The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-28
ISLAND CITY NEWS ITEMS.
a Negro Preacher Compelled to
Leave Brazos County.
SOUGHT REDRESS IN FEDERAL COURT
Fisherman suicIdcd by shooting
Himself in the Head--session
of United states Court.

, tThc Posts branch office in Galveston IL
at the fremont hotsl, where items OF news,
SUBSCRIPTIONS and advertisements will pe
ieceved)
Galveston, Texas. October 27.-Rev. w.
NJ blanchard, pastor OF the African Meth
ofiist Episcopal church at Milllcan, BRACES
county, came to town today with a story
of mistreatnient at the hands OF white mon.
His battered and bruised appearance went
far to corroborate The statement he made
to the deputy clerk of the Federal court.
1t was evident. even 90 casual observer.
that Re had been in trouble OF some kind,
as there were ugly scars on his neck and
his back, and his back looked as II st had
been heavily dashed, This is the story he
told to Post reporter;
"A few weeks ago ! induced a co!ored
woman to reform and come into my church
at Millioan. ] did not make an especial
effort TO do this, she having about made
up her mind 20 reform of her own accord.
On October 10 l was Visiting at the home
of a friend named Rensclie, who resides
one mile north OF Millican ] was prerar
ing to leave soon after for VISIT in another
part OF the county. My presence at
Rsnsche's house was discovered by Two Of
the men. They rode up to the house and
asked nae TO come OUT, which refused te
do. While one kept guard the other rode
off and got the third rlan.
when the two returned they ordered
me to walk toward hollow about half
mile away. l protested that | had done
nothing wrong, but they replied that the.
would show me whether ] had When I'D,
hollow was reached they made me strip OF
all my clothing and lie down on my stom'
ach. Then one of them placed his foot OF
my nocli while the othsr two whipped ms
with heavy straps until they were salts
| fled. When they had finished they made
me put on my clothes and promise TO &c
out of Millican without waiting for tho
railroad to carry rae ou,. One OF them fol
lowed me on horseback and saw that dit
not delay. When he saw me start I'M thu
! track towards Navasota he got brother
and the two met me at .he first crossin,
and exacted q promise that would neve'
again enter Brazos county. They told Iii
that il they ever found me inside the coun
ty they would surely XIII ne.
81 walked to Navasota n distance Of
| ten miles. and there told my story to DIR
Smith and the marahal DR.. Smith got VI
a subscription for me, and the marshal gave
me a dollar They told me TO come 10 Gal
weston and lay my case before the Fedora
grand jury, and that Is what am goinl
to do OF course | can't 80 back TO Min
can, but If there is any justice to be had,
propose 10 get it."
| II is quite evident. granting that th'
foregoing be true that Rev. blanchard ha
been imposed upon In moro ways than one
| His story was courteonsly listened TO herr
| by the officials. of course but they coult
90 nolbnig for him. The Federal court ha
not original jurisdiction in matters of thi
kind and Blanchard was told shat he woult
have 10 seek legal redress in the courts o
his own county, He went away from III
\ building disappointed, and Is now the CUES
| OF colorea friends IN the city.