New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-21

Saturday before election; they had Merri.
mon Rose tied to herse's tail; the rope vas
under his arms; he was standing MP; they
asked for my husband. Robert Williams;
Bill Reee, Wire Brandon. Block, Bill Davis,
George Philips, Frank ThiebaldA Dr.. Ken
nedy, the two Logsns aAd DR.. Potts; they
went away from the house to old man
Frazer's, near by; heard them whip.
ping him; heafd them whipping my
fsther-in law Abram Williams; then
they came back to my house; Turner
told them to give me hell; the first
time they came they took me out in my
lashes; when they came back they asked if
my husband had returned; told them no;
Bill Logan came in to my bed, laid his pis-
tol on the pillow and violated me; then he
went out and they went away; heard them
laughing: they eaid the whipping was for
attending . Republican meeting; they
we're hunting my husband three
all my people were R.publicans; couldn's
vote that ticket; the polls were surrounded
by white gentlemen, and all, and they were
afraid TO pass q Republican ticket; others
were hunted for; Jim Thomas. Andrew Mo-
Cloud aud May, Abram Williams. my
fstherin-lsw. was whipped very bad the
same night I was; lie lived close to my
house; heard him whipped !. saw him next
day covered with blood; they had beaten
him with a pistsl; they beat him because he
wouldn't join the Democratic club; he and
Henry Pinkston slipped out from the Dom
ccratic meeting at the sch0OlhOuse; they
whipped him five days after ward.
To Senator Med snall tho witness told
the same story. After they carried off
Rose, heard something rolled down the
bark; in the morning went to search for
"a hpAr fnnn Nil tho rvo for
where there was new grave; the bank
vas twenty or thirty yards high; the col
ored people did not dare TO see if there was
body buried there: heard the firing about
an hour and half from the time they left
me; PinkstOn's house was about four miles
south of my house, with woods between;
no hills Or hollews; all the parties named
were at Grady's schoolhouse; Captain THE
pany; Captain Steele's thirty.six men
and Captain Thiebalds forty men 60
BY my house to the poll to make
the c0lored people vote: left there
five days; went to Grady's first; then left
for the woods, and then to Monroe, for fear
Of being killed; Phillips, Thiebalds, Rose
and the rest live about FIVE miles off; DR..
Kennedy the other side of the Ouacbita;
DR.. Potts within half . mile; he did not
cone in my house; have been in New Or.
leans twenty-one days; was summoned by
the United States marshal; have talked
about this with Mr.. Gorham, Mr.. Brewster
and the United States marshal; gave my
statement and they wrote it down; an
swered questions; did not testify before the
Returning Board; came on Saturday. and
gave my statement on Monday; the ques-
tions were read to me and answered them;
did not say Rose was dragged by my house;
he was standing up close to the h0Sse.
To Senator Wsdleigh-Rose appeared
tied close to the horse, by . short rope;
came here frem Monroe; the second day l
was here Mr.. Hugh Young came to me ct
my boarding place, ON Gravier street; he
sat talking awhile, then asked me to
step outside. as he WI. wished d to 81 speak al.
pocket; went out with him; he asked
if I knew who whipped me; said
yes, white men. but would not give the
names; he said had better mind what l
said if wanted to live when went home;
said did mind, and when l vent home
to Ouachita 1 wo1ld live; followed him
down stairs and saw him and his nephew,
DR.. Young and Joe Swan in the street; they
belong to the rife club; this was the day
gave my testimony before the board, have
seen them, three days after, before the door
of the Customhouse..
Andrew Cloud-Lived in Ouschita par
ish since 1868; farming; was there at the
last election; the first man that was killed
that l heard Of was PinkstOu; that was
after DR.. Dinkgrave was killed: knew of
Captsin ThiebSlds company; Bill Rose,
both Logans and others were in it; before
September heard of their riding about; on
the first, Friday, I heard that Mr.: THE:
oolored people; started for Morehouse par
ish: my house was searched tor me;
crossed over, and in trying to avoid
this company, 1 ran into q More
house company. and l was shot;
hid in the thicket till eome colored people
took me to Bill Dufys house; had been
there half IN hour when Colonel Brown,
Frank Brigham and Sheriff Peterkin, OF
Morehouse, came in and examined me; some
one said, HELL be good to plant in the
morning." was moved home Saturday night;
Sunday Bill Thiebalds came and examined
me, and said those balhs would make me
think of Dinkgrave; told me, just as
quick as you can creep you leave Louisi
ANA" was shot five times with bucksh0t-
blue whistlers; was arrested in Baetrop;
my gua and pistol had been picked
up and tha gun given to Frank Brig
HIN; went to BAstrop for it; he put
me Of, aud while was waiting warrant
was made ont, and was kept IN Jail there
nineteen days; rent fifty live ac:es from Dr.
Potts; asked him il it was safe for me to
stay there; said it would be if l joined the
Democratic party; that he couldn't control
the other members if l didn't; that l
oouldt make my crop; voted the kepuo'
lican ticket in Monroe; the effect OF this on
| the colsred people was awful; didn't know
| of more than two eolored Democrats before
it: now all are afraid to be anything else;
| since Dinkgraye wss killed there has been
| no meeting of my club; am not able to tell
| of the riding; all have acknowledged that
| thew had to vote the Democratic ticket bu,
| we're ashamed Of II; all did it that couldn't
60 to Monroe.
To Senator McDonald-Thore were twelve
or thirteen men and boys left with me TO!
Morehouse; some had CUNT; all the crowd
We met were white, about NIFTY; IL wa
| twelve miles from B BastrOp; didn't know 0l
! a disturbance in Moreh0use; thought it wa
| all in Ouachita; knew of NO runners telling
such \ ching; wasn't told to take gun
took it to save it, ~ it was valuable; never
knew of any charge till the grand jury to!t
me it was for carrying gun; would Ike z
have it back; never hesrd of any coioret
clubs armed; would have known it IL there
had been any; would like to get my gul
back again; the crowd that hred ON m
were not . sheriff's posse.
To Senator Wsdleigh-The colored peo
ple all understood they had large major
ity on peaceful election; understood It VI
were allowed to vote as We wished "
| could carry the election without rifle clubs
| never heard of any Democrat being hurt o
forced to vote Republican ticket.
To Senator McDQnald-VOted on th
Is land in 1872, in Monroe in 1874.
TO Senator McMillan-Voted in Monro
| in 1876; couldn't vote at all at home; th
white Democrats would have interfere
with me; went twenty miles from home
Monroe, because thought l would have
better chance because United states troop
vera there was carried by colored peopl
to Bin Dutfy's house; laid in the thicket
couple of hours.
| To Senator Saulsbury-There were =