The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-28
The Grant Parish Prisoners.


Second Trial-Nfnth Day.
The Court came together on time yesterday
morning, and commenced business by Beck
with placing
Miss Jane N. Harvey
on the stand, to testify that she saw Denis
LemOine and John Hadnot at Colfax the
day of the fight after the fight.
The crOss-examinatIon elected nothing.
Mrs. Register was the next witness. Tes-
titled to having seen John Hadnot and
Denis LemOine on the day Of the fight at
Colfax
Eliza Shelby, white woman, was placed
on the stand next. Only told that she saw
bodies of armed men; recognized some but
saw none of the prisoners.
Louisa Williams said her husband was
killed at Colfax. Saw plenty of armed
men, but knew none of them.
Louiss Warrington, alias Foster,
came in next. Started out by saying her
name was Louisa Washington. Said her
husband was killed at Colfax. Found him
dead on the road. Saw a party of men, on
the last day of March, on their way, ap-
parently, to Colfax. Recognized all the
Hadn0t's in the body.
Characterization by Mr.. Whitaker-Her
husband went to COlfax two weeks before
the fight He went because a man ordered
him, and told him that if he did not take
his gnn and 60 to Colfax to protect the
courthouse he would be arrested. Her
husbands name was Jas. Foster.
She gave her name as Washington, be-
cause she was told by the man who gave
her the paper that there had been a mis-
take in the name, and that she must say her
name was Washington. and she did it,
[Obedient witnesses the prosecution ha4 7
Eliza Harris had the expenses of sum-
mer visit to New Orleans paid to say that
she knew there had been a fight at Colfax.
Emeline Carter saw Messrs. Denis Lee
moline and William Irwin at Colfax after the
fight neither were armed she was at Mira
beau's place on the day of the fight, in COM
pany with a number of other women from
Smithfeld she returned, in accordance with
instructions from some of the white men, to
COlfax, and thence irtO Smthfeld
Cross-examined by Mr.. Elis-When she
reached COlfax they had just set the court
house on fire remained in Colfax an hour;
heard no shooting during the time; saw no
colored man killed heard firing before she
reached Colfax.
Hiram Jones was another man who went
to Colfax after j. Mckinney was killed. OF
course, he was in the breastworks doing
nothing that is what all the men were do
ingl OF course during the engagement he
looked over the breastworks and saw the
of advancing whites; he saw nothing else,
because he left.
Characterization by Mr.. Whitaker
Was not chased after leaving the breast
works. Saw Irwin coming from near
ShacklefOrd's house; saw Dennis and Prud-
homme Lemoine in the same place. They
were all on foot. They fired their guns and
then fell back. Not one Of the colOred men
behind the breastworks fired at all during
the fight
Charlie Thomson was another one of the
observant witnesses, and managed during
the fight to see Denis Lemoine and John
HadnOt
He, however, saw nothing, knew nothing.
that counsel for defense thought he ought
to have known or seen.
And still another witness Of the same ma
ture was run forward, under the name and
title of John Jackson. John saw Denis Lee
moline, William Irwin and o. Hickman, and
others he knew, in the fight.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Ellis-Went to
Colfax because Jessie Mckinney was killed,
and messenger told him that the rebs were
coming and were going to kill all the no
grOes saw Lemoine advancing on the
works; saw Hickman shoot man down at
Mirabeau's; saw Irwin handling the can
non.
Glass johnson was trotted forward to say
that he saw the two Lemoine's, Irwin and
Hickman in the fight. He went to Colfax
Of course "cOs Jesse Mckinney was killed"
The colored men did no shooting at all in
the breastwOrks.
The cross-examination eliciJed nothing.
The nature of the evidence was then
changed to certain extent by the introduce
ton of Jimmy Jemison, who did not see
any of the accused in the line of fighting
men, but did see Mr.. ID. LemOine guarding
the prisoners, of which he was one. He
fired once at any man he could hit from the
courthouse. mo. 9 out Of the crowd that
confessed to using gun at all. His gua
was loaded with buckshot. He was taken
prisoner, was taken out to be shot, with
another man. The other man was killed,
but witness escaped unhurt, fell down and
acted the dead man until the white men
left, and then he made his escape. TIE
same old story of escape. &C The white men
must have been rather poor shots.
Mills, surnamed Baptiste, came on to tell
that lie saw Denis LemOine and VIM. Irwin |
among the guard over the prisoners He f,
improved on the old tale Of escape, by sta |
ting that he was wounded when fired at |
with another prisoner. Jesse Mckinney was
the reason he went to Colfax.
Cross examined by Mr. Ells-It was
colOred man that told him that Mex. was |
they were white OF black
men thought that the man who had killed |
Mex. might take notion to kill him, and
went to Colfax. Was in the !
and fired his gun from there.
[Next.1
This witness was an object Of amusement I
and contemplation. He was very non-com-
initial. He would take nothing for granted,
not even that Red River was where he left it,
and spoke Of evers thing as sit war dar
when l was thar" He never knew anything
about distance and, unless he was compelled
~ the Court to do it, he never answered
question in reference to space, and yet he
spoke of the men being 200
Yards off when he broke from the breast
works, and out of gun shot range. He was
Tery argumentative and very inquisitive and
ssked as many questions as were put to him
md many more than he answered.
John Elsey was brought in to say that on
he day of the fight he was in Colfax, hid in
he woods.