New-York tribune., 1875-02-02

Gove1nment and everything that pertains TO IT, and
every man who supports ana h mso Who
sought overthrow the Government, In my opinion,
would do again II they had an opportunity but they
never will have II. think.
O. Is 1t not generally charged Ivy Democratic onsiaIs
that all the Radicals are dishonest IN 'ne me- nor
accused OF being rascal but they certainly are ho e
REASONS FOR VOTING THE DEMOCRATIC TIChET'
Nathan Griffin lcolOred) OF Lee County testlned: 49,,
ae8 v tbe nemocrats in that county from goug TO
yentiODs from attending the election by threats o.
yiolencei A. think they were because never could
vote down ihere in settlement; we went 10 tue
poles election day. and II We ddnt vote lho @ ,nU,
said they would talk about kngus they have neon
at that talk for years We cane up here 10 the cOuaV
seat 10 vote M ,.,a,,
cod: and those that able they ha1 10 90 aud
voo the Democratic tickets If they did NJ they
O. How faf is it to the farther end OF the county A.
O. How far is it to where you hvei A. 1t is twenty
O. How far beyond that does the county reach A.
It reaches down TO Grard reckon tins side oi COum
bus 1t is twenty miles from where live TO Columbus
O. You say the colored people who vote down there
have to vote the Denocrac ticket or not vote at an
were going give you any ticket yOu wanted voted
there once myself, and the found out that they
found they didn't give me the right kind " ticket
on the first election for President afer the emancpl-
| ton. They called me I'd and voted. and then thty
tried to have me vote against IT, reckon furtnermore
heard them say there SHOULDN'T Niger 'o,G i & uo
O. Did they ever count out any tickets A. Not as
q. Do you remember how many voted at that place
A. No Sir always after that, on election day. came
Q How long does it take you to and 20 between
| here and there A. Two days.
Q. You have TO stay here all nighl A. Yes. Sir we
always started the day before election and stdid all
night here aud voted aud went back the Same day we
! voted.
q. How do you know that you voted the d Domocraiic
ticket when yon voted down there. II yOn cOud not
| A.. | |
ticket is that tney wouldn't have paid me to vote
| q. Did they pay you to votei A. Yes. Sir; after |
got away from the voting place they called me back ana
!, drink OF whisky they didn't say whit 1t for
O. Then you do not know whether they bought you or
O. Tney did not give yon anythng before you voted
A. No. Sir; after got that distance off thoy called me
| TO vote the Democratic ticket that day.
THE EUFALA RIOT.
Henry Frazer cOOled said he was at Eufal on elec-
O. State what occurred at that election; whether it
| was poaceabe or not A. The election occurred on
Tuesday. On Monday night l went ont with $50 men
and eamped on the side OF the road and IN tne ornng
| went into the town about O'Clock. told my men
not TO carry sign OF weapon into town lhoSe were
| the men had been visiting during the canvass
O. Where did they 1--we A. out in the country They
canIped out at Nc iier's plantation.
q How far was that from Eufaulii A. About hVe or
miles. We carried those say on Tuesday
| morning. aud told them that although they mlght
| | Instructed them stand a body until they got
chance to yOfe. When arrived one OF the policemen
|
ned to wQethether we mad any weapons lie cOlld
none and I do not mink any Of my men had
| had voted Mr. Harrison Hart went around aud asked
the time OF day SOMEBODY made answer % TO 9n tnat u
q. Did you hear him make that statementi A. Yes,
sir; Dut -! 40 Idea to De ron" " .'
S.II II tH out TO he; few minutes or perhaps IN
about quarter OF an hour afterwards boy came up;
cOored men said that he was not old enough said 10
the boy, II not old enough TO vote don't do
was OF mine: | dill not know the white may; when
asked that said nothing. because did nor want
to make u disturbance by answering back; the father
OF the boy cOncnded that he wa snot to vote
ami the white peopc said he was; the od man sad II
he il old vote the Democratic ticket he s old
enough TO vote the Republican ucket;" the white men
took MIN of from where the old man was standing, and
told hm If he would vote their ticket they would pay
hun: that. ana heard IL all, but | dld not know
from the country; they took the boy of 10 little alley
and crowded him in there tod some Of our boys tnat
II was no use for them To 90 up there bus as soon as
| they ANYTHING start they began TO go up ana
crowd, and the nrst thing knew fuss occurred; they
| came from the alley yelling and whoopng, both white
| aud black; Just as they oame out OF the alley Mi!aS
Lawrence sad To this boy, "G--you you are going to
vote the Democratic ticket I" and white man said to
HIM. O. you, do you take 1t up; Miias SAYS, You
taking up your people aud Will take II up for
mine :" another white man then said, shoot the -
- and tne white man pulled out his bowe-kniic and
! stuck Nj as In the shoulder.
q. VINO was the white man A He was Democrat
OF the moanest kind after Mias was stuck ne broke
ana an M ha od mo ar9 @ 70 o. deSn nm en S a 9
out his pso and fired, and in the winking Of an eye
MaS
q. How many slos were fired, do you suppose a.
suppose about Thousand or fifteen hundred.
z. Where the firing from A. 1t was all from the
white people, ana generally was up stars from where
stood saw the armory ana there were portion OF
them up stars who came out on the platform, took tho
guns, and pointed them out
Q. How many persens do you think shot down
then and ihoret A. know that two colored people
were killed dead the ground a Democrat
and the other Republican the name OF one was
| and have heard since came here that he died.
q. How many more men were wOundedi A. colored
| .vlo haAtV dad ~ ia
They found him IN the woods by observing the DHzards
heard that left there. do not know the polit-
| O. You 90 not know that lie was wounded there, do
yoni A. Yes, Sir; he was wounded there because he
| was there
O. state whether. after this firing over, you OBJ
tanned any knowledge OF how many altogether were
killed and wounded. A. From what could understand.
ana from what heard from the DOCTOR there were 100,
to the OF my knowledge, killed aud wounded. both
| white ana black. Democrats and Republicans.
q. State whether you saw any black men or any Re
puncaus shoot that day. A. never saw ore; and,
to tell You the truth do not think they had an hing to
@ state whether you examined those men with whom
YOU marched in see whether they had arms. A. ex
| anned every one that morning. Two men had old
! muskets and within two miles OF town l made them
q. State whether you bad command of The company of
men who marched IN. A. had command or them
ROTTEN EGGS AS " "INTlMIDATORS.
Benjamin Gardner eA-AttOrney General OF Alabama
testified as follows in regard to intimidation at political
meetings.:
A. On occasion was making speech at a ratih.
cation meeting at the Arteslan Basin there was very
large gathering many persons OF both being pres
eut; my attention was called while / speaking
the throwing or rotten into the crowd called tine
attention OF Democratic friends who were present
70 the that there scoundrels throwing
otton eggs into the crowd, and informed mme-
diaely aferward that there were two men arrested
did aOt the arrest myself.
O. DO You know where the eggs came from A. They
csne from the outer circle, from among the whites.
O. Was anything SAID about that times A. There was
nothing said except that attention called TO that
fact that they were wing eggs into the crowd.
q What terms are applied TO you politically What
called by Democrats account OF your political
yiewsf A. They call men OF my class scaawags now.