The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-11

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about three miles from the city. l have
seen an armed body of men styled "bull-
dosers," or regulators" riding on tne
public road at night. They visited the
cabins of the colored population l am
= republican. They were democrats;
They visited my house on the night OF
the 5th of September, when was absent.
Nv wife and two colored men escaped IN,
to the fields. They put rope around
nv wife's neck, broke nay gun, and tore
down my fences. / was at republican
meeting in the Sixth ward, which was
interrupted. Twelve or Is white men,
armed, called the speakers Glars" Inc
next day armed white men rode up to the
sneakers stand, at our meeting In the
Seventh ward. The women were fright
ened and ran off. This was in the latter
part of October. knew Paul johnson
(colored.) think he was murdered. l
knew the two Myers, and they were
colored. They were murdered. ola
not see their bodies. I know William
R. Payne (colored). He was taken out
and tied with a rope. He lived about
400 wards from nv house. / heard a
nistol fred. About fifteen minutes later
I heard about fifteen men coming down
the lane. They broke down Payne 5
door, and said they wanted Payne ana
no one else. They went in and brouent
him out, saying "Come out here, you
He said: :Gentle>
men. what do yon want OF me? I'm not
a thief" They said: "Well, if you are
not thief now, you have been one.
He said 81 have lived radical and vii
die one.n l heard them say: "He don''
ride fast enough Think they tied him
to a saddle. afterwards saw his pants
at the side of the road. They had been
dragged off him: His body was alter
ward found in the Amite River. There
were marks on the road where he hae
been dragged. He WAS President OF thu
Third Ward Republican club at the tim'
he was taken. My wife and own INT
d place on which we live-about 90 acre
J and stock. We have lett it and dare no
y return The killing of Payne had tn
e effect of terrifying republicans. The
: had. however, been sleeping in the field
e before. for fear of the bull>dozers. JlI
y Bates and other democrats drew pistol
!. on me at the republican meeting Will
e on the stand. The witness was candl
'g date tor the legislature.
RI William Wade colored, gave simlls
o testimony in regard to his neighborhoo'
W and said one night the regulators ia
81 gone to his house and called tor hin
came to his wife's bed and poked arour
y with a pistol under the cover for hin
re They took his gun aud broke it. The
D went to the cabin of his hired man, 81
+ Williams, and put a rope around his net
and tightened the rope carelessly. II
witness followed them to the house
Monroe Beechum, colored, whom thu
took from his house and put ro|
ed around his neck. He has not been SET
mt mt since, either by his wife or anyooe
IL. else. Mai. Telvadge was hung about
n year ago. He was colored ma
ire Henderson Parker. colored, was sht
ew He sat on the coroner's jury.
m Mrs. Alice Gilbert, colored, corrob
'o0 rated the testimony of her husband, AL
asst Gilbert, in reference to the bull>doze
ID coming to her house in search for b
sk, husband, OF their breaking his gu
lid putting the rope around her neck a.
vas threatening to hang her and burn I
nal house. The men were disguised. 5
ST. knew some of them, but declined to q
the their names, as she had property TIT
sed and could not 60 back if she did so.
iol. cross-cxamination she said they nea
the all live in Baton Rouge, and were m'
will chants, lawyers, and clerks. but the n
who put the rope around her neck Ii,
ley in the country.
Benz. Morgan, colored, sworn: He
coroner of East Baton Rouge. He
a slave and purchased his freedom
/: $3.50. He afterward bought his '
rely and children for $4,000. He has b
ton many inquests on murdered men 81
ntly Jan. /. He was finally notified by
the regulators to stop holding inquests.
ir;fs the morning Of the 18th of May he
!. on called to hold an inquest on the boz
mo- of an old man, Jerry Myers, land his
con- Sampson Myers. The old man was b
, ex1 and the young man was shot. u
q t I Myers was hung to limb over the
here facing Sampson Myers with six bul
ag- in his back, two in his head, and Il
here in his leg. Both were industrious n
JCEEy AVA fClS AdA Pue GAS AAASs $500
cotton in Baton Rouge for % years
~ was leading republican in his ne
rom borhood. He never heard any o
tner reason assigned for their murder.
ano colored people came into Baton he
inc on the day of election to vote, as
oeen troops afforded protection. Three
ano tour days after holding the inquest
anu Myers, they received warning signe
sam the captain of the regulators ag
!, !ne holding any more inquests. and he
mug no more. There were seven more
'et OF ders. Four men were hung near
Hudson at the same time.
Sophia Payne, colored, testified tn
INA. June last her husband, who was p
host inent republican, made a speech on
M. urday and was killed on Tuesday p
NC ing by body of white men who !
SION down his door, tied moose around
'ciety husbands neck and mounting
CONT horses galloped off dragging him Q
,. ground and tauntipg him. She
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