New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-05

Ha-.as fe:: J: nv s'' - .ssu. ~ !:oe..:ni..aa
cffe..ns; la... :ewsr,: %. :h. apprehension. ani
conviction. ottho murderer. =. the Gosla..a out.
.ag. an. 20 :he end chat -. .aw ...n: c..i.ens
o. :a- State snay .i. conpreieil,: she masa:l.d.
OF TIE .:;1le Committed: and b. :aduo. - :e:de.
NOR: active assistance TO ~. officers .. th. Jaw
deem: !: srcpe: 20 make the :,.owin: statement.
:; T.esc :aits arc gathered from reliable il:G:uia.
zion received a. the Executive Department.
! OF o: abo.: IL. :wentv.c.g'.tl ia" o: August
:3':. BODY g: persons. i,e.ynsin: 20 ,7r.:-,G..
:aI. Organization knew. the Whit. League u:
Lo9isi.ns, assembled in .l- cow. Q: Gct.s.,.t;a
parish o: Tad RIVER IL this sat. :or che purpose
os compelling By force 0: arms. t.c state officers
! e. .a: paris. 20 resign :le. cos;toHs.
These ctt oe;s we've Of GOO: Lla:aes. mos:
o: t.en. LACEY Interested: planting s:.I n.-.can.
:i!e :.:s,.it.. ...er !l. :aiy POSITION. w..;s sac
:s co.sen: %! a., admitted sarge .i.,tv o: the
ga: ~o.e.. q: she parish. :he sei:s a largely
SepIt:i. parish. 81. admitted evsS b. ;.: s.s.on
returning boards.
The ..i: known objection 20 chen. "a. y q. ;hes
we've o: Republican principles. s:a:s $. Edgeyton,
:ae d.y o.':.li;ies .he:i.s =: Il. "a. s il. s.:s:
companC. with -he Jaws .: :i.. state: and o: She
United STATES. si.-nno2e: posse .om..a..S OF cit
liens, white and e..o:e &. ass: hin; il prot Get:
ing III. ;ar!s.. oiice:s j.. :.s e.e:.se Q: their ~.
o.Is .stce.Sts ilis'
:aw:i.: v:..eace o: H.. Liz. leagues Ills posse.
eossis.;.: OF s.I:y:.e '..-:. SO. ovs.ccws:e: by
sJ?e.io: :o,o. assembled ;.sn sic a: aae: pas.
:sie, and finally. a:teS several G..of.a sI' ".:.e
zen ha. beef. killed: surrendered themselves p,..
oners with the e1pcl: gcs:aa:ee chat :hes lives
woali be spared if the more prominent Reouls.
'can. would agree 10 leave az ;ar.... ana ;hGs.
:.oidng ctiioe would resign :he.. po=:'o.s.
Thes. st.ft!.ation. thou ia s.L.aw..is c.acsei.
were COMPLIED with OF. she part 81 :.e Republican,
officials who then lacked -. - a.: ss.s sos
the night
The following named persists we:e aIasas eaoss
SO su-gendering AMI res gaiug:
Homer ;. TwiteheI rlaa.e. ana "a. collector a.
Bed River. and deputy Ea..et: States postmaster
IN charge Of the pOsoi..ce al Ccu.at.s; 9n5eot j.
Devices Supervisor OF registration, De soto paris.
Clark Holland :le.e:.a.: and supervise: o: .egis'
tratiole Red aiyeS parish: *. ;. Howell, parish
attorne" and Iaitei States comm isso.e:; :ra-t
S. Efgerton. aher.. Of Red Ri7e: parish. u. {,
Wills, merchant al: iustics OF the peace.
on the following morning, Sunday, tie t?i..ie.:.
DAY OF August these persons we've boUn. aAt.
Conducted by an armed guard 80 Che Mcfarland
Just over the parish sine {. Re-. E.ve:,
within TIE 6oundases O: Bossier parish. abor:
fo1tr miles east of the '.s.2as line. .he:e they
were set Upon and deliberately murdered .E COD
blood. Their bodies were buried near where they
fell without irouest o. any sorrality whatever
On the nigh. preceding the surrender oody OF
forty members OF tie White League of Caddo
PARISH, mounted and armed, EFT tie city OF
Shreveport aud were iIdia3 Sc the direction
Of the place wleTe the murie- was stICse luently
''-'''''> WILLIAM P. KELLOGG