The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-01-18
low the Bredas tO return aud not to
harm them.

are slaughtered like sheep. DuriO!
my connection with the Republican
party | have never known them t,
do any acts If violence. / belonge,
t. the Knights Of White Ca,nella i,
81, Lut left them when l found wba
their character was. l was United
States Supervisor Of Registration Al
the last election, but was not allowed
to see the election out. The Demo
cratic registered vote, counting eacl
white man as q Democrat, was 100
registered vote Of the whole parish,
1000. More whites vote the Republi.
can ticket than negroes do the Demo
cratic ticket. Since reconstruction
the parish has been Republican. This
election, the Democratic majority il
1900.
CROSS EXAMINATION,
To Senator Garland-Have been q
judge and district attorney of the
parish. When l was member OF
the Knights Of White Camelia, the
Republicans had majority in the
parish f; they could vote more freely
then than now. As a X. w. C. l
swore not to allow any one with AZ.
rican blood to vote; in this matter
followed the current of public opin.
ion ; it was in ~.
At the meeting Of the negroes in
NatchitoclIes on Sept. 81, not one Of
them had u revolver. The whites
held their meeting at the Court.
House, and after getting through
came to where We were. | have seen
no members of my family, except
my brother, who was with me, since
September %.
The body Of meo who stopped ne
numbered 90, and about Is or 100
yards there was o body of $50 men
advancing. Our party consisted Of
three persons. l was not afraid OF
he first 90, because a few men will,
a. pluck could whip them. These
mel. are nearly all natives of the
parish; l have known them all from
boyhood.
To Mr.. Kirkwood-We have a mar.
ish judge and district Judge. The
parish judge examines all criminal
cases and decides whether to send
them before the district judge and
grand jury.
Mr.. Garland-Do you cay the par>
ish judiciary were cognizant of the
outrages I
Witness-I said so, not from my
own knowledge, but by hearsay.
To Mr.. Teller-Many of the RESI-
pectable people would like to have
these outrages stopped, but they dare
not GO against the shotgun sentiment
Of public opinion.
To Mr.. Cameron-My brother and
l were given two hours to leave
Natchitoches. My brother never
made q political speech in h,s life.
The witness retired, but not before
Mr.. Garland had made arrangements
to have him called for future exam.
inatl0n.
A. T. BREDA.
Am q physician in Natchltoches :;
have always lived there except du.
ring the wat, when was a member
Of the I'd Louisiana Cavalry. Took
no part 10 the last campaign 10 Natch>
itoches, except a. q voter aud specta.
tor. My eldest brother, a younger
brother and brother.in>law went
with me to . meeting of the Republi.
cans on September g.
Tho speeches at tho meeting were
short and to the point.
After our party left the meeting we
were confronted by the armed body
mentioned by my brother.
The witness then related what the
mob said tO them, as related by the
previous witness.
Witness.-1 was armed, am always
%; never have occasion to use my
arms. Believe my brother was also
armed.
Witness went on to relate how Mr..
Dranguet came to their house and
told them the mob would kill them if
they did not leave the parish. He
promised If they would 20 no one
would modest the family or destroy
the house. Tho witness related what
HE brother had testified to, about 90
ing to the woods and subsequently
reaching Shreveport.
Tho witnessS testimony did not diff.
fer materially from that of bic broth
or.
The cross. examination dictated no.
thing ofimportsnce.
To Mr.. Teller The organization
now in the parish, called ''2Y5." is .
secret society, an outcome Of the
White League. I was = member of
the K. w. C. Believe the society
"26" 10 . political one; have heard
them drilling.
MI. Garland-You don't know as
much about the s2295" as about the K.
w. G.
Witness. No, Sir. was told by q
gentleman he would not join the ''296'
because it was . political body no one
but . white man and q Democrat 10
allowed to join.
V. A. BARRON
Live in the parish and town Of
Natchitoches; bavO lived there for
several years; was in the Confederate
army from '& to the end Of the war;
was 10 the infantry service.
Was elected Sheriff Of Natchitoches
in "a, and my term expired 10 76;
I intended to take part 10 last CAM
paign, bnt circumstances did not d
low me.
Was presiding officer Of tho Repub-
lican meeting on September q; tho
meeting Wa for tho purpose Of organ.
ising for tho campaign.