The Aberdeen examiner. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1866-current, 1881-04-28


colored laborers in said parish oil Caldwell
From my intimate knowledge of the people
in the parish of Caldwell, in which the pro-
rerty destroyed was situated am constrain
ed to say that the statements of Mr.. Chas.
Heath are altoFefber untrue and without
foundation III fact. Very respectfully,
GEO. WEAR,
Dist. Attorney 4th District of louisiana
IN THE SENATE.
tSpecia. to the Demscrat.)
WAsHIsdToN, April 9lst, 1881.
Dawes was startled when Jonas stabbed
his yarn about persecuted Massachusetts,
man, forced to leave Louisiana after having
suffered heavy losses, this afternoon, with q
telegram from McEnery, giving the facts. AS
Jonas read of Heath's approaching indictment
for arson in order TO obtain insurance, Dawes
face heightened and he changed color. A
letter from Massachusetts pronounc ing
Heath's werd unworthy of eredence, capped
the climax. Even Dawes could not dodge.
He cou Id only attempt to blrf. it down by
ptiful pictures of the prosecution for arson
being political and by wilfgily misunderstan
ing the Massa chusetts letter to inpeach his
instead of Heath's yeracity. Jonas pinned
him in a corner Republicans and Democrats
alike laughed heartily at Dawes's confusion
WARRINGTON, April 81, 1881.
The following is a copy of q telegram re-
nv Il 10
Gov. McEnery, which WAS referred to in his
remarks in the Senate to das:
~ have sent statement to the Democrat
1.-THE New Orleans newspaper by that name
which will DO reported to Washington 1t is
teo lengthy to wire to you Hesth's state
ment is absolutely false. Tic property WIS
burned to obtain tina insurance. 1t was IN
sured tor $1,000: valuation ef appraisers to
adjust loss $l400 The matter was investi
gated by the grand jury at the last tenn and
letter from Judge B ridger says that at the
July term sufficient evidence will have been
obtained to find q bill.
SD MoENERT."
WHAT EDWARD HEATH SAYS.
Upon recsipt of special dispatches from
Caldwell parish yesterday. the editor Of the
Democrat waited upon howard Heath, ESQ,
and presented the disp catches for his exami.
nation, with the offer to publish simuItano-
ously such explanations as MI Heath desired
to make After reading The report careful lily
he said til at Charles Heath statement was
in the main correct; that they had been bad
ly treated by individuals in Cald well parish,
and regretted ever owning property there
When asked TO state ths aeturs of their COM
plants specifically, he said that Heath &
Gould acquired the property for debt about
1867; were advised that people opposed plan.
tations being worked by negroes without a
white man on the place. they employed
white sverseer, who managed badlydiseharg
ed him and employed another white overseor;
their first troubles then commenced ;the mules
were stolen. and the overseer said he was
afraid to follow them. Heath says he sus-
pected the overseer of kno w ledge and cam
plicity and discharged hlm, Charles Heath
went there to arrange with coored men to
night colored man named Harris, from New
Orleans, was shot in the arm, A number Of
citizens came next morning and expressed
for Harris and regret the act; but
the Heaths believe it was on account of OPP
position to negroes working tho land.
Gould and himself visited Warmoth while
,he latter was Governor and demanded PRO-
,ecuisn. Gould claimed to be o Democrat;
therefore, he ought not to be ill-treated.
5ould told Warmoth he wac q damned good |
Democrat; all the satisfaction that he got |
vas that Warmoth told Gould if he was o
ahmed good Democrat he ought to DO kill
ID.
Heath declares that these events &C Cured
Turing 1867, 1868, 1869 and 1879 The next
occurrence was seven or eight years ago
he gin was burned Iu reply to question, if
lie burning was attributed to politics, he ad
nitted that Chas. Health had leaned the gin
0 Gould ts gin his cotton. Gould left the
lace in charge ct regroes, who failed to oil
be machinery and set the gin on fire acci-
emily.
When asked to desi gnats the next cause of
omplaint he sad three or four years ago
ath an Davis had his cotton ginned by Chas
Ieath, whe refused to deliver it until paid
,r. This caused trouble, and Davis made
treats Of violence. This was reported to
fev. Nichols, who did not see any cause to
interfere. There was no further trouble I'M
| the gin and store were burned, December
), last year.
When asked if he attributed the burningto
olitics, Mr.. Heath declared he could not say
>, He intimated that he suspected Davis,
ut had ne proofs.
In reply to the question how there was a
lol tgage for S 900 on property assessed at
$500. Mr.. Heath said he became embarrass-
| last year and got an extension frem his ;
editors. He gave them mortgage on all
is property in Louisiana.
Az to the value of the 260 acres of land he ,
lid il was worth from $40 to $2e per acre, !,
1t he would sell out for $40. :
Estimating his land at SIS per aero, ar 81
ere than he will sell for, the land would be
orth $4,000. He has been paid full value for
e improvements destroyed. The question
Uses, where ia he loser2
STATEMENT OF THE INSURANCE AGENT.
The agent Of the insurance company states {
at the gin was insured for $3.50, cotton