The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-28
THE MARDI CIR 'T WITH H. b wrns to
FURTHER PAvshotxun. ! lsft the meeting
sW0T did Mr.. Gum ingham. think. |

n. IenGfn. Il Fly TOHE FnUURU
!. apg man, don't know that there was n loop
saw It. When first saw Mr.. Cunningham With
the rope he WIS right ut the corner of Mr.. Phi-
lips old stand. and that was where saw him
last was about seventy-fve or one hundred
yards. may be more or may be less rom nm q
| was walking. From the first place Jaw MIN
to the place last saw him WIS about hfteen or
wehty steps. That Is the last time saw MIN
with him. Mr. et Cunni H "sS asked, Where il
Blunt?" when he vas going be fifteen or twenty
s9teps. between whore j last saw him and where
| nrst saw him. ! don't know who he was ask
iRR. but think 1t wis some 81 the men,
AMBROSE WALLACE tBLACK)
sworn. Have lived In Natchitoches parish for
about ten years: have been heuubli can ever
since became d voter; am stsll voted the Dem.
| Ocratic ticket at the last election because they
told me had to do 1t or leave the Parish. Mr.
John Triehe said he would like all his laborers
/ to v,ta: tod him didn't want to; went In AMI
met Mr. Bube Hudson and Robert braun, and
they told me that If didn't vote they would give
me until O'clock to leave town Mr.. Hudson
| about the time Of the Republican meeting
some time, before it-with Mr.. John Geno In
| his store: Mr.. John Duncan was there; Mr..
Geno said he thought ths Republicans should
not have called heir me. ting on the same day
the Democratic convention was to meet; he was
afraid 1t would be broken up.
| CROSS EXAMINED.
| by Mr.. Luzenburg-I voted the Democratic
ticket in 1874, but scratched all the names off
| | cannot Tead or write. but got a man to fix 1t
i r.
| niDgham that voted tho Democratic ticket In
1874: II did was crazy Wash Boult was the
man who fixed my tick for me.
sHEDRICK BROWN lcoLoREDl
sworn. Live H. Natchitoches parish. Was there
10 september last. Was, at the meeting or the
twenty first. Know MI. JOS johnson. There
was Que meeting held over a coffee house kept
date but they used 70 hold them every 81 satu n
day night. know there was meeting there
because | saw them, going up there On the
Mr.. Johnnie Hartnett. There was gentleman
with him. but do not know his name There
Was To charge agains n me- wss taken TO ,ha
morning. until Tuesday. / was under guard
Mr.. Billy sproule. Jos. Gaberl - Curtis Il
Mr.. Fontenos' son Aleee and Geo. Kyle were
on the guard. Had talk with Mr. Cunning
ham while under arrest. Mr. Cunningham
Col. VIM. L. Levy turned us loose He said |
that Capt Hynes had gged US OF. and for US
to go home. that IL we ever got Ut. again he
wouldn't be responsible for our lives. He |
would protect the people on his place but could |
not answer for any body else Have been q Re- |
publican since 1866, and am still one Voted he |
Democratic ticket at the last election. Met Mr. |
Russell on election day, and he asked me to
come up and vote. In the morning Was going |
to the polls but was attacktd and struck by Il |
boy. told Mr.. Russell about this. and be told me
ad abs ap2u tas and Me-
Built put II in the box. Mr.. Brainard gave me |
Il badge did not want to take. 1t but Mr.. |
schurmann told me to take 1t. 1t would protect
me.
cRoss-ExAMINED.
BY Mr.. Egan-Did not see Mr. Plerson on the
day Of election. saw him the DAY Of the row
In Natchitoches. Mr.. Cunningham told me he
had nothing to do with my arrest. They did
nothing to me. Mr. Cunningham told mo that
there WAS report made that | was the spy. He
shoemaker by trade. Nobody troubled me- on
the day Of the Republican meeting. / was not
after the Saturday Of the meeting between and
10 O'clock. heard that there had been d skir-
mish at dirt bridge before my arrest. but can
not say who WAS diminishing. | did not know
but what 1t was the white people fighting be-
tween themselves. Mr.. Jack was at the court
house while was under arrest. am positive
| saw him.
voted and worked for the Democratic ticket
In 1874; was Republican then. / supported
would pro ect them and give them work, /
worked for II for certain principles.
TO the District Attorney Saw armed men In
Natchitoches on the twenty first of September.
Saw Mr.. RUSSELL Mr.. Joe Cunningham. Charles
Smith. Seymour Gusts, Wilson Butler. jules !
To Mr. Psanrsss were on
Front street Mr.. Russell had a shotgun. Mr..
Brazeale was with him; he had q gun. Mr.;
Cunningham was with them too: he had pistol
"a his hand Wilson Bu'ler had shotgun. l
saw him between 8 and o'clock in the evening.
ur. Cunningham. Mr.. Macy and Mr.. Smith
LEVI CHRISTIAN tCoLoRED)
sworn. Have lived in Natchitoches parish eight
years. Was in the town Of Natchitoches on tbs
wenty-first Of September. | went TO the Re-
BABY SPOKE. Went up Front street: saw saw band
If armed men. l rec agnized J. Nj. Cunning
lam, J. +. Mason. 4. Schurn4ann and Willis
nour Curtis. and after that met Mr. John ,
feno. He was by himself and was armed. |
net Mr.. ]. q. Trichell In iront Of Mr. Geno's
house,
, have always been Republican: At the last
election / put down Democratic ticket and ,
somebody, put 1t In the, box. Mr. jules Macy
old me had to vote. He told me could 90 rs
chose. but he would advise me to vote the
ticket a.. If didn't. he didn't
know what would become Of me; got badge
Mr.. Schurmann gave me the badge.
CROSS Examined.
By Mr. Luzanburg-I heard of the fight at
dirt bridge. but did not hear the shooting.
GABRIEL HOLSTER.
Have been living In the parish Of Natchi
toehes all the days Of my life. | know JOS T.
| applied to him for registration and he re-
fused me. | started from the parish on the
twenty -second Of September. and got out Of the
In the parish between the twenty first and
On the twenty-th I'd started to
was opped BY Mr.. Tom PJrlH. who told me me- /
could not 90 In. There were some eight or ten
men back of him. but did not know them.
4
west bank Of Cine river. 1 r.cngnfz- ID Mr.. John
Dodd. Samuel Hyams.. DR. e. P Gdttran. VIM.
l.. Pharris and BUDDY Janin. There were about
thirty or forty men In the crowd
left the parish because one of the 1898" came
to me- and told me that If did not get ont OF town
he weuld yet me that night. Mr.. FL. D. Beales
was the man.
CROSS EXAMINED.
By Mr.. Beckwith-I was told by Achille Bou-
chon and other colored men that Blunt had
been. arrested. / live about five miles from
| went to dirt bridge on horse
ok. had no arms. No one Went with me.
here was crowd of eoored men behind me.
After | WAS refused 1t the dirt bridge | went
back home. Went back the same road by which
came. Saw some colore1 men going in the
direction of the town, but did not notice
VIII Their they were armad. I left dirt bridge
At little before dark. Il Is not true that had
a body of armed men with me. and Aired on the
guard. did not send out to the plantations
10 get men. | know nothing of my own knowl-
edge about tn. fight at Breaux Bridge.
Had no talk with Aehille Bouchon when he