The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-27


or one hundred and fifty yards. The gentle
men NV Who STOPPED me said Tcouldn't 20 on. I
stopped around there snd saw blunt ARRESTED
vs wv h n ths oonrthonse was not interfered
with. Recognized Mr. Cunningham and Mr..
Levy M in the party who came TO Lewis mousse.
when he came. saw him get of his horse Mt
the gate and cav him go into the house. Have
knowp gG Levy about sx or ro seven yeaHs IT,
meant Mr.. Lewis / did not hear Mr.. Levy say
Come back. boys. he il playing possum.',
gotten out of the witness by rigid and rapid eex-
am nation. which proved too much for him. Tor
while Mr.. Beckwith was, pushing him LOT or 2
house. witness keeled over Into either an actual
or supposed fatnting G ndition, g.hss VI
water however revived him ind The esam a ia
erest or Importance was developed.
r. A. BARRON.
Have resided in the parish OF Nafehitoc c,i
since 1867. I have been member q ne ppllue
Jury u justice Of the peace md sheriff nave
al ways acted with the Republican party since
came 70 the parish. attemp % 70 act with the
Republican party In the last campaign put was
witness repeated tho old story about what
transpired AZ the meuting Of the twenty first.
saw armed men u toyn me n "y - on '
home was visited ny John A. Barlow one Of
the accused. who invited witness to ihe resi-;
was received by Mr.. Cunningham In his .parlor.
Mr. Cunningham said: What is your object In
coming back h9re2 Ee Glh Il wanted to ea nn
be- ordered away, and | answered that | had
heard So and had come In to see about 1t. He
told me It was so; that Blunt had been sent
Off aud the Bredas had been Instructed to go.
and had been claseed with them. told him
that could not go. and he told me to remain.
and he would cali the advisory committee to-
gother aud see II he could not arrange II so that
could stay. He was sick at the time. and 1t
was some weeks. aferward before he got tho
After the meeting he sent for me again. and
said that the committee had r,tueed 70 rescnd
its action. and must 20. He also said thu,
some q the committee thought that If would
leave the town md 20. Into the Interior 81 the
parish. II would be. all right. He would cor
respond with me after the election, and let mo
know whether or not 1t was safe for me To re-
turn. / asked him why they should take this
course: that Il had committed any wrong the
were not discussing my merits or demerts:
that the people would no longer stand the rule
of the Bunts and the Bredas. so far ms the
cerned only know those named by Mr.. Gun
pingh,m. There was himself Mr. VIM IL T.
Iam ars Mr. Gbar"s Smith aaw them
Visit ng his house during the time he was re.
ported sick, but this was no uneommon thing ut
ior Ht In the V parish. Ai'er Mr. Cunning 5am
had told me the result Of the meeting and adj
vised me 70 leave. left and vent to Shreveport.
had n conversation with him in this city. |
told him that was very much surprised that
the people had taken this action against me.
turned to me and said. Judge, I'll tell you WHY
they ordered you of. II was because they had
decided on Y three months before. and they
would not 20 back on what they had decided.
II had been decided that Il the Republican party
ATTEMPTED q organize they would order off Tho
leaders," He cid not say that he was not res
ponsibe for IT, nor that he did not have any
thing to do with It,
EXAMINED.
By Mr.. Luzenburg-J. E. Breda was In he
room when the conversation took place. hlr.
thing to do with the decision. II he had said
1t certainly would have heard It, was not a
candidate at the last election There were no
not held and no nominations were made.
cannot say that as matter OF fact there WAS no
Republican candidate for Congress. There
may have been because we were cut off from
communication. There WINS quarantine.
The quarantine was not regarded people came
was not ordered off the first time. / left the
town and remained away nine days.
l mad no PROVISION for my family whom left
the parish. Since then l have given them some
help and the neighbors have also assisted
them. do not know who these neighbors are.
Of Tie s committee He inst mentioned Mt them IN
cidantally 4 10 not know how he came to speak
q them. ! 90 not remember He said that
1t at the meeting. 1 don't remember what led
up to the other names. Mr.. Cunningham ad
vised mo to call on them: AT our first In.
leave the matter entirely to him. He did not
tell me that no committee had anything to
do with the matter Of my expulsion or Danish
ment
BY Mr.. leonardo had q conversation with
Mr.. John III. Barlow after had been ordered
off. / was saying that thought 1t was rather
hard, and he told me MOTTO take IT SO much to
heart, that Natchitoche5 WAS not the only par
ish whore this thing was going on; that In
Tensas parish - big riot was Reit z on. and that
u
being killed.
The court here adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
day.
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