The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-29

Right 10 Vote
MoNRoF, La, October 9s,-'lhc IN
vestlgatlon before Commission Jcwcti
Of the case Of Judge scott, Recorder
Ramsey aud Mayor Richardson, OF
Homer Claiborne parish, who were
brought here yesterday, closed to-day,
The decision will bo rendered lo-mor'
row. The testimony of Scott Rains
(colored, the principal witness for the
prosecution, was that II republican
meeting was broken up because Of n
pistol fired In the street about square
OF. No one was disturbed or threat
ened in the meeting, but he (lIains)
was subsequently personally abused by
white men, but did not leave town
until sunset, Young MoXey and other
government witnesses testified favor
ably to the accused. sheriff Aycock,
summoned by the defense, testified
that himself, Ramsey, Richardson aud
Scott were active in keeping the peace,
which was threatened 10y the violent
action of the negroes, who demanded
the possession ofa white man who had
difficulty with negro when pistol
was fired, and that he summoned sew
eral whites rs an armed posse to sup
press the mob; that he arrested the
white man, whose iorcible seizure the
blacks attempted, and that there were
no politics in the case; that there were
only about fifty white men in the case
to three hundred blacks.
Rev. j. a. Jordon, also for the de-
tense, corroborated the testimony of
Aycock, and said that when he saw
the blacks rushing TO seize the white
man, he laid his hands on the shoulder
of the foremost negro and told him to
await the action of the authorities.
Several in the rear said, "Knock the
id white man loose.n The negroes
halted, however, and finally quiet was
restored.
Here the evidence closed, and the
case was argued by John Ray, for the
prosecution, and Judge Richardson
and Captain Cobb for the defense.
The prisoners are confined under
guard in an old dilapidated residence.
The trial of Huey, Mayheld and
Phillips, of Lincoln, is fixed for to-
morrow.
The telegraph company is taking
testimony relative to the cutting oithe
wires by Lieutenant Hodgson ana
Marshal Seley, west of Vienna. Both
wires were cut in six different places,
and forty to fifty feet taken out Of each
wire, the ends wrapped around trees
and the insulators removed. The re-
pairer was several hours in repairing
the damages. The atlidavits will show
that the cutting wac done by soldiers
under orders from Lieutenant Hodgson
and Marshal Seley.
LATER.
MONROE, La, October 2S.-Commis-
sioner Jewett, after reading a lengthy
opinion, quoting from the evidence of
Scott Rains (colored), prosecuting wit
ness, held Judge Scott, Recorder Ram
sey and Mayor Richardson in bonds of
six thousand dollars each.
Messrs. Huey, Maytield and Phil
lips, of Lincoln, were admitted by jew
EFT to bail in the sum of five thousand
dollars each.
Huey, after his release, was rear
rested by Marshal Seley on a second
warrant for violation of the enforce
ment act. Huey asked for the mar
shals authority, when the marshal
caught Huey by the arm and carried
him of. Huey gave a second bond.
The bands of Trenton and Monroe
are serenading the released prisoners,
and large number of citizens are III
attendance.
The cutting of the telegraph wires OF
Vienna, mentioned last night, is con-
firmed. The United States soldiers
swear they heard the order given to
cut the wires. John Townsend and
two colored men witnessed the cutting.
Townsend swears he saw the cutting,
and was halted going along the high
way by armed men. He was told he
might be wanted. He swears that the
ends of the wire were wrapped around
a stump and stuck under the fence.
Perfect quiet prevails all through this
section of country.
HOMER, La, October 2S.--Judge
Trimble has information that when
Sheriff Aycock reached Vienna, he
served the writs issued by him, and
that the sheriff and his deputy were
treated ina most contemptuous man.