New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-04

| tho prisoner started 10 escape they Outrode
1 the guard, having better horses; one OF the
prisoners horses was soen aftefward in
| Texas; did not visit the ground until Octo.
bar IL; the vote Of the parish was 1Oll; !
vas prisoner On election day, hut voted;
raised to locate thegnsw courthouse in Cou-
shatta, but it was located outside Of town;
Mr.. Yates msde bid to build the court.
houee, end this contract, and tho ono for
building the Jail, think was job; do not
think that Mr. Twichell has added anything
to the wealth OF the town; only two Of the
Coushatta victims we're men Of property;
brought from st. Louis, although We had .
dressing machine in our town.
Cross sexamination-1 was president Of .
white mans club; did not hear speech in
which It was said If the negroes voted the
Republican ticket they would be killed;
was present when two negroes were hung;
made NO effort to prevent the hanging;
can't say that knew tho men who hanged
| the negroes; do net think it was necessary
to hang the men; it was currently reported
that instigated the hanging; was not ar
rested for it; the statement which read just
now was suggested by J. c. Aoncure; do
mot consider myself - . man on trial for
his life; it was suggested to me to prepare
written atatement of what knew about
the Coushstta affair; do not know per
sonally much of tho statements have
made; l have made those Statements - ofmy
own knowledge: the names: OF the guard as
ry Brown, Hanley, ClafEey, Pretne, Alien
and Carr; do not remember the other Nance;
the prisoners Choee some Of tho guards them
selves; did not hear that two col0red
men were murdered at the Coushstta affair;
the prisoners suggested that they be taken
away under . guard; do not understand
how parties from Texas pursusd the pris:;
Natchitoches aware that the prisoners were
to be sent of; heard that . man was seen
riding Devices horse after he was killed;
the Coashatte affair was generally CON
demned; Mr. Hyams and III. G. Sprin9fellow
Witnessed the massacre; they said the as
sassins were covered with dust; tho pur-
suers came up from behind; there were
about forty pursuers; tho guard numbered
s ns pcked hpe%
that . company Of sixty Or seventy left
Shreveport to 20 to Coushstta. but they
turned back; understood that Captain
Jack led tho killing party; do mot
know who Captain Jack ID; have been told
that Mrs. TWitchell received her hnsbands
watch; the widows did not 60 out to the
graves; some Of the deceased had money on
their persons; heard that the watch was
sent back through the mail; can't give tho
names Of the white men who hung the two
negroes; was fifty yards from the scene st
the time of the hanging; never asked
what the mems names were; they were
Captain Jacks men; there wore about sav
enty men at the hanging: recognised two
men near the scene; do not know whore
Captain Jack resided; Captain Jack's men
wanted to assassinste fifteen men; the two
colored men who were hung twere NOT
Witnesses OF the massacre. as they were in
prison at that date; the two negroes were
found in arms soon after Mr. Dixon was
wounded. ..s.. ...
The committee adjourned until to-day at
ten o'clock.