The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-06

1t has been stated that negroes were MUIR
dered at Colfax after they had surrendered
and it has also been said that such was no,
the case. Assuming that it is a fact, the PEG
pie deprecate it,
People have no confidence that the court:
will bring the guilty party to justice. If we
had our courts organized SO as to command
the confidence of the people, there would be
no difficulty in bringing persons to justice.
throughout the South, the disposition to
redress wrongs without resort to law is toe
prevalent
Judge Kelly, OF winn Parish, Parish Judge,
native of North Carolina and is Repub.
lican. The first person appointed as Super
visor by Kellogg Mr.. Reidheimer-de
clined to qualify, and the time for registration
was passing away without any one being re-
gistered Finally Reidheimer did qualify and
appointed two clerks-one Republican and
one Democrat. The Republican clerk did
not qualify. This occasioned further delay
in opening the registration Office
| An application for mandamus was made to
me to compel Reidheimer to open the Office. l
granted the mandamus. Another Supervisor,
named Ramsay, was appointed and came to
the parish with his clerks, but on finding
Mr.. Reidheimer at work he returned to New
Orleans. The parish is largely Democratic.
Has never been ostracised on account of poll
tics. The condition of the public schools in
Vim is good. and the colored childrens
educational interests are well cared for.
There had been no political murders in the
parish. Supposed that band Of lawless per-
sons had killed Judge Crawford and District
Attorney Harris in Franklin parish.
The people very much regretted the killing
| of those gentlemen, and would have arrested
the murderers if possible. Crawford was a
Republican and Harris a Democrat.
The late election was as fair as any held
since 1850. Had never heard OF negroes
being whipped in Winn parish.
By Mr.. Frye-The parish of VIM was
thrown out because Mr. Reidheimer was not
considered the legal supervisor. The Re-
turning Board threw out the parish because
the first party appointed as supervisor did not
file his oath OF Office with the Secretary OF
State, holding that the returns Of the cleo
ton held were not made by properly quail
fed officer.
To MIR. Frye-As far as witness had oppor-
tunity of observing, the negroes voted as they
pleased.
In 1872 there were no frauds committed in
VIM parish, but in other parts Of the State
there possibly were. In adjacent parishes
where negroes are largely in the majority,
heard Of a good deal Of excitement during the
elect pn.
Judge J. e. Tumble.
Resides in Union parish, and is Judge Of
the Eleventh Judicial District.
To Mr.. Marshall-Has resided in that Sec
ton of the State since 1869. Is very general
ly acquainted with the people Of his district.
Prior to the election of 1874 there was an
Obi 10 0ff hot
portion of Louisiana. Resolutions were passed
by the people to discharge and not employ
such men as voted the Republican ticket.
Those resolutions were rescinded.
The election throughout Union parish was
quiet and every man. as far as witness knows;
voted as he desired.
Mr.. Frye objected to the general terms of
the testimony offered by Judge Trimble, and
S ated that possibly the witness was little
excited.
Witness said he could not see wherein he
was at all excited.
Mr.. FRYE asked him if he did not say in the
St. Charles Hotel that he had once fought
against Gen. Grant, and he would do so again.
Judge Trimble replied that he had re-
marked in the Boston Club Room, that II
Gen. Grant persisted in the attempt to sub
vert the republican form of government, and
aimed at Capitalization, he (witness) would
fight against him more cheerfully than he
ever had before, and reiterated, Il say SO
now.
In giving the results of the election in the
several parishes of his district, the witness
affirmed that the result in one or two would
have been different but for the intimidation
caused by the presence of United States
troops and the indiscriminate arrests made
by them.
TO Mr. Marshsll-The people are loyal to
the General Government. Voted the Repub-
lican ticket last year. After the elect ton
many of the people who fed on the appear
ance Of troops came forward and voluntarily
surrendered themselves
Relative to the subject of ostracism, witness
said that during compaign, Republicans
may be sometimes treated rudely, but honor
able men, although they may be Republicans
and may take active part in campaigns, are,
after the excitement attendant, restored to the
esteem to which their characters as men
naturally entitled them.
Allen Green rendered himself obnoxious to
the community. Green does not pay his en-
ployees promptly. Touching the movement
to dislodge Republican officers OF Lincoln
parish, there was formed united Conservative
party in opposition to the Green rule. This
party included colored men. One complaint
against Green was that he had persons ap-
pointed on the police jury who were sub
servient to his interest.
The ruling power in the parish seemed to
be Allen Green. The impression with the
people was that these officers failed to do
their duties, and that they presented exorbi-
tant bills to the police jury for their own
benefit. It was claimed that Green was
elected to his present seat in the Senate by
throwirg out several polls in the parish OF
Jackson. Fulford, from Lincoln, who test
fed before the committee last week, is not.
witness thinks, of sound mind. It has been
charged that Mcdonald was killed on politi-
cal grounds. Tue Grand Jury has made
every effort to ascertain the muir ierer. but no
bill has yet been found. Witness, however,
thinks Mcdonald was killed for some other
reasons.
To Mr.. Frye-Disposed of the several
weeks just previous to the election holding
court in the several parishes composing the
Eleventh judicial District.
During that time made considerable obser-