New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-31
the INVESTIGATING coMnITrEES
THE SENATE U0KNlTTRE.

SADAvAA~ 300s
Nsventh Days PreossAlnss.
Jesee Briggs was the first witness on the
IL Senator Oglesby-Live in ward No. A..
in Ouschita; have been Republican eight
years; voted ct Monroe; an . farmer, and
have family; hsd to vote Ut Monroe be-
cause ! couldn't vote 81 home; about the
latter part of August violence commenced;
. body of men saying they were angels from
Arkansas came and presented revOlvors to
me and my wife, in October, and said they
would hang me if didn't vote the Demo-
cratic ticket; that an angel would take away
INV breath if didn't; that they didn't come
to advise, but to make me do it; that they
had oil the capital, and our interests were
the same; that al they had against me was
that was Republican; when they came
got up the chimney, and they found me; II
Was Saturday night; there were Peter Mil.
Ter. Steve Green, DR.. Cosby and Jim
Tombe, and others were there; had to stay. IN
Monroe: last Friday week they came again;
Tom Edwards, Joe Hahn and Andy McCol-
logh and o,hers came; got through TIT floor
and when they brought light ran out the
back way; TIN Eu " ards called cut: "Shoot
him! shoot him!' l ran and got away: it
was between nine and ten O'CLOCK; saw
Tom Edwards Saturday morning; he said
he meant what no said; rent twenty or
TWENTY-FIVE acres from Mrs. Edwards
To Senator Saulsbury-rhey came to my
house in August; was not in the house, but
saw them ride up to it; couldn't recognize
them in the dark; never had any difficulty
with these parties; raised cotton, and had
some woodland without rent; they bull
doxsd the cotton, Int lot my wife alone;
my own feelings advised mo to 60 to Moo
roe; nobody else; went because of threats;
;u tail hon a az EnR
and some of the things were found in the
house of Q. woman l had had; it was six or
seven years ego; was discharged when the
trial came up o. cause Mr.. Bowman proved
1 wasn't there; was in jail ninety days for
beating Tom Jones, because he best me
about the same woman.
10 Senator Oglesby-Kuow the colored
people in the colony voted the Democratic
ticket because they were afraid OF their
lives.
TO Senator Saulsbury-Alex Evans, John
Vincent, B. Franklin, Nelss Allen, Rob
Lee, Fred Grant, Mundy johnson, Mar
shall Dob on, Snow Duncan, Willis Kerr,
William Walker and Phil Williams said
they were scared to vote any other
Elisha MoOre-Reside In Ouachita; am q
Republican and voted ct Monroe; was ar
rested Saturday night when going from
Monroe to Caldwell, twenty seven miles.
about twenty miles from Monroe, while
carry ing Republican tickets, by body Of
armed men, about thirty; was kept all
night and made to join them; was made TO
burn the tickets; did it. in the name OF
Gud, to save my life; saved some of them;
have alwsys been . Republican, and ex-
poet will be 70 forever; they told me as .
local preacher ought to be praying; did
pray; believe l ouid have been killed if it
had not been for Mr. A A. Lacy; promised
to vote the Democratic ticker, and was
given . pass ut twelve O'Clock Sunday by
direction Of Captain Cam; Dr. Graffenreid
cursed me more than any one else; they
said thew didn't intend to kill me, but IT
that id Gorham, Or Hamlet, or old Brew
ster had come along there would never be
NO more of them; went back to Monroe and
voted the D mucrstic ticket; got it from
Mr.. Sam Nj E ierA; did it because was
afraid of being assass mated; at some times
there were about $50 or 200 men there;
couriers we're & Jug and coming all the time,
and the roads we're picketed.
To Senator SaulsOury-Was arrested at
Cuba Landing; only knew those l have
acknowledgment Burrell and Charles
Wllliamson; they told 10 the Republicans
had done wrong; had divided the people;
that the carpet. bsggers took all the money
and went away with j.; the pass WAS to
Colonel Richsrdson; he took it and ssid "all
right, come down to my Ofice;" heard
Robertson testify he had voted voluntarily;
he told me privately he had voted the Dem
ocratic ticket through fear; Mr.. McEOery
gave me the ticket jest 40 any gentleman
would 1t election; took the ticket to Colonel
Richardson and be wrote on it; voted for
my President Hayes; put on oil the DeMo-
cratic ticket except . few; voted for Mr..
Brisrd; took off Brewster; didn't take of
Mr. Burlington. nor my own name Tor con-
stable.
II. W. Burrell-To Senator Oglesby-
Lived in Ooacbits since 1865; voted in
Monroe; am Republican. Started NOvem-
Der 4 from Monroe for Cald we'll with about
1000 Republican tickets; met pickets; told
them was going to do csrpentering in
CsldwelI; Moore and Williams were with
me: the mon followed ne to Cuba; tried to
get ehut of the tickets; they said they
thought 10 were suspicious characters and
had right to examine US; induced rs to 60
to tho woods over to Caldwell; made us
search ourselves and show tho tickets; they
took some and returned the rest; took us
$50, all armed; they sent coiOred men for
rails and made me saw them; told me my
only ealvAtion was to turn the tickets.
Messrs Lacy, Gvot and Theold advised
me to burn them; Mr. Moore said: Burn
them in Gods name;" Mr.. Lacy made q
speech for us aud we joined them; was
taken to Mr.. Lacy's house and given
supper; was given pass signed LoRtown
CLUB the next day to Colonel Richardson;
had promised to vote the Democrstlc ticket;
didn't do it, and told Colonel Richardson
90: voted for w. w. Farmer and d. A.
Briard, Jr., only; there WAS intimidation III
Monroe; Captain Hale and his lieutenant
and orderly had to b iii front of the court
house; went to Mr.. Theobalds' store with
Mr.. Garrett and had some whisky; he said,
"Burrell, he that tells the truth shall live,
but he that tells lie shall die, even after
election" that was the toast; was stopped
bv the pckets when had the pass which
said it was all rgh,; saw q great many col
ored people in NJ nroe; they had their shot
guns, a. they usually do when they come
there, to hunt; they did not cone in squads.
To Senator Saulsbury-Didn promise to
vote the whole ticke-; don't know of any
public meeting where was arrested; they
cent eight or ten men to show l was set
lOoss: iOiced them while l was there, bur
soon Is 1 got home quit; only promised
to be . Democrat for little while; knew
Mr.. Lacy, the two Theobalds and John
Woods, who we're there; got to Monroe at
five o'clock and delivered the pass to
Colonel Richardson November Z heard
Mr. Wlnchon tell q cOl0red man to stop dis.
tributing tickets; was acting a. deputy
sheriff; . young German clerk, special pc
liceman for that day, told me l wae
making myself too conspicuous and tina.
l had no right to tell . colored
man what his ticket was; there was
some grumbling but no fighting; was sh",
BY Hatha way; made an affidavit before j us
tics McClnud; testified before the board;
think he shot me because was q Republi
can; wa told by Mr. Lacy that he had been
hired by Republicans to shoot me and he
was Q member Ut the rife clnb; don't kno "
that ever saw him before; knew NJ. Hor
ton whose wagon he was in and who was
with him: don't think he was drunk; DOM
know whether he ever saw me before.
To Senator Oelesby-Hathaway was 30