New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-29

| our community. It appears to me they are
all peaoesble there. Even out in the country,
where I worked, it seems as though we
were ali peaceable people.
QuestiOn-Is it not fact that the com
panies were called on by the sheriff OF your
parish to assist as posse in the arrest of
offenders and to preserve the public peace,
and It 60, on what occasion and under
what circumstances
Answer--l know positively of one gentle
man once trying to arrest a man--the man
that shot me; that is the only one that l
recollect that he was called on by any civil
authority; still have seen them out myself
several times when there was nothing of
that kind existing ANY uprising, fuss or in-
surrectiOn.
Question-If you state you were arrested
by sny company give the particulars OF
same, and state whether or not you were
hurt or armed in any way, and if il is not
true that it was merely joke and go un-
derstood at the time by you and all present;
and please state further, whether CT not
you have been since induced by sOme one.
and by whom, to work this pretended az
rest mp into political outrage and for po-
ltical effect.
Answer--If we were Joking, cid not be-
lieve it at that time. / aon't believe it
yet. The other portion OF the question l
have forgotten.
General Anderson-.-Ths question is,
please state whether you have not been
influenced by some one and by whom, to
relate this pretended arrest for the pur-
pO-e ct pOlitlcsl effect.
Wi.ness-No, sir. do not remember of
being induced by any person. n fact, |
most know l don't.
Question-Is it not fact that you were
paid by some one or more to come to this
city of New Orleans land by whOmi to give
evidence in this pretended arrest, and in
ducements offered you to work it up into an
outrage case for political effect? Give the
names of those who approached you on this
subject and the inGucement offered.
Answer-No, cir; there was nothing of
tered to Hie. l was summoned by the
deputy marshal to report here, not know
ing what I was sent for until got here.
Colonel Zacharie-By United States
deputy marshal!
Witness-Yes, sir.
The crOss-examination was continued at
some length, without any material facts
being elicited.
Mr Morey-Shall we bring forward
another witness! wish to introduce Eaton
Logwood.
President Wells-Let him be brought in,
sir.
Eaton Logwood was then called and
sworn. and the interrOgatories put to him
by General Anderson:
Mr. Morey-I would like to inquire
whether the counsel on the other side have
any crossinterrOgat0ries to be propOunded
to this witness. If so, we would be very
glad to receive copies of them.
President Wells-Are there any inter-
ropatories to the examination of Loswoodi
Judge Spofford-They are the same.
Mr.. Morey-I will state that l have re-
ceived none.
Judge Spofford-The same cross inter
rogatories were served on Governor ksi-
lOgg. You will hear the same interrogato-
tories.
Questiou-Do you reside in the parish of
Ouachita! ii SO, in what ward!
Auswer-Yas, cir; in ward No. |.
Qaestion--Do you know of the 0rganizl-
tion of any rifle companies or clubs; if SO,
by whom9
Answer-Yes, sir; Captain Theobold has
one company, and Captain McCloud has
another, and Captain Balm has another.
uestioI-Was there any trouble in the
parish before the organization of these rife
companies!
Answer-No, sir; none for several years.
uestion-Do you know about what time
DR.. B. II. Dinkgrave was assassinateG9
AnsweI-I think it was in August some
time.
uestion-Was Dr. Dinkgrave leading
anu active Republican, and engaged in the
organization of the party up to the time OF
his death!
Answer-Ies, sir.
Question-Do you know snything about
these armed bodies OF men riding through
the parish or any part OF 1t, during the day
or night!
Answer-Yes, sir They have gone from
the parish and came by my house. have
known them to come down in the night in
piles or droves. You could hear them sing
ing:
charge to keep have, a God to glorfy.
Yes, sir, and a heap of them has died,
too.
Question-What was the conduct of these
armed men in ward No. (the islandj to-
ward the colored voters!
Answer-They just told them that they
had to vote the Democratic ticket with
them; if they did not they could not stay
there; they would put them out of the way;
they would kill them out. They wanted to
give them good government and get
good President They had not had none
and they Was going to give them Ona.
Question-TO what political party did
these armed rifle companies belong
Answer-TO the Democratic party.
Qlestion-Do you know of any other
active or leading Republicans who were
killed, shot or whipped since DiDkgrave's
death, and did not all these acts of violence
occur since the twenty ninth day Of August,
1876! Give the names OF those who were
shot Or whipped, as near as you can, and
the time it occurred.
Auswer-Since he has been shot there
were two men came up to my gate one
morning about seven O'Clock, l guess; was
fixing the wagon to haul some cotton off; |
was on my knees fixing the side boards, and
heard them call me and che told me to run.
that it was some man going to shoot me; l
looked over the gate and jumped Off my
knees; when l jumped Off my knees he
said, Il have got you now," and fired his
gun; he shot me; ran round into the house
and tried to get my gun and 60 back, and
by that time heard him fire again, and
then shot my barrel out; when these clubs
is opened there is a man that is called the
killed him dead, with his little baby in his
arms; he was shot at with the baby in his
arms, and since that time Ben James has
been shot.
General Apders0D-Let me put the ques
ton again? Give the names Of those who
were shot or whipped as near as you cant
NJ. Morey-That is what the witness has
answered.
Judge Spoford-I would suggest what
he knows of his own knowledge, not what
he heard from everybody around the ooun
try.
The witness-I may answer what know?
General Anderson--.P Proceed and state it
in your own way and just what you know;
an swer it to suit yourself.
Witness-Henry Banks was killed and
his wife shot; and Jim johnson, he was
killed on the wagon we had. That is all
know that were killed and shot. l knew
two men, Caro-, who were whipped and
Erazer's wife don't know her name: al