New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-04


and remarked 'that the suppression OF
papers was calculated 60 nave as injurious
an etiece or she papers themselves possible
could have.
Mr.. IsnchoacR said Ge Aad SaIegraphea
70 Massrs. Packard and Casey that it was
! absolutely necessary that alp the papers
I used by tho kynch board should be sentf7
| and asked these gentlemen To come With
! ehe,n.
! Hr. Trtus6uiY asked how GeaeS sad S.tcSs-
! sst could bring the papeIsQ
MT pnchback said they 9,new the off
GERS who had the papers, were friends OS
| fh@ !'artss'so an be supposed tdn.y uould geR
! ths,n.
Mg. PineH0acs subauF9ea sRS a}1loxin@
! s'!svsss'Is
SEs SRLK sNs, 3obruarS s, RS7I2
! Packard and Seckwith left Case sigl6
| with documents. am detained bV ms
J ~iis's aaknessO Will positively leave MoIw
| dayo JAMES b. CASEY,
I Shc @,olRa,fteS aiiRPcteditf at Mr. Woolhe@
Ne summoned to bring all the papers the
had Seeg befors the lynch hoar9 and htNeE
! since Seen ia his possession.
: Mr. Morton said Mr.. Bovee @rosSe ke agD
| quired 20 produce all such RapeBs an btG
! possession 3s soon as possible.
/ Saptain y. Fl. jackson, whG was III ce1G
| lnand of the United States troops tGr A6+
! chaniss' Institute, sworn and examined 10
| Mr.. $runbull-aNcnt to New Orleans og
! the sixth of December with two batteries
! Numbering eighty-six men, OS the First Ar
1 ullerY; took possession of Mechanics lnstG
! cute at aboue A. No. on the sixth, ans
| undeg serhal orders from the AdiutanS
General TO Fake and hold possession thereda
4 under orders OF She United Stats8
marshal as tho district; @D the Seventlg
! he gcceiyeS wrNten order 6rom
I Deputy &nited States Marshal DeKlyne,
: directing him TO send corporal and fou@
! privates 20 tha quarters occupied by the re-
4 turning board that night, to protect the
I board; complied with terms of the ordern
next day received instructions from his
! superior officer not to make detachments
| from his command without orders from
| headquarters.
| TO Mr.. MOrton-Never prevented any
! person from entering.
To Mr.. Trumhull-Stationed soldiers on
either side OF the door; one of the marshals
sat by the door all the time; the guards had
| orders to exclude whoever the marshal or
| dercd them to exclude; don't think anv one
| was excluded, because no such report was
| made to me; the marshal stopped people
| and refused to let them pass; had positive
orders from General Beckwith not to pre-
vent people from entering; the marshals
| might have prevented persons from enter
| ing without his knowing it.
| 10 Mr.. MortOn-Streams of people passed
| in and out after the Legislature met.
To Mr.. Logan-UnderstOod from the
verbal order of the marshal that he was
| simply to hold the building; would not
| have intertercd If riot had occurred in
the street.
To Mr.. Morton-Received no orders from
| the marshal after he took possession;
| would have prevented anyone from enter
| ing the building had the marshal so ordered.
To General McMiIleD-Stationed guards
at the door under direction of the marshal
Captain Jacques sworn, and examined by
Governor WarmOth-Was United States
deputy marshal; was at the State House
two 0F three days before the meeting of
the Segisla$ure; the guard as the door
stoplsed biIS &ntl the ~ Brs nal in charge said
be eOUiI @e Rrl: saw several persons stopped
by ahe &arsfalS understood shat only
fIsI0ufsts were excluded; was Gpited States
supervisor III Plaqusmines parish, appointed
bg o5udge 2urelB as % Republican; was
present sIldrlng mOsf OF $he 4JnGe when ShSa
registration was made
Ms. Ray 0hecte& 80 tho e.stimOnF, on
the ground 6Lat 5S %aa S0iRS iu'Gs lOca$
questions
Mr Morfoqg allowed the tes,rrA,YS e. 20
on and develop itself.
Witness issued about 500 duplicate regis
tration papers after the registration closed;
on tie day of the election issued about $50
mOrcc went t. New Orleans after the cleo
ton and then returned to take attidavits;
read the Gttidayit; no one signed it or au-
thOrized him to sign; signed the names Of
300 persons to the atdavits.
To Mr.. Garnenter-Did nos sign them in
the presence of the parties; shcy authorized
him to sign.
By Governor Warmoth-Signed 1914 aft
tavits in ALI took the names OF all but 300
from the poll list; the commissioner signed
the 3tfidavits in blank.
To Mr.. Carpenter-Signcd l0G0 names to
1000 attitiavits: many of the men were men
of straw; can't tell how many names of ex-
istng persons, he signed $50 names Of OK
isting parties without authoritv5 did not
know that it was forgery.
To d.. MOrton-Got the afdayits from
General Syphcr; signed them III New Or
leans got tho 3GO names by going from
plantation t" plantation; some said they
could not vote because there was such a
crowd at the polls, others that the polls
were from Sea to thrty-iive miles off, and
they could not go to them. United
States Marshal Prescott sad to the
MICS SftGS jhs reaOing of tie affidavit
%yGj9 swear.' on 1he peHth of December re
c-iysS 81 sejsee from A. Jo Syphtps telling
him 20 ''scf,ssl aOwU all She ~hiGayitR VOC
h.yv e:. 's :seser4S - SO p!ust:' rave
th.. a:!!';a.;s $40 GiS. BOrero 0.hs saide
~ a. !ue.. so&'se u S-@ HH % 10 bGo0o sit4csG
anss"''~t s.:"' he G',uN! seS 0.a.. Sy tea
u'c:'.. ;g s'@ moi@jnIS SoiS G1,.o 0sa:l.raI
az. "a; s''n a. H.heR .srGt Shs " - Pare ifia-
.jesas. : ry" 80, aud rheE ~ ,0og%I 6S
G.a";.s - ,'n ashe8 Row 9n,.O Sames
""!a Oh IT, n3Oks sid wpncss g55wSreS
!0o). 81 h'' :SSd him to gei ::S.0jp o.tidsVits6
's' Sas As'''t@o SypheS WEntsO b To-IjngtGD
w." 'os W'tSs. tR ga vt G9asS S-J0 pllde-
Wis. a..'1 a. stonT aors SS he o9uu'OtS %hesO
'y.'r. 'a'us Il he ssid he had ai9ns Welos
III iSl.S ~ 'a'sr aam"s we're put Dn The SrS-
isscafh1a i9. Ior ?he SurpOse % elcGting
S,phs!; ia" pa risip S'as Democratic it was
,,1.'1oI, tax 81 she Gustomhouo'o af,c@
the !scens - ciio!le "flt 1t did moe nabG3
any siffrrcnce hew the election wentC
enorgh s;s.,'p 'ss eOas3 S's go6 20 o. IS s!dg
eick"do
60 'as sse.pqresr -Tjss affiiuvi9s qtAP
y.siat q tea ,.g dftcSs days before Gla) Gle@-
fiola. Eshi'0't3 % copy c8 tlG 6SSti3O.GtS
signed f.y Ps'.avst in blan5,o
Tn d. Staa. sU!l-IIad about 81 20 slHc&
s'i.Sa.its: dS.r Vere eigTa8 ~. s8nssRS
S.oHss 80 sSeyS 0erl~anso
DO NJ We, sn-IfaS AO 0fojo2 ,oSqi,so
% f',nt esac: GGiSeS Ha eompens e9on So@
b: oos':; tt9 S"eA Oo aHa dus0omhorS5tS
oal sv,oscs ma %#spy promised to rein
state .sS:as eo'' $50 20 pay for tlr-' boat h9o
rsoH tT.0.n - sal Syyher6 10 az ls sase@o
a,oa' u-od by osa &cQuofic Ia ooi OF o." TOR
garry lIi~.e,as.
90 (ioyera.oS 50 arnotH-Ge9 oej 9Jpse8
has alW90s !aQ1 alccteS ip Qaqacmine0
r2risb, ana US sever o6r0t"'o 10 'nJ sthss
Say.
d. 9Gr I.ssan-I0ls ao9 s.peql eonstHteS
in 'Hn Cust0mhous4; gas 9oS Qte' wed anD
promise of re ..;rd 20 GOmp"osaS0's OR dis
chsirg the.c facts; rqinks he 'y0Sd have
disclosed chem 7nywey; had determined to
leaqs ehe whole GreT, who were nothing
srp9 so OF cursed tIoieoeso j. has been tho
GA so,n io do2ujaiana 30 stuff bdllot-boxeG
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