New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-06

there are organizations in New Orleans; do
not know what the name signifies; you would
have to become member to learn; that is
one of the mysteries; am not at liberty to
state the objects and principles of the So
ciety; presume / could get the authorize
tiOn of officers and inform you; think the
master here in the city could authorize me;
the fact that the 298 was present at the re-
ception of the Federal prisoners did not
attach itself to my memory; did not think
it Inappropriate; remember the CiIcum-
stance of the attempt TO assassinate Mr.. w.
g. Lane; retired early the night before; Mr..
Lane told me the circumstance in the NOR
ming; Mr.. Lane seemed very reticent; if he
thought | knew more about it than he he
did me great injustice; have heard that the
lights were put out about the Harvey
House, where the attempt was made; made
inquiries about the matter; could not
learn anything about it; heard of the
fact that the young man Brown was
wounded and died; am intimate with DIR.
Dupre; he told me of the fact of the young
man being wounded, believe; it was COM
mon street talk; did not hear DR.. Dupre's
testimony last night, that he had never
mentioned the case until he testifed-that
he considered it matter OF professional
confidence; did not consider; think Gov
ernor Kellogg responsible for the lawless.
ness in that parish, that it was the purpose
of the Republican party to incite such out
RACES in order to overthrow the result of
| the election in this State; do not know
whether it was o keen sense of Governor
| hellogg's neglect that caused the attempt
to assassinate Lane or not; can not say
what the motives were, as | do not know
| the parties; DO not know anything about
the alleged attempt by Mrs Jldge Davis to
| commit suicide except from hearsay.
| To Senator McMillaE-Heard of the
| wounding of the young man Brown believe
| the next morning or evening after the at
| tempt to assassinate Lane; did not consider
| 1t my duty TO pursue Investigations outside
| of my own Jurisdiction into crimes COM
mitted within my jurisdiction; do not know
| positively that Judge Davis was not a
lawyer; have heard that he was a graduate
| of Yale College; he had served one full term
of two years and was reelected in 1874; his
term expired in 1876; the reason he was
driven away few months before his term
expired, was because he was deemed SO in
| competent; the people could not submit to
it any longer; no objection has been made
to Judge SChorten; witness read an article
| in the Baton Rouge AdUOcdte at the request
of Senator Mcmillan, after appealing to
the chairman to be excused, setting
forth that the members of the bar
should consider Judge SchOrten usurper
in case he attempted to exercise his
| duties under his new commissions; in case
Judge Sohorten should be commissioned in
accordance with law he would be regarded
as a usurper.
Major G. N. Bascom, swOrn-To Senator
McDOnald-Am captain in the Thirteenth
Infantry, and brevet major in the United
States army; from January / to March
was stationed in Baton Rouge barracks
from that time till November ii was sta
toned at Bayou Sara; since that time have
been in this city; investigated the Mount
Pleasant affair and made report; report
tiled;l know General Marrow; do not know
his political views,
Senator Mcdonald asked witness as tt
the character of General Marrow.
Senator WooGleigh stated that there
were obvious reasons why one army Off
Ger should not be called upon TO testify in
regard to the character of a brother officer
and upon his objection the question wa
withdrawn.
To Senator Wadeigh-Have not th,
original of the book referred to in my re
port [the Union Rights Step book |; tried K
get it two months ago, but learned it wa
IN the hands of the civil authorities; there
was an oath in the book, with names at
tached; the oath was not that resolution
| referring to q copy of the resolution pub
lshed in the New Orleans Democrat, JUNE
2ll; the oath simply bound them to secrecy
and to obey Ordere; it was but three or foul
lines the resolution was on separate
/
there was list of about 100 names, with
marks opposite them as though they haC
been tailed; there was reference in thu
proceedings in the book to the cases of Eli
and CArter-that they would be taken NJ
on the night the attack was made on then
and one of them was killed; my intorma
ton as to affairs which occurred previOul
to my arrival is derived mainly from state
ments by white people.
Amedee De Lambre, gsWorn-To Senator
| McDOnald-Resde in East FelicianA, two
miles from the East Baton Rouge parish
line; know a colOred man named Henry
Rivers; he lives on my place; previous t.
the last election he was Republican; he
Joined the Democratic party few day
after General Nichols spoke in Clinton
Henry Rivers could not be intimidated
forged Mr.. McVey's name to a letter Il
Rivers inviting him to go and see AcNey
and wrote to McVey that he was coming
Senator Wadleigh questioned the witness
as to whether he thought dozen bulldOzar
could, by presenting guns to Henry Rivels
head, and by threatening to blow his brain
out, intimidate him into voting ticket h
did not approve.
The witness replied in a most volubl
manner in broken English without answer
ing the question, and Senator Wsdleigh re
peated the question three or four times A
last the Senator demanded in a peremRtor,
manner that the witness should reply &
the question. The witness became very eX
cited, asking the Senator il he wanted t
fight, and jumping up and declaring that b
was frightened. Senator Mcdonald and tn
Democratic counsel quieted the witness 81
that he again sat down, and Senator Wad
leigh assured him he need not be frightened
J The witness stated that the bulldozer
and Regulators were the same thing an
they were organized to stop stealing
Colonel Frank Powers could give the gen
tleman more information than he, as he wa
the leader of the bulldozers; he had pai
SIS on one occasion, and $50 on another
assist the Regulators; Colonel Powers ha
returned the $50; there is great complain
{ for want of sohOols; witness nearest whit
| neighbor lived one and One.half or tw
: miles from him, He referred Once to ''you
gang" stealing the vote" and to "yoU
} scallawsgs laet time begging the Sci
. ator's pardon.
4 To Senator Mcmillan, he stated b
5 believed most of the parish was III
8 der Colonel Powers command; nearl
: everybody subcribed to the fun
! at the same time he did; it Wi
I for the purpose of buying arms for th
t young men who were unable to buy fl
9 themselves; consider Colonel Powers
] most excellent man for the pHrpOse;
4 was at the Mount Pleasant affair; heal
that there were Mississippi men st th
5 place, but could not say; he defined the d
: ference between a 'oArpet-bsgger" and
a ''scsllawag;" thought a man who had doi
so much for his country as q brave Genie
= crate soldier and leader of the Regulate
: as Colonel Powers had, eOnld not be eallt
) either, although he was appointed tax CT
q lectOr by Governor Kellogg.
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