The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-01
Louisiana investigated.

nc oenaVe 1hNeSuBAIluB Sulnualttee to-
day; .-ll,.r ,t, p,
George Head-I an Major Of the Third
Infantry, and came to Louisiana about
the 9th Of September last; went to Monroe
ON the Goth Of October, and was requested
by Marshal seelye 90 assist him in
making arrests; was shown warrant
BY SeeIey and i hstois one hunered names
Of persona to be arrested; on election day
Marshal Seeley sent detachment 70 the
town Of Cuba to make IN arrest; cannot
say whether the troops were used torany
specific political purposes; Seeley had a
number Of blank warrants In hia posses
sion while at Vienna; itwas not stated by
ssqlsy that be bad failed in executing
legal processes. hB SdS thP6pulaf;; and
probably would have been unable to make
the arrests, but other men could have
done 10; could; seeley was active IN his
cooperation with the Republican party;
the troops were kept In their barracks on
election day, with the exception Of the ex-
petition to Cuba; there were no disturb
ances in the parish al the election or since;
when Seeley was IN the Vienna jail he pro.
posed 10 ne that / 6ll out Ona Of the
blank warrants in my possession with his
iSeelsyt naPe, Pnf PFTeYt him, Iotas to
iti9s hs aitkfkard$ 6ditiJIl ott this plan,
and filled out warrant charging him
seli with embCEzlement,
Judge H. c. Myers-I reside In Match
itOChes Parish have been there for
twenty years; the principal trouble
among the. pelple lot iginHedi tnm tho
high taxes; as to intimidation, he gave
the resolutions Of n mass, meeting held
near the town of NaokitGthcs, and several
extracts from the parish democratic pa.
pers. Myers said h0 had Alygd in The
parish fifteen yedrs; during tlie Inst elec-
iion he does not think many negroes
voted tlle Conservative ticket states be
IL afraid in NatchitOChes, and that he
was threatened through tho paperi up 10
the time Of the mas Injecting Repqbli.
caus were In no danger; never hearll Of
any negroes, that were hung in the parish,
but there have bech"abdtlt thirty lnlIr.
ders in the past few years; thepOpulaliOn
ranges from 10000 to 10000.
!k aes9si atid' X. ITSi %"sa. i!IS".
stated that he knew Of but five or six ne.
grOes there who voted the Democratic
ticket; also US to the cause Of his leaving
home, and the witness stated that II waS
from fear OF personal injury; that Re-
publiCans there were safe up to the time
Of the meeting Of The 2gd 6f July; that
be and bis family were 0slracised did
not think Il safe to return to Natchitoches;
that there were no courts held there ex-
cspt magiStr%,tes' , .coPE4i 4ia4NL GYairIages lIIsg.
three persons have been killed
there since lS6SitweltyHtEp were colored
men; that tBete hbD aeeTu 70 punishment
for murder; sGme men had been brought
to trial, bpt they we're acquitted.
Mrs, t9slSSis sers, wife Of Judge
Myers, q NatcliitOcbes, testified rs to the
causes which compelled the Judge to
leAye bSone, ianh c0rrOborated fully the
'aaIeheht indie by him IN his testimony
as to ostracism, etc. Before JndgeA yerS
E6hiei id6 WI ID thS ConyeaioR b Tnly lie
was much cOnplimented in the papers;
my hllsb9nd was once AZ the point Of
death for weeks and no Democrats came
to vit up with him; on the 9th Of July q
mob came into the town and asked him to
'SiS'i Tiki. hasAG 81 NGdA9ohst, 3dfobo.
rated the previous testimony rs TO intinl.
idation, GEL In llat parish; yQ a RePub-
lican and was shot the night after tho
election; ,wps going home; heard ppe shot
that was iifdd ii ny ,pe IAohy eehefAl In.
timidation prevailed; the Mayor had 200
WhitelI aaglersml duty aA,bolicemeh oil
election day; that ordinarily there were
two; that tho special policemen were all
democrats; that he was threateDed and
prevented from performing the duties Of
Supervisor by threats from White
I4epgpeyS who tpN him II hs attempted
ID IGha1iE they ywbuH put him Ahd his
books out Of The way.
Crosse xamined-About five hundred
colored men were prevented from voting
BY inuulidationI Isaw pn yiVlence al tho
meetings towards cOlored men; was 200
yards from the court house when PietsOn
was shot ut; II was shot N with bucks hot;
some fell after striking him; saw him
when he fired, then lie broke and ran; have
remained there ever AineeI
J ITh6hS Eishtf6otI At6lored man and
resident Of this city, testified that while
under bond for COW stealing Mr.. James
came to hishonSe did told him that II he
would Use his influence, work and vote for
the Democrats he would obtain his final
discharge for the crime lIe was charged
with, and that he James, did 40; that he
was offered 800 OF $500 bythe. President
Of his club II lie Sh6Rlu come before the |
md testify for the Democrats,
but that he bad not been offered anything
by theRepublicanS Witness also produced
a safety certificate which was filed In evi. |
denee that he got $50 from the club and
gave 50 each 10 fifteen COl0rod tIHn TO |
vote the Democratic ticket; that Horace
Phillips managed the voters furnished by
him Oh election day and saw that they
voted. The witness was then CroSS-ex.
amined by the counsel for The OOhservN-
tivea but nothing Of Importance SaS
alicitadI HjiOHT NlTnAM |
Sandy Rice, another ColOred DEMO-
cratic voter, was, next sworn, and identi'
fed his safety certificate aud testified a.
To hia connection with the election; that
he received seven dollars and Hfty cents
for votingsan that he kept The money;
lid not divide with anybody; That the
Democrats offered him four hundred
IlollAfs II he would come before Tho Com.