New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-09

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beaten and murdered; five of the clul
were beaten and one was killed; dom
know who did 1t, but colored men did it
John Green was shot since election becaus,
he was CONSERVATIVES; don't know who die
1t; one saved himself by shooting one of the
crowd that was after him; have been shO
at several times myself; stayed ten days in
Browns Hall, and sent to General Baldey
Of the United States army, to protect me
this was before election; the colored Repub
iicans are not friendly toward US; won,
speak to US; don't know Riley and Light.
foot; there were five Conservative clubs in
the city; have charge of the first and sec
ond wards; there was no attempt against us
except by our color.
To Mr.. Frye-I was born in Mississippi in
1859; am not certain about the year; am about
twenty-five years of age; my father told me
l was born in March, 1853; not quite GER
tain; it was 1859 or 1869; wouldn't swear,
because didn't pay much attention; will
swear it vast l849; don't pay much atten.
tion to figures; voted first in 1864; colored
man doesn't have any particular age to vote;
| corner of Cont street for Warm0th for can.
didate; didn't vote in 1865; voted for the
Governor now (Kellogg) in 1866; voted for
him again in 1867; in 1868 and 1872 voted
for any one who was Republican candidate
in 1874 voted for James Lewis and George
| Devezin; voted for McEnery and Penn; can
not read writing; don't know how the
club voted; on the ticket were the names
| OF McEnery, Penn, Ellis, Major Burke and
Wilt; don't know what PENIS name was
on it for, nor Wilt; didn't read the ticket;
| the club wasn't a political club, but bene-
VIOLENT society; the citizens gave it the
name; no white man helped me or gave me
| money unless l worked for it; didn't re-
ceived any money for political purposes;
fhn LIB nIn - 7. A.
proposed tho club should change their
votes; went to the White League to see if
they would let us vote with them; they
said when they made promises they
wouldn't stand us off; didn't ask them for
work; the president Of the club, James
Bucker, rejected US, laughed at and made
fun OF ne; they rejected US second time,
but accepted us the third time; we told
them we wanted protection and they
promised to give it; didn't allow myself
In the streets for two months; soon as the
sun got down l got home. The White
League didn't give me any certificate;
Mat Henderson had one; don't
know that he murdered any one;
never saw any one shot; never saw
any crowd shoot; never pointed out two
men and had them killed; am working on
the levee for Administrator Burke; never
had any conversation with him about the
committee; don't know who told me to
come here. l voted the Democratic ticket
and scratched James Lewis name off. His
name was on the ticket. Some voted split
ticket. some Republican ticket. Iscratched
Lewis name off these tickets. 1t wasn't on
my ticket. Didn't take the White League
to colored church; heard of their going
out to protect colored men on Jackson
street and firing; am foreman of gang
OF men under Major Burke; can't read
writing; can read printing a little;
[shown q newspaper can't read that, but
know figures; can't write my own name.
didn't ask the White League club not to
trouble or shoot US; never pointed out to |
them a man named Butcher.
To Mr.. Hoar-My colored friends said |
they were afraid Of the White |
League; l was afraid myself on
the fourteenth; we changed from q |
benevolent society to Conservative voters !
IN August by secret vote; before the four |
teenth We were afraid the White League |
would kill all the colored people; when we
we were afraid the White League would |
kill US; most of the club believed it; l |
didn't believe it, but / had fears; after the |
knew We wouldn't be hurt be- |
cause We hadn't been; did have fears before
the fourteenth, when we voted to vote tie |
Democratic ticket.
To Mr.. Marshall-When We voted the |
ANCpuoiSdu CiChCU luCS OlOu care uDW Ola
we were if we were big enough to shove a
ticket,
Mr.. Hoar-The Democrats were more par
ticular about the age!
Witness-Yes. sir.
Mr.. HOar-They made you wait till YOU
were titteen9
Witness-Yes, sir.
Governor Kellogg filed a statement of
pardons issued by himself and Governor
Warnoth.
Mr.. Goode filed extracts from the Aud
tors and School Superintendent's reports,
with other documents.
Major E. A. Burke recalled to make an
explanation, which was. that in 1879, there
we're three tickets, the Fusion, Republican
Ind Reform. The only Endorsement of
Governor Warmoth for United States
Senator was at Liberal convention held
before the fusion. At the compromise
here was no pledge to support Governor
to any office, nor any obligation
said that Governor Warmoth altered the
e:urns in every instance fifty per cent, it |
. a mistake, for did not cav so.
The committee checked Mr.. Burke.
tating newspaper reports could not be |
DIRECTED, but any explanation of what
!r. Burke did say might be made by him.
lr. Frye said that every word uttered by ;
ar. Burke was certainly down, because
IT. Devine had the reputation of being !
he best reporter in Congress.
Hon. w. w. Howe.-I have lived in
Jew Orleans since 1863, came here from |
lew York as an officer in the Union army;
'as appointed judge Of the First District a
'ourt by General Sheridan, and Judge of t
be Supreme Court by Governor Warmoth;
ave been a Republican since 1863, but t
oted scratched ticket in last election: f
crninr q coltior i,f cf | 4
xpect social couragement; have known 9
persons not being received in society, 4
ut don't think it was because they were j
republicans; never saw a more peaceable | 4
lection anywhere than the last one; the |
sasons for the depreciation of property t
re that the taxes are high, and prosperity t
affected by the political complications; G
gatlin gun convention the election in e
30 was quiet; refused to act with the ad- r.
Illustration from that time; then was the
lorum Of the Senate in the Wilderness; @
len in 1872 and 1873 we had the seizure of q
le State House by order Of Durell; there a
no confidence in the workings Of the fl
tate government. THE Judge gave re- a
lme of the system OF taxation. Il
To Mr.. Hoar-Was appointed by War
9th, but was not his political supporter in c,
Ierything; was appointed judge of the
irst District Court, and discharged por- Il
On Of panel of jury who acquitted'a o.
an for assaulting a negro, and said they O.
I'd not enough intelligence to sit on jury; d
present parties in the Chattanooga bond G,
use; own no State bonds; have sold all
ty bonds; have no Slaughterhouse stock fc
ID am not connected with any monopolies; 81
gard all elections in Louisiana as having
zen peaceable and quiet; voted in 1868 at r
Y poll at 7 A. M. for General Grant; there ii
as violence on both sides; the election ID
. a q q npacQah1a and ;ot oTl H.. | i