New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-23

% tho 6otuf0lng Beard Tor oil pApo8o -
asked fcr ~ Sessses neDsnald's nstfen.
pesesd these would contradict tho state
1ent made by the board, he could go mo-
senator MtDonnaid said be did not doubt
they would azree - 20 she parishes ca4t
out, but Was advised that - to the total
vote they would not. He also Thought 1t
best 70 see the original Papers. The state
jected BY the suporvieors.
Tho chairman said there was NO objection
to adopting that rule, But the board wss
engaged in making its report to the Legis-
lsturo, which met o week ffo0 Tuesday.
Senator Salisbury desired that the COM
mittee should have the original documents.
Senator Mcdonald did mot doubt the list
Of the twenty two rejected psrishss was
correct, but did not see how the committee
acted according to law or gone outside Of
it unless it saw the papers on which it
based its action. fe-iTt - s........... pr
Senator Wadleigh, though he wished to
eco the originals, considered that es the
board was to determine who was elscted
and had the returns for that purpose, and
no ons was supposed to know what they
were TIL they made their report, was not
willing to demand them while engaged in
that work. - ~ S1AAA-
Senator Mod Donald thought the commit
tee should formally request the board to
produce them, as it had yet made NO de-
mand. He read . abatement under section
three, claiming the board could mot reject
poll Of its own motion or 20 behind the re-
turns. 4,H,r, -
i. The chairman statsi his sview was thst
papers were not necessary for the board to
ascertain whether teSro1 or law seigue; the
Legislature had given the peweF.
The matt9 mat eye6ag
exAmmation Of Eliza Pmkgton BY commis-
sion. n"@'9 n''s5 = ..'9.'. saE 49,.
. Senator ssalsbury was ID fsvse.sf this,
csn6dent thst counssl ,woul6 - anduly
prsss the vitness. He did not think 1t
proper Ter . body Of the dignity Of the COM
mftteo 70 10 Exvvud tuvu SfteF Witneeoeo.
senator Ac1liiian thoakht this body
wished 70 ascertain the truth, and It Vas
not bs1y - let II dignity stand in the
way Of ascertainingi It. 80.
This matter vent over also.
William 3. Hardy-Was born Il Indisns;
resided in Louisians since JaannEy. 1868; in
Louisville before; studied law; was assessor
Of taxes till 1872; then engaged in planting;
was recorder Of Monroe in. 1874; then ap-
pointed district attorney pro tenn; reeided
in Ouachita since 1868, have family; sm's
voter and . Republican; went into the War
q 8 war Democrat; WAS candidate for par
ish Judge oanvassed the parish; there was
IN intesruptiou caaDa4 BY tho assassination
of DiDkgrave and the conduct of Demo
crats st the barbecue Of St. James Chapel;
the canvass Wus resumed only when the as
sistanCe of the United States army was had;
it was inpossible without; the troops went
ahead and were stationed shout 400 yards
from the meeting; there was only one meet
ine without them; knew DR.. Dinkgrave; he
was the leader of the party; threats were
mude against him; Walter Logan warned
him he would bekilled il he did not desist
from canvaesing; he WIS bold man and
treated them lightly; they were verified soon
after; he was born m Ouachlta; WAS et one
time in the medical department OF the
United States army; the Sunday previous
to his assassip 10 alton he told me he had met
two disguised men, mounted and armed, on
his road from home, who watched and fol
lowed him; aeked to have me 30 home with
him: would have gone but wife objected;
DR.. Dipkgrave and Mr.. Lea went home
to Judge Ludeliog's- house; Monday
he said he was afraid, but refused % make
afidavits 90 the Democrats w0uld chArgel II
va for political effect-to make . martyr
of himself; don't know whore he lodged
Monday night: he did not 60 home; Tues
day the same; Wednesday he was kille6;
1t 10 A. N. he was very much depressed;
eaid he did not think any one in Ouacnits
would kill him; thought that the only way
to do was to pursue . straigntiorw1 w1io
course: ct half past three he rode by on his
wav home: soon after heard tho report OF
shoteuu: EnnemOser and I did not 20 TO
him. but remained with our families; .
nrieat vent 70 him; he was brought TO Mon.
roe from Judge 1udeliDg's 3 house and burieo
the next day; the effect On both white ana
colored Republicans Was to completely ae.
moralizs them; the whites couia NOT 0as
think they were likely to be the next,
D;nkernve vss . native, had relatives there
ma many moro friends than they; the col
ored people were entirely demorshzed;
knav James Jackson; he was IN in0hensive
ooiorod Republican; it was reported nie
hody was ON . load Of wood; had ceen te'
moved when got there; mark: OF buck.
shot were in the wood; he hsa oeen zen
found dead in his wagon; his nst
- fnnnd vhere he was shot: knew
Primus johnson; was . colored kepuo,
lioau: . Methodist preacher OF gooo
charncteT: saw him after his death ct Eston
Ioovood's house; went there with ten sol
diefs to take Eaton's dying decIerstien
learned of it at twelve n Octoner ~; ole
cussed the matter with Colonel Hale ano
Colonel Richardson, who suggested tne
SseIsration: his brother came for ply
eiciap: those on the Island refusing to o.
tend: had met two men, who. learning
that he was Eston's brother, searched him
and wanted him to 60 to the WOODS VIII
them. hut he escaped; he was afraid 10 e
hack: Ferdinand Bynum was an lnoneneiVs
Republican, who was killed; knew Eatol
Loewood; Colonel Hale knew the roaos .. &c
started at nine O'Clock; proceeded very
cautiously; arrived at ten; there wer'
no colored men there, but some CAM
afterward; put three OF them OF
0nsrd with guns: soon they came ant
fbev did not dare even to protect the lllo "
Eaton Logwood to be seen with gnns o!
white characters; Eaton was an in0ustll
oue, hard-working, honest man; Gny y..' sss
the wounds on Henry w. Burrell; he ststoe
he met . wagon containing two or t6fee
m an. one of whom shot him; Henry clay
v.s shot at the same time; william Lewil
vaa shot sfterward; Spencer Dlckers0i
wss shot before; they were shot by Ea
Hatba way, . Texan, who came eariy IN tne
epring and was employed BY n. ScsrOol
oueb. . member of the ride ciuos; ne W.
the most desperate man ever met; was
remher of the rifle companies to preserve
the neace of Ouachits parish; 0eorg
Shel,on was shot about October Is; startet
r. invaatiaate the case; found lt was lm
rc.s;hIe 70 investigate it; couli not con
rersa With . witness without having
Democrat overseeing it; was not allowS9 S;.S =
converse with my witnessee: EoIono. n.or o.,
srdson, attorney for tho defense; = : .onl; nnl;
active Democratic leader tola me sn% a1 srsm ruu
nUs ;"s peslr oolored d people o.t Of bis pre-.
nroe. am convinced that Will How
AID an active bulldozer, was the ma
Who Who did the shooting; the examination va va
hafore .Jnstice Morris, Democret, wn
had nothing to do with the rife ciGSs sIss bu bu
was controlled by them; an sliol is'led, !. ou ~
the Justice indorsed the paper INV Mann. Snu
was no evidence against DID - u, ~u