New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-03

colored men prisoners, sitting on the
ground; took the body off about dusk;
| knew some of the prisoners; saw FOrdy
Hunter, Etiepne Elsie and his brother, col.
| ored men; white men were about the pris-
| oners; saw Denis Lemoine, Prudhomme
Lemoine. Oscar Owens, Flow Auguste
Frideau; the latter struck Frank on his
head after he was dead; saw heap of men
l didn't know; saw Denis Lemoine where
they were killing folk: they were all
armed: Oscar Given was helping to
kill niggers; was too scared to ask
anybody to help me; / see Denis LIE.
! moline ia court; also Oscar Given and Prud.
homme Lemoinc. having known them a
long time; there was much shooting after
dark: my husband was buried Monday
evening across the river: l walked around
Colfax Monday morning: knew some of the
dead men: Etienne Elsie's head was mashed
and the dogs were eating one of the corpses:
William Williams was dead and his throat
cut: saw Warren Jenkins. Fordy Hunter.
dead: did not return to ColtaX 80. two
months after the fight.
Fanny Gibbs sworn-Lived in CoifaS, at
Smithiieli quarters. last April; lived there
three years before that; Oh the day OF the
riot was in the quarters: before left the
quarters saw armed white men; saw Nash
talking to Miles: saw Nash talk to Levin
Allen: Nash told Uncle Henry Dechaise to
take the women and children away
in fifteen minutes; we al! left for
the Mirebeau: Val Nash was with his
brother: when returning to Colfax two
strange men stopped us. saying that At was
not safe for us, as the men were fiery; when
we got to Coltas saw many men: the two
strange men. mounted. escorted US through
the company: then saw Denis Lemo;ne on
horseback: the courthouse had been burned:
l see Denis Lemoine IN court: heard no
shooting on my return to Coitax: when
going back 10 the field to find Achille
Smith a man asked us where we were
going: he said something about our hearing
report at night: jus. then We heard shoot.
ing. and being frightened. wa ran back:
:tterwari | :ound Achi!le Smith. wounded:
he died at.erward: saw several other dead
inen whom had known; Achille Smith was
wounded in several places; he was not
buried until the United States marshal
came: a. Tiliman was wounded in many
places: his head was mashed: saw no guns
lying around on the ground; saw strange
white men there Monday morning, asking
the names OF dead men; heard droves OF
men pass my house az night: at night a
gray bearded man told us women TO 60
home. for they were going to kill all the
DID niggers they could find: did not know
him: armed men were in ColfaS on Mon.
dav: some had no arms.
Mrs. Anna Williams. sworn-Iived a:
Colfas last April, near Rock Island: saw
some armed mounted men, Easter Sunday.
pass my house, going into Colfax: knew
Denis Lemoine and Oscar Given; there were
many men: was so badly frigh tened that
went to my mothers house, further down
the bayou: my husband was IN the bush:
john Henry Lewis. white. asked for my
husband more than once. and knew the..
was no good in that: Lewis is dead: Mon.
L.,
the pine woods: Nash said ''there would be
no more of this. and we could go home
c.ossexamination - My husband was
ioigins about the country.
Mrs. Nancy Ellis.-Live in Grant parish:
was at one of Mr. Calhoun's places on the.
day of the fight: my husband was killed IN
tn. riot: started to go into the town Easter
Sunday. bat was frightened Off at seeing
cDloged men cunning. white men shooting
them: Oscar I.acour shot Jim Barnes:
heard that my husband was killed under Il
house: have never seen him since: saw :.
great many poor pineywu1ds looking
people in Colfax Monday: they were armed;
while | was looking for my husbands body
| a steamboat with red ci.inIeys landed: the
men had hailed her.
Charles Thomas .wofn-Last Ap,i! lived
in Gran: parish six miles below Colfax: ON
the first day Of April was in CUfax part
OF tie day; saw fifteen or twenty armed
white men there that time: knew Johnnr
Hadnot. J. 7. Hednoi, Mr.. Nash: they were
in the squad: was in ColiaX or the thir.
:eentl, OF April: wen: there for safety:
there were l0' coiorel men at Coltax early
Easter sunday morning: about eighty we!:
armed: there were recruits later: first saw
armed white inen that day in the direction
Of Smithtield quarters: the white men had
a gun which threw a six pound slug: the
slugs wenttoyer our breasworks; some men
were d1smoUrted and fired with small arms:
saw: no one luc: until the Stampede: a
steamboat came along. and the bel; rang
rapidly: that frightened our people. for w,
supposed white recruits were on board: |
got on my horse and rode off: saw Bill II.
win. DR.. Compton. Denis Lemoine. Prud.
homme Lemoine. Oscar Given. Clement
Penn. Wi!llam Cruikshanf. Ben Hickman
in the morning a: the conference before tho
fight: Levin Allen and Garter attended the
conference.
Before this witness completed his testi.
nony the couc: adjourned INIT. t "A o'c!oci:
this morning.
Mrs. E. Z. Registe. sworn--Nss living az
CollaX last April: was there Easter Sunday:
saw something Of the disturbance: was at
Smithiieid quarters when ! first saw the
armed white men: went through ColtaS to
go to Sam Cuny's house: that is in sight o.
Colfax: Nash was the only man l saw that
| knew; had seen armed men in that
vicinity before Easter Sunday: heard the
report OF cannon and small arms; firing
kept up. but IRE gularly: saw many colored
men 1unn!n. past Cuny's: saw Charles
Thomas and Levin Allen; they were pur.
sued by armed mounted white men. riding
fast; knew Captain Hoa. Of Alexandria,
he said after the firing ceased could pass:
he said they had q lot Of men in the court.
house. and must have them: he said lie had
come to help the bows. and it was not in.
nded tina. any of Kellogg's men should
be recognized, AMI that they intended TO
90 into other parishes and do as they had
done there: lIoa had short gun which
shoots several times: he was III citizens
dress: remained at Cuny's until near sun.
set: saw Hoa in Colfax on my return: saw
many coiorsd dead men and some .ive ones
IN a field back OF the courthouse: q guard
stood over them: white men were walking
about III Colfax. ali armed: knew some OF
thcm-Nash. Walter Hopkins. James Rut.
land. Oscar Llcour. Gus l.acour. John Had.
not. Cicero Saav3er. James Williams. Snep.
here. Williams: John .lainot is now in
court: there w.c. 400 or 500 white men
abou. There: heard rapid shcotin. about
eight o'clock. which was KEEP: up half an
hour: after ;oa: Aeart. nc more: mere next
morning: the. men Were around for three
days. gathering up horses and mules: was
in Co!tay Monday morning. and saw many
dead co.orea men: some " ere living in front
of the courthouse. and some By the ware.
house and under it: did not notice the
wounds: go stf9r: was made Monday 10
bury the dead: saw few citizen. knocking
around Tuesday: John !Iadnot was armed
when ! saw him: Sunday night hear!
screaming ami yelling. jus, when tie firing
was gong On: about three days after the
fight the AIMED white men disappeared en-.
t!vely: saw tha: the courthouse was burned.
Cros5-eXam.nat!on--Do not know OF any
guard ieiu. posted Ieto.s Easter Sunday.