The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-11
THE NATCIIITOCHES PRISONERS.
THEIR ARRIVAL ny THE HEHar.
Statements Obtained by Democrat Re-
porter.

II was nearly halfpast O'Clock this morning
whom tho steamer Beban arrived ut the wharf
Besldes a full freight Of cotton. she brought to
tho city, undsr writs from tho United States
marshals Office, n number Of genlemen from
Natchtoches parish who had been arrested for
violating the statutes Of tho United States dur
Ing the late election In TINT parish.
The prisoners brought down were Mssars
VIM. Airhar. J. y. y. Racha, J. G. Johnson /.
W. Cock1eld. Emanuel Euard. DR. s. o. Seruggs
and E. Mason.
When the reporter visited the Behan he found
number Of these gentlemen sitting In the
saloon around the stove, and In response to his
Inquiries regarding the cause and nature of
their arrest, they stated:
Election day In Natchitoehes was most quiet
and peaceabte.
The parties who have been arrested were
taken into custody by the United States deputy
marshals. and quietly submitted . in fact know
Ing Of their intended arrest. they remained at
homo Whiting for he United States officers
Tho arrests were made upon charge of one
standing
the twenty first OF September there was some
thing OF a riot. in which Blunt Breda and
Lewis participated. Those mon were the Hadi-
cal leaders there. II was about this time they
| attempted TO got up difficulty with the white
people At the time We had Democratic meet
On the same day Tint the Radicals hold their
convention the Democrats did. Hornsby had
before this been holding night meetings. and
BY his incendary talk had boon endeavoring To
incite the negroes to acts of violence and blood
| she'd
We held meeting In ward ton subsequently,
and pissed u sotuton that six Of tho club
should wait upon Mr.. Hornsby and state to him
| tnat under the present state Of affairs existing
| there he was requested 10 refrain from holding
| any more might" meetings. Ha refused to be
dictated to by us. and said that he would
leave the parish In three DAYS. requesting ut
tho same time that three OF us should accom-
/ pany him. Messrs J. g. Johnson DR. s. o.
| Scruggs and J. r. b. Haehal were appointed to
go with him On the day fixed the exeitement
| had 50 far abated III At 1t was not deemed neces-
| sary to comply with his request, as his personal
safety was assured. Nobody wanted to trouble
| him
| He remained for three days later, and stated
| to great many parties that he was going to
| Opeousas. but would return before the election
and make public speeCh at Cloutierville. A
| few days after he got into a diffieulty with one
| Of his neighbors, Mr.. Gilbert Hernandez, and
there was affidavit made against him and
warrant Issued UpOn this he ran away to pre-
| vent being arrested.
HOrnsby has n negro family and bears n very
bad reputation In the parish. The parties ar
| rested are those who called upon HOrnsby on
this oe aston. and were concerned In tho CLUB
IL getting requesting him TO leave the parish.
The witnesses summoned In the case On be-
half Of the United States are nearly all negroes
| whose character. to say tho least il uncertain.
There still exists In tho parish a feeling OF
unsasiness on account Of those arrests and sub
| pcenas from ths United States Court. but theEe
| Ia no disposition to break the peace, as the
people arc satisfied that the movement Is ono
concocted only by the Radical leaders In Wfsh-
| ington. They are perfectly willing to be- ar
rested, though the great incOnvenisncs they are
put to entails upon them loss Of time and