The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-05
INC Couahalrn Tronhlen.

SHREVEPORT, Sept. 4--The Times pub.
fishes the statement Of Mr.. Obney, lead.
ing merchant Of CouShAtts, to the follow.
Ing effect:
ave are glad to be able to report all
quiet In Red River Parish. We arc in
vestigating the charge Of melting riot,
&C., against some twenty-five negroes
now under arrest, before cibzens COM
mittee OF the best men that we have.
The investigation 10 bringing 10 light the
most damnAble plot that was ever com
cocted by any set Of men. On the night
Of the 27th ot August the young people Of
our town and vicinity had assembled to
christen the new brick store Of Messrs,
Obney & Cove by a dance. rs in
evidence before this citizens commit
tee that considerable number OF negroes
had been brought to town and armed ior
the purpose Of an indiscriminate murder
OF the men, women and chrildren Assem-.
bled there. That Frank Edgerton, Sheriff
Homer Twitchell, r. A. Devices, and
henry Smith, notorious bad negro, were
to lead them in the assault upon these de.
lenseless citizens. The negroes were
brought from the adjacent farms and
packed In cofnfeld near by and under
the residenceof Twitchell. Devices rode
several times to the dancing party and
back 10 the residence Of TWitchell, where
the armed negroes were concealed. and
was heard to say to the negroes, 1.-THE
party Is too strong for u.s." Learning that
large number OF negroes were assembled
about town the dancing party broke up
OF about 10 o'clock. The men formed
themselves into o scouting party and
began patrolling the place, As Young
Dickson and Jas B. Dickson were riding
in the vicinity Of Twitchelps house, thew
saw and talked with q. J. TWitchell, and
saw near him several armed negroes,
and on returning to report what they had
seea they were tired upon twice, and Mr.
J. b. Dickson was dangerously wounded
Oouriers arrived just at that time from
Capt ", A. HerseY, at Brownsville, some
twelve miles below, stating that the ne.
groes were assembling in force with
arms, and bore q very threatening at.
titue. A squad of some twenty
young men were Immediately dispatched
to Brownsville, and the clubs in the coun.
" were called on 10 come to the rescue Of
the people. Their prompt response prov.
cd our salvation. In very lew hours l.
600 men were here. Being genraged at the
damnable attempt to assassinate a whole
community, the demand amounted TO a
clamor for the prisoners. Seeing that
they had no safety here, and that ali that
could be done by the best and most in
huential citizens OF the place could not
protect them many hours. The prison
ers submitted q proposition 10 leave the
State and never again return. This pro-
position seemed to appease to some ex-
tent the wrath Of the people and it was
accepted by the citizens. The prisoners
chose from the people their guard, with Q
brave man at their head, and selected a
route up the river for Shreveport, where
they were 10 take the cars for the North.
About thirty miles above here We were
told that they were overtaken, and the
prisoners rescued from the guard and
shot.
Since Mr.. obney's statement was re-.
ceived, q report reaches this city that the
two negroes charged with the shooting of
Dir. Dickson have been murdered bV
mob at Coushatta. These negroes were
among those examined by the investigs.
ting committee, which remauded them TO
jail and recommended that they be tried
BY the District Court; but mob removed
them from the jail and killed them. The
afddavits referred to by Mr.. Obney have
been received here, but they contain
nothing additional to the matters stated
by him. .; r..l .g.....-