, 1881-04-19
The Sample Southern Outrage
Recently Referred To by
Senator Dawes.
Statement by the Massachusetts Man
In Question, Mr. Charles
Heath,
Who, for the Crime Of Defricndlng tho
Negroes, Was Kukluxed Out Of
Louisiana,
His Property Destroyed by Fire, and
His Life Threatened.

Special Dhpdtea TO TIT Chteaeo Tribune.
1losTex. Mass. April Ex-senator Georges
denial Of Senator Dawes story Of tho ttestruc-
tton 0f Massachusetts n,an'a property In tho
Smith because uf his political affiliations will be
met Tomorrow with counter denial by tho
Daily Affptrther. IN tbs statement OF tho
Victim. Mr. Charles i1cnth. who Is now Il resident
nf Maiden, four miles distant from 1,oston. tho
only tnistnko Senator Dnwes nativ was Int
locating tho troubles In Mississippi. Thoy oc-
curred In I0ulAiann, and their recital rcuds rs
rcar like a chHptcr In "A Fools 1:rranl -
as ono pea looks like anoihcr. Sir. Ilcnth's
plantation Of nengiy 1000 nures was In Caldwell
Parish. ton miles below Columbia. Ifo and his
brother. who Il Now Orleans merchant, bought
the place thirteen or fourteen years ngo. AMI tnd
established upon IL gin house, grtst mill, nnd
rPpasr shop. !lttoa up With Improved machinery.
For several yaars they rnn thu place Under Il
white oreiEccr. ana wern nut seriously Inter-
fcred With by their neIghbors, hut In Isl, or 181B
when negro ~'as put In as osersoer. tho trouble
began.
SAYS Mi,. HEATH
"Gho Sheriff Vt tho parish cama tn mo und my
brothor nnl eaid something like this: We u,i-
dcrstnnd you aro to divide TIP your land nmong
tho nlRgers for them IL work It without IL wh1t0
orcrscer. The ntgKers nre stealing everything
they can 1ny their hands oil III tue xuy OF stock,
crGn when they hnre Il white tunn tU Dverscp
them. and whit will they la II loft to thom.
selscsi The white people arc not Ro!ng to ter
you do It. We caIrnnt. a.Iosa to do It. and yn.t
cannot afford to 1o It, md VIC don't mean TINT
yuu shnll stArt out III that way
Tho reply Of conrse wns that tho brothors,
having paid for tho placc, had right to run 1t
ns they f,eascd. 4 negro ynned f1nrris was
npp0i1tel orcrseur, nnd was threatcnnd. Gov,
Nnrmoth sud hu, did not hnvu militia 1urce
enough to protect all such cases, at,ti tho result
was thut a.
4 PARTY or MASKED ,tEy
roIc up 10 ILLS cabin ut hight. called hin out,
md shot him, making such wol,nus TINT he Is
now n cripple. Then tho usual .ku-kt,x pIn-
oa,ls were posted around ordering Sir. Heath to
lenso tho place, and threatening ielth md tlc-
str1sct!oH Ut the property. hut tito rcat trouble
began atA'ut Christmas Inst. At tint time
ynuilg I}ost0nlnn went up to fIcuth's place
With ricw Of buying him out. lie represented
himself to tho people there us heil,x /, native of
I.o.ils!nna. They welcomed him very kindly and
Satd: "Wo are glnd sou Rre. cu,ninF here to
tako Mr.. 1ioath'a rlaco. Mir. Ifenth IL good
n,sn. Wo don't hare anything hgn,Hat hin. Ito
Is good mnn. but he is II damncd Yankee. We
DuS'r WANT THAT KIND HERE,
but wnnt our native men," Suys Sit. Ifcith:
~ hnt 6ecn for SOHO tmc trying IL effect
safo aud get out Of the country ~ easy us pos
sfbtc. While the ,oighbors showed no ctus,ity to
MY face, always treating ,uo with the GREATEST
upparent respect and friendship, they wcrc ut
tho su,no tIno exhibiting tho vreatcst cnn,!ty
behind ms back tnti tlad tntcry!cws with nno
or two parties about selling out, And would
havs sold out ut II very Kreat ancrltlca II cpull
have scen a chance to Hot my money. could
tIye sold mt flst enough by
LETTING THEN TAKE s1r PROPERTY.
tRktn4 back mortgage. and letttuy them pAy
fur 1t from tho proceeds Us fast rs they cou!d
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