New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-01

hours, dancing and yelling: my hueband
was alive but couldn't speak when l wen,
to him; ElizD Smith and Minnie Sadler were
at my house; we took him into nv house
the United States soldiers buried him afsel
about four weeks; have seven children
| who ran away; one man said, II got him, he
is as dead as HE'LL" saw Alfred Lewis going tc
Colfax; would know the men have named
lIhe witness pointed out the accused.
Ihey did not enter my house: husband had
been to Colfax. that morning; saw white
men on horseback chasing cOlored people
and shooting them like they were dogs: did
not 60 home until the United States soldiers
| arrived.
! CrOss-examinatiOn-M husband had nc
gun; he was not more than twenty-fOur
| steps from our house when he was mur-
dered; Eliza Smith helped me to take care
of my husband; could see Colfax from the
house where was stopping on Easter Sun
dav.
Kit Smith sworn-Last April was living
near Jesse McKinney's house; l was not
there the day Mckinney was killed; the
fourth day after Mckinney was killed went
| to the house and saw good many men
there feeding their horses; among them
were d. and p. Lemoine, Nalbert, Henry
Andrews, Bill Irwin and Charles Smith;
know them well. Witness pointed out
| Irwin and the Lemoines.) Invent to Colfax
/ NlCA lhC NAivCA cVdtCo udI eudl, anu Sd W
| the worst sight ever saw; saw the bodies
| of Shack White and Lank Pitman; the dogs
had eaten the latters legs; the clothing had
been burned off of Whites body: McKin.
[ ney's body was placed in my house. and
finally smelled SO bad that buzzards settled
all around.
Anna Elsie sworn-f live in Grant parish;
my husband was killed last April; he was
in COlfax on Easter Sunday; saw armed
white men in Colfax and knew some of
them; found my husband; he was pris.
Oner and did not speak to him. but saw
him; Clement Penn, Bill Irwin. Denis LIE.
moline, Johnny Hadnot and Prudhomme
Lemoine were there; witness pointed out
these men]; Clement Penn is the man wi no
shot my husband; saw these accused armed
near the prisoners; the white men did
plenty things; my husband was called on.
and Jim Raisin also; was looking directly
at Penn when he shot my husband; others
shot at the same time; Penn shot him with
carbine; was standing near; Penn was
about = steps from my husband; saw my
husband before he was buried; did not
leave COlfax until l saw his body, which
was not buried when the United States
marshal arrived: on the day of the fight saw
Billy and John Burch; some Of the men
who were shot begged for their lives; nv
husband begged for his life; some OF the
men yelled; others did not say word
Levin Allen sworn-Was in Colfax first
OF April last; saw a squad of men, headed
by old man HadnOt; Gilly. John and Luke
HadnOt and Dick Torrey were with him; it
was after breakfast that first learned that
we were to be attacked; saw two squads of |
men; Nash came into town and inquired for |
me, and for some one else; he saw John |
Meyers; vent up half mile and met |
Nash, in the Smithfield quarters: his force |
was behind him; Nash said he wanted us |
to stack our arms and dispense, and if we |
did We would not be hurt; l reminded him |
that cOlOred men had been hurt, and l was
afraid to trust the word of any of them:
Nash said he would give us thirty minutes
to take away our women and children:
there were good many of them; they !
left and were strung all along the road; it |
was more thai thirty minutes before we |
were attacked; they fired cannon five or }
six times, and they had line of skirmish-
ers who used small arms; the bullets fell
thick; Robert Aaron stood on the opposite !
bank and told the men to place the cannon
on the river bank; this was done, and on
the first shot our people broke: some Of
them went into the courthouse and some
down the road; these latter were pursued
and shot; 1 took my horse and escaped,
going into the woods: l turned out INV
horse and went to place where | could see
The courthouse; saw it when burning; heard
he report OF small arms almost continually:
stayed in the woods until midnight; at the
light saw all the IIickmans; they were in
The crowd that chased the men down the
'Oad; l see Tom Hickman in court; Bill
irwin, now in court, saw then; next morn
ng, when l left the woods. saw the Hick-
mans and Alfred Lewis, all armed, going
rom Colfax on horseb back: / was told
lot to 90 to Colfax, for Nash had
aid he would kill me; B. Hickman shot
Bounce; l saw him do it; there were skir-
nishes before Easter Sunday, on one occa-
ion Nash's party made an attack: there
we're about 200 men; knew only four of
hem-Messrs. Cazabat, Compton, Willy
md George Marsh; went to Colfax, for l
vas afraid to remain at home; Shaw left
'etOre the fight, and l never saw him until
arrived here; our people generally said |
hat they assembled in Colfax for safety:
nee l wrote to Nash informing him that |
e could have the courthouse if he would
1T us have peace, but never got an answer;
aw Shaw walked off from Colfax; Nash's
Zen were then in sight, and in line.
AT this time the court was adjourned I'M.
i tomorrow at ten o'clock. when Allen
IL! again be put on the witness stand.
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