The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-03-20

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criminal expenses, some of them arose
IN that way. '...
Q. Did tho Court Of your parish
cost more than that Of any other par.
ish for the same duration
A. No, sir. prior to 1870, in fact,
before the war, some Of these war;
rants had been issued promiscuously Z;
there were plenty Of them on the
market. Some Of them We're dated
as far back az 1859; they were for
building a Courthouse; they were
bsught up and sued on in 1874, with
an immense amount of interest upon
them. l have already stated that u
meeting Of the Taxpayers was called.
| suspected that the object of that
meeting was not alone called for the
purpose If reducing taxation, but,
that it was for some political move.
One week before this meeting took
place a list of twelve tax. payers call.
ed upon the Police Jury to reduce the
ordinary tax two per cent, which had
been levied BY former Police Jury,
10 mills. The Kearney tax was ~.
pealed, and the school tax reduced,
40 that every thing was reduced be-
fore the meeting took place. lmme.
diately after the adjournment Of the
meeting, the White League organiza-
ton began to form; this meeting was
called for the 25th Of July, an article
appeared in the paper, and at the
same time that notice appeared on
the 9th. I refer tO the article III
the (Natchitoches VindicatOr.) You
mnst bear in mind that the taxes were
reduced ut least before the meeting.
| was sick that week tue meeting
took place. l laid there in my bed
two or three weeks before tho meet
ing took place. a friend came tn Gee
me and said that they intended to
make the Republicans resign, and il
they would not resign, they would
kill them. : - = II - '''''
And my wife said to me; although
tho little baby iii at the point Of
death although your father is dy.,
ing at the other end Of town, I would
rather you would e. away aud in
siAt upon your ne-away. So at
Eve. o'clock that evening l got of
my aick bed aud took q little sat
chel. A Democrat Of Natchitoches,
whom 1consider good conservative
man and friend Of mine told me-
lyon must go away, it is not safe for
you to remain here, l will lend you
my buggy 70 60 as far as you have to
10 tniget 4 boat" I excepted the H..
vitatiotba and left at,about, five o'clock
| ip the evening. I1Qde about twenty.
miles. 1t is i most singular fact that
that the moment I arrived at Mr..
Wolfsen's door and.told him who l
was, he came and said to me, ''hush,
you are safe here, there is no danger,
here" L did not want to say l was
|1eaving the parish, and l said what
d. yoa mean! He said, II understand
| it all. you will lie safe here" How
he knew about it, cannot tell. staid
at his house all night, and the next
day reached Cousllatta and remain
ed about two hours when took q
steamer for Sh Feveport. l was told
it was imposs lble to 60 down the
river. proce4 ded around by way
Of Memphis and thence to New Or
leans. When arrived here, ! got q
letter from my wife and the imprint
Of her tears were plainly visible upon
the sheet. She said that the It,
tie child had died the next day after
| I had left and that there WAS net a
soul that would 60 there to help her
dress it. My father died two days af-
forwards. was his only support; |
refused to let any society contribute
any relief towards his support at all.
He had been sick for some time T; he
died in my absence. had not the
consolation Of remaining there to
close his eyes In death. knew when
| l left home he could not live long
bnt l knew it was impossible for me
to wait that length Of time. ,-
| @. By Mr.. Fields. i ,........
! When you got to Coushatta did any.
thing occur there I
1 \: Nothing except this: A gentle
man who was q neighbor Of mine
during the war came II, nue. and told
me what he had just heard that ht
had heard some parties who wanted
to know where l stopped and wha,
way I wasigoiug. . l laughed at him
and said / had done nothing to any
body here He said, II don't know
tanything about it hut my idea IL
want to advise you, don't sleep In tina,
Hotel tonight. T. said, very welt
I lie mikes ~ difference to ME, l VA
). worn out and l did not care particu
|, llarly what occurred. l was sick bu1
Ii did not sleep at tie Hotel, I slep
in Judge Pinckney's room. The mex
!. day I saw. sseveral gentlemen bstor'
!. the boat left ! they, inquired what
:, was going for, q thing that had peye
, ACQUIRED to ME before. They knew
, me very we'll but I don't npdersta,',
why they sbonld have asked M
where was going.
q @. Was that before the Coushatt
. massacre.
{ A. Yes; cir. That was in July
|, that affair did not occur until tho lat
2 ter part Of August. ~, 5,.ol.@ T.
. G., BY Mr.. FIye-I would be- gla
to have you to continue your state
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