New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-31
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
VERY INTERESTING EVIDENCE
DEVELOPING IMPORTANT FACTS

witnesses.
The firsNEitress called was Mrs. Octavi
Meyers.
70 Mr.. Frye-Reside in Natchitoches
was at home when my husband left; he wa
compelled to flee to save his life; it wa
common street talk; when my HUSBAND
left, our child and my father-in-law wer
very sick; my husband knew that the chill,
would die; during my troubles white peOpl,
would not visit or assist me; my child died
\ the politics of my husband was the causs
of his being ostracised; before the trouble
of last July my husband was regarded as &
very correct judge.
Cross examination-I found it difficult t.
| obtain labOrer to make tomb for my
dead child; sent seven miles from home fol
| man to assist me.
William Reiliey, colored, recalled-Wlt
ness produced a paper given him by gen
| tleman which designated times aud place;
OF meetings Of the White League, SO that he
might visit them and make collections fox
the col0red Democratic club.
! To Mr. Marshall-I was told BY Demo
Gratis that if we did not vote the Democratic
| ticket we would not be permitted to remain
| in Louisiana.
| Thomas Lightfcot, colored-I voted the
Democratic ticket last election; when said
! l would got out of Jail; l was charged
with having stolen eighteen cows; Mr..
James got mo clear of the charge; was told
| that ii I voted the d. mocratic ticket !
would have plenty Of work; if not, would
| be run out of the State; belonged to the
| same club that Reilley did; nobody hired
here and testify for the Democrats; Mr..
Brown promised to give me $500 Or 800 70
come here and testify; Republicans did not
offer me dime to testify; am Repub.
lican; was not afraid that l would be
harmed if testified here; received $50
which gave to members Of the club; saw
White Leaguers drilling; Horace Phillips
told me that if worked for the Democrats
should have plenty of work; was never
for the colored Democratic club; Horace
Phillips is White Lacquer.
Sandy Rice, colored-Voted the Demo
cratic ticket; got q certificate to get work
on; Republican niggers did not abuse me
because l voted the Democratic ticket; H.
Phillips gave me 81 so for myself; got two
certificates from the Democrats.
Cross-examination-I was offered $500 to
corn@ here and testify for the Democrats;
and kept it until election day; the Repub-
Lean and the Democratic ballots were diff
ferent in appearance.
+. II. WesterI reside in Red River
parish; have lived IN Louisiana since my in
fancy; lost my arm in the Confederate
service; have been Republican since 1867;
am school teacher; last June was engaged
to take cOrOred school in Bienville parish;
nobody would board me; was told that if
did not leave the parish would be assas-
sinatea' that was On tho eigntn oI June;
was warned By letter ana afterward visited
hv a delepatiOn who ordered me to leave.
tnree Gays afterWaro l le1t ana was arrested
6y the White Leagners the day OF the
Cousbatta massacre; was released when l
promised to WORK with the Democrats;
then came TO New orleans and did
not return nome until the troops went up
there; there was much intimidation, and
had not the troops been there Republicans
would not nave had fa!r chance'to vote;
several office holders we're sent Oh 1orcihly;
holder may be he ls obnoxious to the Dem
ocrats; the white people 90 not like to see
negroes In Office or have any rights.
Governor KefiugE's croes-examiration-
To Democratic cou nsel-tThe income from
State taxes was $4,000, 900; the New canal
lease was valuable Franchise. and was
disposed of to the present lessee by Dsm.
ocratic Legislature under Governor War
moth the lease was jchanged little, reia- |
tive to some improvements of the |
canal; in 1868, when Warmoth was
elected, large proportion Of white |
people voted: RepuIblicans in this parish |
were advised not to vote in 1868: there were |
athdavits made thatIDemocratic legislators |
accepted brlbee; have held federal or State |
offices ever since II came here; have real |
property in Louisiana; own property on st. |
Charles street: can't say how much it is
worth; have lost money since came here:
never said to Mr.. Ellison that if this was
Northern State Waymoth wsuld be hung:
t is possible that said something like that:
believe was elected in 1872; do not know
positively that MIR. AEcEnery denies having
Uttered the incendiary speeches attributed
% him; the unification scheme fell through
or some reason; it was not denounced
" the Republican party, and its ad-
7ocates were not ostracised by Re-
,ublicans; the bitter opposition is not
he same spirit existed when Warmoth was
iovernOr; 1t was worse in 1868; do not
mo W that General Campbell advised resist
nee to United States troops; quite num-
'er of men who supported Governor War
10th are now supporting me; have par. |
oned u number Of criminals; have par
Oned five ccnvicts and eigned five death
since last March-one white and
our colored men-the pardon list as pub
"o ~"o~s O"AA A.Ses SO'HO ~ sAVcO III /
hat list were pardoned when was elected;
ONE OF the pardons were given only fsH
ays before the convicts. terms expire0
olne OF the pardons were in consequence Of
eutlOns from Judges ana Jurymen IN the |
ountry, the Supreme Court has decided that
1e Governor has power to pardon in
Ontempt of court cases; pard0ned persons
re restored to all their political rights; {
as not aware that cOlored armed men had
barge Of Coltax before the massacre; knew
rat Nash had been acting 40 sheriff of
rant parish, and was told that there was |