The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-01

, Vailed.
On no occasion was there disposition o.
the part of the White League to attack tn
United States troops
10 this the General replied that absolutel,
no such inclination was apparent, and tn
people disavowed any such intention, whicl
was at all times reiterated.
There has been established sub-district
comprising all the Red River parishes, estab
llshed because of the difficulty of communi
cation with department headquarters. Al
reports OF movements of troops, whethe
acting under an army officer OF under
Deputy Marshal, as a posse comitatus, al,
obtMnable
MI. Phelps desired that they be produced
Judge Kennard desired that the privilege
OF producing rebutting testimony be ex
tended
/ The committee deferred an answer on thai
point until such time as Mr. Potter was
present.
The next witness who occupied the stanG
was
| CAPT. A. A. SNOW.
This witness was sent to Rapides about
twenty days before the election to arrest GER
lain parties for whom he had warrants, the
SAID persons standing charged with murder
Asserted that Republicans held aloof from
him during his presence in the parish, fear
ing to have intercourse with him because they
apprehended trouble with Conservatives after
he left.
Mr. Kelso and others said they had been in
Inundated; did not see anybody intimidated,
only heard they had been. Kelso said he had
been and feared to sleep at home Mr.. Pot
ter inquired of Capt. Snow if he had inquired
into anybody else's habits. Snow had not:
in fact, Snow did not know much about mat
tiers, and admitted it.
ALLEN GREEN,
OF Lincoln parish, came to the front after
Snow retired, and told what he knows about
affairs in that part OF the national vineyard.
Says that on the organization of the Republi-
can party last summer Fourth of JULY for
the campaign, had barbecue at his place
whereat were displayed couple of American
Il 'gs, and were produced a couple OF kettle
drums.
There was some marching done during the
day to the inspiring strains of these same
drums, at which some of the whites remon-
strated. SAYS that Oh one occasion Gov Nc
Emery made e speech il TIE parish shortly
after Green's ba.becue-and advised the
people, SC he had heara, to hang him (Green).
He said this rather intimidated HMM
fact, it had the effect Of intimidating all the
Republicans.
On the occasion of Gov. McEnery's speech
several cannon-not exactly cannon, he after
wards explained, but several anvil-salutes
were fired, and he thought that did a little in
the way of intimidation
He did not like to hear anvils lust at that
juncture; it looked ominous, particularly as
he had received information about that time
there was disposition to SWING him to a
hmb. Green went on to say great deal
more concerning in; ,midation, but dwelt
primo pally on his own case. dece ring that for
months he YVES fraid to 60 d y distance from
his doh. icile.
On the whole, Green b. 6 arriv ed at the con-
clusion that a bad set Of men dwell il Lin
ccln parish, anC j; is t. be inferred from his |
state mem: H>'t The white mn Unity and the |
{ rec family &C Al logs erheaGs.
MIR. Potter asked recn il h didn't have |
few rel tves in Linco. n WHO Aeii, Office. to |
Which. after little he sitancy, reply in the
afh rmat-ye was given. Green s. id his first
son was sheriff, his second son, parish Judge:
his third son. ia cOllectC r. al another son
held an ofiic in the cir.
MI. Potter wanted to k. ow # there were
any more patriots Of that sta,, D ND there.
The Greens are evidently comfortably pro-
vided for. The old gents story touching
affairs IN his section WIS very elaborate, but
the superstition i. it cid ne produce a deci-
ded effect on the conn, ittee he rather overdid
the thing.
Green imagined that tie narrowing de.
tails which he mar, ated would fix in the
minds of the committee the idea that all this
trouble In Louisiana was owing wholly to the
general "cussedness" of the white people.
with few exceptions, and among the ex-
;eptions the Green family stood prominent.
He retired from the stand; however, a dim
consciousness creeping over him meantime
hat he had exposed his ears to some extent
JAMES E. TR1MBLE,
Judge of the Fifteenth Judicial District, was
lext examined. Passed through Lincoln
parish the day after the election. The cleo
ion was fair and peaceable. AS far as he knew
he Conservative party was organized 90 local
ssues. The only intimidation he heard of ,
vas against negroes, who were threatened bv
.ertian Republicans if they did not vote the
Republican ticket they would be brought to
New Orleans and severely dealt with.
The white people Of the parish, few days (
before the election, were driven to the woods
~ U. S. cavalry under U. S. Marshal
FAMED Seelye, who was armed with warrants
o be Il led at his option. Know nothing Of {
he difficulty Allen Green had, his intimida-
ion, ETC., other than from hearsay. The
White people in this parish were anxious tina.
he colored people should cast their votes as {
hey pleased. Il
barge had long list of names charged with
ONE offense, and the reason why the people !
ept out of the way of the cavalry was to I
void arrest so as to be present at the cleo s
on, which was to be held within O few DAYS. t
'hese parties after the election came in and s
surrendered. s
INO arrests have been made since the cleo O
on, and no attempts have been made to ar |.
EST any one. It shows conclu svely that it
as contemplated by these arrests to Keep the 81
i'd parties from voting. q
A resolution was drawn up and passed by Il
srtain parties in the parish looking to the t,
scharge of persons who did not vote the il
ticket. He demonstrated with
lese parties, and on reconsideration. the b
solution did not go into effect. Judge lie
rimble affirmed that man in Louisiana s.
'uld be Republican and maintain as fair I
anding as in any other Southern State.
here was no ostracism only for cause.
He mentioned that collision had occurred
stween the military and judiciary in the case
certain parties who had been arrested by