Nebraska advertiser., 1876-11-02
An Alarming Condition of Things.
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HEADQUARTERS o. 8. TRooPsl
MONROE, La, Oct. II, 1876. !
Assistant Adjutant General, Headquarters, Depart
ment OF the Gulf:
/ have the honor to report that at oil
about seven O'Clock yesterday morn
ing, the l1th inst, at their residence
on the Island eight miles above Mon
roe Primus johnson, colored preach
er, was shot and instantly killed, and
Eaton Logwood, also wounded, by
two disguised white men. AT the
time of the shooting johnson was
standing on the gallery of his house,
holding his infant girl in his arms.
Eaton Logwood was employed In
front of the house (the two men, John
son and Logwood. being joint occu-
pants of the house, in loading seed
cotton on his wagon for the pur-
pose of hauling it to a neighbours gin.
The
TWO DISGUISED AND ARMED WHITE
MEN.
appeared from behind the bank Of a
bayou near the road, advanced to a
picket-place In front Of and about if
teen yards distant from, the house.
Resting their guns across the fence,
one Of them addressed LogwoOd, say
ing: Eaton, old fellow is that you
God damn you I've got you now."
aiming his gun at Logwood while say
ing so. Logwood attempted to escape
by running, bat was shot by the dis
guised man referred to as he (Log-
wood was about to run around the cor
neF of the house a full load of buck
shot entered his back, neck, and
shoulders infiicting very dangerous
wounds. At about the same time, or
an instant later, Primus Johnson, yet
standing on his gallery and still
HOLDING HIS CHILD IN HIS ARMS,
WAS SHOT
by the other disguised white man,
and died In a few moments. The two
disguised whites, after saying that If
they had not fixed it all right they
would return and finish 1t, walked
slowly along the road, crossed into a
field, went down TO 1.-The bay ou, and
crossed on log, after which all trace
of them was lost. A number of wag-
ons loaded with cotton, passed the
house short time before, and just af
ter the shooting. Those passing just
before the murder was committed
were stopped by three armed and
mounted white men at Sboran bridge
which is some distance beyond Log
woods house, toward Monroe. The
armed men thus picketing the road
interrogated the driver Of the wagons,
asking whose were the teams, and on
being informed that they belonged to
Mr.. Tiswell and Mr.. Swan two white
planters on the island) permitted them
to pass. Two physicians living Oh the
island when sent for refused to visit
Logwood. The brother of Logwood
then started to Monroe for one, and
while on the way
WAS SToPPRD BY TWO MOUNTED
WHITE MEN
and questioned as to his business and
his person searched for arms and pa
pers and when he told them he was
going for doctor they asked him
whether ID was for Eaton Logwood,
and told him if il was he could not
go. He succeeded In getting away
from them and reached town, but
none of the physicians there could be
induced to go out. Logwood has also
sent message to Mr.. John H. Dink-
grade, Deputy United States Marshal
and attorney at law, that he wished
TO see him about matters pertaining to
his property, but Dinkgrade, consid-
ering the mission too dangerous, de-
clined going. These fact were COM
to me at about two o'clock
in the afternoon. After consulta-
tion with Mr.. Hardy, the District At
torney, who considered 1t important to
obtain Logwood's dying declaration
(he was then thought to be mortally
wounded 1 deemed it necessary to
take such steps as would enable him
TO DO so In safety, and at eight o'clock
p. m. L sent detachment of eight
men under men under command of
Lieutenant McCawley, Thirteenth
Infantry, accompanied by the District
to Logwood's house, trans
porting them in government wagon
belonging to the post They reached
about ten p. NJ, and
found large crowd of eolored people
there,
ALL OF THEM COMPLETELY CowED
AND sUBJUGATED,
and In constant apprehension Of the
return of the murderers to carry out
he threats they had made in the
Logwood informed the
District Attorney that he had no hope |
Of living, and had no other expecta.
lion than of dying, and made what he
to be his dying deolara-
ion, was duly subscribed by him,
sworn to, and witnessed. The facts as
herein given are taken from that de-
,laration and from the testimony of
he two women the wives of Logwood
md johnson, both of whom were
present and witnessed the shooting.
MeCawley returned to
his place with bis detachment
about three o'clock this morning.
believing there was danger OF a
enewaf of the attack upon Log
wood, and acting under instrue-
ions from me, Lieutenant Nc
cawley left a guard at Logwood's
louse consisting of a corporal
nd three selected men from
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