New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-27
THE GRANT PARISH PRISONERS.

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J. p. Hadnot and others, charged with con
spiracy and murder. in Gran: parish, IL
April Of las: year.
William Smith Calhoun. eworn-Las:
March ] was residing near Colfax. Grant
parish; resided there before the war. was
at Colfax on the first day OF April last;
there was a distuI bance there at ten O'Clock
of that morning; saw Judge Cazabat, and
| told him that there was considerable eX-
! element: said that he and Judge Register
! should try 70 settle this matter; Cazabat
I told me to zee Register; Cazabat said he
I had 1000 men 20 track; Register said he
would resign if Cazabat would show q COM
mission from Governor Kellogg; ! saw
Cazatat and delivered the message: when
was talking 70 Register a dozen or
more armed men appeared near Che
hotel: Cazabat replied that he was
bound 20 have the courthouse: was not at
the courthouse on the first of April; Oh the
second day Of April ] was down the river
one mile and half below Colfax. and re.
NAMED there until the sixth: cav armed
men moving up the river toward COlfax;
there were half q dozen men: after the sixth
went to the Mirebeau plantation. four miles
below CGlfax: there waited steamboat j. J..
Moore. but did not get on board; taen went
down nearly mile further: remained there
that day: they we're colored men. going TO-.
ward Coltax: when the steamboat LaBello
arrived got on board and wen: to Alexan.
liria: on arriving ut r.neVillc was taken
off the boa. by Captain HOa: crowd OF 200
was then there: saw William and George X.
Marsh there: saw Cruikshank. accused at
the bar. .here: Dave Paul, Haduos sde.
eeasedI Texada. were there: ] had
.ec:e:ed :nvse!: 'on :he boat when
the men found me: Shove! all!
the papers had: the Men told the 70
give up my papers: this was done in Pine.
vale: Captain ID. Paul and Mr.. Texada
were present.: was put in charge of DR..
Gordon. who had a pistol. and told me tina;
| ought 20 he hung: the letter from Captain
Ward, asking Governor Kellogg for troops.
has neve: been returned TO me: Nadnot.
deceased, was the last one who had the
letter that know of; the men who took the
letter read it; they kept me in !!neville
more than an hour: the men said they were
10 take me up 20 Colfax, anu we started
about ) p. NJ: this was on she seventh:
when We left Pinevilie there We're forty or
fifty armed men. mounted: they furnished
me with . horse: before they reached Had.
not's they fred off their guns. and halted;
they made me strip. tor another search. ID.
Paul, b. Stafford, Joe Texada. Bill! Cruik.
shank. W.. TAYLOR. DR.. Gordon. Vii.
liam Marsh. George K. Marsh. Had.
not ,decease.,. young Williams. Mum.
ford Wells son, and Others whose
whose names Go not know: William }.
Cruikshank, acGased, was there: at two in
the morning we arrived a. Bil! Irwin's
house, and all laid down on the gallery:
did no: see Irwin until morning: while
| slept an armed man guarded me:
did not know him: we left Twins
about 81: o'clock in the morning: Dave
Paul and Old man Hadnot were generally
in the lead, and seemed - have general
control OF che men: Irwin was not with the
crowd: when at the barrow consultation
was held; some wished TO ret,rn and some
to go on to Coltax; some one said, turn
Calhoun lo0se.' / said. ''You have brought
me here now take NE back to Pineville:"
they took me back, and remained IN Alex.
andTia on the eighth; then returned to Col.
fax; Friday got q steam boat tor New Or.
leans; went 10 ColfaX to induce the people
to disperse; they refused to disband because
Nash had a hundred men IN the pine woods;
most OF the men at Coltax vera armed;
talked with colored men IN Coliax and told
them that men IL Alexandra wanted
them to dispense; the colored men said they
had assembled at Colfax because they had
been summoned by Sheriff Shaw: saw .heln
make no hostile demonstration. 'hec. are
about 60 tial,I. men in Grant parish: C.uilI.
shank lives in Grant parish, abou. twelve
miles from ColtaX: saw only GIG .! che Had
nots when | was q prisoner: saw only Irwin
and C.ukshank there: the expedition was
to take CuiidX. wanting the courthouse, not
the men: was not in custody on :ny way
back from ine barrow; my captors strag-
glei back and lief. me as Alexandria: did
not hear the letter read, but the men passed
il around: i WIS an object OF interest to
the men; can not well remember wba. hap
pencd When they stripped me: tina. letter
was 20 Governor Kellogg asking 1or troops
to settle the difficulty, as they could not
hold out: never made a demand :or :ae
letter. after NY captors took J: from me-.
Cross-exam;nation--It was Jim WISE, q.
Alexandria. who induced me 10 return -
Cofax: took Two coiored men with me:
did rot recognize Nash IS sheriff: CaZaba:
was acuins Judge. auGe. = .icEne:y com
mission.
.t.hi. ..,.e Mr.. Beckwi.h objected 10
the course %: questioning. when Judg es
Woods and Darrell held a shos: consultation.
Mr.. He:kwith did net care ~ know who
was or va. not Judge or sheriff; he desired
30 know about the !ndic'men.. Judge
Woods informed defrns., ;ha: the question
as 20 who wa. in Office al the time IL !ues.
:ioi, wa. no! relative 10 the case at t:a..
Cross examination resumed! :ead che
/. tter: the men who took me to ,he barrow
said .hey intended to take the Coltax court.
house: can: say tina. C:uiks.ianIl went on
board the steamboat: "aCL : was :aken
prisoner.
William, Cr,.-i. syorn-S..iis - Ncw
Orlaa,s. was ~ Cattle Red river. on .ha
f,n~,aar.b a; Aprii. ON H.. fifteenth vas at
Tnlf.y. Colonel DeKiyne and four or live
o.L.r, vera with me: went to Colray 70 as.
certain the condition OF things a. Celfay;
ria or .tt;.. IN -he State militia. FnrnG {:
t;aII co,.r.,i with coInred dead men. fnun0
co,ored ,enn,,. CARRYING off a wounded man:
fhev .n,t ~ that there lad geen battle
at lii. cour,honse. il had been burned:
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