The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-02-01

man Of high character, saId pret y
mach the same thing. His state
mont agreed with it in the main
features.
Mr.. Tunnard, a Republican cle'k of
court, said that some time previous
he had ol,ser we'd the determination
Of the Republican leaders to create
trouble, and for that reason had sew
cred his connection with the party.
CUNNINGHAM CONTINUES.
Raby told me that he did not attend
the meeting because he knew Blunt
aud Breda contemplated creating a
disturbance. That evening q party
Of negroes did attack the town. The
mayor bad appointed me chief Of pc.
lice. Az the apprehension Of danger
was 80 great and the threatened trou'
bic 90 serious he asked me to act. !
placed guards down on road by
which the negroes could get to town
There was only four Of them then,
and before the attack came several
of tho negroes got BY. One Of them
was halted, but he presented a gun
at the young man who stopped him,
and AZ he was armed only with pis.
tol he had to let him pass. Other in.
stances of q similar character were
reported. The attack came. One
hundred and fifty to two hundred
men actually came to the bridge
The guard heard them down the road
and Que Of them went forward to set
what it was. He reached the crowd
and told them that If they tried to
reach tho town they would be halted
and they said that If they were halt
cd they would reply with shot. When
tlex ipt to the bridge they were halt
cd, add they fred volley. The
guard responded, and I understood
that some three or fonr Of the ne
groes were wounded and carried of
By their friends. They stampeded
aud l am satisfied that If it had moi
been for their cowardice the towr
would have been burned that night
Their cowsrdice and the exaggerated
idea they had Of our strength was al
that saved the town. Blunt states
that he was required to leave tn.
parish, State and United States. NJ
sacl, requirement was made by me-
nor by any one on my authority
Blunt himself proposed to leave. HI
aays he made q request that three o,
four days he granted him to arrange
his business. He never made aoy
such request of me or any one else
We had . consultation, and it wal
decided to accept Biant's offer Il
leave, and q messenger was instruct.
ed to notify him of the fact, and give
him all the time lie wanted. The
messenger reported that Blunt pre-
ferred to leave that night, aud de-.
sired q guard to escort him out of the
parish. A guard was furnished, and
he was given such time az he warted
to Gee his family. He said some
thing about armed men lying in wal,
to kin him. He stated that Allen
Wheeler had a band of armed men
to interrupt him. Wheeler was 10
town sick. 1t has been stated BY
Bluot and other witnesses that Raby
had not been heard Of since he left
tho parish, and that a body had been
found, add was supposed to be his.
] never heard Of the finding of sucl,
body, and have been informed that
his wife said that che had heard from
him, and he was safe. believe him
tobs either 10 Rapides or our parish.
It has been stated that 10 looked for
Breds to arrest him. I know Of moth.
ing If tho kind, Or of any such or
deere being given. There vas 10 a..
lssi"n to p'litics 10 the consultations
'l,ealleds There was no disposition t"
disturb the families Of any Of the
men who left. Ho,nsby stated he.
fare the committee that he waa call.
ed 90 BY . delegation IF the Execu.
tive Committee and presented with a
document calling 90 him to leave the
parish or to make no more speeches.
I Jaw tho document. It recited that
tho negroes were very much excited,
and that it had been reported that he
had been making incendiary speeches
to them, and Repeating him to cease
bic iseeodiary talk. Il did not pro-
hibit him from mskiog political
speeehse q exercising any political
right. The only thing At OH Ike .
threat was tho assertion that If he
continued aud got up . disturbance
the committee would not be respou>
able for tho consequences. He said of
bic own accord that he would leave
the parish, and asked for q guard and
61ed tho day Of bic departure. He,
however, for some reason did not get
Cd on tho day cot, and had a din.
Guilty With . man, threatening to kin
him. A warrant for bis arrest was
issued, but be evaded il. He was 4
man Of very low character.
Witness then gave . lengthy and
detailed account Of tho condition Of
tho parish under Radical rule. aud
compared it With the condition under
the Democratic Administration. He
also produced records Of court estab-
lishiDg the bed character Of Breda.
Blunt, and their associates Who had
70 long coatroled tho Affairs of the
parish. 1e ~
Shortly after tho affair 1t Natchito.
shes there vac % outbreak 10 the
Of Broadwell's. Testi.
moDy was taken showing that there
vas . coospitacy on tho part Of the
negroes to barn cotton gios and kin
white people. Threats Of burning
Ehe town Of Nstchitoches we're COM
non. 4H} -a
Ons Of tho men prominent in the