New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-13
Justification of the Grant. Chamber.
lain Letter.
BURNING AND HANGING ON SUSPICION
Women and Children not Exempt from
the Savagery.
The Political Animus of the
Regulators Exposed.
IS Kellogg Shall Not Carry the State
for Grant,"
COLONEL SMITH GOING TO KILL OUT
N1aeHRs TO PREVENT IT."

EIaGERS TO PREVENT IT."
For Sunday reading we give continua-
ton of the history Of the crimes of the
Feliciana Regulators. Can any decent
American citizen read the particulars of
these heartlees cruelties without thrill of
burning indignation, and the hope that the
day OF retributicn will speedily come.
These afidavits, which the Senate commit
tee took, will prove excellent aids to the
prosecuting oficers-pointing ont, a. they
so clearly do, who are the responsible
parties.
The political motive at the bottom Of
these lawless and cruel deeds is now fully
exposed to the world, in fact is openly con-
fessed and boasted by one Of the leaders.
/ What . pitiful tale lie that Of the octo-
genarian old lady aud the innocent babes,
driven from their beds, half clad in mid
winter night, while the 6ends made . bon
fire of their homo. The lightning blasts
Of heaven could have found no filter place
to strike. Must not every Christian soul
revolt, too, at tho barbarous sports with
which the Regulators celebrated last
Christmas eve7 No wonder General
Nichols recoils from going among such
Q constituency to preach the doctrine of
peace and fair dealing toward all:
MORE ARsON-1HE GLAsPER HANGING-"HE
Is INNOCENT"
Jubs Glasper sworn-Ssys / reside on
v>l0 oh n" EaIs
cIana; ON the thirtieth day of September,
1875, about twelve O'Clock at night. body
OF armed men came to my store and called
for me; when asked who they were they
said Friends" / replied that this was no
time for friends to call; refused to open
the door, when one OF them remarked:
Burn him out" / then became afraid
and opened the door; then l saw some
twenty armed masked men; they arrested
they would save some of my things, but that
Was Q partner of julius Frehan's; / told
them was no partner of Julius Frehan's,
and offered to show them my bills proving
it; they said that they did not want to see
my bills; they came into my store, saturated
it with coal oil, and then put fire to it;
was then taken out and put under guard;
they remained until the house was in
flames, and then eaid they were going to
Bayou Sara to set fire to other houses. One
of the armed men then said to the others:
Don't say where you are going to, as this
fellow (meaning wituess) may have spies
here"
They went off after this. and 1 did not
see them any more until the eleventh Of
October, 1875. They then overlook me on
the road, and cried ont: "Halt surrenderw
matter'" They said: I'VE have not come
in the night this time" j. w. Smith, one
of the armed men, asked me where I was
going with the gun. said was going to
Mrs. Reilley's to collect . debt; expecting
to see some squirrels on the read, might
shoot some. j. w. Smith then told one Of
the young men to take my gun. said to
Mr.. Smith: "Notice who you give my gun
to, as l will need it," He said: "What in
Piled: "To kill game with" Mr.. Smith
said: "When We get done with you You
won't have any use tor gun" Twas
put between two men and taken to the
headquarters. After reaching headquar.
ters / was placed upon horseback with q
white man named Teutsch, and taken to
tree, where rope was put around my neck
and ! was swung of. Colonel Powell
would not let them tie my hands, and low.
cred me down. Some Of them then said:
Colonel, if you 10 not kill him, We will"
They then got in Q row among themselves.
Colonel Powell placed me between two
men-Bob McClelland and anOther-and
told them to guard me home. as he "beliered
me innocent"
1 have never seen any armed organiza-
ton Of c0l0red men in the parish.
About the thirteenth day of October,
1875, Bob McClelland and crowd stopped
it that Mrs. Smiths ginhouse was burned
down. told them I did not know, and
they then left me.
There were fully 100 armed white men at
my house the night of the burning. They
were all masked that came in the house;
some had black cloth, some white, and
others India rubber caps. They had Win
chester rifles and pistols. They took from
me two pistols, two boxes OF cigars and
about half dozen pair Of shoes.
On the eleventh day of October (before
menti0ned) j. w. Smith said: 1--WE burned
your store, but we did not burn the GIN
houses; and a. you are one of the leading
niggers of the parish, we will make you know
it you don't now, and if you don't know
We will break your damn neck" The col
ored people of the parish are quiet.
Cross-examined by Senator Goode Dem
ocrat)-Says when my store was burned
seed cotton; but since the fire have been
told that these men pretended, a. I was
one Of the leading colOred men Of the par
ish, that knew who burned the ginhouses,
even it did not do it myself.
POLITICAL PURPOSES OF THE REGULATORS.
Robert Hewlett sworn-Says I know Of
men called Regulators in the parish; saw
them come into the town repeatedly,
mounted and armed; saw some with six
teen shooters, shotguns and large pistols.
I heard them say they were Regulators. /
know some OF their names: Frank North
worthy, of East Feliciana; Lawrence Brown,
also of that parish; Robert McWilson, of
West Felicisna. These men were in .
crowd Of 100 or more men when saw
them. Also Dick HARDER, Of East Felicians.
These Regulators threatened to drive away
the Republicans Of that parish. / know
they have left notices to D. A. Weber, tax
collector Of West Feliciana, to leave; also
notified Colored man named j. Page to
lesye; also John Bryant, Julius Green and
others. These men were given ION days to
leave in. Mr.. Page and his iamily have
left; the others have not heard from, %
have not been about the parish, % am
afraid Of these men.
/ an . drayman in the town Of Bayou
Sara, and have been living there moro than
fifteen wears. have been often asked to
vote the Democratic ticket, but I did not.
know Of . colored man named Jack Rus
sell being killed by three men. These men
were d6guiood with handkerchiefs tied
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