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

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wished to know what the cOlored man had
! told me; it was that some one had gone to
the courthouse, before the massacre, called
out Captain Allen and asked him what they
intended to do in there, the reply was
thirty minutes should be given them to
| send away their women and children;
| Hickman. now ac the bar, was present
during the conversation between Nash and
myself; Others were present; did not see
single white man dead; l knew one Of
the dead, Alexander Fillman; he was some
| what prominent as politician, and | met
him at conventions; he was member Of
bis parish executive committee.
| Cross enthusiastically two pieces Of
| gas pipe lifted up as il for a fire arm; one
was bursted. have one of the klugs found
at Colfax; vii! produce il.
| William Ward sworn-Was az Coltax on
| the last ct March: have lived there four
years: knew Of disturbance at Colfax on
| the FIRST OF April. sick in bed: Judge
| Registe: and Mr.. Calhoun were at my
| house: a colored man visited my house late
| at night and said: do you not know that
| you vii! al! be hung to morrow; Hadno,
has been mastering men for several days
and SAYS no vii! hang you all" naming
sixteen Of us; We held consultation and
! Sheriff Shaw was advised to summon posse
! Thomas Rally. Green Brantly and Z. H.
| Flowers we're there at that time: they
! began 70 write GU: fifteen or twenty
commissions. and some OF the men
were sworn in; next morning saw
| SQUADS OF people running into Coifax.
! they saying that !adnot was coming with
! sixteen or twenty men: Hadnot wore a
| vosette: they stopped at Peters store: they
were all armed with deuble-barrei shot
guns: saw a squad OF seven inen arriving
from below: another lot from anothe: aireo.
ton: Scarber and Grayson were in the
! crowd; DO not know the names of the
others: the Hainot mentioned was the Old
man. no~ dead: the squads were all mount.
Cd and armed: there must have been :250
refugees, iuen. women and children. in Col.
tax "a. tina: date: the armed men disappear.
ed that day: tho next day we saw armed
men il several directions; Charley Smith
resisted my visit; ne was recorder CT the
parish at that time: couldn't go 30 them
when they sent for me: they wished to hold
a consultation: at that time counted forty
men. armed. going toward Jesse Ickin.
! aey's house: heard a gun fire and some
one said Jesse was murdered: there were
from go to 800 co!oreG men in ColiaX then:
sixty were armed: there were great
| many women and children in the
town: the next day. the third. ! saw
many white men armed III the nelghbOr.
hood: same thing next day: Lawyer Howell
came 20 Co'tay: we went to Judge Regis.
.er's house: Howell: said he had come to
learn something Of the troubles: he was u
friend TO .udge RutIeGge: lie had heard
that the colored people had stolen things:
there was an euIbalmed body, a child, in
the house, and We shipped !: 10 MOntgom.
cry: nothing had been stolen from his house:
on the evening o: the fifth a number OF
white armed men formed ;u line in the rear
OF my uouse: a few of them advanced and
fired; some one on our side returned the
fire; nobody bur-: another squad Joined
them at five o'clock and there was firing on
both sides: the beiligerents advanced on
each other at that time: on :he ssXtl, there
was no fighting. bu: armed men were n
sight a.! ths time: the number OF colored
men had increased; they came for protec.
tion they were half starved: left ColfaH on
the nigh. oil the seventh. on horsehack
then got on the sieamtoa. 3. L. Hodge 70!
New Orleans: the coicred people at COlfaX
had 10 design to attack any one. or be az
gressive: ] came 70 New Orleans 80 get
Governor Kellogg 10 send troops TO C0itax.
On cross-examination nothing no: IN the
above was elected. and apparently counse.
tor defense questioned the wrong person.
at half past iou. o'clock last evening the
court adjourne., until halt-past seven
o'eloc'. at night. when the examination OF
witnesses was resumed. the court remain.
ing in session until hal! past nine o'clock.
=. II. FLOWERS. sworn-Nas ~ Gran.
iarsi. las: .Marc'i. at Co.iax; was there
March 81: was there on 'hc first Of April:
went TO Grant parish in -; was az ColtaE
on the first OF April: there was breach .!
the peace IN ColfaY on 'he first OF April:
there was q band of armed men in .he town:
know four OF five: j. w. HaGnot was one
OF chem: he had a sword. carbine. and
wore a red sash: ). Z. Hadno. was there.
and Lake and Gilly Hadnot also. and WI:
liam Irwin: see j. p. Iiadnot and William
Irwin now at the bar: they stopped at a
store aud took a drink: they were mounted
and armed: none other than iIadnot wore
insignia: saw Aothln: o; them again that
day: on the nigh. of the ;hirty.tirst * |
March was 1T my boarding house: saw
.,haw. Register. wilkins. L. Rally. G.
:irantiy. Captain Ward and a. family:
Shaw made GU: warrants to. ress" TO
preserve the peace: We had hear,: that
there would be trouble the next day: Shaw !
wrote some and wrote some: fifteen or six. !
teen were written; ;hev were served AZ once: |
! remember The contents eft the paper: it !
was t" give the person named power 10 acs
as :. ;eace c0nse2vator: some o; .ao men /!
remained a: Wards house that night: some !
of them went home: the next morning they |
all went - :he courthouse: or the night q.
the first Of April there were 100 or geo |
coiorei people assembled at Eoltay: on
the second of April squad OF men. /;
fifteen or sixteen. from Rocky Ford. We're
outside of CoItaX: they were mounted |
and armed: there was skirmish |
that day. and residents rushed TO the |
courthouse: the mountei men stopped ut !
Sm:thtield quarters, and fired: they left !
suddenly; the two parties were within five |
or six hundred yards OF each other: there |
was considerable firing, but can't say how !
many shots were fired; could not ,iistin- !
g'!ish individuals: nobody hurt: ncthin. |
e's. occurred that day. 50 far as know: |
on the third OF April the opponent. heid :. |
conference; it was brought about by Mr.. !
Smith. l was one OF the party from |
DER side; We went cu. q nile On !
the road l.adin. to Rocky Ford: met |
Mr.. Payne. Quinn. Strong and others: one !
OF them said BE was deputy CON table, and !
had warrants FOR person, who were charged |
with robbing Mr.. RIrledge's house: tie |
warrants were issued from Winn parish: !
told them 10 come at proper time: they |
said they would leave the warrants with |
Sheriff Shaw: a rumor came that Mckinney
had been killed: orr conference was then |
ended: Payne showed me no war
rant. ana G!t not name the !
parties {" :Ae: we then returned |
10 oIg quarters; nothing else occurred that |
day. so far as know: on the fourth moth. !.
ing occurred: the poor people III and !
around Coffax subsisred as best they could. |
l was among these people. and heard no
. EXPRESSIONS of hostility on their part; they |.
were tnere fo. protection: on the siitf there
was a .!ght skirm.sh at b. G. McKinney's
house. where soIc Of our mea we.e al.
tackled: ouE !nen had gone. 20 LOOK
alter Chs.i,. Hams 'uUs-: on the !.
sixth NJ. N"we.i. a lawyer. arrived, !!
and SCENE. 70 he on friendly mission: W..
told him that we di, no: intend - make
any disturbance: he a.lS.'. Us 70 sign a lei.
ter wi.ic! lie was 10 taie back 80 :i.0s. from
whom lie came; he youch:d 10: the people |
Of Moctgcmerv: We signed friendly let.
ter (which ia. took AWAY: ht. reiurn,L ~,