The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1875-02-05
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATION.

following:
| Geo. f. Head-I am Major of the Sd
Infantry, and came to Louisiana about
September 10th and went to Monroe
the 25th of October. I was requested
by Marshal Selye to assist him in
making arrests. was shown a war
rant by the Marshal, and u list Of $50
names of persons to be arrested. On
election day Marshal Selye sent II
detachment to the town Of Cuba to
| make an arrest.
cannot say whether troops were
used for any specific political purposes.
Selye had number of blank warrants
in his possession while at Vienna. 1t
was not stated by Selye that he had
failed in executing legal processes. lie
was unpopular, and probably would
| have been unable to make arrests, but
other men could have done SO. could.
Selye was active in his cooperation
with the Republican party. The troops
| were kept in their barracks ON election
| day with the exception Of the expedition
to Cuba. .
There were no disturbances in the
parish ut the election OK since.
When Selye was i'll the Vienna Jail
he proposed to me that should fill out
one of the blank warrants in my pos
session with Selye's name, and arrest
him, so as to get him out of the clutches
of the authorities. 1c afterwards car
ried out this plan, and filled out Il
warrant charging himself with cmbcz-
element. IIo was subsequently, par
doned by the Governor, after being
sentenced by tho court.
z. a. Fulfor,l-Rcsidc i'll Lincoln
parish; know Mr.. McEncry; was pres
ent ut public meeting at which Mr..
McEnery spoke; l took down some of
the speech he snid he woutd prefer to
60 to war rather than submit to some
of the officials; he said the negroes of
Bossier and another parish would not
dare to vote; if it was necessary, he
said, let force be used to drive OIL
scalawags, carpct-haggers and niggers
he openly insulted me, and when l
started to leave the meeting men forced
mo back, and feared that would be
injured; fought through the war with
the COnfederntes, hut became Repub-
lican when the Democrats shot Judge
Greene and his father, before the cleo
ton 1872; my house has been attacked
tracked one of the men; one night
two men dragged mo Off my mule and
shot me l found 1t impossible to pros
ecute those men; negroes dare not
work for me because they have been
warned not to do so; 1 was shot at
| again, later tho men who shot me are
| respected as mucll as ever to-day my
brother William was badly wounded
| by ussassinS and left for dead he after
| wards managed to get home; ifa man
should take tho American flag in the
streets of Vernon or Vienna he would
be killed; they would not permit the
OF n q
do not believe that it was possible to
have held n fair election; after tho
fourteenth of September we did not
dare to speak except to curse Grant;
negroes did not dare to leave their
cabins for several days; tho fellows
who did not fight in the war are the
men who are worse to-day toward the
Government.
Cross examination-I was appointed
District Attorney by Governor Kellogg; !;
many men in my parish dislike me
because of my politics; my business
brings me in contact with bad men !;
but they are not the worst; the
two men who shot me proved an
alibi was not permitted to make Il
Republican speech during tho cam
paign.
GEORGE FOSTER.
To Mr.. Observation-Disclosures in Carroll
parish. Is IL Republican, and has
resided there two years. Has not been
ostraciscd by the residents of the parish ;
has always been received by them.
Has expressed his political opinions
freely. AS to the local government,
the taxes are high. Over four per cent,
for which the people receive no benefit.
The election was conducted pcacca bly,
in Witness ward and as far as he knows
peaceabiy in all parts of the parish.
The election matter was before the
court and so many Irregularities were
proven that it was concluded that u new
election ought to be held in the parish.
Witness was foreman of the jury before
which the case was brought. Itepubli-
cans arc not ostraciscd, unless for cause
other than political principles.
Tho complaint of tho people is in
consequence OF the corruption of the
officials.
To Mr.. Whccler-Docs not know
what the debt of the parish is. Can
not get statement of the officers.
About $40, 900 arc collected in the parish
yearly for parochial expenses. The
Police Jury of the parish Is composed