New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-03

after that went back in town, and l wa
there . week and couldn't hear nothing
more; 90 one evening went to another
part of the parish adjoining Morehouse, and
I met good many people up there, and
they said they had been to the speaking
snd one man named McWilliams told me
he had to 20 away from the meeting;
asked what for, and he said those tel
| lows had taken his name down. and he had
nothing to protect himself. aud they had
run several men out on the Isl and; he asked
me to stay with him all night; told him
that could not do him any good; was
out on business and would have to sleep
myself; l said amt you got gun OF
pistol, and he said NO; and l said, Nc
| Williams, all you can do is to get out OF
the house, because it is dangerous, because
they are shooting m IN even in the day.
time; then l rid on the far end of the par
ish. about five miles, and there stayed all
| night with q young man named Caleb
Locke; got there about two hours by sun;
found him there; he was picking cotton;
| l had b writ to serve on him; but
thought, as l stay with him all night,
l wouldn't serve it until was about to
leave; he talked about Captain Thiebault
riding about at night, and finally about
four young men coming into the house l
put up at, and he said that Captain The
bault was coming around that night; that
they were gong to make us join rifle
club; he said that if he comes around some
body will have to die that night; they
asked me if was in my house; told him
was not in my house, but then if any man
would come to attack me in my house l
would shoot him. Well, there was nobody
come to the house. Next morning l went
off early and discharged my duty and had
the man before the court. l went to several
other places in the parish, where l travelled
five or six miles all around, and made it
my business to 60 around to try to encOur-
age them, but they was afeard to have any
meetlpgs at all.
Question-State what was the vote of the
poll you we're going to the seventh of No
publicans had majority at the polls and
how muChf
Auswer-Well, in the poll at Logtown;
have been attending to that poll ever since
it WAS poll; did the last time the poll
was there; that was the time issued tick
cts there in 1874; there was about 225 men
belonged there, but there was about
twenty-five men belonging to the Demo
cratic party: there was 200 Republicans at
that poll generally. and they has gener-
ally polled us or $50, seventy five that was
ahead.
Governor Wells-You mean that was the
majority of the Republican votea
Witness-NO; that is the whole of the
majority. There was twenty-five Demo
Gratis: there was 200 men and there was
twenty-five Democrats, that LETT out about
It's; that is the way that had to sign. l
was requested to issue tickets, ard knew
pretty near every man in the place down
there.
Question-State any more you may know
relating to political matters of the parish
about the last election.
Answer-Yes, sir; I knows . great deal
around there.
Governor Wells-What occurred after the
election?
Witness-Well, what occurred since the
electioni Since November l have been
shot, and ever since have been shot, and
ever since have been in my bed, don't
know anything just after the election, be-
cause I just got out of my bed to come
down here; couldn't tell anything since
the election, no more than what l have
heard; since have been here the citizens
have been q guarding of me-
Governor Wells-Who did you say were
guarding you9
Witness-C, Citizens guarding me at night.
Governor Wells-What did they guard
you for!
Witnese-Well knew If somebody didn't
protect me those fellows would kill me;
bound to do it; just had myself guarded;
that was my opinion and l know l was
right about it, because they done tried to
kill me once.
Question-State whether you know of
any prominent or active Republican that
was killed. shot, whipped or otherwise NAL
Treated. Give the names and causes of
their ill-treatment.
said he was a Democrat they made him
say so, and gave him a drink of whisky:
some Of them spoke about swearing him,
and some of them said, Let him go; he is
all right That was down there about six
miles from Monroe.
Question-Stete if you know any Repub.
licans being driven from their homes with
out getting the benefit of their years labor
and the cause of their being driven away.
Answer-Yes, sir; there 'is Captain Spen-
Ger Watts. what is constable up at the
island, he was driven off and was glad 10
get away from there; up there at Mr..
Brands place there was man named Jim
Thompson went away from there on &C.
count of politically; several others, don't
know how many, but there is several /
know personally; some don't know only
by sight. but knows where they works.
Question-State if you knoNof any Re-
publicans being compelled to be in the cot
ton field and woods at night! If SO, state
why tucy uIu eO'
Answer-Well, about six miles below
Monroe, ! can't tell how many families
lived out there; know q man named Amos
Burnr: he laid out there himself long be-
fore the election; that was before Benny
Dinkgrave was killed; we went to see him
about it, and he said he couldn't 90 any.
thing about it, and to see EnnemOser, and
see what he had to say; and he said he was
going home, and he advised US to go home
and shoot the first man that tried to come in
our house; in the nights all the children had
to get into the cotton patch. and they stood
it as long as they could; l got home and
stayed quiet; that was before Benny Dink-
grave was killed; they had some sort of
row, and then the people on the places got
scared and they laid out three or four
nights.
Question-State whether the roads and
ferry landing to Monroe were picketed by
armed Democrats before the election, and
why they did so.
Answer-Well, sir, they picketed on a
Saturday, because the election came Oft on
the seventh; they was picketed on the
fourth all around Monroe, on the bank of
the river, south of Monroe around up west;
/ saw procession going out to the river; l
saw the men coming in, and found it was
all as they said it was, like that night when
they had me in there.
Mr.. Kenner-Why do you suppose they
pieketed these roads and places!
Answer-They said there was four polls
in Monroe, and in order to give the colored
people chance to vote their own opinion,
and these places was block about to keep
the men from passing.
Mr.. Kenner-Which menu
Answer-The colored; and finally, twenty
six of them started, and when they got
down near the place where it was block
AIDED they was shot at; Edward Taylor,
George Green, and man trom Kings plan
fafinn. thAv lAat three man in fhA gang: