New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-04

g9ayiue gelS 1v SUty 80 ;sseIS sny 3rgciamaSie3
offering q large reward Cor she apprehension and
convection of the murderers is the Coushatua out"
rage. and to the END :ha. the jaw abiding citizens
OF the State may 3uiy comprehend she magnitude
of the crime committed. and be induced to render
mere active assistance TO the officers of the lave
deem Il proper 30 snake the following Statements
these facts are gathered SSoB reliable jntormar
ton received at the Executive Department:
ON or about she swentS'e!ghSb day Of August
1874. body Of persons. belonging TO ssm:-iAii'
sars organization known IS the White League oS
Louisiana. Assem- bed ia she :own of CNUshatIa.
parish of Red River. IN shis State te: !as purpose
CT compelling By sorcs o! :srrss the Sae OtcceSS
9: shat parish 90 resign theiy positions.
These otieers were meD of good character; sross
9! them largely interested III planting and mereane
s.e pursuits. They held Hhe!r positions with che
.ui consent Of admittedly large majority OF the
:esai voters 9: she parish. this being largely
Republican parish. admitted IS Size sssoI
returning boards
5hc Oniy known objection 60 stein was sha: shey
were Of Republican principles. SyaER S. Edsertono
tine duly qualified sheriff q: che parish q ssrics
compliance with the Jaws Us siis Ssases and OF the
United States. summoned posse ccm;tatus OF cit
.zets. white and coiors6 10 ssSis: him il; p'o!sc:o
Ing che parish officers ~ se exercise o. their
:aw!1: violence Of the White ieagUes. Ills posseo
consastn: O.: sixty.fve men. was oyerpoweyeG by
a superior force assembled :Gom She adjacent par
isles. and finally, aGtes ssveIa! Goo:eG ana white
men had been Killed. surrendered themselves pysse
One:s, with she explicit guarantee that their lives
would DC SPARED !? tie mere prominent Se?uh.
sicaHs would agree 20 Leave :hs Yas5sis ahG these
holding office would resign iheiH positions.
These S:ipuia.!ous. though aElawfuI!y e.acfet!o
were complied with % the par: et she Republican
officials. who we've tien locked up IL she :a:i :as
the night.
The following sanled persons veSe asao2s these
SO surrendering and .esignins:
Homer J. Tw.tcheii. planter and tax cai!ec:o: o:
Bed Riysr. and deputy United States postmaster
IN charge Of tie possonee q: Coashatta. Roper: s.
Devices supervisor Of registration. De Soto parish:
Clark Holland. me!e5aa. and supervisor Of segaso
tration. Red River parish; W. }. Howell. parish
attorney and United States commissioner; F1anS
S. Edgerton. sherit: OF Sed River pa:ish; 81. c,
Willis. merchant and justice .; the peace.
On the following Inorf!irs Sunday. the :;i::Iefl:
day of August. these PERSONS were bound ana
conducted by an armed guard 70 :he Mcfarland
plantation jus. over the parish line o: Red River.
within the boundaries OF Bossieg parish. about
forty miles east OF tie TEXAS line. There the.
we've set upon aud deliberately murdered IN co!d
blood.
Or .he nigh: preceding We surrender . body Of
forty members o: the White League Of Caddo
parish. mounted ard :s:med, left the city of
Shreveport and were seen riding IN the direction
of the place where the murder was subsequently,
committed. Thti. bodies were buried near where
they fell, without :nGues: o: any Formally what.
eveys
WILLIAM +. KELLOGG
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