The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-01-18
THE TALE OF HORROR!
A Red Handed Lot OF Red.hOt Lies
by Red.hOt Liars.
Bredas, Barron, Lewis and Blunt,
Tell heir Story OF How They
Didn't Mob and Burn
NatchitOches.
Beaten and Disgraced Ananias !
IN. 0. Picaaane. stA.l

| \N' W. IIC0ysHBC. SII.j
The Sub. Committee appointed uu-
der the resolution of Senator Blaine
to investigate into the clIarye Of in
timidation and outrages committed
during the last election, assembled at
10 o'clock Tuesday morning, in the
office Of the Surveyor Of the Port,
in the Custom House. Present: Sen.
ator Teller, Chairman, aud Senators
Cameron, Kirkwood. Bailey and
Garland.
Senator Garland inquired If it was
not better for the committee to de-
signate what programme of proce-
d0ro the committee would take in
their investigation, az it was import
ant the Democratic members should
know what witnesses to call for their
side.
Senator Teller-We have not ar
ranged for q formal line of inquiry
Iyet, but We expect to take up tue
parish of Natchitoches first, and af-
forwards Tensas, Caddo and other
parishes where charges of outrages
have been alleged. Proper time
will he given for the Democratic mem.
bers to call their witnesses.
Without coming to any decision the
matter was dropped.
| j. E. Breda was the first witness
examined: Reside in the parish of
Natchitocbes, three miles from coun-
ty site; was born there am ~ years
Of age; am attorney .at.law. Popu.
lation of the parish is about 81 900 !;
there are about three negroes to two
whites; was in the Confederate army;
was in the service from August
'62 to close of war.
My father and myself have always
lived 10 the parish became . Re.
publican in ~, and have always to.
ken part 10 the elections since; I was
driven from home on September 22d
last; the way 1t happened was this {:
Az in the last campaign We had no
organization Of the party, We up.
pointed September p, at 10 A. NJ, to
hold a meeting for, tho purpose Of
organizing our club.
On the same morning there was q
Democratic meeting about . mile and
a half from our place.
At our meeting there were one
hundred and fifty people. l spoke,
and others did, and the meeting final.
" adjourned.
On our way home-our party being
only three persOns-a body of armed
cavalry threw themselves in our way
and ordered % to stop. We asked
what they meanti They replied:
"Never mind"
One of them said; "Shoot any d.
fellow in his tracks who attempts to
move"
l told my brother in French to
turn back, a. just then cav another
bocy of armed men approaching. We
retraced our steps, and finally, after
lcircling the town, we got home.
| On Sunday September q, c. F.
IDranguet, then Mayor of Natchito.
ches, came to my house; he'd not
spoken to me since 1874, on account
Of my politics. He told mo to ear.
|render myself, - there was an armed
body Of men who were going to kill
lus.
l replied-l'd never surrender my.
self alive; 40 remembered the fates
Of Twitclell and others. Mr.. Dram.
guet answered % If We would leave
the parish no harm would come to
our family.
/ DR.. Breda and myself then got or
our horses and left the hoase. We
went to the woods and stayed some
time; having occasional intercourse
with our house. In October Mr.. Dram.
guet came to our place and told nv
sister the bloodhounds would be Get
on our track to 6nd 20. On October
81 we left Natchitoches, and reached
Shreveport the following day; No
stayed in Shreveport until Summoned
before the Grand Jury here.
i At THE point the witness read Or.
tracts from the "People's Yindicator, =
Of Natchitoches, which contained
several denunciatory remarks about
tho Bredas and Blunt. The witness
wanted to produce what be termed
was 40 article OF agreement between
tho armed mob Of Natchitoches and
the BredaA wherein tho former
ageeed to allow tho latter to return II
they would aign tho agreement. Tho
Democratic 6enstors objected to tho
production Of THE copy, inasmuch n
the witness stated he had never aeen
tho original.
! Witness-I received this asree-
ment by mail from Natchitoches.
while in Shreveport. Ny father 70.
fused 70 sign IL. l have not seen him
siDce left Natchitoches.
Tho Republican members insisted
the document should bo read, and =
vote having been taken, tho Repub-
licans voting aye and Democratic nav.
the document Wao ordered read.
The document 10 written il . con.
fessional manner % II emauatine
from tho Bredas, and states they
naaeed tho negroes 10 Natchitochcs
% Septembsr 81, and epdesvored 20
tncite them to violent measures, such
- burning tho town Of Natchitochee
and outrssiug tho people; that the
Bredas, To consequence Of their %.
tons, forfeited on claim to human
treatment, bat The lsw.sbiding peo.
pie bad generopsly allowed then 70
leave town witholt dolse ~tbeo IN.
Jury. Tho docansnt ooseladee i,
stating the Brsdas were eeerv n,
their pass aesioss aud woaN 49,.
ter bsAevo theooolvee. n eoaeiisea.
tiea q ~ sbevs etatsneote ~ ~,
llhsf NaeeAlteehs pepaioed 8 &.
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