The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-05-08

the pantry, on the after guards of til
boat, talking. He pessed me witt,
out seeing me. He passed in an
gotta drink from the water coc,er.
then after that went into my room
| don't suppose | had been in N
room two minutes When they we,
around again looking for mo. / coul
not understand what was said. as N
door was closed. But Mr.. Charlie
VILE went tn the clerk of tho boat t
get the number of my room. lie di
not get the number of my room. NJ,
Joe Henry, vino was on the boat, IRE
Vailed w'sst him rot to touch mo. II,
said, | nave got 1000 bales Of cotton
! Would let it go to get that man.
understood he used this conversation
on the boat.
Q. BY Mr.. MarshaN-Are yon ties
tifying to facts within You own knowl
edge. If so, l object TO the vitues
tcstifying to facts outside of his owl
knowledge.
By Mr.. Frye-As I understand 70,
to say you saw these men coming OF
board at that station !?
A. Yes. sir, l saw them come Of
board. They lad prepared to do TIN
work they came prepared to do.
Z. Did you hear them SLY s" q?
A. Yes, sir, heard them and l ow'
NY life to Capt. SinnOtt.
Q. You came down to New Orleans
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Ia there any thing further 20,
desire to state i?
A. l returned to the convention. /
was at home on the 25th of July.
Q. How long did you remain there
A. l was there in attendance of tn,
convention. l was nominated for til,
2@ed senatorial district.
Q. Subsequently, what took place
State any thing you may know show
ing intimidation Or anything Of that
kind?
A. On the 25th of July I was at the
convention which nominated Mr.. II
Twitchell for the Goth Senatorial Dis
trict. At that time there was a meet
ing held by the whites in. Firemen'
Hall. You conld see into tho room
where they were {; they were all arm.
z. BY Mr.. Marslall-Iou say they
were all armed, how do yon know
{. A. Well, sir, We could see then,
through the window. 1t was general
~ understood by the public that they
were there for the purpose Of pre-
ventias;th nomination Of the Parish
Judge and District Attorney.
Q. BY Mr.. Frye-What did you un.
tlerstan1 was the purpose Of that as
sembly1 ri as>h
A. | understood that they were as
sembled for the purpose of assassina-
ting the delegates Of that convention
who should nominate q candidate for
Parish Judge and District Attorney.
Z. What effect did that assembly
have upon the convention I
"A. Well, sir, it had the effect to ill.,
timidate them. l spoke to tho mem.
beers of the convention aud they were
q few Of the White Leagues there. |
suppose, of course, they came to
see what was going on. Mr.. Cum
was there whiting with his
knife. l spoke to the people, prevent
ell and did all Icould to prevent an
between the two parties.
| spoke aboat the crops and
how important it was for tho two
races to he friendly and that the pros
pect was that We wonld make u bet
Ter crop this season than ut any time
since the surrender to my knowledge.
Q. by Mr. Frye-That was a cot
ton cropa i'-'
A. Yes, a cotton crop. mention
ed these things in the convention to
show how the interest of the two RI.
:cs was intermingled. From some
that were made, l concluded
{ was not safe to remain there. There
we're some thirty or forty l will say
ifty persons at the convention from
Red River and DeSoto parishes, then,
hat started from home just before
hight, Of course, to save themselves.
On the 9th day Of July, tn the best
# my knowledge, if am correct, an
.rmed body Of men came into town
sgain for the purpose of making the
,fIicets resign the positions Of tux
district judge, parish Judge
md parish attorney, and that was
heir object to make them officers re-
ign. At one time 1 was sent for by
llr. Cunningham, who said he wanted
% have an Interview with me. I. met
lin and he said that tho people had
determined that oh. Bouilt ST., and
,. H. -Boullt Jr,, should resign they
we're the tax collector and parish Judge.
lie said, however, that lie was author
zed by the Committee Of Seventy tn
'ay to me that was acceptable to the
,eople and that they Trad examined my
,ublic acts and had found nothing
vortl,y Of complaint against me. At
mother time they demanded me to
withdraw from the campaign. l told
hem I was Minister of tho Gospel
md that my duty, was tn preach,
,rove that was willing politics had
'ome t. this stand to return tt private
ito aud whom / asked for further time
a consider it and asked them what
hey had against me, they said moth
ng {; hut that no man mast stand in
l,o way of this movement. So l
wrote out my resignation. But said,
did not think you were going to ask
ne to resign as the committee at Sew.
,nty we're satisfied with we.
O.. BY Mr.. Frye--Wero you in the
Senate. last year. iay l.aI
A. Yes, sir; they SAID if I did not
eel inclined to comply with their re-