The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-18
REPUBLICAN BULL DOING IN
LOUISIANA.
How Democratic Negroes we're
Intimidated.
Shameful Frauds Confessed by Repub.
Gcans.
Tildsn Carried the State by Large
Majority.

Tildsn Carried the State by Large
Majority.
New ORLEANS, Dec. l5.-Mr. Morri- |
another inroad to-day into the election |
secrets, and developed more of them than |
has been shown. They discovered, too, |
that intimidation was practised upon the |
negroes by the Republicans to compel |
them 70 vote for Hayes and Packard One
negro, who voted the Democratic ticket,
gave succinct account of two attempts
made to kill him, one of which resulted 10
the death of another man, who was way
laid and killed four miles from this city,
the assassins installing their man. The
witness testified that Republican negroes
repeatedly threatened in public to kill and
cut the heart out of every Cd id
niger that ever voted the Democratic
ticket" and swore that such threats were
made at a negro Democratic meeting
which he addressed. He stated also, as
his firm belief, that were it not for
RADICAL INTIMIDATION
there wouldn't be thousand negroes in
the state who would vote the Republican
ticket, and of that thousand a majority
would be Office seekers or ofice-holders.
One means, he said, was by Republican
runners going through the country during
the canvass and telling the negroes unless
they voted the Republican ticket Gen
Sheridan would have his troops shoot and
kill them or put them outside of the lines,
and if they voted the Democratic ticket
they would be put back into slavery. The
next witness, Democratic voter, had been
assaulted, nearly beaten to death on one
occasion, and on another occasion was
stabbed and shot three times by negro Re-
publicans, After all that, they had him
arrested and Democrat went on his bond
THE NEXT WITNESS
was Ward, 'colored." of considerable in
telligence, who had canyassed portions of
the state for the Conservative party. He
found negroes anxious to vote with the
Democrats but they were afraid. They
we're tired of Republican stealing and
couldn't get justice from Republican
courts, nor schools to educate their child
reu, the Republicans having stolen the
school funds. This witness said that dur
ing his canvass the Republicans trumped
up a charge against him and threatened to
arrest him to get him off the stump This
witness said that in 1872 he was returned
a member of the legislature by the return
ing board, being Republican then, but
was not elected; and although he was re-
turned, the Tarish Grant was thrown
out, and he was admitted only to make a
quorum,
o. B. MoRONAN,
of New Orleans, Stated that after the late
election he had thrown out some boxes and
elected three Republicans to the legisla-
ture conversed with supervisors Leday
and Lafouche. Before ana after election
Leday told witness that the parish was
Democratic but it would go all right. He
was not therefore afraid of any foolishness;
he would throw out enough polls to elect
the Republicans; said nothing about in
timidation. Witness was advised not tC
go before the congressional committee, al
he would not get him the place back in the
custom house if he testified.
JOHN PETTY
(colored) testified, Resides in Albion
voted the Democratic ticket at the late
election. Attempts were afterwards made
on his life, he was shot and beaten By
colored men because he voted for tn
Democratic ticket Negroes had beer
threatened with all sorts of punishment i
they voted the Democratic ticket. Thel
were told that Gen. Sheridan was coming
and every Democratic negro would be shot
GEORGE JOHNSON,
(coloredl swore he resided across the rive
in Algiers; voted the Democratic ticket OF
election day, and on the day following wa
beaten nearly to death by Republca,
negroes, who threatened to kill him; mad
an effort to get his assailants arrested, bu
the negro policeman would pay no attention
to his complaints, Learning that he wa
to appear before the committee, six O
seven negroes set upon him this mornin
and beat him numerically, cutting hin
terribly in the head, and endeavoring t
kill hun. One of his would-be murderer
making use Of the expression; Here
the ID niger son of a-that vote
the Democratic ticket, let's kill him.
This witness was in such a feeble condition
that he could scarcely stand, his head bein
beaten almost into jelly. At the frs
attack his assailants threw him upon tn
railroad track leaving him for dead, but a
he testified, be was found by white ma
and kindly cared for.
MIR. HURLBUT,
by cross examination, made strenuous
efforts to break his testimony, but failed
making terrible mess Of it and obtainip
convincing proof OF the most bitter RI
publican intimidation right here in tn
city. Mr.. Hurlbut wanted to get up
shot gun story, consequently asked tn
witness if he had nt seen the whites goin
about heavily armed in the parish, witnes
replying, Yes, I've registered many whit
men carrying shot-guns and many negroes
every one of whom had brace of revolver
too. Hurlburt didn't ask him any NOR
questions.
JUDGE PHILLIPS.
Republican, testified, relating instance
of Republican negroes intimidating thei
negro neighbors who contemplated votin
the Democratic ticket, giving the name {