The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-01-09

pies ticket CT their own free will a,
accord, ard without any iutinid~.:c.
whatever, that they could hat; =,
seen proper, have votet t!,s E..
can ticsst, without i,iniera. .,
without being prevented scp,u -, !.
ing by any parties.
Witness ny baud AMI oti;.;a
this 23t'! December, 1874
tSigned) JNo. 4. BARLOW.
D.; Clerk, It'll, D;stlits Coart
STATE OF LouSIAs.
Parish of Nat,liitoc,es,
Brior. lne the undersigned authc
ty, personally came and srusa,ea
Henry li.rtzog, who being by me IL.
daily sworn. drpo.e and sa?, thai
was appointed q commissioner G.
election for tho polling precinct :.
Ward Six in this parish. fox tie elre.
ton held on I'll November. 1874. ar.
he acted ~ such on said day OF slsc
ten, having been recommended tar
appointment to that position by IT,
Republican party that he ATTENDED
at said poll in said capacity til, wao,.
CAY of said election that there W..
10 intimidation used at said warjl I,
prevent voters :rn1a voting just as
they pleased that there are and hars
been Tor se:era' years resident N
that ward, number of negroes who
have as all times voted with the De-.
mocratlc party conspicuous among
whom is Taylor Holden, Il color.i
man Of excellent character, and
minister Of tho Gospel, whose in1a-
ence for five or & years has been usel
to induce men 81 his color to yofe
the Democratic ticket that it is i
notorious fact known 10 me persona
~, that there have been, prior to
this election. more colorcd men SUD.
porting the Democratic party in ward
six than in any other ward in this
parish; that tho election on said Cd
November, l574. was conducted IN
perfect peace and quiet ; that no per.
son was constrained to vote other
than as he saw fit that the white
vote il that ward is aud has always
been largely in excess Of the cololel
vote.
(Sisnrd) HENRY HEE7zoe.
Sworn to and subscribed before ne
December 3Oth. 1874.
(Signed) JNO. A. BARLOW,
D'y. Clerk 18th District Court.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish of Natchitoches.
Personally appeared before ne
the undersigned authority Edward
Ezernack, a resident Of the parish Of
Natchitoches. who being by me first
duly sworn, depose and says, that he
was one Of the Clerka employed Y
the Supervisor Of Registration ofNa..-
cllitoches parish in the election held
on I'd November. 1874 that IL lis
said capacity he visited every ~aea
in said parish in company with the
Supervisor in making the registra.i'.
under which said election was held:
that at no place were any persons
deprived Of the opportunity Of regis
ter;ng BY means Of intimidation WITH
! in the knowledge of afsant that b.
made mp and forwarded to the State
Registrar Of voters. from tilae to tine,
written reports Of the progress az
Conduct Of said registration for .f7
Supervisor, and over his signatgsfs :
and that in TO instasce WAS in'i,p;
daticn reported. and said reports con
tain tho actual state Of facts VT
reference to the registration IL qaiq
parish; that especially was there he
intimidation OF, or unlawful intsrfsT
ance viii, prr'ons applying to be
registered in wards Ave and six 8
said parish and that in those wards
the registration YVES fairly cent:scved
and every voter could register or rot
~ he liked. Afliaat further sta'es
that he was and is at this time a Re-
publican and was appointed as Clerk
Of the Supervisor to represent the in
teress Of that party.
(SiSned) Ed. EzERNAcE,
Sworn to and subscribed before ne
this I'd day Of January, 1874.
PETER BURKE, J.P.
10Th Ward, Parish Of Natchitoches.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish Of Natchitocl.es. {
Before NE the undersigned aathor.
ity personally came and appeared
Daniel HUXLEY, who frat being duly
sworn, deposes aud says, that he was
a commissioner Of election and acted
as such at the poll in ward five Of
this parish, on the Cd November, 1871
at the election held then and there
and was appointed a. such by the Re-
publican party, and further, that he
is and was then a Republican and
voted the Republican ticket at said
ward, IN said day Of election that
he was at tho said poll during the
whole day; and that so far as h'
knows, there was no intimidation