St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-05-26
The Coushatta Outrages.

The CouShatta Outrages.
Gun rc,Idcr> d"uhtIc>> we'll remember
ihr muIdrl oi i've | mon men. three, oI
Nhom we've cInIontcI> III CoI>niIII.
ON the lird RI\cr III Louisiana. Ia the
Summer oi lH|l. hat mII>>.CIc has
oc'n Nv I'iiN IrC.Ilicd hN the late attempt
10 murder state senator ". II. lMIicn-
"Il. II the same place. and the ac-
,uai killing al MS bIothcr-In-lIW, Gruig :,
NinS. nc INST Cou>hatta tragedy " Is
mus dc>cIIhcd nN lion. Gc"Isc +. llnaI
81 AlI>>Jchu-ctt>. on report al the com
miltcc "i when he WAS chairman. to
ton9lr>>:
us Is IiIc tciI1ui story, prov ca /,
ntI Hdti>itCtlnn Inc IWIIcicll bluill-
ri>. from Vermont, nuln NouI. ana Ic-
ave men ol business, one Il man som,
tinIc married, the oGhci but Il >lIniI
IInIc before hts death, with iI\c or SIN
other men from the North with then
families settled III TINS htIIc town.
ntInGIn% with them caIhr>tnc>o OF nm
pose, integrity. economy and h.inIt> al
i"ui>tiA. he REASONABLY expected Ic-
SUITS ioIloWrd: the hamlet gIcW into 1.
prospectus New England Village. WITH
ITS saw and gII>t mills, It> factory. IT,
>ioic>. ana >ioIchou>c>. It's pleasant,
Nnllt painted houses Win Them law IL
'tud Salucn>, it, chutchc> ANA >clInoi-
houses. business ti"uII>hcd. About
zoo coioIcd men we've gathered int,
the Village. hen Labor was M demand
then w.gc> good and promptly puId
hrlr children eagerly awaited them
dnIlN afforded. The colonel \otcI,,
lIhdIng that these men never BETRAYED
their confidence. but III all things were
aiding them. elected them To the. sever
III parish offices. and they. thus elected.
nom Il >rn>c ot duty honestly and
faithfully administered the same. EN-
rIH thing IN the Village WAS prn>pcrniIS.
peaceful and happy. But There WIS Il
small party oi white Conservatives,
headed 10y Nj. AhncN. Ii" determined
/" RUE. ackn"W lodged NO right to the
"i'i'k man Tut that oi >cINiCr " lu
ii''i II" feeling toward then white neigh
""i> recognizing III the black Il citizen.
"ilitI than intense jealousy and hatred.
Ii" usual result followed. August -.
Iol. ihr>c officers we've waited upon
ANA ordered L" resign. They declined.
hen they We're informed death alone
Was the alternative. knowing that the
lnrA"Iahlc decree had gone tuith. that
nothing neither service To the town.
l." the state. To their uci"hhcrS, nor the
lalth tul performance of duty. nor virtue.
nor integrity, non ralcl> OF themselves
of wives or little children could save.
they hc>ou"ht their cruel ncighburS to
send them III safety ont oi the State
promising never To return. An escort
WAS raised 10y this man. AbncN. of
twenty mounted men. The prisoners
taking all of then ready money. about
S2.Otm. placed themselves in the hands
of the guards. Abncy issued military
orders to what he called political clubs
but we believe White Lcayucrs. along
the route. To furnish aid. supplies. etc.
The march WAS commenced. and within
thirty miles of their homes these pliS-
"ncr> were all murdered, terribly mutt
lated. buried. and no father. widow.
brother or son WAS permitted even to
visit THEN graves until after their bodies
We're dccompoScd. None of the white
mans party have ever sought the muir
dcIerS; no pursuit has ever been made.
no inquiries ever set on foot 10y them.
y man riding one of the horses of the
dead men has been seen in the pan iSl.
but no one asked him about the bloody
deed. No Republican, white or black,
has dared to commence proceedings.
AbncN WAS arrested and admitted to
bail III Il small sum. and with impunity
insults the majesty of outraged law by
boldly appearing as Witness before
this committee. More, he was intro
duccd 10y the conservatives to the wit
ness stand with flourish of trumpets
;IS il leading merchant of that section of
the State.
The TwitchcllS were from Towns
bend. Wimdham county. That Scna-
tor TwitcheII did not share the same
fate of the Others at that time, WAS at
trbuted to the fact that he was absent
at the State Capitol. 1t WAS predicted
then that he would yet he assiSsinated,
if he dared t" remain.
\ Coushatta Ua.) correspondent of
the st. Louis Democrat gives the fol
lowing particulars of the shooting of
Senator NJ. Ii. Twitchcll, and the kill
ing of his brother-iu-law, George II.
King. ut that place, on the 81 of Nav ::
AT quite an early hour this morning
Il stranger was noticed riding into town.
His peculiar attire and appearance at
tIactcd considerable attention. The
collar of his rubber coat was turned up
and the rim of his soft felt hat was
turned down. He also wore green Cog
giles, and it WAS his evident intention
to conceal as much of his face as possi
bic. He was spoken to by several citi
zens during the morning, but allowed
no one to get Il good look at his features.
The stranger was armed with repeat