The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-04

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Proclamation of Governor Kellogg.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 3.-Governor
Kellogg has issued q proclamation, pla-
cling a reward oi 5000 a head on all the
persons implicated In the Coushatta affair,
and accompanies his proclamation by the
following statemeat 10 the public:
"HSving felt 1t my duty TO issue my
proclamation offering large reward for
the apprehension and conviction OF the
murderers in the Coushatta outrage,
and 10 the end that the law abiding Citi-
zens Of the State may fully comprehend
the magnitude Of the crime committed
and be induced to render more active
assistance 10 the officers Of law, deem
1t proper to make the following statement:
These facts are gathered from reliable
Information received at the Executive
Department, On or about the 29lh day
Of August, 1874, body oi persons belong.
ing TO semimilitAry organization,
known as the WhiteL eague Of Louisiana,
assembled in the town OF Coushatta
Parish 10 regain their positions. These
officers were men good character, most
OF them largely interested in planting and
mercantile pursuits. They held their
positions with the iull consent Of an ad.
mittedly large majority Of the legal voters
Of the parish. This being heavily Re.
publican parish, as admitted by the
fusion returning boards, the only
known objection to them was that
they were Of Republican principles
Frank Egerton, the duly qualified Sheriff
of the parish, in strict compliance with
the laws OF this State and Of the United
States, summoned posse OF citizens,
white and COlOred, TO assist him in pro.
teCting the parish officers in the exercise
Of their undoubted rightS and duties from
the threatened unlawful violence OF the
White Leagues. His posse, consisting Of
IS men, were overpowered by a superior
force, assembled from the adjacent par.
ishes, and finally, alter several colored and
white men had been killed, surrendered
themselves rs prisoners, with the explicit
guarantee that their. lives would be spar
ed il the more prominent Republicans
would agree to leave the parish, and those
holding office would resign their positions.
These s!ipulstIons, though unlswlully ex.
acted. were complied with on the part Of
the Republican officials, who were then
locked in the Jail for the night. The fol-
lowing named persons were amongst
those 80 surrendered and rGsigniDg:
Homer j. TwitChell, planter and tax col.
lector OF Red River and deputy U. S
postmaster in charge OF the post office at
Coushstts; Robert A Demess, Supervisor |
OF Registration OF Desolo parish; Clark |
Holl9nd, merchant and Supervisor OF
Registration OF Red River psrish;;W. +.
Howell, parish attorney and U. 8. Coun.
sellor; Frank s. EgertOn, Sheriff Of Red
River parish; N. e, Willis, merchant and
Justice OF the peace.
"On the following morning, Sunday, the
30Ih OF August, these persons were bound
together, two and two, and conducted by
an armed guard TO the Mcfarland plan
tation, just over the parish line Of Red
River, within the boundaries OF Bassier
parish, about forty miles east OF the Texas
line. There they were set upon and de-
libGrately murdered in cold blood. On
the night preceding the murder, body OF
forty members of the White League OF
COllet parish, mounted and armed, left the
-City OF Shreveport, and were seen riding
in the direction OF the place where the
murder was subsequently committed.
There the bodies were buried where they
Iell, without inquest or any tormslity what
ever.
[Sigued WV. S KELLOGG,
G0Uern0r.
Special Dispatch to tho PIcayuno:
SHREVEPORT, Sept. 3.-Additional in
formation OF reliable character fully con.
firms Major Stephenson's statement, and
gives additional particulars OF the
Coushatta affair. The shots which
wounded Dickson were fired from
TwitchelPs house, where Devices,
Edgerton, Twitchell, Rowell, Willis
and Hsllsnd were congregated with
party OF negroes, all armed. Mr.. Dick.
son had conversed with them for q few
moments before they shot him. The con-
versation was far from violent and the as
sault was without the slightest provocS.
tiOn. A number OF the negroes came
into COushatta alter the troubles to sur
render their arms and ask the protection
OI Iue HHlte6' lucy blhlSu luhL WHICH,
ell and others OF the above named party
had furnished them with arms and anu
milton and told them that the time had
come for them 10 strike for their rights.
A respectable white lady above COushatts
was approaching negro, who drew his
pistol upon her, cursed her, and told her
that the negroes intended to kill every.
thing in the country that looked white,
The miscresnt escaped. Everything was
quiet on Red river at last accounts. The
false statement emanating from Kellogg
that the people from Caddo Parish had
anything TO do with the disturbance is
absurd. The affair was over before a
suspicion of it was entertained by re.
spectacle white person in Caddo, with
the exception OF the extreme southern
point Of the parish, where there are very
few whites. A courier from the upper
point of Red river did not reach Shreve-
port until Saturday, whereas the disturb
ances were all quieted by Friday morn