New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-28

the man shot him five times alter that;
when got home 10 one was there, but my
wife got in an hour atterward; ! had
nothing to do with making the gas pipe
gun: Gilly and Luke Hadnot had repeating
rifles.
Flowers secaiiei-The paper displayed
in court j. one of the documents written 0y
Sheriff Shaw to summon posse: 1t rs a
commission: ! saw Shaw write II.
Baptiste Ellie sworn-Was living IN tjran.
parish last April: at home near Coifax on
the first of April, mile and a half from Col
fax: was in Coltax until the fight was over;
that was on p Sunday. thirteenth day: saw
white men, armed, before the fight: they
were j. w. Hadnot. Gilly Hadnot. John
Hadno,; did not know the others; saw
them a. Peter Boland's place in ColtaX:
on the day of the tigh. was in Mr.. Shackle.
ford's house: afterward went inside the
breastworks; went 70 sleep: when ! woke
up our men we're running; the white lnen
were running round on the river: then
crawled into the courthouse; there was
plenty Of shooting at that time: inside the
courthouse were coiored men: the coiored
men who escaped from the breastworks ran
down the road. pursued by the white men.
who sho. at them; saw one coloced man
fall: saw this from the courthouse; had
been in the courthouse an hour when some
whites had Z. colored man. and they told
had a pine torch: the torch was blazing; III
fifteen minutes afterwaId the building was
on fire; did not look OGt while the house
was burning: the white men called out TO
US to surrender: they shot rs as we came
out: was wounded in seven places; after
being wounded ! ran into the courthouse
again: remained there ten minutes: heard
firm. all the time YVES inside: when went
ont Gus Lacour took me. Levi Nelson and
brother to pu: out the warehouse fire: we
worked about AL hour: after that went to
the place where the prisoners wsIe: Nelson
got there before | did: there were about
thirty.tive prisoners there: there was :,
guard over us: knew some of the white men
there: we remained there unit! eight
o'clock: the wounded men We're told 10 60
on q gallery: the white men began shooting
the prisoners: ] got up and slipped of: Jim
II. Rudy. Tom Hickman. Clement Penn. j.
7. Hadnot lnow IN court: saw George and
Willy Marsh, Gus Lacour. Bill Cvuikshank
were there: they began 10 shoot prisoners
about seven or eight o'clock: did not see
them shoot anybody: the men spoken of
above had guns: when l escaped l was
Just able 20 walk: don't know who sho: me:
heard white uen say ''let's carry them .the
colored men. and make them work: the sun
was about two hours high when We put ont
the fire: l was badly scared: saw a cannon
which the white men shot a: the
courthouse: three men handled the gun:
saw Alex Tillman after the surrender; that
was the last have ever seen of him.
BvJudge Woods-What did you have in
your hands When you were shot: Answer
Nothing.
Cross-examined-l went TO ColfaX because
Sheriff Shaw had appointed me deputy
sheriff; Mr.. Shaw swore me in; when was
in .the courthouse. when the whites were
firing the cannon. one of the balls. q chunk
of iron. fell close bv me: it was like the one
IN court; most of the men inside the court.
house. who fought, are dead: they shot out
through window cracks; had !. pair Of
pistols.
Judge Woods here adjourned :hc cour:
until seven O'Clock for a night session.
Cross-examiDation of Bapriste El2ie. re.
sumed-I saw Clement Penn and one of the
Hickman brothers when | was a prisoner
with the others; Penn spoke to my brother:
Penn said to my brother, In 1870 You
knocked me off a bale Of cottOn;' Cruik.
shank rode milk sided horse when be
stood over the prisoners; heard no one st
Colfax make threats against either OF these
accused before the fight did not hear col.
ored people make threats agains: white
people.
Direct examination-Last saw my brother
Etienne alive in the evening; never saw
their bodies atterward.
Alabama Mitchell sworn-Last April was
living at Coltax and was in Grant parish
on the first Of April; my land is below Col.
fax: saw armed white men on that date or
about; they were half a nile Oft from me;
went TO Coliax aiterward: next went to
ColfaX when IL vas reported that the men
were to fight; one Saturday saw number
of armed white men near Rock Island
place, one mile and half from the court.
house; that is the nearest they went: on
-. 7 Il, I
it was on Sunday: can: ray how
many men We're there then: we had
seyenty-fivr armed men: the fight began
about ten o'clock: | was az the courthouse:
can. tell how many armed white men :he,e
were: heard there were 800: they were SO
close tina: l could see them: | was IN tn.
rifle pit: white flag was shown and we
to i: George Allen went out
and me. the white men: saw the meeting:
Allen had been back an hour or az hou.
and half when the firm. began: think
the first sho: was from q cannon; the slug
fell in front ot four breast cvk: * threw up
earth: there WIS n" other shooting
Just then: when :hey resumed the
slr: wen: over Oh: heads: two
men were bur. L; .tha siug.: one
oi them il dead: they fired :hree times
with the cannon. and then used small! arms:
the firing was kept up iryegIlayi-: think
men broke: the cologeI men inside could
no: &c: :nIcli chance to shoot: they had
shotguns: some had Enfield rifles: some
had birt: shot and chunks Of lead: had
no, been wounded when | wen. into the
when We broke. some ran
down the river. and some wen: into the
courthouse: VIXEN we got into the court.
house: white men followed III. co!cre!
people who ran down the river. shooting
them; the white men were mounted: the
white men afterward fred severa! vcleys
into the courthouse: they fire! a stu. into
the building. but no one was hurt; our men
concluded 70 give up and some one held
on: handkerchief or something: it was
SIsc!. " ..ite: he Is dead. shot IN the court
house: he was shot before the surrender
when rsssin: u window: the build
ing was burned while we we're in it,
saw n coiore: man -: on the root
and set the fire: he was q prisoner:
two or three white men had him: the cot
ored man had a torch: the house was burn.
iny il {. few minutes after ! saw the torch:
when ve surrendered q white man told IL.
~ staci. our arms and we would not be
harmed: Shaci. White said we surrender:
V hen ten or twelve Of us "er.. outside the ,
white men began 70 shoot at us: ran bach. |
3 nd hid unde: the floor with several others:
Ben Brim was the one who called as out:
when | went out l .G": several dead men |
on III: ground: there "as 4 lot OF prisoners T.
OF us: they KEEP; rs Until ght. |
with :. gUa:t. cv.- i.-: abUU: Cha: time a |
steamboat landed. ana Old man Ntanot +;
was put Ou it: lie was wounded: ! saw !
Cvuikshank. Irwin and Scarbev there: then |
they marched the cc.ursi men ont in pairs: !
Nash said he was soin. to turn - !1os" in
the morning. and then wen. oil: William |!
" !iaus and :: 10Y named q. Nelson were !
the .i!s: ones taken cut - be shot: . wa. So |