The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-26
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN, THURSDAY NOVEMBER

entered into the discharge Of my official du-
ties. On the 7th Of November, inst, while
! returning from my dinner to my office, in
passing the courthouse heard loud talking
and abusive and indecent language. On en-
| tering the courthouse found William Ward,
defeated candidate for the Legislature, having
dispute with Mr.. Morse, Ward accusing the
latter of having cheated him out OF some votes
in the election. Ward drew pistol and fred
at Morse, striking him in the right arm.
Morse then drew his pistol with his left hand
and returned the fire. striking Ward three
| times.
| Ward then ran, and Morse surrendered his
| pistol to me. At this time, there was large
crowd of colored people present. seeming to
! be greatly excited, and one of them, Ralph
Marcus, tried to wrench the pistol from me-
Being unsuccessful in this, he began to cuss,
| abuse and threaten me, in fact would have
been killed then and there but for the inter-
ference Of Lieut.. Godfrey, of the TIN Cavalry.
After this l walked up towards the soldiers
camp, when my life was again threatened by
Charles Thomas, colored Toward evening l
went home and retired at the usual hour.
Early in the morning was walked by my wife
finding my house in flames, and had barely
time to save my life, losing the whole of my
private property and portion of the State
funds. have not the slightest doubt that the
house was set on fire by the parties above
mentioned, acting under the influence of Ward
and Phillips.
In conclusion, will state it as my settled
conviction that the coming of Ward and Phil
lips, accompanied by lot of men from New
Orleans, an incubus on society, and they, as
sisted by q few white mean men already there,
who are disgrace to the Republican party
and decent society, has been the cause of all
the troubles that have occurred in Grant
parish since and during the election and reg
istration. And I would further say, and in
this l express the sentiments OF large ma
jority of the law-abiding citizens of the parish,
that but for them this parish would have seen
no trouble.
Ward expressed himself openly in Colfax to
the effect that if not elected he would make
it so hot for the white people that oil the
troops in the United States would not be
sufficient to keep them in subsection, and
since his return without cause or necessity
has actually deluded fifteen or twenty poor
men (colored) and had them patrolling the
streets in Colfax under arms.
would respectfully urge it upon his Excel
lency Gov. W. P. Kellogg, that these men
who pretend to be your supporters and Re-
puhlicnns, are the very men who are most in-
furious to your successful government and the
general peace. The people know them to be
mean men An being your supporters it serves
TO disatisfy and ALLEVIATE many who would
otherwise be peaceful, law abiding citizens,
and have heard intelligent men OF the oppo-
site party say that for the sake Of peace, you
would but for them be upheld and sustained.
The men particularly alluded to in the above
are chiefly William Ward, W. B. Phillips, Il,
c. Register assisted by one Hawthorne.
| G. w. RADETzKy,
| Tax-CollectOr of Grant Parish.
| Nov - 1874