New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-28
THE GRANT PARISH PRISONERS.
Trial in the United States Circuit Court
Judge Woods presiding.

J. Cruik shank, John p Hadnot, Thomas y.
Hickman indicted as Thomas Hickman),
William D. Irwin indicted as w. B. Irwin,
Austin P. Gibbons indicted as Oscar
Giyens), Clement Penn, Denis Lemoine and :
spiracy and murder in Colfax, Grant parish,
IN April, 1873, when Alexander Iillman
and others were killed.
Jane NJ. Harvey-Was in COlfax on the
day OF the fight, but went out to Cuny's
Point at nire O'Clock; returned before sun
set: then saw an unusual number Of people
in Colfax; Mr.. Moses was at my house
wounded; knew some Of the men, Bynum
TYSON, C. Nash, j. Hadnot and D. Lemoine;
the others were strangers to me; talked
with Captain HOa: when returned home
the men left my house; many of my things
were ruined; Moses had taken some OF my
clothing to cover his wounds, and the arti-
cles we're given back 10 me sOIled; saw
Hopkins riding on the road next day; am
| certain l saw y. LemOine Easter Sunday,
dismouEted.
Mrs. r. C. Register-Her testimony sums
| ND about the same as on the nrst trial;
| saw Walter Hopkins. G. Scarboro, Jim and
| Shepherd Williams, Lemoine, HOa, j. Had
not. two Of the LecOurs and others in Col
| fax or the day Of the fight; some OF the
men who were at my house when returned,
after the courthouse was burned. appeared
| 20 be plunGering; my place was broken
| open and things scattered about.
| Eliza Shelby-Nas on the FerenZi place
| on the day Of she fight; saw armed white
men the day before at the sugarhouse; l
| recognized some of them; Hopkins, John
and Billy Burke, Oscar Watson, Milton
| Dunn. jim Bird.
| Louisa Wi,liams-Was at home Easter
Sunday: went up to Colfax two days after
the fgrt; my husband was killed at the
| fight: when i found the body by the road
| side the throat was cut; saw armed men
| before sne fight but did not know them.
Louisa Washington-Went into Colfax
the day after the fight to see about my
husband; ! found his dead body near the
ourthouse, IT., the body, was half burned;
saw armed white men, HadnOt's crew,
come ont of the pine woods before the
fight: saw A. and W. Cruikshank, John and
Gilly HaGnot and others in the crew; |
live several miles from Calfax; my husband
went away from Eome two weeks before
the fight and never returned; he went to
ColfaX because word was sent for him.
Eliza Harris-On the day Of TIE fight
started to 90 TO Colfax, but three white
men stopped me-: went up next day and
found nv brother Wan. dead, having been
! shot IN the head.
Emeine Carter-Nash sent me- away
| from SMlLUutlu QudICCIb, uO saying Uh6t
the women could nave fifteen minutes to
|>ieave: that was on the day of the fight;
saw D. LemOine, Bill Irwin and Mr.. Walker
with Nash; when / returned saw number
of colored men dead ON the ground: white
men tried to make me tell where Judge
Register was; found my husband Monday
! badly wounded; he died the day after; cav
j. Il. Lewis and Mr.. Burch in Colfax Mon
day morning; my husband had hidden IN a
house with Baptiste Ellie.
! Hiram Jones-1 went to ColfaX wheI
, thew killed Jesse Mckinney: was in the
fight and went down the road toward th.
Cuny woods after the courthouse was fred
remained in an old field all night; saw ID
and 2. Lemoine and Bill Irwin in the fight
am certain ! saw them; also saw Nash ant
DR.. Compton; / was pursued by armed
white men but was not hurt; the mel
named were armed; went to Coltax for safe
ty and took my gun with me.
| CrOss-examinatiOn-I was not pursued
ont to the woods; saw Denis and Prud
homme Lemoine and Bill Irwin shoot
other men were firing; have not talked will
anybody about my evidence in this case; N
one has spoken to me about 1t.
Charles ThOmpsOn-Was in COlfax at thu
fight, in the warehouse; when the shooting
began / was behind the earthwOrks; whel
! l broke went toward Cuny's and hid; saw
: plenty armed white men in COlfax; saw
b Johnny Hadnot and d. LemOine; ain yer.
. sure about them; when next visited Col
fax all the dead had been buried.
f John Jsckson-Was at COlfax during tn
!, fight, inside the earthwork; remained ther
! ! until our men ran; went to Cypress pond
saw and knew D. Lemoine, Bill Irwin, Ton
4 Hickman Nash, DR.. Marsh and DR.. Comp
!; ton at the fight; Tom Hickman is now il
court and am sure Of him as Of the Others
Crosse -ex xamlnation-Went to Colfax TO
safety, having heard that the rebels wer
going TO Coltax to kill all the colored pee
pie: saw the men shooting the cannon AM
= saw the slugs from The cannon; Irwin wa
i helping to snoot the artillery; when insid
e tine breastwork We did not shoot, as know
had my gun. but did not use it; don't know
any thing about distances.
Glasgow J0husOn-Was in COlfax at tn
. fight; was sitting down when the troubl
+ began; when ran away from Colfax arme'
n white men chased but did not hurt me; say
and knew Bill Irwin. Denis and Prud
hsmme Lemoine, and Tom Hickman II
q Colfax, at the fight; l am certain OF tn
men. having known them for years.
James Kennis son-Was in COlfax durin
the fight, IN the fort; was taken prisone
} | after the stampede; after time ran away
} saw and knew D. Lemoine, Captain Nash
I Hoa, Babe and Gus LecOur; l escaped t
the woods; was shot at three times, bu
D was not harmed; when they took me froI
D the prisoners yard they marched us out an
\ began shooting US; the man taken out wit
me was killed; fell down beside him.
D Cross examination-Went to Colfax whe
D told that Mckinney was killed; strang
cOlored man told me about Mckinney; sal
X had better 60 to Colfax and save mysel1
) Cross ex examination-I fred once from tn
courthouse window, but didn't aim at an
one; saw D. LemOine just before l freG
1 l. ,t,av. II
O | l and another man, whom did not know
S | were about the first to be taken out to b
5 shot.
Q Baptist Mills-Was in the fight; wa
taken prisoner; my captOrs kept me Unit
: dark when they took me to the boarding
: house; after that they took me out an
| shot at me; saw Bill Irwin and Denis 1t
moiDe; one bullet wounded me and fel
| down. pretending to be dead; laid there III
/ | til late in the night; when all was still 60
up and went home, l am sure Of the men
have named.
Cross-examinatiou-Iw went to Colfax be
cause Jesse Mckinney was killed and
: was scared, procured a gun when in th
fort, but fell down when the firing began
after got inside the courthouse saw NJ
:, one shooting but myself; shot out OF
Z window, but took no aim; shot twice.
John Elzie-I was in the woods on tn
day OF the fight; the day Jesse Mckinne
: was killed | saw twelve white men near tn
sugarhouse. and after saw twenty-fou
more; heard the gun fire when Jesse wa
!. killed; my two sons went to Coltax an
were killed there.
David Read-I had two sons in the Co
J. fax fight; one was killed and one wounded
was close by when Jesse Mckinney wa
. killed: saw twelve armed and mounte
white men near there; D. and z. LemOint
Hadnot and Nash we're of the number; sa'
= another lot of men, about thirty nine; tn
g | thirty nine came from the pine woods: