The People's vindicator., 1879-03-15

Is, 1879.
l went /; | did't go Il hundred mile!
1t wss perhaps a thousand yards.
was not in sight of Blunt's house ther
l could see the top of it. don't kno,
how long stayed. | went back t
Blunt's honse. l saw men passing i,
and out Of the gate. Some of then
said, "break in the door," l staye'
there while, but 1 don't know no,
long, and then l went toward HON,
again but didn't 60 to my house
| was rather worried iu my mind.
went TO my fathers house, and wen
toward Mr.. Persons yard, and l salt
to myself, "Poor Lewis, wonder
what has become of him" did no
hunt him up !; he came to me. me
him in the street, right between MIR
Persons two houses. l can't tel
what time of day it was. 1t was il
the evening, a good while before
dark. He came from the back of Mr.
Persons lot. l didn't see him come
out. l saw him in there. whistled
for him. l didn't say 1 did't know
where he was. l knew he was in the
woods, because man naturally
hunts up his friends. I did Say
didn't hunt him up. I did not hunt
for him purposely, because I knew
if he was in the woods or in the
weeds he would come to me. The
woods were half a mile off. l knew
if he heard me be would come.
Witness was then called upon t.,
whistle as he did on the occasion,
and after manlfesting considerable
diffiience he gave a short cbirp,
which could be heard probably TWEEN.
ty yards off, but certainly not further.
l whistle that way. 1t may have
been q little louder, or not quite so
loud. Lewis gave me the letter that
night at my house. He asked, "what
is toObe done 2 Advised him to
sympathize with Mr.. David Pierson,
because knew he would be sympa-
thized with my me, and would tell me
if there was anything extraordinary.
Witness then related what had
transpired between him aud Mr..
Pierson. l did not ask for Mr.. John
son to be sent with me. l did not
ask for any one in particular to go
with me. 1t was not very long after
l had the talk with Mr.. Pierson be-
fore Mr.. johnson came. l told him
to 60 to Mr.. Phillips place and wait
for me, and l would 60 and get Lewis.
l took Lewis on Mr.. Persons place
and then whistle for Mr.. johnson,
and he came. 1t was while we were
there that the firing commenced. It
seemed that two parties were firing.
There was no talk between johnson
and Lewis concerning band of arm
ed negroes below the Lridgc. If I
made an affidavit l don't know it. l
did not make one. will tell you
about my mark. On the twelfth Of
January MIR. Pierson asked me if l
recollected the words which passed
betwixt Us concerning Lewis, I said
YES, and went to the courthouse and
l told the words, and they were taken
down and were read to me. 1 will
tell you about my mark. l would
rather they would place confidence
in my honor and not want my mark.
After the shooting l went to the
court house and saw MIR. Gun.
and he told me, II can't
talk to you now," and l went home.
/ did not 60 into the courthouse. No
one threatened me. No one said he
would shoot the top Of my head off:
l did not speak to Blunt, and he did
not speak to me. I merely bowed to
him. l did not vote the Democratic
ticket in 1869, nor in 1872, nor 10
1876. l never voted it but once, and
I never said that l had. 1 never
went around town =: saying that
[ ought to be employed, because
l always voted the Democratic tick
ct. l never belonged to a Democratic
club. Mr.. Johuson did not ask me
what the firing meant.
JOHN BAPTlsTE v1ENNE (Co1 oRED,)
sworn. Live in Natchitocbes parish.
Was born in the parish. Was there
September 81, 1873. Was at the
meeting on that day and remained
until it adjourned. Saw the Bredas
travelling out of town. Saw q body
Of armed men coming down. They
passed on BY me, and Mr.. Joe Gun.
ningham asked me where Breda and
those colored boys, and another man,
who was BY me, said they we're here
but they are gone. The men went ia
Lewis house and went in his yard,
and went to the house and in it. l re.
cognized Mr.. Landry Chaleville, Mr..
Ernest Mason, and Mr.. Schuman with
Mr.. Cunningham. A party on horse
back went up also. I did not recog.
nize any of them but Dl. Gallon.
am q Republican and have always
been. Ivoted the Democratic ticket
at the last election because l was in
q manner, forced to do it. They said
all those who didn't vote it before
six o'clock in the evening would
have to leave the parish, and l didn't
want to 60. Some parties came to
my house on election day. l heard
talking in town about what would be
done to those who did not vote, and
went home and while l was there Mr.
Jimmie King and Mr.. John Hartman
and three others, whom did not
know, came to my house and they
told nv wife that if I did not vote
would have to take the consequences
like the balance.
CROSS~EXAMINED.
Rv Mr.. Lnzenberg-I have lived II