such means Of threats and in
timidation, etc, and in violation to the Con-
stitution OF the United States and of the acts
! of Congress relating to the elective
franchise and civil rights of
citizens affiant further. AYERS that he had to
! fly from his home and seek safety in New
Orleans, for fear of death at the hands OF the
| aforementioned parties, and did not venture
! TO return to his home until the arrival of the
| United States troops at st. Martinville. At
faint further AYERS that a large portion of his
crop was destroyed by his having to abandon
his home.
Wherefore affiant prays that the above
named parties be arrested and dealt with ac-
cording to law.