The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-31
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
Seventh Days Proceedings.
Ladies on the Stand.
Kellogg Again.
Mrs. Octavia Meyers.

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| Mrs. Octavia Meyers.
Is the wife OF Judge II. C. Meyers.
10 MIR. FTye-AdyIsed her husband to leave thu
parish. Threats we're made against her hus band
hence she advised him to leave. Mr.. Meyers
lather was dangerously i'll, his child also. Boil
dled few days at r he left. Mr.. Meyers knew
both would die when he left.
After witnesses husband left, there were only
few Republican friends, three ladies, who gave
her any assistance in the care OF her child. Had
trouble 10 getting assistance in the burial of her
child. Mr.. Huey Mckinney upon whom witness
| called to make the tomb, refused. Mckinney is
a White Lacquer, and witness supposes that his
refusal was simply because Of the dislike of
| Meyers. mob assembled on the 9th of July,
1874, for the purpose of forcing Republican Off
| Gals to resign.
To Mr.. Zacharic-Every one IN the town knows
| that the opposition to witnesss husband was sim
ply because be is Republican. 1t was not be-
cause OF alleged corruption in Office that the peo-
pie desired Judge Meyerss resignation There
were no grounds upon which to found such
charges. Mr.. Mckinney did not assign any rea-
son for refusing to build the tomb. 1t must have
been on account Of the dislike of witnesses hus-
| band. There could have been no other reason,
for he would have been promptly paid.
William Kelley cold.
| To Mr.. Marshall-Mr. James and Mr.. Harry
Lavie told witness that If he did not join the sem
| ocratic party he could not get bread to eat. No
lnducement held out to witness to testify be-
| fore the committee.
| To Mr.. Zacharie-N Never told Capt Fenner that
he would testify before the committee and that he
had been repeatedly beaten by Republican
| negroes, on account of having voted the Demo-
cratic ticket.
To Mr.. Marshall-During the campaign en-
deavored to get colOred men to vote the Demo-
| cratic ticket. Did so, because the Democrats
told him he should not live here if he did not do
~ Had L
lection.
tn I'M ) Lightfcot. cold.
To Mr.. Frye--Voted the Democratic ticket
because he had been accused of stealing eighteen
cows and the Democrats promised to get him
out or the scrape. Got clear and carried ont his
part of the agreement by voting as promised
Democrats told him that If he did not vote for
| them they would wipe negroes ont. No one hired
witness to testify before the committee.
Rev. Thos. Brown, President, asked witness to
come before the committee and testify on the
Democratic side. Told witness there was money
in it. Brown told witness there was $500 or $500
| III it. Republicans never abused him for voting
| the Democratic ticket. Brought up fifteen voters
for the Democrats on election day attwo dollars
| per head.
| Horace Phillips gave witness the money. He
| took the registration papers of good many col
ored men and kept them until e eclioa day. Gave
these papers then to the owners. This keeping
OF registration papers by Phillips was done, he
| affirmed. 50 that the owners would be sure to
vote the Democratic ticket
| To Mr.. Zacharie -Served sixty days in the
Parish Prison for shooting man.
| Heard that colOred Democrats were beaten by
cOlOred Republicans for voting the Democratic
ticket.
Witness never called on the Democratic Com
mittee for protection.
To Mr.. Mari Made collection for the coIored
Democratic clubs, before the election
Sandy Rice tcol.l
r., hut Ia
ticket. Got 81 80 from Horace Phillips for voting
the Democratic ticket.
Thomas Brown, (col.) President Of the Colored
Democratic club OF Sixth District, promised wit
ness 81 to testify in favor OF the Democrats be-
fore the committee.
II. +. Wester.
To Mr.. Frye-Resides in Red River parish.
Has resided there four years. Was in the Con-
federate army, where he lost an arm. Is school
teacher. Took charge OF colored school in
Bienville parish last June, when he was waited
on by gentleman who told witness that if he
did not leave he would be hung. Refused to
leave.
In August was waited on by committee of
five, who told witness as he was Republican
would have to leave - all Republicans would
have to leave was arrested few days after this,
in Red River parish, by "a company Of White
Leaguers, but was released on promising to CO.
perate with the Democratic party.
Did not do SO, however. but left the parish and
with the troops. Could not live there if the
troops were not present would be hung. There
is nothing with which witness can be charged
other than being Republican The people there
do not desire the colored people should enjoy the
privileges guaranteed them by the Fourteenth
and Fifteenth Amendments.
To Mr.. Marr-The fourteenth amendment
guarantees the coored people the right OF suf-
frage. Thinks the fifteenth amendment is about
the same as the fourteenth.
VIM. Pitt Kellogg.
To Mr.. Zschare Was an officer in the United
States army during the war came here in 1865
did not say the debt was increased thirteen mil
lion dollars during 1866 1867, 1868
Said the appropriations w,re thirteen millions
in excess of the revenues. Cannot say that the
Democratic Legislature passed a law giving the
laborer the first lien on the crop. Gave evidence
before Congressional committee touching the
riot of 1866 but did not say the assembling of the
Convention was revolutionary
me .ure.
In the election OF 1868 large proportion OF the
people abstained from voting. In the Presiden-
tial election Of 1868 understood that there was an
idea prevalent that it would be unsafe for colored
people to vote in the city. Does not know that |
the white people endeavored to get the colored
people to vote.
Is interested in property interest in this city. |
Can not say what his pecuniary interest in the
State is to-day. In real estate has $4,000 or
$4,000. Is possibly worth 100000. Has made
no money since he came here, has lost money.
Never said to Mr.. Ellison that Warmoth ou.ht to
be hung Condemned his administration, how
ever.
Has always claimed to have been elected by a
majority OF votes in 1872. His bill in chancery,
however, might have claimed that had full eX
preston been allowed in the election, he would
have been elected by certain number ofvotes.
La reference to the charges witness has made
against Mcfnery, relative to the incendiary
speeches made by him, witness does not know,
but probably McEnery may have publicly and
persistently denied that such was not the case.
There was a general apprehension on the part
Of the opposition that the Returning Board
would not deal fairly by them. Does not remem-
Der clause in the platform of the Baton
Rouge Convention advising the Conservatives to
give the Board no grounds whatever for such
action. Does not think that the unification
scheme was opposed by the white men of the
Republican party.
Witness always advocated it. believing it the