New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-19

Having fel: it my duty to issus mr proclamation
offering a large reward fo- the apprehension and
conviction Ofthe n1rierers in the Cousiiatta oU:.
rage. an1 to the end that the law abiding CITIZENS
of the State may fully comprehend the magnitude
O: the crime committed, and be induced TO rcndes
more active ASS stance 20 the officers OF III. law, l
deem j; proper to make the folio wing statement.
These facts are gathered from s.i.Able iAiorEa.
zion receive! a: .he Lxecl:.ve D. department.
On o: aboI. she tYen:v.c.sh,h day OF August.
!9.a. = body 0; '.ersons, he!oa:i.. to a ssn:. mil
:ary organization. know. a. Size Whit. League .;
Louisiana. asse IL aled IN :he town OF Colsha..a.
parish Of Red River. in this State, 10: the purpose
o; compelling, b.: force o. AIMS, the state Osi.cers
o; ina: paris!. to !esisa :.eiy positions.
These officers We're men OF good character: mos.
@! them Largely interested IA planting And MeI. az.
tile pursuits. They held .helS positions Wit. .he
tai consent Of ~. admittedly lax. majority o; ;.e
.e.a. voters o: the parish. This t-iaS "a .arS-.T'
Republican parish. as admitted even by SIC Fusion
returning boards.
The only known objection TO them WAS cha. they
were Q: Republican principles. Frank $. Edse.ton.
che duly qualified sheriff OF the parish. III St.iC:
compliance. with :h- laws Of Chs state. and OF :i.e
United States, summoned = posse COmita;.s OF cit
liens. white ard coio:ed, TO assis: him in protect
in: the parish officers II :!e exercise Of thei: U..
OOuUic0 s!SNt5 dItA V.ltch iEOhA Etle S.AAG1LcHeu LA'
lawful violence OF tho " hi:e Leagues. HIS posse.
consisting oil s.xty.i-e men, was ovesncwe,ed BIZ
. superior force assembled from She adjacent par.
ishes. and finally. after several coiOyed and white
men had been killed. surrendered them selves pris.
oners. with the e1p!ic:: guarantee that THEN lives
would De spared II tire more promiHea: ReDus
leans would agree 20 leave the parish. and those
lOlGic: office would les; IN .i.e.: p~ositiDGA
Thess s:;puiatiOHs, thOuS ii ~CniaWt4ilv exaC'ed.
were complied with or IA. part OF :he Republican
She night.
The .o!lo~in. named persons WEI" among slose
SO surrender!ng and resiSnin.:
Home: J. Twitchell, planter and FAX collector OF
Red River. ani deputy United Sta,es postmaste.
il: charge OF the postotiiee a; COTsi!atta: Robert l..
Devices, supervisor o! registration. De soto parish:
Clark Holland, merchan: and supervisor OF regis.
ty:.t:cn. Red River parish: ". J. Howell, parish
attorney and United States commissioner: Frank
s. Edserton. sheriff OF Red River parish: u. Z.
Willis, merchant and justice OF ;n. peace.
On the following morning. sunday. the !ii::ie:h
day o! August. these peIsons were 3ounl ana
conducted by al armed guard to the Mcfarland
plantation. just over the parish ..ae o: Red River.
within sac boundaries Q; BOssicr parish. asau;
forty mica east OF the Texas .!Le. There they
were set upon an! deliberately murdered in cod
blood. Their bodies were buried neal where taey
:el!. witiio'.: 'naUess or any Formally whatever.
On .he nigh; preceding the eurrenLe. a body OF
forty members OF the White League D; IsddO
parish. mounted and armed, .eit tbs city Of
Shreveport and were seen iiiin. in the direction
of The PLACE where the murder was subsequently,
committed.
WILLIAM =. KELLOGG.