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

vas interrupted; saw tho meeting must be
Witness detailed tho cutting q
tho rope. The Monroe Rifle Club was sent
for; Mr.. Dinkgrave was asesseinsted the
fpaloNiak We4aesdAy; there waZno4nvesti-
CATION as to shooting into houses OF Re-
but was - to Democrsts;
. man, colored, 10 now in Jail for it. d
though there 10 NO evidence against him;
Was called on by Messes. Williams, Gund|
and Slack, who said had been charged
with having ineited the negroes to fire int
the houses of Democrats; denied ii; they
desired should 60 down to the Island and
tell the col0red people not to fire into them
any more; refused to 60, after consultation
with others who wore accused tho same
way, because it would immediately be said
We had advised them TO do it ct first and
were now afraid of the consequences; tho
houees shot into We those Of Meeers.
Fsulk, Garrett and Chandler; Judge Robert
Ray went there and told the colored people
If they had had anything to do with IT
they should have nothing more to do
with il; the Democrats on this COW
cred him with ridicule for doing the
exact thing they had aeked me TO do;
the members Of the Monroe rifs company,
through Mr.. Slack, refused to assist Mr..
Hamlet; told me they would not respond;
heard Mr.. John McEnery make . violent
speech ct Monroe; spoke bitterly Of Mr..
Packard; called him thief and liar: that
the Repubicans were mean, low down, etc
bis speech was so violent that did not feel
safe to remain; was assured the contrary "
Democrats; that Mr.. McEnery did not rep
Nichols would cease to canvass; Mr.. alfred
Bourges was there then to organize the Re-
publican party, but WAs convinced it was
useless, and went away; when Lieutenant
McCauley was going to Cuba he received =
note; went with him to the house of col
ored woman, who told him lady had said
that if Mr.. Brewster and Mr.. Hamlet got
on the stand to speak they ought to be shot;
Mr.. Lacy WAS present, and said he would be
there; she told it to him as . warning;
one Democrat was injured, colored man,
on tho railroad; made affidavit it was BY
roustabouts who were ont of work; were
occurred in that parish; was United States
supervisor of poll No l; November 6, with
Judge Caldwell, commissioner, started
from Monroe ct halc.past three O'Clock; had
the poll boz; was halted after passing
Chauvan bridge; was halted by George q.
Phillips and John Mills; on the left were .
large number of armed men; Judge Cald-
we'll asked if it Wa possible he wes halted;
was told it was BY Captain Theobalds Or
deIs; told them who We were; ordered the
driver to 20 on, and he did drive on; met
wagon with provisions; met fourteen more
men. j. T. Swan being the only one living
in the parish; think know all but very
few men; there was NO violence; Democrats
refused to let the colored people vote as
they wished; took Republican tickets and
certificates of registration from them and
escorted them to the box to vote the Dem
ocratic ticket; it was impossible for them
to vote the Republican ticket; saw NO arms
at the poll; all colcred men had to pass
through the Democrats in order to vote;
Mayor Endom is an ardent Democrat; theirs
was q large number OF colored men 10
Monroe, November 6, in order to vote the
next day; . proclaim stiOnr was issued by the
mayor stating there were prospects OF q
rio., and advised the colOred people to re-.
turn to their wards; the mayor brought
some to me indorsed "Go to hell with your
proclamation" "We don't want peace" but
could not tell who had returned them to
him; by my advice he called on COlOne
Hale for aid to preserve the peace; left
Ouachita November IA; have not been back
do not feel safe.
To senator McDonald-Did not distribute
tickets, a. l was an officer; the two who
were to be present were turned back; MI
Walter Logan had Republican tickets ovel
his arm, which he had asked me tor; the
character of Walter Logan and Tidwell be
fore this canvass was good; did not Get
tickets taken away from colOred men ex
cept once; the majority of colored mer
can read and write their names; there vert
many strangers at the polls who did nol
vote; possibly they might have been resi-
dents Of Ouachita, but not probable; believe
the colored man assaulted by the rouet
abouts was . Democrat; took notes of Mr.
McEoery's speech and wrote them out that
night; will furnish them; Mr.. Stubbs, goot
citizen, Democrat and high toned gentle
man, told me Mr.. Nichols had told him ht
disapproved of Mr.. AcEnery's speech, ant
would not continue the canvass il he did
Nj. Nicholls' speech was moderate; Nj
Witt manner less 90; there were whit
ueople who came to Monroe when thel
houses we're fred into; they did not appee
afraid: they said: ''Let them come on
they wsnt to-" etc; the Texas desperate
HathsVay, was captured BY the rifl
club; Captain McCloud took him; tho clul
would not follow Hsmlets orders or HI
colored deputy; Hathswey ie in jail; n
Vas . member of the rifle club; said tn
hovs had gone back ON him; Horton ha
been heard telling him from the outsid
that it would all be fixed up; he had take.
an active part - Democrat; Mr.. d. q
Dodeon, who was with Dinkgrave, said ths
= man who passed by the name Of Grace
and who was living at Capt. AcClOud
nlace. looked to him like the man who she
him: Joe Venoit, Sim MedlOck and anothe
we're near there; the man was stranger
was disguised.
To Senator Saulsbury-Have no persons
knowledge, gained by being present, OF tn
whippiDgs, hangings and other outrage
have official knowledge and original afnd'
Wits.
To Senator Wadleigh-Gave ticket to
colored man who asked for it; white ma
took it from him, and looking steadily
away; turned and looked steadily st ~
asked him if that was the way he propose
| IN frnat voters who wished to vote anOth'
ticket than his; he shook his finger ct n
and said, "That's enough from yOu:" dldn
sav anv more; obtained information
| arma fOund from Colonel Hale's repor
thew were q few shotguns only; the ehoo
inc of Dickerson was on Saturday; Hat
aWav was arrested Sunday: the rifle clul
did sll they could to prevent the finding
| DinkRrsve's assassins and impede the OF
GERS OF tho law. ,,r..
| 200.
To Senator Ssul,bury-Was paad for
| tendance by the United States; by tne ms
shall; milesge and per diem; about 20. y
Alfred Bourges.-Has resided in New
| Leans about fifty year.; attended Dem
| cratic meeting in Ouachits, at MonrC
before the courthouse, in the public tquaII
Mr.. John McEnery made . speech; to'
notes; Mr.. McEaery in commanding gave
biographical sketch Of himseli; decia5
distinctly that he was . BOURBON snI
Last Ditcher, and would die in the ls
ditch. After some rambling remarks aoo
his heroic maintenance of the Democra
interest since 1877, he spoke of Mr.. Fac
ard AZ follows:
ladies and gentlemen, did you ever
the thief Packard, who villitied our mons
candidate. General Nichols, oy oae1r =
vou ever zee him3 He has the most hor