The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-02
The Consl,a,tc. La. Troub,es.

I SHREVEPORT, La, September 1.-Major A.
F. Stephens, of DE Soto parish, who arrived
here to-day, furnishes the following account
of the Consulate troubles, which is no doubt
substantially correct. 1t seems that in Red
River parish, where the negroes are largely
in excess of the whites, much apprehension
and alarm has been felt by the latter on ac-
count Of a threatened outbreak OF the ne
groes, instigated, as was generally believed,
by Edgarton, Deweese, Twitchel, Howell,
Wells, Holland, and others. The lives of
several respectable white residents of
the parish have been threatened, and
few days ago Mr.. Williams, citizen
of the Third Ward of Red River parish, was
threatened with assassination by two noto-
rious and desperate negroes near Browns
vile, be having been fired on by them with
double-barrelled shotgun. Last Thursday
night small party of white men went to the
| cabin of these negroes with the view of ar
resting and lodging them in Jail, when they
were fired upon from the cabin, and one of
the party instantly killed. The negroes then
attempted to run TO the woods, when they
were both shot and killed. On the next day
urge body Of armed negroes assembled
near Brownsville, swearing vengeance
against the whole white race, and declaring
or child alive in the parish.
These threats caused great apprehension,
| and on Friday night the roads leading into
| Consulate were picketed. Two young men,
ice Dickson and Dir. Pickens, halted ne
gro who was entering the town with sack
| of bucksbot, but he paid no attention to
| them and ran off into the darkness. They
| went to town to report, and while there
| were accosted by Homer Twitchel and two
| negro desperadoes, Andrew Bosley and
| Bob Smith, all of whom were armed.
After a brief conversation the two
sentines left them, and when their backs
| were turned they were fired on by
Twtchell and party, and Dickson was NOR
| tally wounded, Plckens escaping unhurt.
| The firing party then ran of. The next
| morning F. s. Edgarton, Homer Twitchell,
4. A. Deanco. W. +. Howell, c. FL. Holland,
and M. G. Willis, all white, and number OF
negroes, were arrested. They agreed that if
| they were furnished a guard, they would
leave the State and return no more. This
was aeceded 10, and at the prisoners request
John Carr took charge OF the guard for their
protection. Sunday morning Carr and
sixteen men, as a guard, started with
the prisoners, except the negroes. A party
of about fifty, supposed to be Texans, who
| had come into Consulate afterwards, started
| in pursuit with the ayowed purpose OF
| lynching the prisoners. Later in the day
Carr was apprized of this fact and put his
horses and those of his prisoners to the top
Of their speed to avoid being oyertaken
| While nearing Hutcheson plantation on Red
| river with the view Of crossing there, be was
| overlaken by the pursuing party, who over
| powered the guard and shot Edgarton,
| Twitcbell and Deweese on the spot. The
other three, Halowell, Holland, and Willis,
were taken back short distance where they
were similarly disposed Of. The citizens
the next morning buried three OF the vic"
TINS near HutcheSon's and the others near
! Wards store.