The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-28

over and finally ir was decided that lie snould
leave the hotel and lind accommodation else
where. which was done.
ALLEGED lNrlMlDAroN OF WITNESSES.
Counsel then desired the name OF the friend,
that ne might De subppnaed; bur Mr.. Wells de.
clned giving II. stating thar he had many reasons
Tor not doing 80, one OF which was the injury that
him, and II permitted, give his name.
Counsel INSISTED Wien The Chairman stated
prominent business here that there
esUns ,oa the ,0cy city vS wHS
be glad place In possession OF the
committee; out. were they 10 appear as witnesses
rally suffer lie cited the case OF one Mr..
OglesDy, who testified before the subcommittee,
Thar TACT the committee would probably be de.
prlvcd Of much Information.
Mr.. MARI did not consider that any one would
surier Tor giving truthful evidence be ore the COM
mlttee, and that 1t would be safe TO testify here
an untruth there he would be condemned. and the
same was the case here. There had been lots OF
General Campbell thought diiicrently No bus.
ness man could come here and testify 10 truth
without losing his busness.as well as his sIand.
ing, and he would be frowned down as q public
enemy, or, In other words be ostracsed.
Judge hoar remat ked that lie did not wish It un-
ton TO the committee gave II as his own expert
ence, but that II was the general expression made
by him.
ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
Governor Wells having ieit the stand General I.
G. Anderson was sworn. and recited his political
history. lie SAID lac was member OF the Return
Ing Board, aud generally affirmed statements
the assertion imputed to him by Mr.. Zacharle,
who he knew would correct the statement when
ns s e1y ne
got Tor $4,000; nor did he ever say any
an asins Posle S Ss ns aye co
veyed Inc impression before the final
acll0n OF the Board rom the daily papers that it
was the idea that the democrats would have the
lower House, but lie had never made the state
ment after compiling the returns; IN regard TO
AR Arrnt ha nyhr r
Arroyo must De mistaken; that ne had Anown
him Tor twenty years as an honest man and that
he believed ne was honest still; never had any
conversation with Packard or Kellogg saying the
conservatives would have majority.
The witness further testified AS 10 the Return
Governor Wells was then recalled and exam.
ined by counsel % the conservatives. LII reply to
~ question by Judge Wheeler he said that poiti-
cal influence had nothing 10 do with his action rs
a member OF the returning Board, nor were the
decisions of the Board governed by such innu-
ence.
| ment OF tue vote OF all the parishes protest.
! giving compilation OF both the cOlOred and
| rel ence which was received and handed to
| opposing counsel Tor examination.
| .' STRONG REBUTrING TESTIMONY.
Mr.. j. u. Zuntz placed upon the stand by
the democratic counsel 10 rebut the testimony OF
Governor Wells IN regard to the attempted assas.
slnatlUn at the City Hail. Mr.. Zuntz stated in SUBJ
stance that at the hotel on the day named there
| were two drunken men. and that. learln. some.
| thing might occur from the men beng drunk, he
ADVISED DR.. Scroggs to take Mr.. Wells out, which
WAS done; he did not Know this 10 be TACT, but
was told by Nj. watson, the hotel proprietor.
! MI. Pugh u retired planter. now took the stand,
and IN answer to questi u said he knew Gene
raj Anderson; had Il conversation with him on
December Is, when Anderson told him that there
! would be democratic MAJORITY CT not less than
5000 and between eight and fifteen representa-
tives; Anderson lolA nm Wells and Arroyo were in
! perfect accord; had talked the matter over and
Anderson produced paper recountlng seven
parishes that woulo return democrats, but he was
! greatly surprised when the Board returned the
! republican candidates.
| "A hal nr rn~S-lN a
! had heard or remarks being made upon the street
as to what snould be done with the Returning
| Board II tne2 returned republicans: General An.
| derson told him tnat some parisnes had been pro-
tested tut that the protests we're vcrSfrivolous.
MIR. MelancJn " as then sworn, and c0rrOborated
! the testimony given by Mr. Pugn, as he was with
him when he called upon General Anderson.
to the assertions OF the witnesses Pugl ana Me-
lancon, SAD thai 1t would nave been impossible
! Tor MIN to know the result on the day named. as
the returns had not Deen seen by him on that
date.
| POLITICAL INTIMIDATION.
This closed the testimony upon the first line OF
evidence. when the second line-namey, lntma-
tlOn-was begun.
Mir. L. L. Person. OF Natchitoch IS, was sworn,
and restided as ~ tas intimidation, murders, &C.,
IN mis- parish. during which he recounted an at
IN Natchloches since his boyRood. ana that lor-
merly MS politics were democratic, but prior TO
his change OF sentiment ia was Ostracised, even
by resolution adopted AZ public meeting; that ne
came here and was appointed by Governor Kellogg
| Judge OF the PARISH and returned and was met
within sixteen miles OF MS home, and was told
not TO 20 home: ne did go, and q number OF MS
trends There told MIN not to attempt to discharge
! the functions OF his Office: that Ills life IN
danger because Cl MS being republican,; on 60
Ing 10 ms Office next day he learned that his lie
would be attempted and lie received a note from
his vile asking niln to come home then his wife
came and he went with her; that his sister told
him two armed men were lurking about the place,
as she guessed. to take his lite; forty armed
men were III town, and that she heard tnese
two swear that they came there TO XIII him. aud
that he should not sit as Judge; s1on alter that
sent committee to his house to demand OF him
tnat he sign written agreement not To take pare
In the coming campaign, which ne declined dong,
whereupon one ol the committee pulled out MS
watch and toia him he had half an ,.our In which
10 sign the paper; that ne refused. telling them
that II they meant 10 assassnate him to do 1t at
his Ofice or on the street, and spare his family
from witnessing muraer; that during the cam
palgn ne was
ASSAULTED TINE AND TINE AGAIN;
when he went to make speech men cougregated
with bowie knives IN sight; but on the approach
Oh company OF cavalry they secreted their arms.
! There was not, continued tue witncss, lair reg
istration IN the parish; the repuuncans were pre-.
palgn; mass meeting was held, and from that
Wa' se, to Ss for the rests
tnsn TecOunted the attempts made to
were being counted, when he was fred at three
times, ana he retreated 10 the Court House: he
| reached his home AND Was Kept there week,
| fearing To leave lest his lie should be taken
finally he escaped. but learned that TWO Texas
uespcTuuocs Huu uoeu cupioyci u luke HAS lie,
and that their employer was none other than his
own low partner,
| WILLIAM LEVY, CoNGREssMAN-ELECE
with whom, he subsequently stated, he mad some
difficulty but It's character was not given; negro
man; he Ola not say THIS was done lOA political
purposes; he thinks there was White League in
Tie parish; men were armed and co!ored men
| were AFRAID 10 go about at night; the majority Of
! the republicans IN my parish ought to have been
1880, aud &C the election 1t only 20; the par
Ism IL not safe now l0r republicans am told That
| 1 would be hung II returned had u difficulty
| with Colonel Levy, but VIII not state the crcum.
stances; 80 far as know murders committed IN
the parish were Lot ior political purposes; at one
poll III Natchlt0ches 10 co!ored men could not
vote, and ABOUT 800 did not register; the bad eenR
AMONG The people has only existed since last July
| before this parish was very quiet; TINS dlscon.
tent ~ probably due 10 desire Tor oilico among
| the p.oplej another cause Tor Ill feeling Is the
large debt which burdens the parish, contracted
! parity w democrats and partly Ivy repubncans;
| The tax rate III ABOUT eight per cent; lauu - as.