, 1876-12-04
NEAR At HAND.


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y lin an, til" gentlemen tn wlIo.c hrhaif he
'pnEc, Of s"nl waA tin sn,nc Democrat whose
re e M s"s s so so "s ~ @ tS r""f
Jarrett, and Ghaiub'1sa ncEghburhood, anil an.
'truet tho ncgroca to quit thoot'nR into peoples
iHs.sr ks, wc % woali be w. ~ '
HELD rEIt4oaAI.Lr RHRrossfnLE FOR THE COT
aEQuENCEs.
had bascd hia pretended angry retort: tbas nt had
perfect control over the cnioreh people, had tn,
pus is stop m to i whensvsr We ei,nst to DO TO-
forn,cd Mr. WillIama -srcsk!ng for myself and my
ws ft Il sG the
orders for tho rhnofinz, and. becoming alarmed.
tl,cn We ai.o knew that, at tiie time. the shoot.
Ing occurred. the coored ncople weto IN eon.tant
epe IN bp eoton owf and Sushes
lnred 10 seen hwar frnn lfs cabin door armed with
a ad no nnssstp wa.sset ~ w' he mon ~ho
lad reaton to Ialiese did lie shooting,
Court, won't 10 The ncigborhooi wi.cre Tho shoot
Ing occurred. md advised the colorcd pcoplc, i
they lad anything to do with Il, to put a end 10 1t
After h!s return to Monroe, .-...-.
HIS CONDUCT WAS SEVERELY CRITICISED
(, fare 90 sens sir Wiilams 10 no and others The
tt!ea Of Judge Ray's going down thcto md advising
fs soo Mss ea eS 70 s 5S a vos .aa sHs
adysea %5 Hamlet, sSstld & 'hs nas!.h. & s. s.
possesse v e tosappre.s ay and iii acts Of voicncc,
10 arrest llsorderiy persons, and !cftusc pence.
The shsf hasng les;nc! that a Gedy Of armed
pared to 70 into tho ne9hborhood at be same
ttnc. summoned come Of them to 60 With him
nt.law, the democratic candidate for Parish jagc,
and an officer In tho Monroe Rifle Colnnany, eamo
to my Office, and Informed mo that he Was author"
ruI1f n flint TIM ftuAIEfk OF the JflGE Com
wouLp Eor RESPOND TO TIE snanuR's SUM-
MONS; ...
that they woull not GO down With him az posse
nor have anything 10 10 with him.
Capt. Chambllr, tho owner Of tho houte ahot
ason af Il te se e 70
81 tn shcm ~ n IL o e
Atore peace and quiet, he and his Deputy, Ms.
LeTs: wsns s r pnIS IL
mEet m thc leading Republicans in The parish Involved
ntsenhs, snd inaug"ratc and carry on tho work
About this lime tho leading and active Rcpuh;;
Of th nar d hssa e woo afa
Interfere, aud. II po.slblc brea; .hs orennzation
SHORTLY before the shouting Into the houses, Re-
aboat six mllea bcsow. Monroe. Dr.. sandnll. d
DomoeEa 1lsing n The ,,1 vei'n.ty ina,tea npon
soa s'Fb S. wes % s
md. willie spcakng, a dliilcuity aroFe between
some Of tIo whlto Ind coiorcti people present
1s cauee Of the difficulty syay tri;tng nia{tc!, but
ont Of II rev question Of ycracIty; tho liz vas
| nassrd, and at one time
4 Riot WAS INEVITABLE,
nnncn1ed to nj to have m tLit'icnlty, Several
white gentlemen n1eu useG thpIr etIUfte TO rettpre
qulct: and, after considerable delay, nearly all the
Democrats present mounted their usscs and start
Ell for Mnnsoe. The colosel people, a1'i the four
Democrats who llRi! bcon aetFG m peace. makers.
returned to the stand. Ind concluded my adlrcsa.
Dinner was announced: after which. having leaTn-
Of the true Etxtc of a!atrr. advised tho col
orcd people to sltspesse and return eniely 70 their
l,onlcs. T1lis waa very innc regretted by the 9TH
Hpeakcra prescnt. wl1o wished to hase nn oprnE.
tmnfsy TO address thu psaple; but It was tna!iy
assured the ptotnlt,'ys;,s sth which 1t was carried
The ncxi thing was lilo .--..
K1LL1S1 OF DIR. pE1lSAnD II. n1SKonofH.
This gentleman was tho backbone Of thu RcrubIic.
MI marty tn Uunchtta Parish. lie lIau been whrnc1
tI!nt hi would be killed. 4 short tIme before It
| occurred. hc lind discovered armed men hooking
| ut night about h!a prcmiret and had pr1i-
IDENTIFY avoided them. lie had no idca:Dho
would be killed in the open tlny, mud fail to fol
low the ndyfce Of his frIcnds to come down town
from Judge Laiei!ng'. housc, Thivh was oatsiae