New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-08

witnessed these latter occurrences while
standing by q window, overlooking the
place, the moon shining brightly at the
time; that after killing her husband the
men returned to the house, assailing her, and
one of the men killing her infant daugh-
ter by cutting it's throat; that one of the
men, looking on while the child was killed.
said, II wouldn't have killed the baby; kill
the old ones and let the babies alOne;" to
which Captain Theobold replied, "Yes, by
God, We will kill all of them; we will carry
this election, if we have to kill them that
are in the womb:" that she was seized, cut
with knife and shot twice, once in the
breast and once in the leg below her knee;
thrown to the floor, dragged by her feet
outside, when she was struck on the head
with the Ak (the handle breaking from the
effects of the blow); was stabbed several
times with 8 knife, cnt in the thigh
her jaw shattered by q blow from
the heel Of enc of the LOgans, and
left for dead, lying naked and bleeding
upon the ground in front Of her house;
that on her attempting to raise herself, her
little girl Ida, who had been concealed un-
der the mattresses Of the bed, came to her
assistance, and she was enabled with it
to crawl to q cotton patch near the
houae, and subsequently to the house of
Alex. Williams, colored, where some clothes
were given her; that she then went to the
house. of Mr.. Charles Tidwen, whom she
found in bed, fully dressed, except that his
shoes were off; that he sent her outside be-
cause the blood from her wounds was stain
ing mis- floor; that she returned to Alex
Williams house, in the quarters, where she
was visited once by DR.. Helmeck, to whom
she paid $40 for dressing her wounds; that
che remained at the quarters until Friday,
the seventeenth of November; that she was
repeatedly warned by her cOlored friends
to remain; that she attempted to get
away; that she wandered through the coun-
try, trying to reach Monroe; that colOred
people would not give her shelter, being
afraid to do so; that che finally reached
Monroe on Tuesday, November 81, 1876.
She also stated that among those engaged
in the murder of hsr husband and in the
attempt to kill her she recognized Captain
Theobald, "the Logan that rode the white
mare" and another Logan, his % brother;
Young Mr.. Armstrong, all white, and Frank
Durham and Tom Lyons, colored.
The effect of the Outragee, perpetrated as
herein stated, was to effectually intimidate
and overawe the colored people in the
parish.
Question-State whether or not the con-
ditlon Of affairs in Onachita parish, L,ulsi-
ana, were such during the time OF your
residence there. as would tend to prevent
q fair and free election in said parish!
Question-The condition OF affairs in
Ouachita parish during the period was
stationed there, was in my opinion such as
to prevent fair and free election.
QaestiOn-Svate whether or not in your
intercourse with the colored people you
have found them timid and easily fright
enedS
Auswer-From my observation and
knowledge Of colored people living in the
Sou hern States, do believe that they are
very timid. in fact almost destitute of
courage that their fears are easily wrought
posing display of force, especially If the op-
posing element is composed of armed white
men.
aestion-State whether or not in :, our
opinion the condition Of affairs in said
parish, from the time you were stationed
there to the election were such as to infiu-
ence them in their action of voting, and by
whom these influences were exerted?
Answer-I am convinced that the condi-
ton of affairs in Ouachita parish from the
twenty third of September, 1876. until the
election was not only such az to influence
the colored people in their voting at that
election, but was also such as to compel the
greater number of them to vote the Demo
cratic ticket. From reliable Information
communicated to me I believe that the town
of Monroe at the time of the election there,
and for several days previous, was encircled
and picketed by armed men, and that all
of the roads and approaches thereto were
so strongly guarded by the same GLASS of
men as to effectually prevent colored people
from either going to or from it without
great risk to their lives.
CLAYTON HALE,
Captain Sixteenth Infantry, Brevet Lieu
tenant Colonel United States Army.
Subscribed and sworn before me, Decem-
her !, 1876 +. K WOOLFLEI.
Commise ioner United States Circuit Court,
District Of Louisiana.