The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-04
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NEW ORLEANS, la, Nov. a-Fcllx
blenvenn, postmaster at St. Alartinsyllle,
makes the following statement concernin,
the Loreanville affair:
"on Saturday November III left ST,
aiaftInsviite in company with my uncle
lor Loreanville. had hardly gone two
miles when met friend living near by
who stopped me and asked where I was
going. | replied, ITO I.oreanyille.n He
SAID to me, Don't 20 there, for have
been notified by the principal Democratic
leaders to be on hand, for they intend to
prevent Republican meeting from taking
place." arrived in IoreanyiHc and was
asked by the most prominent men, Demo-
crats OF good standing, "what are you
looking for? there may Gc bloodshed, for
drunkards are drinking heavily ana want
to prevent the Republican meeting from
taking place"
at the same time saw from twelve. to
liiteen persons yelling and shouting. 10
ing from one saloon to another, until about
hali-past one o'clock in the afternoon.
when Judge Fontelieu and his crowd mr.
r1ved anu entered the yard Of Alfred Con-
zonl:n to hold their meeting, the use OF
the yard having been secured for that
purpose. On their arrival / saw and henri
sotne parties chilling Come on,
boys" They came from tile cror shop
belonging to st. Clair Dugan, about two
hundreds yards from the meeting place.
on their arrival Joe Gilfauz, was told by-
one eyewitness, fired the first shot. Shots
we're returned by the attacked parties.
some TOUR or five hundred shots.
hfed with tire result of the dead and
wounded reported III the papers. The
attacKlns parties then went to their head
quarters and returned with ten or fifteen
guns They. surrounded the dwelling OF
'uohzon!in, shooting ut every darkey pass
,ng within their reach, even these who
selves. - :, - - >',Ni'. ~ !.
About htty OF the Staie militia came ut )
o'clock and arrested Fontelieu men ex-.
eiuslreiy taking them prisoners on Judge
Haits verbal order without deputy
sheriff TO represent ntthe.author;ties. This
was stated to me when en- route to New
IBERIA with prisoners that same night by
the Lieutenant commanding.
Another account says the engagement
lasted only four minutes, but in that time
over one thousand shots were fred. The
negroes, us soon as they realized that
there was really a tight and that the DEM
ocrats were making ! stand fled in all
directions, leaving their hats, shoes, horses
and everything. Many of them received
fatal shots on the field and ran q great
distance and died in out OF the way
PLACES, their bodies being found in
heids and woods. Between fifty
anu sixty OF them rushed into
Bayou Teche, where some sank from their
wounds and exhaustion and were killed
antdrowned in the confusion and struggle,
many reached the other side and continued
their wild flight. EArecwere reported as
iound dead in the fields or; this side of the
Bayou. One made his way five miles be-,
low here and died. The excitement Mt
Loreanville was terrible When the
smoke cleared away and The citizens saw
two OF the noblest men OF FranEec Point
lylns dead on the field, their rage WAS
terrible.