The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-02-01

ties down stairs, including s"'"e va
men and children were brought ont.
A waman ! know, bot wI,"se name !
sm unable to give, came up, and she
and Mrs. Blunt became I" violent
that l did not think it was safe for
them to uemain. Ms. Blunt kept
walking np and down, saying:
"Sho",, shoot! Why don't you
shoot me :" and "kiIl him! Go in
and kill him." She had denied that
he wac in the house, and had declin.
ed to give "a any assistance in 6nd.
iug him or any information o. to
where be- was. but she seemed to
want to be
A MARTYR OR AN ANGEL.
The other woman was also very
violent and it was feared that they
would excite our people or some ne
groes near there, and ! ordered that
they he taken to the Office Of the Jail.
Mrs. Blunt says ordered her sent to
Jail. Ibid not; and before she reach.
Ell the Office Blunt vas brought out,
and I ordered her release. All that
talk of Blunt's about taking a vote 40
to whether he would be hurt or not,
and his refusing to surrender until
guaranteed protection, ia pure fiction
and imagination. The parties who Gap
tured him reported that he was found
praying, and that he begged them
for Gods sake not to hurt him. that If
they would let him 60 be would leave
the parish aud never come back, and
that il the first word about bic leav.
ing tho parish, and it came from him.
The gentleman who brought Blunt
out said he had promised to protect
him, and requested that be be not
harmed. said that % he had made
tho promise, We would respect Il and
not hurt him. Blunt displayed
THE MOST cRINGIxG CowADIcE.
He put out his hand to me and
begged me; for Gods sake, not to
let him bs hurt. He stated here that
I said I had nothing against him but
HE politics. This is false. l regard
him as an incendiary, and l Lelieve
he hates . white man worse than any.
thing else on earth. He says white
men voted for him, that they scratch.
ed bis opponents name aud put his in
the place. do not believe that this
is 20. The white man who would
vote for him would he regarded 40 a
monstrcsity. Blunt has prusperrd and
has come little property, which is,
however, 10 the name of another per.
son. He transferred it to Rachel
Edwards, who III formerly lived With,
although l belive he was not married
to her, to protect it from a judgment
gained on Redmond's bond. Several
years ago Blunt marched a body Of
men through the town, We thought,
with the intention of bulldoziog us !;
bat Raby said it was for the purpose
Of bulldoziog other men in thei, own
party, there having been split.
Blunt has been member of the
Legislature, president of the SCHOOL
board. and . school teacher at . Gala.
~ Of 600 . month ; but he employed
. colored girl at go . month to do
the teaching. He bee denied the 90
pay mont and said he paid $50; I am
informed it vas bot go, but, any.
way, go or $50, the principal IL the
same, aud shows that while presi.
dent of tho board he made al the
money out Of the position be could.
We have heard . great many
threats Of burning tho town. 10 1874
Blunt, at = speech 10 Campte, threat.
eoed 70 do Il. Il never has been
burned, but 10 have been honestly
apprehensive that 40 attempt would
be made to do it. I regard tho two
Bredss % DANGEROUS tn tho peace 81
the parish. I know that when they
belonged to our party they were most
extreme, and wanted to kill the Re.
publican leaders. I have myself bseo
applied to BY both them ssd, sbeir
father to take part 10 . messaeot 70
kill III the Republican leaders.
Witness was about to read % af.
6davie Of Witnesses who bad given
the. Information about tho proceed.
toS q tho meeting ct Breda's house
% NJ foerteeoth Of September, bat
NJ. Aarks objected. and, after sore
dtacoeai0a, % the rspreeeetstive, Of
the majority. ruled .it out Il We
cooteoded By NJ. Jonas thst Il came
under the head Of hesrsay evidence.
considerable Of which had been id.
mitted By the committee, and M.
4arks agreed to lot witness relate
the contents % q statement which
he'd come to bic kuowledee, and the
witness continued; Nj. Charles Nil.
lot and Nj. U. P. Breaseals told 40
what had taken phase ct tho meeting
IN the fourteenth Of Septembef.
Breda said they meant to carry tho
'leetion II they had to have blood,
md Blunt said he would hold bic
Deeting ct oil hasards. we
NJ. Jonas--Was this statement |
worn to-
Witasss-1t Va. VIM. L. Pharis, |
young man living 10 the parisb, |
I've mllee below Natchitoehes, states |
lat on his Way to Natchitoches On |
'aturday, the twenty. first of Septem. |
'ee-he vas cent to give information |
. the people 10 town that tho no. |
|roes were % The way from the river |
lod were very much excited-thst |
be road wee fell Of armed negroes. |
arising and swearing, and Oh going |
. thS direction Of tho town that he
eek . back road until 10 eot 70 |
3soty Lass. On bic way II town
70 found the road foil Of negroes,
'rned with guns and axes. When |
y reached Levyb Geld he found |
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