New-York tribune., 1875-01-13

The Testimony showed that these two factions pfoke
up each others meetings, and that 10 many cases
violence was used. In one instance negro was
killed in one Of these faction fights. The majority
called some witnesses 10 show that there was SOCIAL
ostracsm In Montgomery on account OF pontics' anu
the minority examined others in rebutta, and aass
heard the testimony Of Democratic negroes to the
effect that they were grossly il-treated by those OF
their own race who disagreed with them In poitics,
and who put them ont of their churches and IN other
ways placed indignities upon them.
The examination Of Gen. Healy. United States
Marshal for Alabama, showed that he had,
during the canvass, appointed q number OF deputy
United States Marshals in nearly every county OF
the State, selecting such were designated by
Charles Mayer, Chairman of the Republican State
Committee. These were not the Marshals appointed
under the United States election law to be present
at the polls on election day. but Others who served
without pay and were simply appointed IN order to
give them moro power to work in behalf Of their
party. In many instances these men were candi-
dates for office on the Republican ticket The mi
nority called upon Gen. Hcaly to furnish the Com
mittee copies of all correspondence between
Attorney General Williams aud himself, but it was
not DONE ~ '-i.
Two members of the Committee, Messrs. Albright
and Buckner, went to Sumter Comfy, the dark
found. according to Mr. Buekner, that with the ex-
cepton of the murder of Billings and Ivey, the cir
cumstances of which have been several times re-
lated in The TRIBUNE, and the whipping OF one
negro no outrages had been committed In that
county upon Republicans. As to who were the
assassins of Billings and Ivey nothing has been
learned since last October, when the correspondent
of THE TRIBUNE visited the place. The Government
detectives, Hester and Beach in spite OF their boasts
never succeeded in getting any evidence againstan
one and the result is that indictments have been
found in the United States Court The two
men, Renfro and Bullock, arrested, carried to No
bile, examined, committed to Jail, and afterward
bailed by Judge Woods of the United States Cir
cult Court, had not been indicted when Judge
Buckner left Sumter County. Instead OF the IN
timdation of Republicans. Mr.. Buckner says that
the evidence will show the malicious prosecution of
citizens of that county by Hester and Beach; that
they arrested men, notably the Sheriff and negro
named Zip Coleman" and kept them in Jail nearly
q week without examination; that other citizens
were arrested and taken to Mobile the most
frivolous accusations which the United States de-
tectives could not sustain even before an intensely
partisan Commissioner. and that in many other
ways the white people were harassed and
intimidated. With copy of Congress
man Hays's letter in his hand, Judge
Buckner made inquiries in regard to each story OF
outrage in its order, and, with the exception of
those already referred to, he found that none OF
them had any foundation in fact The whole list of
"outrages was made up of rumors and report, some
of which Mr.. Hays must have known to have had
no foundation, and the remainder of which he might
have ascerta aimed false had he taken the least
pains to inquire The Committee will be unani-
nous in it's approval of the conduct of the military
with one exception. Capt. Mills, who was in Sum-
ter County in October, allowed his partisanship to
get the better of his Judgment, and his conduct will
be criticised by the minority. With this exception
the military officers did not interfere in politics,
and simply acted as posse commitats for United
States Marshals. In only instance in the State
were soldiers stationed near the polls and in that
case a few were placed in a courthouse at the re-
quest of citizens.