Louisiana capitolian., 1880-06-19

are no rules providing for such coutin-
pencies. Each cadet. has possession OF
his gun. No understanding existed. Has
never been molcsted but has heard OF
difficulties Mt the swimming place. Cor
roborates testimony Of other cadets as
to the affair at the colored church on
Thursday night. Twenty-Five demerits
is the penalty for absence without leave
at night. Heard of the message sent the
cadets by Farand, who was stopped at
the Market-Iiousc by negroes that they
were ready and would fix them.
LEON BLOCK,
white, sworn---Saw some % or 30 dark
los behind the store, corner Of Africa aud
st. Charles, after the firing Believes
thcy were the same crowd that hangs
around the barber shop aud Scotts store.
The crowd around the barber shop was
larger than usual that evening. johnny
Murray, Doctor I'razilc, Peter Dorsey,
jim Williams, Scott, Edward Johnson,
Mcintosh and George Wright he sees
frequently around there. Cadet Coates
visited his house that evening. While
lighting the gas, n negro was seen look
inp in ut the window. He was seen by
| his sister.
WILLIAM WATSON,
colorcd, sworn-Wcnt down by Gott-
lieb's store that evening, near the Uni
ycrsity, to see some girls about going
crawiishing tho next day. Met there
Peggy Brazile and another girl unknown
to him. Talked with them about
one and n half hours. On his way up
town, saw Jim Williams setting on his
door step just before the firing. Williams
was alone. Was at the barber shop ut
four. Jim Williams, Doctor Drazile,
Monroe Williams, johnny Murray and
Edward Johnson were there. Did not
So, johnny Murray and Edward John
son before or after the firing. Saw tho
cadets in line on Thursday night. They
told the women not to be afraid, AZ they
wouldn't hurt them. They molcsted no
one, Was ut the river when Brazile had
the difficulty with young schortcn. Goes
, to the barber shop nearly every day.
Was mt Dubois corner when he heard
the firing. Had not heard that there
/, would be trouble.
DANY SANDERS,
:. colorel. sworn--Was at the river when
Erazile and Straus were with - or 81
cadets Knows nothing of any fight
f there
MONROE WILLIAMS,
colorc,l, sworn. Was home that evening
-, till 6 o'clock. Got mp to 20 to SCOTS,
where he remained till about : o'clock,
, when the firing took place. He LETT
!, SCOTS after the firing when he saw Jim
:. Williams setting ON his door step. No
one was with him. Was not at the bar
;, Der shop later than u O'Clock that dny
Don't know of any other difficulty tha,
that Mt the church on Thursday.
# CADET MAILMAN,
Y sworn, Says he heard n report that ne
l. yrocs were arming with guns, to attacI
d the University. Was in q room wit
y Cadets Ramsey and Coates, when the iii
y ing began, reported soon to be an attac
81 ON Cadets ON the street. With 30 or a
l of his comrades mostly armed with gun
is went out towards the firing. No attac
N was expected that night. Thinks til
ut Cadets loaded thcirguns before the I'll
II. ing began. There was no organ'zatlo
r. effected. Every Cadet keeps his guI
d Did not hear OF any collisions but
k. some trouble mt the swimming plac
he Some fifteen Cadets went out on Tue
90 day, docs not know for what rcaSol
re Was out on Thursday night. With othc
he met Avery, who had been struck on Il
IT. head, as hc said by n negro. Saw hi
to home On their way TO the Inivcrsit
to while passing the colorcd church, saw
lid man standing outside, who went in NJ
mt said: "hcrc they are now" when tho
nd inside rushed ont, when brick W
thrown at the Cadets, who formed
line across The stree, on the next CornC
IN and warned the colorcl people not
he throw at them any more else they Won
| shoot. The people came past them II
It's molcstcd aud they returned to the II
yes vcrsity He has never been nsntcd
Ill molcsted. Heard that other Cadets h
,rd BEEN On Friday night, the Cadets
list turned to the University when asked
zen do so by the city authorities. Throu
md Cadet Farand the report came to
oor University that the negroes had ST
ned word that they were ready to fix the
out There is a penalty OF % dement's
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