The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-03-22
MRS. G. W. PARIS.

MRS. G. W. PARIS.
l was in Natchitochcs ut Mr.. Blunt
house, on the twenty first Of Septem
TENDER. When Mr.. Blunt came in b
was very pale, and was followed b
a crowd of men. He said that tn
men wanted to kill him, simply be
cause he had dared to open tho Re
! publican campaign. l saw Mrs. Blum
when she was returning from Jail.
went to 90 surety for Mr.. Blunt, he
ing a real estate owner. 1t was abo1
nine o'clock when Mrs. Blunt sai'
she was requested to go out of tow
to the Dirt Bridge, and speak to tin
crowd there. l, knowing Mrs. Blum
was an invalid went with her. SIN
told the colored men, there wer,
about twenty, that Mr.. Blunt was il
the htnds of the Democrats.
MARY BLUNT (colored)
was called. The witness said tina
she lived in Natchitoches. Their,
were armed men (about 2OO) in from
Of my fathers house. Mr.. NJ. j. Gun
bingham was the captain of the mob
J. T. King, James Cosgrove and Mr.
Jack were with the mob. Mr.. NJ. II
Carver and Simour Curtis were there
Mi. David Pierson also.
was in the house and heard men
on the outside turning the Stats t.,
look in. There was a light whisker-
ed man there, and no said: "God-
d. it there's fourteen negroes in
here" l said J.: "It's fourteen lies. .
A man outside said that if Mr.. Blunt
was an honest man he would come out
Or let them in. I said that my faith.
er was an honest man as there was,
and there wasn't a man, colOred OF
white, who could coincide with him.
Sam Rains broke the door down.
would not open the door even for my
grandfather. The crowd went into
the kitchen and ate everything up.
Then they pumpel all the water out
Of the cistern looking for my father
afterward under arrest. was taken
to the courthouse bareheaded, and,
20" might say, barefooted.
Cross. examined by Mr.. Beckwith.
The first l saw Of my father that day
was about 8 o'clock. was part Of
the time up stairs and part down.
did not sec the nine negroe men
when they came in. My mother
fastened the door. l know that, be-
cause she had the keys.
When l heard the rushing on the
street was just up stairs. The men
in the house were members Of our con.
gregation. They were Jos. Jones,
Edward Page. Harrison Baldwin,
VIM. Russell, Esau Davis. l doR't
remember their names. Besides my.
self there was my mott.er aud q Mr..
Leroy in the house. saw the crowd
when it approached the house. When
l got down stairs the men were only
on the front of the house. A man
who stays in our yard went to get
over the fence to 60 aud get his gun,
and somebody yelled out, "There be
goes"
l don't think Mrs Paris was in the
house when the crowd came. Before
the door was broken open I saw Mr..
Levy and Mr.. Cunningham outside.
The crow was waiting, and Mr.. Levy
came up and asked, "What is the
matter I" aud the crowd told HIM
that the door was locked. He said
that he was broad enough to defy the
United States, slapping his left
shoulder. l am certain it was Col.
Levy, because l have known hio,
since l wac 4 child. saw Mr.. Cos.
grove was standing in the street,
right in front, with a pistol drawn al
his side. There were a number Of
people between him and I.
Sam Rains was the first man to en-.
ter the house, ard Joe Cunningham.
l saw the demijohn on tho floor, and
suppose from that that the crowd was
looking for him 10 the demi john.
They went back to the cistern, which
is underground, and pumped the
water, or some Of it, out. l dom,
know whether they wanted ia
find my father under water or not.
The house where l live belongs ia
me my father never owned it. That
day up there they carried me to the
court. house under guard. l saw
Barlow that day in front of Mr.. Nc
Daniels store. He did not speak t.
me.
sworn. l reside in Natchitoches.
went there in 1857. l have been q
member ofth Legislature from that
parish. l have acted with the Re.
publicans. I was at the meeting on
September @, 1873. I went down
Front street to Nelkin's store aud
stayed there some time. I had some
business with Mr.. Cunningham, and
as soon a. the meeting adjourned
saw Mr.. Breda aud his brother 90 BY
1 met man who told me in the store
that there was a body of armed men
coming. Two or three colored men
came into the store. I went in, and,
speaking to the old gentleman, told
him I wanted q drink. l then stayed
10 the back yard until nearly night,
when Jumped the fence, to 60 home.
From the store went to my house,