Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-17
THE CADETS AND THE
DARKIES.
Full Statement Of Facts ELECTED During
The Trial.

the city, was broken by the rapid dis
charge of fire arms, for period of not
over five minutes, during which some
twenty-five or thirty shots were fired.
The police and the Mayor were soon on
tho spot to ascertain the cause and II
possible, prevent any further breach Of
the public peace.
While the Mayor was riding down st.
Ferdinand street below Africa, he was
suddenly summoned TO halt, by % body
of men who were marching up on the
side walk, in military order. Coming np
to them he ascertaincd that they were
University Cadets with guns and fixed
bayenets. To his rcmenstrances and III
ouiries as to the cause of this demOnstra-
ton, he was told by the Cadets, that a
crowd of colorcd men and boys for
some time back, they said, had insulted
and threatened several of the corps, had
also attacked and fired on some of their
comrades from the city, who had called
upon them for assistance. They had turn
ed out for the purpose ofprotecting them.
At this time Col. Boyd, the President of
the College arrived, when the Mayor
called upon him to withdraw the Cadets
to their quarters, asummons which they
obcycd without further parlcy.
TO prevent Misrepresentation as well
q, to bring to punishment the guilty
parties, the Mayor determined to give
the matter fall and careful exanlina-
tiou. Orders of arrest were issued OH
Saturday morning against the following
Cadets: Ruftin Hereford, II. b. Avery, j.
d. Coates, r. 2. Hart and W. Walsh;
also, Jim Mcintosh, Doc. Brazilc, Jim
Williams, ct ais, colored. A large num-
Der of witnesses were summoned, and the
examination fixed for Monday the llth,
at? o'clock, u. H., which was pursued
throughout that day, closing on Tuesday
at T. m.
TO put an end to the various rumOrs
in circulation regarding the affair, we
have thought proper to publish the
evidence which will speak for itself.
After the plea of not guilty had been
catered by all the accused,
WILLIE ELAN,
white, WAS sworn, who stated that at
about q o'clock p. NJ, OH the llth, he
met JOS. Gottlieb, went with him to the
University, where tho drums were beat
ing tattoo. Some town cadets, Hart,
Avery, Walsh and Hereford, asked him
to 80 with them up town. Near the col
ored barber shop, on st. Ferdinand,
met Il lot of negroes who marched up to
Baum's corner by twos, where they
halted and afterwards crossed over to-
wards his group, when Hart said "let's
get away from here, these fellows mean
mischief Thought it was because of
the cadet uniforms that the negroes
were following them. Returning to-
wards the University, his party halted
at Blocks corner. Finding that the ne
grocs were still following them, they
resumed their walk till they reached
Africa street, where the leader of the
negroes, Jim Williams, said to the boys,
'lou all want ham, and we are going
to give it to YOU We had scarcely
reached opposite Mr.. McCabe's residence
when some bricks were thrown at us,
after which they began firing at us.
Being unarmcd, | ran home. Heard
some shots fred in response. Don't
know by whom Except Hereford, Avery
and Walsh, don't know that anybody
was armed. Couldn't say how many
shots were fired Have not seen, but
heard Of difficulties between cadets and
darkies. Heard the latter were going
to the University after the cadets. Lee
Curran told me that tho cadets were
armlng to defend themselves. Heard of
II dispute between some of them and
darkics who had assaulted young Schor
trn at tho swimming place. Witness
felt tho pistols on tho cadets. Don't
know how many were in the crowd of
darkics. Was joined by Mr.. Booksh at
Dahm'S corner. 1t was AZ Abramson's
corner that the darkics addressed us.
+. BOoKsH,
whltc, Sworn-Walkcd down to Dahm's
corner between 81 and .. Saw a crowd
of darkies there. Across the street were
Avery, Hart, Hereford, Walsh and Elan.
Asked them what was the matter. They
replied that they thought the darkics
wanted to attack them. They asked
me to walk down the street with them.
We started Oft. At Blocks corner, we
stopped. The darkics followed us. Then
we kent OH down st EnrlinnnL rhn