The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-09-06
NEGRO OUTRAGES,
Citizen Assaulted and Beaten h q
Crowd Of Negro RufffunS vt tho
Third Ward Poll.
Intimidation Of White Citizens,

The intelligence that the Government has
ordered L. s. troops to Louisiana has been as-
cepted by the carpet baggers and negroes a .
license to commit all sorts of outrages, and
the effect upon the negro population WIS AL
most instantaneous. From being compare,
lively polite and decent, they became EXCESS
lively arrogant and insulting, and we shall mo-
doubt be called upon to record from day to-
day brutal assaults upon white citizens. unless
our White League organizations take imnedi.
diate steps to suppress disorders of that char
acter in very summary way.
Yesterday was Il turbulent time about tho
Third Ward polling place, on Poydras street.
near Liberty. Gangs OF riotous negroes. IN.
cited 10y such white fellows as .ex-coroner Fat
Creagh and ex-Special Officer Billy Welsh.
committed the most fragrant outlases against
the white people in the neighborhood. and
were finally emboldened to assault, with muir
derous intent, citizen who was quietly on
his way home.
The gentleman who was thus grossly out
ragged was Mr. j. NJ. West, who approached
the poll about o'clock, with n number Ut
place, when large crowd of negroes Who wen
standil in front Of the poll, were observed -
enter into whispering conversation. and to
point significantly at Mr., West That gentle
man lie wing his friends proceeded ON his WY
home and passed directly by the negroes, who
Immediately followed him. a Negro rough
named Hubbard, taking the lead Turn
ing the corner of Liberty street. MIR.
West, finding himself closely followed.
| 1 4 4 I,,1,
bard to matt, saving. g If you modest ,ne l.
will shoot" Hubbard immediately cried OUT.
for the watch and TIVE policemen appearing,
he ordered them to arrest Mr.. West Fhc po-
licemen approached Mr.. West. and told him
to put up his pistol, which he did st once.
rhercupon the crowd of negroes rushed upon
Mr.. West, and in the melee he received vio--
lent blow upon the head with n club. Thea
negroe. were I'll armed with heavy st cks cf-
clubs.
one OF tie policemen in endeavo,ins To-
protect i'm was severely hurt Of his
hands and there IS no doubt whatever that
Sir. West would have been murdered had it.
not been for the protection given HIM by thes
police, who worked hard to defend him from
! the intutintod!m Db. MIR. West was, however,
| taken to the FIRST Precinct Station followed
| by u crowd OF negroes Numbering about 5O0
| or more, where he was lncarcerated ON tho
| charge oi assault Win IL utIpcFouh WCalWoH
with intent 10 kill, carrying concealed
weapon and breach OF the peace. all Of which.
were preferred by the officers AFRO stang HIM
Previous To this assault on Mr. West. M eSsrs
{. j. Carley Condor aud JOS Lyon Of the
| Democratic committee, were arrested on the
charge OF CARRYING concealed weapons< but on
arriving ut the station il was found that MIR.
| Lyons was the only one that had weapon
and the charge of attempting to lncite a riot
WAS. AZ ID saving move, preferred against the
| three.
| At the time Of the assault on Mr.. West, MIR.
| Michael Mclaughlin, also one OF tho Demo
cratic committee, who WAS present. followed
the crowd from the time MIR. West was III
rested until the Pile Market was rcachOd.
when he (McLaughinl was assliled with
threats by the negroes, and he left them and
walked into the market and was followed by
about - 100 OF the mokes with cries of
Arrest him" Hos got pstsl in his
pocket" Mr. Mclaughlin would no doubt
nave been assaulted and beaten as badly as
was Mr.. West, had it not been for Officer
Brown, whose conduct Is to be commended,
who drove back the crowd aud escorted Mr..
Mclaughlin iron. the place.
There is one other thing appertaininG Tor
this ward OF which the citizens should be i'll
formed The registrars there have II habit of
issuing papers improperly signed and
frequently not signed at all, or improperly v
numbered Persons registering should look
to til and see that their papers are correct