The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-05
FURTHER INTERESTING EVIDENCE.

lowing testimony taken by the Hoar
Committee:
Allen Greene recaIIed-At the cleo
ton of 1872 was q candidate for the
Senate; there were two Democratic
candidates against me was not an |
nounced until election day; difficulty
grew out of it, and was shot we had
been friends twelve or fifteen years it
occurred in Vernon, the day after the
election I shot at my assailant three
times and wounded him twice; his
name is Allen; he fell when wounded
he had called me very harsh name,
and on the instant put his hand on his
pistol and fired ut me; was not intox-
icated my son was wounded after the
trouble men armed with shotguns
hunted for us my son-in-law Is DEM
ocrat has no Office, but attempted to
get him one; always paid my workmen
monthly; had no difficulty about max |
ing payment; some Of the lot Of work
men brought out from Massachusetts
were peaceable Democrats, but they
could not stand the bad condition of
society; saw Kuklux protection papers
in the hands of colored men as late as
1871; I believe that there existed a
White League in my parish; 1 have
the constitution of the White League of
my district; two negroes were murder
ed by the Kuklux in 1868 they were
killed on my place one of them did
not die Immediately he testified that
the Kuklux went to his house at mid
night, broke open the door, blindfolded
them, took them out and shot them in
their heads all this was done in the
dark there were other similar cases
no one has been punished for those
crimes; it was jackson parish then
think there were no charges against the
two murdered men the colored men
in my section arc about as honest rs
any bOdy of men can be under the cir
cumstances the parish has been ruled
by Democrats and Republicans together
for several years.
| Lieut.. F.. w. Roe-To Judge Mar
SHALL am second lieutenant in the Sd
United States Infantry. was in the
parish of Ouachita, in Monroe, during
the last election, and attached to the
command of Capt. Head.
a great many arrests were made by
the United States Marshal, assisted by
a detail of troops, some of them from
Shreveport, under Lieut.. HOdgson.
The prisoners were brought into Mon
roe, and examined before United States
Com missioner Jewett. This was inn
mediately before the election. The
United States Marshal had a list OF
over a hundred names, and said he had
warrants to be filled out with them.
My opinion is that these arrests were
made for the purpose of bringing out
the colOrcd vote, and the effect was
very bad. The list of names was about
four feet long, and this fact was known
in the parish. The names were I'M
known, and many persons dreaded
that they were to be arrested.
Arrests were made within Il radius of
II miles from Monroe. The prisoners
were brought in hand-cuffed. There
was no evidence of any disposition to
resist the U. S. troops for this purpose.
There has been no attempt to intiu
ence my testimony.
l believe that a large number of
white persons were forced to leave their
homes by fear of arrest.
TO Mr.. Frye-Witness said that he
was not present when arrests were
made, but he formed his opinion that
handouts were unnecessary, from con-
sidcring the general conduct Of the peo-
pie. l know that no muskets were
loaned by my command to White
Leagucrs who went to Vicksburg. A
large number of white men went to
Vicksburg; they were armed with shot
guns, which were probably obtained
from the country. Conservatives are
not opposed to all Republicans, but to
tho State government, and they
acknowledged that some OF the office
holders in the parish were honest.
There was no attempt made to make
arrests after the election.
i 1 believe that n United States Marshal
could have arrested the citizens. The
United States Marshal could execute
his writs in the vicinity of Monroe
without the assistance of troops if lie
acted in proper manner. This state
mcnt was made to witness by Judge
Lutleling.
| The witness stated that before any
arrests We're made, Selye could have
performed his duty with Il posse of
citizens, but he became so obnoxious
afterwards that he could not have
done so.
The opposition to Sclye was almost
entirely personal, originating in his
violent manner Of making the arrests,
and his treatment of prisoners after the
arrests were made.
If there had been any deep feeling of