The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-01-14
WHEELING W. w. THURSDAY MORNING JANUARY A. 1875

manipulation of the election machinery
by Warmoth and others, was
equivalent to 10000 votes, and adds
that to recognize the Mcknery
Government would be recognizing u
government based upon fraud in defiance
Of the rights and intention of the voters
of the State, assuring the correctness OF
the statements in this report and they
seem to have been generally adopted by
the country. The great crimes III Louis
lana, about which so much has been done
and said, Is that one is holding the office
of Governor. who was cheated out OF 20
600 votes, against another whose title to
the office is undoubtedly fraud, and in
defiance of the wishes and intentions of
the voters of the State MiSinformei
and misjudgng Us to the nature and
extent of this report the supporters oi
McEuery proceeded to displace by force
in some parts of the State the appointccs
Of Governor Kellogg. and on the 18th of
April, in an effort Of that kind butch
cry of citizens was committed at CoIia1,
which in blood thrstiness and barbarity
is hardly surpassed by any acts of savage
warfare.
But, TO put the matter beyond
controversy, | quote from the
charge Of Judge Woods, Of the
United States Circuit Court to the
iury in the case of the United States cS.
Crukshank and others in New Orleans in
March, 1874. He said: "1n the
case on trial there are
many facts not III controversy
! proceed to state some Of them IN
the presence and hearing of counsel on
both sides, and if | state Us cOnCede d
fact any matter that is disputed they can
correct me. After stating the origin of
the difficulties which grew ont Of an at
tempt of white persons to drive the Par
ish Judge Sheriff, appointees Of Kellogg,
from office, and their attempted protcc-
tion by colOrcd persons, which led to
some fighting, in which quite number
of negroes were killed, the Judge states
that most of those who were killed were
taken prisoners. Fifteen or sixteen
blacks had lifted the boards and taken
refuge under.the iloor Of the court house.
They were all captured. About 81 men
were taken prsoners-the number Is not
definitely fXed-they We're kept under
guard until dark; they were led ont two
bv two and shot; most of the men We're
shot To death. A number We're wounded,
but not mortaliy, and by pretending To
be dead were afterwards, during the
night, able to make their escape. Among
them was Levi Nc's"m, samcd in the IN
dictment. The dead bodic, of the
negroes killed in this affair were left
unburicd till Tuesday, April 18th,
when they were buried by deputy Mar
Shal and an officer of the militia from New
Orleans. These persons found titty-ninc
dead bodies. They showed pistol shot
wounds. the greater majority of them IN
the heart and the most of the time IN the
back of the head. In addition to the
dead found, some charrcd remains of dead
bodies were discovered near the court
house. Six dead bodies were found under
warehouse, all shot in the heart but one
ar two, which were shot in the breast.
The only men injured from the begin
ming of these troubles to thclr close, were
Hadnot and Harris. The court house
and its contents were entirely consumed.
There is no evidence that any one IN the
crowd of whites bore any lawful warrant
for the arrest of any ofth blacks. There
is no evidence that either Nash or Chsea-
bot. after the affair. ever demanded the
office to which they had set up claim,
bat the register continued to act Is par
ish Judge. These are the facts in this
case as understand them to be admitted.