Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-02-18
Louisiana Investigation.
Horrible Grimes Perpetrated.

a special TO the inter- ocean, QateQ
New Orleans, January 80, says:
The testimony elected by the COM
mittee to-day, corroborated emphati-
cally that already telegraphed you.
and added numerous cases of murder
and outrage not yet made public.
The wife Of Judge Myer testified
that such was the feeling in Natchitoc-
hes that while her husband was COM
PEELED to remain in New Orleans for
safety; her child died, and her neigh
bors dared not even offer q helping
hand to shroud it, and that the pro
prietor ola marble yard actually refused
to build tomb for it.
Three negroes testified that they
were compelled to vote the Democratic
ticket here, and that the Democrats
offered them from $500 to $500 each
if they would go before the committee
and testify in their behalf, each pro-
ducing tickets from the White League
granting them safety.
Governor Kellogg was cross-examin-
ed at length, but nothing new elected,
United States Commissioner Jewett
gave lengthy and concise statement
showing that he had information of
over three hundred murders committed
in the northern part of the State, over
two-thirds Of the victims being negroes,
and as yet there had been no one
brought to justice for any Of them.
One case he cited where the White
Leaguers armed were in camp, and de-
fed even the United States troops.
Judge Green. of Natchitoches, a
lifelong planter there, gave detailing
account of the manner in which the
United States flag was insulted, and
recounted the wounding of himself and
son by the League. He stated, also,
that since his adoption of Republican
principles, even his family had been
deprived Of the society of his neigh
bors, they feared that summary ven
geance would be dealt them if they
visited the Judges family. He also
related the official visit Of $50 Leagu-
ers to him, and his compulsory with
drawal from politics. as we'll as the
race for the State Senate, giving alto
gether the most intelligent account of
the troubles vet heard by the commit
tee, and which was interrupted by the
adjournment this evening He will
resume OH Monday morning
Ore witness who testified yesterday
furnished me the particulars Of one
outrage in his parish which he dared
not tell upon the stand, knowing, as he
said, that it would result in his death,
as we'll as that Of two other persons
now living there. His statement is
that a Republican living near him was
ordered to leave the country, the Leag-
uers alleging that he was formerly a
Federal soldier. He pleaded with
them for just few days, as his wife
was upon the point Of confinement
He and his wife had been reduced
nearly to starvation by his being un-
able to obtain employment. A few
days were granted, and not being able
to move his wife he was again called up
on, taken out, tied, and numerically
whipped, and while some of them
stood guard over him, several others
went to his house and brutally outraged
his feeble wife, each in turn satisfying
his lust. This outrage was we'll known
in the community, but no attempt was
made to arrest the black-hearted scoun-
drels who perpetrated it. Soon after
its occurance the man and his wife
were spirited away, and probably muir
dered, as nothing has been heard of
them since. One Of the banditti who
participated in the rape is now living
in Lincoln parish, and at recent fes-
tival was the recipient of many pres
ents. In fact he is considered flow
er of southern chiv2lry in the commu-
nifty. and is held in high esteem by
the Wkite League.