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


l started to 60 down to dirt bridge
| turned back to get it, aud went t
the courthouse.
ISAAC KAHN.
live in Natchitoches and have fo
fifteen or sixteen years. have act
ed with neither political party.
live about 100 yards from the court
house. The store were my sou keep
is right near the COURTHOUSE !; it ad
joins it. | did not 90 to the Demo
cratic convention that day. saw n
armed men that day 10 NatchitOches
| did not see Blunt and did not 60 t.
the court. house. l stayed at tin
store until night. l was very busy
that day. The business of the store
went on just the same as every day
There was my son and myself 10 til
store. People came in and went GU
making purchases, just as always.
ISAAC JACOBS.
live in the town of Natcllitoches,
in the lower portion of the town. Ny
residence Is about seventy. five feet
from my etore. | am married and have
a family. The meeting held wa!
about $50 feet from my store, more Of
less, l cannot say. There must have
been hundred or more on the out.
side Of the building. l cant say how
many were on tho inside. l stayed
in my store all day and saw armed
men passing to aud fro. There was
so much excitement l could not say
who was in the party. remembe,
Theodore Scbnman in the party.
John Tucker was going up. I think
Capt. Russell was 10 command that
day. can't exactly say. The crowd
was about seventy five or q hundred.
l did not arm myself that day.
lived one.quarter Of q mile from the
DIRT bridge. did have much appre.
hension for my family.
Cross examined by Judge Egan.
The quarantine station is between
my store and the bridge. l never
knew. for a number Of years, the ne.
groes to meet at Dirt Bridge. I
know of them holding many meet.
ings in the parish. 1t was half q
mile from the quarantine station ia
the ourt.house. know Judge Pier.
son. On that day he passed my
store some distance ahead of the
crowd of men. / saw him 20 into
his house about half an hour before
the body Of men went by. l saw M
weapons on him. He was going to
bis own home,
l saw johnny Tucker that day be
had o gun with him, l believe.
A. MURDOCH (colored.)
l live in Natchitocles, and have
for thirty years. was not 10 town
% September, 1879. l got 10 town
on the evening of the day. remem.
Der l saw Upsber Breazeale with q
gun. He told me to get off the stree,
aud got off.
NJ cross. examin alton.
MRS. R. A. BLUNT (colored.)
On the twenty.6st of September
1879, l was at home 10 Natchitoches
Between II and IL o'clock inquired
what was the matter from my hus.
band. l saw men coming, all armed.
The house was surrounded by armed
@en. Mrs. Hams asked me wheth.
or l was going to leave the house.
My husband, after giving orders
not to open the door, went into tho
garrett. The crowd knocked at the
door. Judge Chaplin said that only
four or five would 60 in. He said for
humanity's sake to open the door. l
refused to, and he left. The door
was then broken in and Mt. Couuiog.
ham pointed pistol At my head and
led me out Of the house into the
street. Orders were then given to
march the women to jsil. At the re.
quest Of my husband visited him
and he gave me his watch and book,
They, the guards over Mr.. Blunt,
made q light after l got into tho room
where he was under guard. Mt. Gun.
ningham said, "Blunt l want some
assurance from you, for tho negroes
are forming below town." There
were come men on horseback shouting
for 1893 (! 296 y
Witness then explained her advice
to the negroes to disperse.
1t was after 10 o'clock when l got
back to my house. l was sitting in q
rocking chair when heard horses,
and Mr.. Blunt came 10 between two
men. l recognized bic voice, and
picked up the light and went down.
He told me to have bis horse ready a
once. The men told him to hurry up.
Cross. examined by Mr.. Luzenburg,
On the twenty first of september the
house was surrounded BY q crowd.
declined to open the door and it was
broken open. Mr.. Cunningham held
the pistol 90 close to me that if l
turned it would have touched me.
cannot identity Mr. Cunningham.
l know that he had . light hat with a
broad band. l cannot say positively
poiuting to Mr.. N. j. Cunningham
whether tits this gentlemen or not.
l know that the man who pointed the
pistol at me, and the man who re-
quested Mr.. Blunt to use his influence
to send out aud desperse the negroes,
wore the same hat.
When went back the second time
it was abou 8 o'clock. I went to the
cOurt.hOase to zee my husband,
and went in without opposition.
Mr.. Cunningham told the guard
where to pilot me to, and l went At
the request Of Mr.. Blunt to the ne
grOes.
I could not tell whether the no.
goes had any arms, for the night
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