The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-03-17

opinion that the Republicans W ould
have carricd the county by 1900
or2000 votes. I mean by Repub-
liean, Hoge's majority for. Con
gress. AS to Newberry County,
in a fair election, Z can only Judge
of it from the same information
had as to Abbeville. The major
ity in Newberry could have been
from ton to twelve hundred, samo
rs for tho Legislature. The vio-
lonce in Newberry was not to the
samo oxtent as in Abbeville rs to
murder, but the samo intolerance
existed as to colored mon voting.
There wero two cases Of murder
in Newberry--Leo Nance and q
man by the name of johnson Glass
gow-prominent .colored mon that
| now recollcct.
Examination by J. D. Pope, Esq,
for j. p. Rced: -
GLOW many white men of
any party in South Carolina sup
ported you for Governor, do you
think?
Al have no means of know
ing. 1t was matter of indiffcr-
enco to mo whether I was voted
tor by white or colorcd mon, nor
did =! regard it as important to the
result, so long as thero was fair
election, and tho voters had the
right to exercise the privilege
guaranteed to them by the laws
of the country. T.
Q.-That may be true, but was
it not the fact that you were elec-
ted by colored voters almost en-.
tirely?
Al have no means now of
knowing the relative number Of
white and colored votes cast for
me, but [ know as q matter of ne
cessity, that received nearly all
the coIored votes cast in the State,
as they were Republicans from
necessity, and voted for the Re-
publican candidates.
Q.-During the canvass for Con-
gress were you at any time or
times, and how often, in the Third
Congressional District, out Of the
County Of Richmond {?
Al was never out OF tho CITY
of Columbia to visit any portion
of the Third Congressional Dis,
trict during the canvass.
y Q.-Wcrc you in any Of these
counties before the canvass ?
Al never was. .....
Q.-Have you been since ?
Al have not. My duties
hero have rendered it almost i'm
possible to leave tho capital.
> Q.-Your information, then, is
derived from others
A.-Ycs. NJ y information isde-
rived from information of citizens
living in these counties, from civil
officers Of tho State government,
and military officers who were on
duty in these counties.
Q.-You say that the resistance
to the laws was entirely by Demo
cratic organizations. Who gave
you this information; Democrats
or Republicans
A.-Both. Many mon Of tho
Democratic party were opposed to
these Democratic organizations,
for the purpose of resisting the
law and setting at defiance tho
authority of tho State govern
ment.
Q.-Pray name somo Of these
Democrats who gavo you this in
formation
ALL am not at liberty to namo,
them, as thoy enjoinod confidence
claiming that if it were known
that they gave tho information
whereby the parties might be
brought to justice, their own lives
and property would be in danger.
/ Q.-You say that Democrats
told you that sixtccn, shooters
were imported to keep the NO.
grocs from the polls. Name some
who told you this ?
A.-Memb bcrs of the Democrat
ic club told mo this. It.don't fol-
low that they arc Democrats be-
cause they belonged to Democrat
ic clubs. A number of Republi-
cans joined Democratic clubs in
ordort to discover what object they
had in importing those destructive
weapons. do:not for precaution-
ary reasons feel justified in giving
their names to tho public.
Q.-Would you believe. the tcs-
timony Of any man who became q
membor, Of q Democratic club for
the purpose Of communicating to
Outsiders what he thoro saw, and
heard l.? .. -:
A.--When surrounding circum-
STANCES and results corroborato
testimony fully, Iwould believe
them. 0l..n .... ...'l
"Q-IYou spoke Of white mon be-
ing arrnod. Do you not know
that there were armed bands Of
negroesi in iNEdgefeld and Able.
vile, ,land were VOu not ant)lied to