The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-02-28
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the roll OF accused two Of he gentlemen fsseda
10 report, and. Notwithstanding the assurance,
by their counsel and by their friends that thsii
abr enoe was but monenta and that they
would be In court in Ave minutes ut the most.
the Unitsi States district attorney ordered the
clerk 70 call them on their bond. Before. how
ever. the clerk could carry out thsse instruo.
tioDs. the gentlemen appeared and answered.
The FIRST witness on the stand was
vALcous MEBEIrY tcoLoHsD),
who testified as follows:
Am resident OF the parish Of Eatohitochss.
Was there on the twenty. irst of September.
1873. Wac n. the first beginning OF the meeting
that day. held by Blunt aud Breda. left be-
fore the meeting adjourned. and started up
town. but did not 20 very far. because some
thing struck mo thai had bsttsr not go. got
10 store. Mr.. Gsno's store. and saw him
shutting It up. Mr.. Geno did not ssy any
thing to mo. but his clerk asked me where
was going. went to Marnsttss coffee house.
and while there saw some armed men at dis
tanee. Recognized Ovsrton Brazsaie In tho
crowd went into tho coffee house then. and
recognized no one elss. left the egffse-honss.
and went back In the direction Of my home but
did not get there. / went near tbs corner OF
the bridge near Mr.. Blunps house. and stayed
there. / could SEQ the h0nss. There was n
large number OF people about It. all armed, l.
spoke TO Mr.. Cunningham and Mr.. Overton
Brazssle and another gentleman. said:
Gentlemen. whatever you do. please don't
kill the man." and they told men. No: we are
not going 10 kill him: bat he has got 10 take
back what he said;" and then they tod nae 70,
go of OF tho street. / know John q. Lewis.
saw him that day. I carried msssaee from,
him 10 Mr.. David PIerson. 1t was a letter. Mr..
ma fuai T.cb ho
oane out 1 called him aside. told him had q
message from friend Of niue. and gave him
the letter. After hs read II hs said: "valcour.
I have nothing TO do with 1t wis soeyer: I: but
will sos about it, H. went off. and after n
while came back with Mr.. joe Johnson. and
told them would take but one man. and they
gave ms Mr.. Johnson. Ws went. and got Mr..
Lewis nBd him together. Mr. Lewis said:
Well, Mr.. Johnson" and Mr.. johnson said.
well. Lewsf" and Mr.. Lewis went on. What
are the chanessY and Mr.. JOhson said lewis
you will have to do as Blunt did. and give your
self up." Lewis told him: We'll. Me-. Johnson.
cant take any chances" At that time the
shooting took place ia the lower part OF the
town. and that broke up the conversation. A.
crowd Of men was then going By. hollsring for
the "2es."
know Mr.. Theodore schurmann n. II that Is his
sons. Hs struck me with stick and said.
XIII the d-n s--n Of q b-h."
was and am a HeDubli an. WAS forced at
the last election to vote the Democratic ticket.
A crowd Of men came to my house. Witness
was proceeding to relgte what had transplred
during the visit as told him By his family but
was ssopped.I saw the men and vent off and
hid myself. and a party OF men came to the
house where was hid. went ouG after that
and voted. When got to the voting place thOg
told me that could vote either Ticket pleased.
asked them 10 read them TO mo- and they did.
and they were both alike. voted one. Mr.
Trichell pinned a badge on me and asked me IL
was ashamed To wear It / told him no. and
then said. thought he ought to treat. as had
done hard days work. He laid all right. and
told ms to 20 10 Payne's store and / would End
q demijohn. I went and found the dsmtiOhn
and got my drink.
CROSS EXAMINED.
By Mr.. Beckwith have been In the city two
weeks l have not testified before the grand
jury have had no talk with Lewis about the
case saw some armsd men whsn Mr.. Geno
WAS closing up his store. LIDO not know what
they were doing. for only saw the nauzzles OF
their gums. did not say i saw Mr.. Geno cos
Ing his store. 1 saw his clerk shutting the
windows. did not see Blunt Ia the stree. after
the meeting until he Was arrested. did not
see the Bredas after 1t. until got TO this city.
When saw the infantry and the cavalry / said
to some OF the colored men. go down and tell
those people to disband, for they are coming.
The cavalry said among Themselves: Now
We will miss them. double anLck. and
they went right behind the msn whom had
sent. They vent down the street and formed
line Of battle. There were nigh two hundred Of
. l.. a
not see Breda or Blunt near the Iiae Of battle.
The mon broke up after awhile and went In
different directions. went ever By the grave
yard. / don't know how long stayed there.
don't know what time went. or what timaI
left; when there L saw armed M n moving
about left then and went TO the bridge near
Mr.. Blunts house. wen. beeazse / saw other
people going there. dont know what tine OF
day got there. This was about one hum
dred and fifty yards from Rsunfs boGse.
cross cd the bridge and met Mr. Joe Caaning-
ham and Mr.. Overton Bzazsass and had inc talk
with them.
knew could sympzthize with theaaiR they
had any reason in thsm. ana l. sald.
Please. gentlemen. don't kfll Mr.. Biuntfs Mr..
Cunningham was on HORSEBACK Btanl had nos
been taken out Of his hoese wnen We nad this
eouyefs sation do not kaow where Lezis was
at that time. After talking with mr. Cunning
ham I vent toward hOn-. L coaldn't tell how
far / went: dfdnr go a hunjredamiIes, 1t was
narnaps a Thousand yards, i wes nos In eight
n Biunts hou-e then. could sea this top O. H.
I don'f know hog long stayed. Iusnt back TO
B unl's house, l saw men passing 10 and ont
of the gate. Some Of them ssid, break Ia the
door" stayed hero while. but Edont know
how long, aud then went bosard homa again:
risd in my mind | vent tc. my sather's house,
and went toward Mr. Persons yard. and said
70 myself. " Poor Lewis. wonder What has bs-
come OF him. l did nok hunt him up: he
came to me; L met him IN the street, right be-
tween Mr. Persons two houses. ] can't tell
what time OF day II was. IL waa In the even
Ing. good while b-fors dark. Fl came from
tho Daek oil Mr.. Persons lot. fin't see
him come out. saw him Ia there. I wbistled
Tor aim l dida't SAP dLin't kEow where he
was. knew he was in the woods. b cause a
man naturally hunts up his frleafs. did say
didn't hunt him ap. did noE hunt for hinn
particularly. Ehiss)sd for him purDosely.
because Enew II he was In the woods or in
the weeds he would come to me. The woods
were hslf mile of. knew IL hs heard me he