, 1874-09-05
SOUTHERN MODS.
Conflicting Reports of
the Coushatta
Massacre.
Letters from Leading White
Citizens to Friends in
New Orleans.
They Gave Warning, Weeks Aqo.
Of a Civil War in the
Red River Country.
Colored Men Killed "Just for
tile Fun of Seeing Them
Kick"
Denial Of All These Charges by a
Merchant at Cousllatta,
lhe White Officials Plotting a :
General 1nsurrection !
Of Negroes. 9
heir Taking-on Was an Act Of Pre- 3
canton and self-Defonse. s
hreVeport Men Diaolaim RESPONSE t
bility for the Massacre. SC
&C
cf
distribution Of Federal Troops 70
in the Southern States. ~ NJ
fhelr Taking-01 Was an Act Of Pre-
canton and Self-Defonse,
Shreveport Or Men Diaolaim RESPONSE
bility for the Massacre, -
Distribution Of Federal Troops
in the Southern States.

Inc Cothhnttn Mux<lorH-Lcttcr from
nfother OF Ono OF tho Victims.
srtetas DiepatcA 70 The Chicago 1+tbuns.
NE" ohLEASs, La, Sept. Mo further nar-
uculars OF Importance has boon rocoiyed regard.
ing the coushatta massacre. The following AZ,
tIaot from letter, over tho signature Of Senator
H. H. I"ttoholl, brother Of ono Of tho nourflarcd
aon' containing portions Of lottors from Bhorifr
| Gosofton aad atr. Howell will give . Yory fnir
.aoa y. 1no conaition OF affairs In Oouehatta Just
previous to tho tragedy, and also tho Senator'S
opinion as to tho roasous which in1uca7 ~ ~,
fortunate men to surrender.
I'm consultation, before I 1oft il v., do
caded by tho Republicans that tho most oxtran,a
caution should bo used, and tbna 1,n,.e
IL IN impossibilty for tho Whito Leaeuo tn cot
up diiliculty, hoping that tho to mporarv inBon:
lty OF tho pooplo would soon paaa away. Uou
carefully tley lRbored for this purposp, aurrcn.
dorsng rights guaranteed to eyory American olti-
zen to carry out tho plan and avert tho dfsastor.
"o may partially undo1atand from tho following
extracts Of
LETTERS nEoEIvED FROM THE MURDERED PARTIES.
Sheriff Edgerton writcs:
.,'s,O .,"on the night Of tho 18th OF August T. ",
ohops efSon 1o1 e. p Bullock and
m 70 nrressod and lodged in jail. I had not aean
Commodore that day, know Of no charge aeainat
Go ~ H. tod erdoate them 70 make an affidavit aid ho
sutation no aS ar1sasSa f9Fth%th Ihig eor
!1 n!a Immediate arrest. I asked them to consjor
tho mattor. They said 1t Was oousidered and
ton tnat thoy mnst have an immediate answer. TLoy
ronny To- suo eaSG 9rouna ne and deputy Judge
s,,n1e Gosuo o. the party 1aa pistols, somo bad
snotguns, and from thor remarks Of VAR
hlt ii nn en copts;n ant99 t,aH aud tho knfo to the
naa M We not mado tho illegal arrest domanded
T. ianI Mniso @ nan. stranger, who with othors Ind
nrannn ~ n,l epnnllsans, becamo Intoxicated and to
morning 7. Y. .Abnoy and others emma to AN M
q ahd promised that ii would lot tho man mt
q th9y " would SOC that ho left town Doing eatia-
Toaa a' INC atrangors 'Sero in tho employ Of tho
raeascd u1h H. 'nn1 they could control them
Ahan u another % letter BhoriR Edgerton says ,
- ;Apnoy and Pieraon are back from NatohIto.
G u5o sposo say thSy asys asg for wsF pattson
To neo win' re 9 gain What NO want II Ro Ioso. wo
oso OIL. We havo taken up our marob, torn >
,o%n oD g our bridge behind Us, and no cannot cot
SR ,aya oSt :, we would" To The colored voters ho
,o' ,oa' Or q attempt to sustain my Republican In Of
ace 1t will cost you your lives Expreasion il too
] sl9ng a;g Tor ua to doubt their meaning, It q
iean olsmeat 1no toxtaS1nnaton tS 3h Of tho white Kpu
ability and education to bocomo load. y
oiorod c1omant ~ now we aro situated hero, tho ~
psa va l.nva nr.sa u5'oEt ua 70 matt, but, un-
an ],nfd ont .o.i 14aM = A.nmun!t!on 90 tnat We
oach u.s. II would ha ,,sd1ss uGtea statos troops
7,onhs Son.ct ~ Which would only bo second Colfax.
iokod forcn yu7t1co -, 1Itadloy, shall organize
iii rot ,sn ~. s!I3ty colorou men, but
9mos ABSOLUTELY tel neeoa.org slaom until , II b. ~
oaco and order I slaii 3irst ma'ntan aio ~
lth what white man ,va hnwn iiS t..o usscIps ~
>r tho parish but iii, ~ ma;ou ~ euttctons
ii thom out' wy o1ner o1n Pnrshes ri" have to Of
,rge OF civil wor ;1x'.n tnAt No are on no to to
abio to start II Mt INV . nAua of crazy HAL l8 ot
". - 11nyt11 tapusonL. ,,',l rc
"'Tho exoitcmant ~ ~ H. ~. w WHITES: va
gh, and in nv nninfn,, - p.e IL tunhlng very po
@ very Verre ~ a;,,' ' W. nio' o. y we're, on
,manis nro ont NUT. 1no Whlte League to-
v TINT witho,+ tn ~ "! Ieaaon. Ihoy CHI