The People's vindicator., 1879-03-15
T6f Rfoplf's T{adifator.
chitocl|es have lived there since
1866. / acted with the Democratic


u 1866. I acted with the Democratic
It party up to the year 1876. was at
/, tie meeting on September 81 saw
r. some fifteen or twenty armed men il
Q a body on foot; did not recognize
D any of them /; saw some on horse
Q back recognized among them Mr..
NJ. j. Cunningham cannot identify
= any of the others. l heard some of
, them say, "Where is Blunt" Mr..
Cunningham asked where was Blunt.
l l went up the street to the corner of
:, Mr. Schuman's store ; saw MIR. Breaz-
eale with arms.
u CROss-ExAMINED.
By Mr.. Beckwith-I left tho Demo-
cratic party in 1876. never went to q
+ Republican meeting before the ono
of the twenty-frst. l went to tho
| Republican meeting with Mr.. Breazealo.
! When I saw him while at Schuman's
store he was armed with a shotgun. 1
left the meeting among the last. / sup
pose Blunt and Breda had left before I
did. Mr.. Cunningham, l think, had a
new rope in his hand. don't know
how long it was. Isuppose it was roll.
ed up l was not close enough to form
an impression as to its length. can't
say it was long enough to hang man.
l don't know that there was loop in it.
know he had a piece Of rope, because
l saw it. When first saw Mr.. Cunning
ham with the rope he wac right ut tho
corner of Mr.. Phillips old stand, and
that was where saw him last. was
about seventy five or one hundred yards,
may be more or less, from him. l was
walking. From the first place cav
him to the place l last saw him was
about fifteen or twenty steps. That is
the last time / saw him that Gay. There
was posse of armed men with him.
Mr.. Cunningham asked, "Where is
Blunt ~ when ho was going fifteen
or twenty steps between where last
saw him and where first saw him. I
don't know who he was asking, but
think it was some of tho men.
AMBROSE WALLACE (BLACK.;
sworn. Have lived in Natchitoches
parish for about ten years; have been
a Republican ever since l became q
voter; am still voted the Demo-
cratic ticket at the last election be-
cause they told me bad to do it or
leave the parish. Mr.. John Tricbel
said te would like all his laborers to
vote told him / didn't want to;
went in and met Mr.. Rube Hudson
and Robert Draun, and they told me
that if l didn't vote they would give
me until 6 o'clock to leave town Mr..
Hudson aud Mr.. Draun are white
mer. had a talk about the time of
the Republican meeting-some time
before it-with Mr.. John Genoe
in Lis store; Mr.. John DunckIemsn.
was there Z; Mr. Genos said be thought
the Republicans should not have
called their meeting on the same day
the Democratic convention was to
meet be was afraid it would be
broken up.
CROss.ExAM1NED.
By Mr.. Luzenburg-I voted the
Democratic ticket in 1874, but I
scratched all the names off. can
not read or write, but got q man to
fix it for me. I do not know that I
ever told Mr.. Cunningham that Ivo-
ted the Democratic ticket in l874;. if
l did l was crazy. Wash Boullt was
the man who fixed my ticket for me.
sHEDR1cK BROWN (coLoRED). a
sworn. Live 10 Natcl,i' nes Iarish.'
Was there in September last. Was
at the meeting on The twenty.6rst.
Know Mr.. Jos. j. johnson. There
was one meeting held over q csffes-
house kept by Mr.. ]. Warren Sud-
dath. I cannot tell thedate, but they
used to bold them every Saturday
night. know there was o meeting
there, because saw them going up
there. On the twenty-first l was at
home. was arrested by Mr.. John.
Hartman. There was q gentleman
with him, but / do not know bis
name. There was no charge against
me. I was taken to the sberiff's Of
fee and kept there from Monday
morning until Tuesday. 1 was un-
der guard. Mr.. Billy Sprowl, Joe.
Garbert, Curtis II don't know
bis name, but he was an old many,
Mr.. Fontenot's son Alcee and Geo.
Kile, were on the guard. Had q talk
with Mr.. Cunningham while under
arrest. Mr.. Cunningham said that he
did not know why they had arrested
me.
Col. VIM. NJ. Levy turned Us loose.
He said that Capt. Hynes had beg
ged Us of, and for us to 60 home, that
if We ever got up 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 Republican since
1866, and am still one. Voted the
Democratic ticket at the last election.
Met Mr.. Russell on election day, and
he asked me to come up and vote.
In the morning l was going to the
polls but was attacked and struck
by boy. l told Mr.. Russell about
this, and he told me he had heard
about it. Mr.. Russell gave me .
ticket and / laid it on the table and
Mr.. Charles Bullard put it in the
box. Mr.. Tunnard gave me badge.
did not want to take It, but Mr..
Schuman told me to take it, it would
protect me. .
~nnon A AvSrNyrn
By Mr.. Egan-Did not SEQ Mr..
Pierson on the day of election. I
saw him the day Of the row in
Natchitoches. Mr.. Cunningham told
me he had nothing to do with my ar
rest. They did nothing to me. Mr..
Cunningham told mo that there was
q report made that was . spy. He