The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-28
BOTTOM FACTS.
The Congressional Committee
sun Boring for Truth.
True lnwardness of the Louis.
lana Returning Board.
The Louisiana He'll Win the LID or
Perfect Bonanza of Fraud.
Some Rich Developments and
Mighty Thin Intimidation.
They Die Hard"-Sftlng Things for Uncle
Sam-0ay s Breaking,

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House Committee-SRm Boyd, tho Cot.
10" 90 "DTrSS King, on the stand.
NEW ORLEANS, December y The
House sub committee, of which Mr.
Morrison is chairman, met at li;5O.
Sam Boyd testified that lac IL the prn.
prietor Of four cotton presses, the o..
leans, Shippers, Crescent city and
Pelican, He had seen Packers trsti.
mony relative 70 the discharge Of me-
gyoes from the Pelican press did not
Discharge any one from the Pelican
press. | employ large number of
negroes, many OF whom voted the Re-
publican ticket; think have not dis
charged any employees since the eler.
ton on account ~ political opinions;
discharged one man, Hayward from
the press for being careless, lie was
formerly slave Of mine; since Sep
TENDER, 1896 | have paid him
over $4,000
For himself aud gangs Of lahorers; his
own gang left when he was discharged
Cross-examlDed-Prior to the elec
ton | told Hayward II the Democrats
were successful he would have better
pay. Some Of Hayward's gang accused
him of not settling fair with them, he
received the money and paid the gang
Have plenty of negroes now employed
who voted the Republican ticket
Freeman Bell, colored, OF Ascension
parish, testified he was
sbOI nj BecAuse Hs Voted the Demo.
cratic IIcaet,
Knows colOred men whp were Knocked
down and beaten for electioneering for
and voting the Democratic ticket; had
club Of two to three hundred cOlortd
Democrats Intimidation was all by
the Republican negroes heard Rppuh-
lican candidates say Packard would De
counted 10, even though Nichols got
majority Of votes Republican iu-
tlmidation caused the Democrats to
lose twenty five to thirty votes.
Cross. examined-D Don't know the
negroes who shot at me- when |
started from Gardner's place one Of
them said,
NigKeri Lers kiIi Hin"
Knows personally twenty five or thirty
negroes who voted the Democratic
ticket; heard many negroes on elec-
ton day say they would like to vote
the Democratic ticket, but would be
afraid to go home to their wives II
they did.
William Wallace, colored, Of Or
leans, testified: Was in Donaldson
Vile on election Gay testified to in
Inhibition ana threats 10y C0lored
Republicans gave Democratic tickets
to legroes and saw them voted.
Cross.examined-M Many colored men
were afraid to vote the Democratic
ticket, because they could not stay In
the parish II they did; named four of
them.
Edward Lawrence, colored, OF Or
leans, testified he published card
favoring Nicl oils and Witt; after
that went to church an, was Ill heat
ed Henry Clay said'
Any Negro wh,vyteh th- Democratic
Ticker Ought 90 have hts Throat
Iuu
said 1t several times; preferred
charges against Clay, hut the church
paid no attention to them the pastor
said he had nothing to do with II;
he made speech in the church
against the republican party, and was
turned out OF the church for voting The
Democratic ticket
Cross .examined Was turned out OF
the Morehouse church hecgn~e voted
the Democratic ticket | voted In the
fourth ward, nd had to get some gen
tlemen to go with me for protection;
nm March 18Th, my wife was knocked
down, sent for police 10 make an
sfida, II against the ussailant but the
policeman, Henry Mitchell, got up
stairs and
Tried 20 Outrage Her, .
she was sent to prison since then she
mas been helpless cripple; | tried To
vet Mitchell punished, hut Jim Lewis,
Judge Evans and Antoine stopped
the proceedings before the police
GARD and court.
n,itee- Nc Emery Recalled
and questioned 10y Mr. Salisbury rs to
the general conduct OF the canvass In
Ouachita, which he answered at con-
adorable length, much Of which was q
repetition OF yesterdays testimony.
He said one OF the first efforts was to
break down the color line by assuring
the negroes n they would I'm tue
Democrats their general condition