The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-28
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TO go to Mr a.,
would go and ReC l.
I1eraun's llace and thar,
Johnsoa. and he came. II was phisNN 4.
here that the firing cor mencad II IFe "
t LII tWo parties were firing. There Zig
band Of SPpspn and Lewis ea9s did ~
nane an AFFIDAVIT / don't know mark. Oh
t hhase one. ! viii tell you ahousn asked me !
ne, wpltth OF january Mr.. Pl'passed betwix
recollecteh the words wht yes. and went e
w concerning Lewis. 1 "A the word. and thel
sne court house and ,fe read 70 me. 4 vii
were taken down andfk. would rather thel
would place conf
Wspt my nark,dn went TO the couri-houss,
AFTER ~. sbCnnnii CHAM. and he told me,
ahd saw You now.' and went home. die
vi ~. thlE 70 the cnuit-Louaa. No one threatened
nor Rce II one said be would shoot tho top Of nj
b NE on | did nat 81 eak TO Blunt, and he d.
negapeak TO me- j merely bowed to him. die
Hi vote the Democratic ticket In 1869. nor II
1879, Tor III 1876. never voted II but once. ant
town saying that l ought to be employed
because | always voted ths Democratic ticket
i never belonged to a Democratic club. Mr.
johnson did not ask me what thehifng meant
JEAN BAPTIsTEvIENNE (ooLoRED).
sworn. Live Ia NHtchitoehes psrith. Was born
Was at the meeting On that day and remained
until 1t adjourned. Saw the Bredas travelling
Gut q town. Saw body q armed men NO coming IaR
Cunningham asked mo where WINS Breda and
those eolnred boys. and another man. who was
ny me- said they were hsrh put aney ars go b
yard, end went TO the house and in 4. reoog-
nized Mr.. Landry Cbarlevllle, Mr., Ernest Mas
son. and hhrman w,.h i, ma aiso Hi nut
recognize any OF them hut DR.. Caller. am
Repub lican and have always been. voted the
Democratic ticket at the last election because !
was, in manner. forced % do 1t. They said all
those who didn't vote IL before ak O'Clock In the
evening would have o leave the parish. and l
house on election day. heard talking In town
about what would be done to those who did not
vote, and l got uneasy and went home. snd
while WIS there MIR. Jimmie htng and Mr..
John Hartnett and three hers. whom did not
know, came to M house ard they told my wife
that II 1 did not vote woali have TO take the
like the balance.
CRoss-ExAMINED
BY Mr. Luzenbprg-I have lived In NatchI-
toches all my life. | am 1fty-seven or fifty
eight years old. / know all the gentlemen
have mentioned. cannot be mistaken about
mann aud 1 am aitain saw them: am sure
i saw Mr. .Cunningham go TO Lewis house. He
was on foot. | know Oh. Levy; 1 do not re-
exactly 10 vote The Democratic ticket, but there
was no other ticket to vote. No one told me
face to face that | would have to vote. bat
heard the Ave gentlemen who came to my house
tell my wife that | would have to vote. Mr..
Charles Levy todd me that had better go and
vote. but he did nod tell me what ticket. i came
W lIAt tltf m'uhhA Wrths uuN1 htNNA htctA'
aed In the case before. l came subpnnaed as q
witness. My house has four rooms: two Of
them face the street. WAS In one OF them when
The men came. am sure that Mr. Jimmie King
was one of the men and that Mr.. Hartuttt was
another could not see the other men. be-
cause there were some apple trees between me
and them. l AN sure they came on election
10 the District Attorney-A few days after this
,ome parties again came to my house. IL was
ust after dusk and Mr.. John Triehell. and ten
fiftaAn Ia 80. who 4 did not
xnow. came to my house. Mr.. Trichel said:
'yienne. want 10 search your house for some
men who are ordered out OF the parish. and
VII 1t hes been reported are here or Were seen
lere." At the same time he told me. ! myself
10 not believe there Is any q them here. 6at
saed
JOHN HUDSON
coiored) was next placed on the stand. Live
n Natchitoohes; have lived there ever since the
urrender; was arrested In the parish last fall
" Johnny Hartnett. He had another man With |
lin. They carried me- to the sherlh's office. |
They carried me there between aud 10 Ia the !
morning. and | rem ined there until the next
lay. They told me they took me because | was |
spy. That was the only charge. | was guard |
ID while was there. recognized In the guard |
tr. Curtis, Geo. kylas, Joe Gavin and Sproule. |
DIR. Fontenn's son was one 81 them. | don't |
,now his name. / WAS released by Mr.. Caspian |
ar. BIZ Mason and Capt Hyne.. Have been
D vote tho Democratic ticket al the last election
ecause heard 50 many threats.
CROSS EXAMINED.
BY Mr. Egan--I was at he Republican meet
az on the twenty-frst OF = ptember. stayed
here until IL nd journed. was arrested day
r two after the day of the meeting. When
sft the meeting started home, and when got
ear to Mrs Phillip. Isawacrowd OF armed men
nd came back and crossed the river and went
O'clock, After that | went home. After
heard that they had arrested Blunt | went
ack to town and stayed within short distance
ay and was not hiding. The men, who ar
ested me did not do anything but take me to
he court house, -
The colored men told me mao 70 Vote. ne I'
White men did not say anything to me about IT,
was not in the crowd 81 col red nsn VINO did
he shooting on the twenty-ftrt
To the District Attorney Mr.. Russell was In /
of the nhen saw l believe his name
vas Russell. l do not know his first name |
they were armed. Saw a large number Of men |
n town that cay, but cannot be certain who |
hey we're.
A recess of ten minutes was taken. At the |
expiration of the appointed time the investiga-
ion was continued.
JOS. REID (CoLoREp)
icing placed on he stand. Live in Natchitoches |
parish. Have always been and am still r. |
ted the Demo ratio ticket at the |
asst election because l kr " II did not would
iem len Mr.. Massey, that il did not vote be
you'd not guarantee my life.
CRoss-ExaMINED.
The man Ia Jules Massey. He was agent for |
teamboat and ran for coroner at the same time. |
was the day before the election | saw him. | |
now his brother. Thy look pretty much alike. |
voted In town. Mr.. Hausman went t. the polls |
nth ma He c me TO the Blanchard place where |
worked, TO meet ME.
To the District Attorney-Mr. Hausman was |
rmed. He gave me a badge. He said It would |
rotect me- for thu next two years to come. L |
ave the badge. Witness produced it. 1t was a
mall strip of pink ribbon stamped Voted the
Democratic ticket of 1878 y ii we sean armed |
len. Have seen Jules Massey. Ell Halsey. VIM.
'rench. Henry Tessien. Charley Jones and |
fart n Mady with arms. After the. twenty. first
hey used TO ride around the parish and shoot. |
Vas at the meeting Of the twenty first. Saw no
rmed men there. After / left the meeting. 1 |
aw Mr.. John Triehell and John Sauvin with |
rms. These are the only two saw.
To Mr. Beck with Tue men | saw around |
lved down iii the neghb0rhood where saw |
hem. live in the quarters on the Blanchard |
'lace. The quarters ere about a quarter OF |
nile from the road They would start riding |
u night. early In the evening and keep up until |
we've or one O'Clock. The nights were moon |
,nlney and cou d see the men aud hear them at |
llght. kspt right close to my house never |
saw mem shoot. bat | have heard them. | knew |
lhey snot beeausa ] would see the discharged |
cSafirl1ges they used to shoot, and knew no |