The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-27
NO INTIMIDATION.

Judge, and S. w. Ramsey, Recorder of Clai
borne Parish, DR.. Richardson, Mayor of Ho
mer, and James Huey S. May6eld, and p L
Phillips of Lincoln, were brought here thi,
morning under cavalry escort. Huey ant
Richardson were handcuffed together. TIL,
prisoners were imprisoned under close guart
in the Sheriff's Office. Their counsel we're ad
mitted on a written order.
| The Claiborne prisoners are charged Will
an attempt to break up peaceable assem-.
blage, on the 18th of July, in Homer, when
Mayor Richardson, Ramsey and Scott were
active in preventing riot
| The Lincoln prisoners are charged with an
attempt to compel Jewett, by whom the war.
rants are issued, to resign as United States
Commissioner in Lincoln. The prisoners de-
clare they did not know he was a Commits
sioner and never made such demand.
! The prisoners were arrested without resist
ance, but hurried from home without time to
| consult their families or get q change OF
clothes. When Huey asked for the authority
for his arrest, Lieut.. Hodgson, in charge OF
the cavalry, drew repeater, saying: .sThis
is my authority"
A squad of soldiers were brought in with
loaded carbines, when Deputy Marshal Selye
drew out pair of handouts and placed them
on Huey's wrists with his hands behind his
back.
The entire party were lodged last night in
Lincoln Jail.
A room in the jail here is preparing for the
prisoners accommodation, with nineteen
prisoners, mostly negroes and felons, already
confined in the three small rooms. Claiborne
and Lincoln are Democratic parishes. Mar
shall Selye insultingly refused to obey the writ
OF habeas corpus issued by District Judge
Trimble, a Republican.
Homer.
A prominent Granger and minister states
that the Lieutenant gave the order to cut the
wires and bring him pieces Of them. Great
Indignation is felt here at the arrest and harsh
treatment OF the prisoners, but the feeling is
to submit to the course of the law.
The belief is general that the arrests were
made for political effect The prosecution is
represented by Col. John Ray, the defense by
Judge Richardson and Capt. Cobb. A pre-
iminary trial is fixed for tomorrow before
Jewett, of Lincoln, now holding court here.
The affidavit for the arrest of the Lincoln
prisoners was made by one Fountain, white
Office holder.
SHREVEPORT, Oct. 26-The examination of
the gentlemen arrested on Saturday has been
arrests have been made here and Gen. Merrill
now says there will not be.
The officers of the Era No. -, which az
rived from below tonight, report that the
greatest CONSERVATION prevails at all points
below here and Alexandria.
The cavalry are now coming up the river
from Natchitoches, arresting men as they pro
gress.
At the time the Era passed up, fifteen or
twenty men had been arrested between Nat
and Grapples Bluff, and the plan
tiers above the last named point were expect
ing to be taken when the troops arrived. The
officers of the Era confirm the statement of
Capt. Scovell, of the Bryarly, and state fur
Their that many planters have fled from their
homes, and that the negroes have gathered in
large numbers at the towns along the river,
leaving unpicked the finest cotton crop in
several years.
New IBERIA, Oct. 26.-The st. Martin
prisoners were brought here to-day by U. S.
Deputy Marshal and squad of cavalry.
The preliminary examination was held before
.. S. Commissioner E. H. Riddell, District
Clerk of Iberia. The arrests were made un-
der the Ku-klux act Two Of the prisoners
we're held to bail in $4,000 each, and one in
$1,000, to appear before the c. S. District
Court. The fourth, A. Hebert, was dis
charged.
Prominent citizens of St. Martin parish
we're present to sign bonds for any amount,
out were refused until they furnished certif-
Gates of property, which prevents the bonds
being signed before tomorrow. A prominent
official of that parish gave the information
hat a great many more arrests would be made
;OOn.