New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-11
THE ELECTION RIOT IN CAMDEN.
eyCINNING OF the INVESTIGATION.


DEMONSTRATION of the Camden, M, Election
sots was commenced before T. S Commissioner Cassidy
IN Camden on Wednesday afternoon and was adjourned
ct . ate hour until to-day. Tie men charged with par
eeiratng IN The rot-by which Fix pers0ns were seriously
tniured-are Lewis Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Geo Rowe,
sam.d Dsyies Henry Foreman, Bernard Mullen, WIN
HcG o,n Alta Peneville. Henry Boyle, Hugh Good
fellow, william Kelly, John Ward, Edward p Wood,
lance Roberts JOHN Floyd and John Seagst. Eight OF
s1e-e ward Perncyuc, Mullen, Roberts Wood Stagrst
heiJ ana McGeib arg .auS iPaIa, room hS
pr.uers were brought into the COMMISSIONS IoOln S
pose o. police officers ana weis iOuVhtO ~ Aise
~ frsf wine. called Vac Michael Dunmoro, colored.
~b0 tstBed that Dc az the polls On Tuesday; mao
,stiOn with the prisoner. Davis "a laWyef! III e
booming. DAVIS said II any negro attempted O. interfere
Wit white voters b. would walk knGedeep IN bloOd over
5 tAt coOTed voters formed their Inc 50 as 10 cast theI
worked IN fOUndern5 being compelled 70 WORK 10 tbe
sf.boon, while their White eliOwiaborers were 81 the
20 TIE line. hut each colored man as he came
ts,, done Harry Foreman called the witness out Of
tle line At about O'Clock and faid "DunmOre you had
ou .i; witness ssked him Why tie white men did not
g. I'to the line II Gey wanted 10 vOte nobody would
.f ID aud thst TIE Democrats would not stand TINS any
'oH-'g witness answered rt tue Fifteenth Amendment
thCb the rgr, 10 and they would vote they
t.I-. 300 which the Vot. ,...c taken, within few Unn-
"ts itutes heard pi-tu yt- iuside Tie building aud
t"vd Of c0iOred men W t trying To- force open the door
s.ia,rs. aud lot Of white men; the door mad been
to.4eo sho OF tho c0Cred men were In the build
'uE aud attack Was then made tpOn them; witness
T.t Go tho sde window and ,sicG HOury why he would
uD, 10 thcm ll; a. t- ni1IeL. the door gave Say Dy
t#r pressure Of tho crowd outside; Constable SOuders
SID o. ,ce Henri ru-hed Out, strEng tho cOlOred men
bios came IN tneir Wat witness accused -oudors of
eluofug Charles Williams, the cOlOred man who was
NutI "a inside t1c luldnfT Sender. denied II. tue
then rushed Henry. Oue Of them sLot ~
si4i DEE wanted So murder tie negroes because tbey
would npt NOte o.. Deu0crstc ticket, witness saw no
q Henry and could not tel how he came Nv hs
sounds. after dIhn.r wines went again the DOLLS
wren, te met Mclar i8Hrorty Lieutenant ~ the nd
a. ct sHd several others from FillsQeyua who re
erosGed around he polls witness recognized them all
A.. b. seen thou. 200 Plade pills az lie last eeo ion
Naeu hoy were ueaIAR TIRE negrJf during the alter
non Hss ief, iu upanF vial about sUlO1ed mon
b. che advice o. sberA Morgan.
l-.NGsl g. MurgaJ. The sheriff - CaInde1 County tos.
led hat iniJrusI several quy- before f ton
t tere would a. treIbe a the Ceufrevie polls and
aan inform rc election day that there not;
D. then turned Out tn small Iotcr bEt upon ArTlvilR
e polls found everything quiet this after the
suat!lg of the CuJI,. fud Tire attach by te latter
uIYu Justice Henry; wines ag several cOiOred men
W. hsf hurt AMI two shot the grOes were
This time numerous tLan tie white men,
D.. they were teJ quiet ana orderly; during
IN afternoon many suspicious strgugers appeared
s09nd tho polls. ana Tie witness began 10 he afraid
GaL tAefs would ut more trouble; witness requested
IL c0ored IDea ~ 90 home about three minutes after
SaI.i- they had .Iiy all quietly disappeared tht
sf~"grrs also rtsnested " 10 avs! they dd mol