The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-02

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Il They dashed Jim Ellis like fury one day
make speech in that country. The Demo
, Gratis would annihilate him before he 90
through. Col. Field tried it once in 1872
, and they brickbatted him.
!; To Mr.. Marshal-There were seven hun
dred registered negroes who couldn't vote
were not allowed
Ruben Heynard (colored) was candidat
for Parish Judge. Heynard is not lawyer
but a farmer. He can read and write little
All the candidates for parish Offices were col
Ored. Two or three cannot read. a
i Mr.. Marshall questioned the witness CLOSELY
relative to those hundred and twenty-si1
murdered men, and found that he could no
name more than dozen. Very few of these
according to his own admissions, were killed
upon political grounds.
johnson Acknowledges being member o
Hahns House of Representatives, but couldn'
explain how he happened to be seated wher
there are no election returns from his parish
| Evening Session.
| A. p. LevIssee.
Resides in Shreveport. Is from New York
originally. Has lived in Caddo parish fo1
twenty years. Was elected District Judge in
1868, and held the office until 1873 Does
not know that there is White League, proper.
ly so called, there. There is white peoples
party, but does not know of White League
as distinctive organization. The strength
of this party combined the entire white
population. There are but few white Repub-
licans in the parish.
The party was formed by appealing to the
people to unite against the present State
| Government.
| The threats to ostracise those who should
not cooperate with them, forced the more
conservative citizens to Join it. Witness was
repeatedly urged to join the party, and was
told it would be safer. The opinions of Re-
publicans were suppressed. They did not
dare give free expressions to their opinions.
This had an extensive effect of intimidation
upon Republicans. Republicans held few
public meetings, but were disturbed with one
exception.
1t was clearly not safe for Republican to
| canvass previous to the election. Witness
did not attend any Of these meetings because
he had duties to perform which prevented
him, to some extent and another reason
| was that he had good reason to think it was
| the intention to involve him in difficulty
with a view Of doing him harm. About four
hundred negroes voted the Democratic ticket,
but thinks, OF their own free will not more
than three or four negroes would have CO.
| operated with the Democratic party. Demo-
Gratis were profuse in assertions that the negro
would be secured in al. his rights.
The negroes are a remarkably quiet popu-
lation in that region as a whole. A to the
condition of things throughout that section,
witness has general knowledge. There was
during the year passed considerable violence.
A great number of inhammitory articles ap-
i,,& 1,o A
was held as late as the 10th of December,
wherein some of the most Conservative peo-
pie participated, indorsing the course of the
Shreveport Times. Is q tax payer. Witness
property was assessed last year at forty thou
sand dollars.
Has been ostracised. 1t was said that any
man who consented to become candidate on
the Republican ticket should be ostracised
and socially victimized. In view of this sew
eral Republicans refused to become candi-
dates. Resolutions were passed to this effect:
We, the undersigned, hereby agree not to en-
ploy any man who votes the Republican
ticket at the ensuing election. A good many
negroes were discharged and detrauded of
what was then due them from their employ
ers. The negroes are apparently very anxious
to have their children educated.
1t is unusual for colored men who cannot
read and write to be upon the police juries.
Thinks that fully thirty-three and one-third
per cent of the white people Of the parish can
not read and write Last June man named
Nunez was murdered. 1t was claimed that
Nunez was a secret agent of Kellogg, en-
ployed in distributing arms to the negroes.
There have not been many instances in that
parish of white men killing negro and the
facts coming to light. Very little notice is
taken of it. II negro should offer indignity
to white man, he would stand very little
show of escaping injury
Is we'll acquainted with Mr.. Hefner, who is
Republican. He took very limited part in
politics last year. After witness was nomi-
mated his life was threatened directly. In
justice to the people Of Shreveport, witness
declared that there are many who do not ap-
prove of any acts of violence and these ex-
treme measuresadvised. A prominent White
Lacquer, Judge Eagan, took issue with other
leaders on certain proposed measures of vio-
lence. His counsel was not listened to, how
ever.
To Mr.. Marshall-Held the Office of Parish
Attorney last year. The relative vote of the
two parties in 1872 was two Republicans to
one Democrat. Can not say how it was last
November. Two white men were tried by
witness for killing negro, and were convict
ed. They were rescued by their friends,
however, while on their way to Jail. This
was two or three years ago. Does not think
there is disposition on the part of the people
there to protect those who commit crimes
against the negro
1t is done, but is attributable to the fact
that there is a perfect state of anarchy.
There is growing disregard for the laws,
which is possibly owing to the frauds COM
mitted in the late elections Tie people have
become utterly denoralized. There was q
charge made against witness by the people
that he endeavored to sell piece of property
to the Police Jury at an exorbitant price. The
nropertY is assessed at S1h 600 and witness