, 1873-02-04
LOUISIANA.

~Opio!AsVAt
a.S;, wA,9nEo1oS 1eb 9At the sitting o. Of .1t;s ,lo
morning, Mr.. Norton aaiu that tho l'aper8 upon
whidl, tho Lynch Board founded ilB ratrrns had
not yet arrival. IT as pqon charged that 1t was
not intended to aoht' tl,em:
LYNCH,
questioned by Mr. Trumbuil, Hesd 1o WAS nln-
formed Woolay, sho Unitea At'' ssates supofyieor,
who said l'e would sonl thom: Bovee, oil being
because ho thought them itniaateriaf, aud
thought they wore loft In tho Committee room,
The Committee directed that Wooliiy bo surn-
monod to bring oil tho papers TINT had boon boz
Morton mid Bovee would bo required to pro-
duce oil such papers in his possession US aoon as
.,- CAPTAIN JACKSON; ~''~
In command of the United Btatoe troops as the
Mcchanics' Institute was ssYor1l. Ho testified
that he understood from the verbal orders Of the
hIarshnl, that he WAS simply to hold tho build
ing} would not havo intorlered II r RIOT had oc-
CURED In Tho atroet i; received no orders from
tho Marshal efter he took possession would
hhyo prevented any ono from cntoring the
building had the Marshal 60 ordered stationed
guards at tho door by direction Of tbs Marshal.
~ CAPTAIN JApuEs
te6tifed that ht tfGg United States Deputy
hfarshsl Ind lid United statea Supervisor il
plaquomin ParlnIi' Tho witnoHa issued GEO
dupicato registration papssB, eftor tho registra-
aloation. ani1 s;rnn1i 9iI nftd,yita. tsfing tic
s,ara n ali IN nm fro,,, tha nil i;et 1;a
Gommisa,o,,sr aipnof1 tho nfIidayita in blank
many Of lie men % nsro Of straw diin't know how
n!any names Of tho existing pertios he signed
pAranna 1.;t}'ont ,ff,nrSto i1lf1nT know It va
foreerV! nat afiidsvifa {,1tn General Bynhor
1ots bua s; fr,3s ,,In nntaiian tn
plantation; some said tie, couldn't voto, as
that tho polfng-pIlaces RI Wero too fsf Of bot1g
n liz 1f iW1''' = noccgep ileS o rscairca
iottor M 0'n from Byhor tons f'iss00 hp to
br1g down all oo the afiidavs IT, ou
gnt s19 donosa! IL ao9 Snort; gavo the ainda, ,,
KS " wn1 tai 1Iiu. H., nme5' you nGn
sn, n1,tow; totd sno usnelas t ana Hapsmn
proved IT. When syphor started FOR M MMashtng*
ton na soia Withesa 20 eot a. ioast i,zoo mofo
,soa auaaa; mhen eypher @ rofnrnea he haad .I9 .le
%sn1y9 a s naa Ie,n @Tns ; w.; "ltnons ant .o saa
aud, and rqseiysd DO 1,; s9;mpensation for is tug
enough na.lieess we're put on ths registration List
at The polls TO always eject syp9er: M.tnoas lsta
eaa the G4
uone aoi has not eoonreu any pfomiao OF roWhIo
for disclosing those factB; had determined to
leave the whole crew, Who woro nothing
but "h get OF ousscd thieves" II 6as been tue
custom, In Louisiana to stun tho ballot po1es
and mak6 falae fcglbtration.
sypher interrogated tile witness, WHO said IN
reply that byphor sont him 70 f1a1uefnlno.
Parish md inatrueted him to get me names 9! 9!
persons not n ezlste9ce' but at loast to get al
tho hftiqn7tts 70 eou1u.
sypher--" Gould any ahldavita 20 =, made ny
=, Wttnssa,They could IS well as No oouid open
tue oallos no1, ana put N Votosh your presenog.
RIeGo aha9r taI, the Was1noth numInlstrntion and
nspae1 soa him not TO lG9 Narmoth know anyo ap}yo
snns o9out IT, eypnor to4u "ltneab oosn ~ Aouo
tha tha 1b.o 20 put Ill tie names no coala olt VI
ILL., sne oooks' no tnas Tue NUMBER OF
tr"ian oess snGa ho not exoeoa Inc Teg
% .tatlon Was mon sworn supervisor
never 'e, tnonent Waetaer pnstng 1aAae names On
ast maa us ausy OF not, because a! me oih9s
tt saso.n t Hete uonG u. sam uelesen t1la
m ne esuea aea re o7os,noxee anu made thas
~ - n'm t u.!"ann oans 'na io1s "ioe.n i ~
snao a,n, "pous tMo "eohn ago no eo"a ah mneb
aua' aud foFgls1ns cpHco5nlhe sne seventh id
nnaet tho boa Ke,nrr nartv maj farmer .' thu
clair fscts concerning thess ,s elections: Iheso
W a I'VE "9," - ~ ~ e1
a5 - onta 1a7a n ,
we're meco cast IN Piaaaemln farien and 3'oo9 or
ai9u counted; Inc boxes Wero atuited. den-
eral sypher brought tho ooxca anu was pres
ent:
Mr. Logan moved that tho testimony concorn-
ing sypher pc excluded, for tho reason that ho
Was = mompor o. the other Honse, concerning
Wlom tno Oommltteo had no right to inquire.
The witness, IN relntion to issuing the dupl-
cato oertlncateB OF registration, Bait they wore
issued only to persons who had tho right to voto
IN lao9 and 10y, Tue only wrong @ being they had
no right to Voto on them IN l872.
Z. !. gAnKDALL
testified that he was Unised States Supervisor
Of Washington Parish; conducted the election
to the satisfaction OF both partiea; think GOO or
79o votes cgst we're so9t from New Orleans
through Sypller and q. L. Herivag after tho
election went to the Parish of Tangipaho to take
toatimony; no one Beemed willing to complain
Of the frauds; on tho way back to New Orleans
mot Mann and told him everything seemed fair /;
Mann said 1t wouldn't do 1t 1t would defeat him,
and ho must get testimony Of tho frauds; gave
nlann n go5 1wa aormens to swear to intimidation
n.;t.' ann "!'nona touua n 1ottaan "no WY uot
ro".. ~ 'osu pooeuoo " AAataho
IuAla Ill tu8 WnEu In Ills feGiatrAt1pu