New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-02-01
TIE ALABAMA INVESTIGATION

EXTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY.
. cRFAr ,JoUNT or CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE
TAKEN DY THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
yIOLENCg AND INTIMIDATION CHARGED TO The
DEMOCRATS BY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES CHARGES
BY THE Observation-Disclosures or COLOEED
DEMOCRATS.
WAsuISCTON, Jan. 30.-FOur hundred ana
eighty pages OF the Alabama Investigation nave been
printed 1t began Dec a. tn accordance with the reso
lution Of the House OF Representatives,. The first wiz
ness was Elias NJ Kclls OF EItala, Ala Republican.
H He attended aud took part number OF political
meetings, aud narrated at length assaults on tue no
publicans by the Democrats. guns a1d pistols Oei"s
used, and ballot-boxes destroyed
Philip Joseph tcolorec) living IN Mobile. journalist
testified intimidation OF Republican, by the Demo
Gratis, some Of the latter riding Up and deliberately
firing into the crowd the day Of election. killing one
man instantly. When asked g Do you know the fact
OF any meetings OF oolored Democrats being inter
ruped by coIored Rcpublcaosr" Ho said: IL Is
claimed by the Democrats that certain n otiAs vas
nterfered with by o0orod Republicans, All that they
broke up tho Democratic Club. Il a very smal.
club. The Republican version OF It Is that those col
ored constituting the Democratic Club had re-
ceived SIS from prominent Democrats then connected
with the Democratic organization, and that they were
dividing me money; and tue squabbie or tle tfOuOe
and the yht Of the that one or two ~
the cOl0red men Of the cOIOred Democrats bid Wlth
held larger portion Of the money than was JITsty
the only instance the witness heard that COlOred
DemOcratlc meeting was ever Interrupted"
j r. Hubbard, residing IN OpelEa, was SnerN 'Or
three years; dit not any mdaton before or amer
the e!ecti0n There WIS some ctowdlng OF n Grpys
away from the polls He employed some troops there
to open the way and let tho voters 20 IN He had no
further trouble.
r. Smith, residing at Opelika. Auditor Of Alabama.
was the next witness He was asked whtt was the rea
the Republicans reguestel the cOJred men 20 20 %
the county seat to votef He replied that Il was
there perhaps precincts IN which there are no
white Republcars, no man or Intelligence enough 10
NAT an pnf an IA
uegroes are liable to Do cheated. There were Re
publican factions in Nom gomery aud consc quenty
stormy time there very little opposition there 1e-
tween Democrats ana Republicans; there were Two Re
publican tcBet, and good deal Of confusion and strife
between these factions he md heard good dea. Of
breaking up OF meetings and general disorder among
them.
Iaac Campbell living in the Wacoochie Valley, testI
d az to the burning Of three c9l2ped churches ,hs
C4urrLeo they beat I'M Toe and AIs WIG.
INDEsCRIBADE INTIMIDATION
Isaac Hcyman, United states Commissioner. having
been asked whether knew OF attempt TO coerce
Democratic voters into voting the republican ticket ne
testified that he did not. but there general spirit
such spirit as could hardly be decrbed u Was Of
general nature it was Of abuse viiiaeation, and
uucaled for SANDER OF E'puOlcdn5 IL WAS part OF
the ur1grlDme on the part the Democrats On make
Rom lans IA odlous IS possible far they could
IL bg spcecaes any other means Juey might EN-
robert Bennett (cclored} testified he had been voting
the uOcgatIc ticket for the at four year, ahd Ior
this the church Of which Lie ~G5 trus.ee aAd s,s"id
stephen H. Tucker resi- ling IN Opeilka who oelsed t.
b. Il Iepubucan Last fan did uot know or re.uIrc. #
auY Intimidation violence used by etnei piry pror
during tie election o. NUYenl er last 10 prevent
yuttrs from exercising the rl-ht 81 fiaHch.-e. .
Eiztr X. x log, Captdn the Eighteenth Infantry
r. ODclK trs liec that he with the troops simply uisd
a civil authorities 10 Keep Order at Ine poi 10Y
menace was made harsh word uttered Dy himself
nee confident the presence OF troops preso peace
Robert ). Mcclellan knew Cf no ntiml iation o'inE
USED oY voters either lite or coiorsd tIe "De' were
kiLdy disposed JoNart tue eOiored L4sn a. genera
thing, and ny 10 10 EgAi.
If they voted tie Democratic uc"ot tuey would Dc paS
uud.r slavery the Democratic whites are Jls5 aa KIND
Republican blacks as they are o Democratic Dldck
taey employ them I'st - qucA and thAA uSO 10 "e'
sam Keller Cooor4) testified that he turned out
10 vote the Democratic ticket; the white people had
always treated him VITA grco ninesS, and 40 thought
they treated colOred people WIth more Kindness than
have done; CONSIDERING the way they have
wills perry ,coored was DISCHARGED By mia employer
because he Would not vote the u, nocrauc tcSet.
Much other testimony was tiGen, some OF the wit |
ues,,s testlns as 70 intmd1tioa and others to me
CONTRARY.
THE OsrRAC1sM or CoLORED DEMOCRATS.
Il A. Campbell coored) test led he had been a Demo
era, five years. There On the 25h o. 5eptem
Der at Montgomery between the two factions or the Re-
publican party aud one colored man was killed. In
Bullock County the Democrats were not allowed ID
snea M the public meetings They said II not
and We would nos perseyere. Ihey SAID VIE were rum
nE oe any yay at ali and we would not insist upon
He farther estiied tnsC the Republicans broke up
another Democratic meeting n that county ABOUT the
Goth Of September; John Bennes came up
aud said to CAESAR Shorter. one o. the
speakers you ought to be ashamed" ami
n. ltrnneO drew "A weapon him aud SAID he
could whip lm. and did strike him one or Two lcAs,
which resulted In At another place called Lime
kiln IN the county, they we're broken up entirely
witness and another VINO intended 10 speak were
shOt at twice Ia Chambers County the coiored meh
formed society " vent cOOrcd women from marry
ING Democrats aud to advise the separation or husband
and Hlle where tue husband was a Democrat,
and
society; similar organization existed IN
Lee County; the members OF mat society ha1
DlrIge mat would leave her husband II no was
a Democrat, or a Young woman would not marry = man
or OF tue Methodist Episcopal church deprived the
secretary salary OF his odce because nc was
Democrat, and stopped another man from DrlnK =
Deacon the church for the same cause nen as4eu
What IL the spirit among the cOOred Republicans mere
against the DcmOcrats ID there prescription OK
ostracsm I" Witness said, Yes sir; tue ostraSlsm Is
very great: 30 great that do not speak when We
meet them and do not treat US properly IN our az
ferent societies; witness addrtssc4 WHO
meetings and with wnit0 Democratic speakers; TOOK ls
meals az the same table with Democratic speakers ~
Reniamln Gardner OK Attorney General OF Alabama,
testified he was u Republican, that rotten eggs were
thrown by whites al a meeting where be was speaking
II was his deliberate opinion tnat II ~ we're not or tne
violence intimidation. and prescription the Kepuocans
would have 10000 5,0JO majority IN the state
James *. Green (1OlOred) OF Hdle county 1eStueu lat
there was a disposition the part OF the whites TO In
tlmate the cOoTed people there, anu LLey III not act
IN any way secretly aDOutW. - -.
Robert W Heay, United states Marshal 'or the sOutn-
eru District OF Alabama testified 10 appointed Gep11les
on the Recommendation OF Mayer Chairman Of tue state
Executive Republican Committee
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