New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-09
CHAPTER II.
Justification of the Grant. Chamber
lain Letter.
How Democrats Win the Confidence and
Support Of Negroes.
.AF,FTY.yEAR DEMOCRAT ON BUllDO7sRS

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Baton Rouge parish-the wanton brutallt.
and bloody murders perpetrated under IL
very eyes Of the responsible and decen
white men, who find themselves powerles
to put an end TO the frightful outrage
which can only eventuate in making thei
fertile fields deserted wastes. The iega
officers are cowed into lnacti0n OF exilet
from their jrrisdic ton. while the wel
known bulldozer leaders. conscious OF ant
relying in their might, ecorn all protest!
and openly pursue their bloody path. Blu
the hour of retribution will come as surely
as the justice of an Almighty power is all
pervadirg, and as the well-spring of Ameri
can honor and manhood has not run dry.
When we have done with Baton Rou :.
and the Felicianas he will be q reckless ol
brazep defender who attempts to justify
their responsible citizens for permitting
these viilainous and cruel tragedies. Ont
of their own mouths ehall they be convicted
BULLDozED FOR KILLING HIS OWN HOGS.
William jackson, sworn, saYs-I live IN
the parish of East Baton Rouge, on Mr..
Ferdinand Young's place; have lived there
for the past three years. l received q yer.
bal notice to leave the State in five days.
About the fourteenth of February, 1876,
men, about twenty IN number, armed with
shotgune and pistols, came to Mr.. Yourg's
place and demanded the door to be opened.
Mr. Dunn opened the door. / became
afraid and ran under the house. These
men then came with light, and seeing me-
said: ''God damn you, come ont Of there!"
and pointed their guns at me, saying that
each load contained fourteen buckshot,
which they intended for me.
came out and they put a rope around
my neck. l asked them to let me tell the
damned son Of -. you can't tell any one
goodbye" They took me away in my
drawers about 100 yards from the house,
and asked me if mad ever seen any one
hung. l said: "No." They then tied my
hands to MY feet and whipped me so that
could not talk the next morning. They
whipped me, they said, because l stole
hogs. A man named Henry Richardson
put his pistol to my head, but was stopped
from shooting me, and the captain was the
one who stopped him from shooting me.
nus. and his brother Pond. and Henry
Richardson, Henry Carr and John Grady.
l have never seen any armed OrganiZa-
ton of colored men in the parish. l was
then turned loose by these men, told to go
home, put on some clothes, and quit the
State in five days. l went to Baton Ronge
city next morning. Inever stole any hogs.
Don't know why l was whipped; the color
ed people are generally peaceable and
quiet.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Finnay Demo.
crat) Says, l have lived in the parish of
East Baton Rouge eight or nine years am
twenty years OF age; am farm labOrer. /
have never heard complaints that seed cot
ton had been stolen from planters; tho peo.
pie complained that hogs and other cattle
had been stolen. People have lost their
hogs; l know of seven or eight instances.
The people have not succeeded in arresting
anyone ior the stealing of hogs. The party
of men that carried me Oft accused ne of
stealing hogs This party, on arriving at
Dunn's house, called for me. At the time,
Frank Dunn, his wife and children were in
the house. They forced Frank Dunn to
show them where l was, but OF lerwise did
not interfere with him. ! made no COM
plant to the magistrate against the parties
who assaulted me.
About five o'clock on the evening previ-
GUS to my being abused by this party Of
men, myself and three others were in
SGTuc6u Uy FRANK Duun " AAA tnIec "
his hogs, which were in tue woods. and
drove up by him to be killed, and We killed
them. When the party of men who ar.
rested me threatened to hang me, they said
it was for killing hogs. told them, and go
did Mr.. Dunn, that they were his Frank
Dunn'e) hogs, and showed them the marks
on the hogs. They then whipped me; then
asked me how far it wac to Baton Rouge,
and how far it was to the public road.
They told me to wash myself and leave the
State in five days. Next morning went
to Baton Rouge. l saw the General com:
the garrison Morrow and asked
bi1n if should mako a charge against the
parties who had beaten me, and he advised
ne not to do sO-to 60 and look for work
n some other place.
Redirect examination Some OF them
knew me, and never arrested me for killing
these hogs; still live in the parish of East
Baton Rouge; l have seen some of them
since, and one of them said: "YOur time is
up. Have you not gone yet"
AN OLD DEMOCRAT ON BULLDozERs.
William Pratt, sworn-I reside in the
parish of East Baton Rouge, about FIVE
niles east of the city of Baton Rouge; after
The hanging of the colOred man, Robertson,
the horrible details of which were given in
sundays REPUBLICAN by Granville NJ.
Pierce, Democrat.-ED. about eight or ten
If US white men went around and called
lpon those whom we thought might be i'm.
,licated in these murders, to stop it; we
ound couple of white men in the woods,
Who stated to us that they were hunting
,ogs, and had killed two; these two white
nen were mounted, and had guns and dogs;
We saw the tracks of these hogs where they |
lad been dragged out of the woods, and we |
inspected these two men were the parties |
with the hanging of Robertson,
md believe one of these men was the cap |
ain OF the crowd that committed the out. |
age; one OF these two men stated that this 1
hing of numbering would not occur again; |
ve notified three other persons-one of |
vh0m was colored-to quit this numbering
f they were engaged in it, as it would have
o stop; at the conclusion Of the interview
ne of these three men said it would never
top, he did not think.
The party whom We saw hunting hogs
re irresponsible parties and do not own
logs or any other property, as far as i
now. We asked these men to stop this
aurdering if they were engaged in it, or
Use it would ruin the country, as the col
red people we're afraid to reside in that |
Dcality while this numbering was going on.
Our party was composed of eight or ten
!hite men. We had heard previous to no
flying these men, through the testimony
I cOlored man who had been shot, that |
bese men were portion Of the party who
ad shot him, which caused US, after tho
angling of Robertson, to 90 and notify
hem to quit. am not q Republican; have
cen Democrat for fifty years.
CUNNING FOR A NIGER,
Laten Williams sworn, says-I live on
II; Glib. Thomas plantation, in the parish
East Baton Rouge; have lived with him
,r hve years; about the middle Of Febru-
I'y, this year, on Monday night, about
nth pistols, guns and knives came to NV