New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-25
EVIDENCE AppucED BY DEMOCRATS.

INTIMIDATION AFTER THE ELECTION - PARISHES
wnTUE oT.IET PREYAiLED-A MEMBER OF THE
legislature WHO THOUGHT HE WAS DEFEATED
NEw-ORLEANs, La, Dec. 2i.-At the session
of the House Investigating Committee yesterday A. NJ T.
uearsey, Republican, OF Orleans testified a. loiO"s'
Was Commissioner OF Election at Pol! NO - EIeIenh
ward there was no intimidation Gi tir InIick Dem
but there was after tire VOTING Ciosfu .I 80 IT, ,'t
and 20 home; there were several mcn keeping taiy
sheets, and there was piston " ing Oh ~ was Tn
Tnr policeman 10 protect me- the pollceElh WdS Iuh
~, 80 tn ntce. he left for fear what they wanted INC
10 do was required by law they tod lie II lc. my"J
~, ay,,v dean. when the box vas opened the votes li
III So counted Inn the tally snCeS were not COhpeeu
1 wanted to get new taily sLett7 pcC.So tr,'n,ad M
think the tally sheets were c2r'tct; was ,,s tiS
Mr. DarkIg t take our time In counting Tue Eo'tS
law redures the count Of VOTES 10 ne ad H.,
hnn,s hnt N yus 20 hours before got away hid III
tr,tians three or four times 90 close the DpN "a"
anything wrong; the election was I.ei ,, ~, nor
Leiiy nh fhe votes p1lled there were legal uNe pr
snrs yycre allowed to be IN the room iiOth eCu pOd
party; some threatened TO jaTe 11 nOA nrd he
~ anybpdy took the box NOuld -noot hn i''eN 'N
returns under fear Oi my Aie - ,,, H.,
" Kempton OF Orleans, one of the Republican, COM
Issloners Of Election Pol No. = Eleventh "aru' tes''
fled: ill., o,,.i,,,
ne eieEigI ',,, ,yIng bur could not continue, and
OF the o'i IN ~, p,ace; Mr Ledick threatened me;
ulu NOT INV t ,ead inc Election law; continued 10
rn,nt until o'clock wednesday horhihg' WIN so
sick aud wanted to , sCR hands in Their pockets and
ai Inc counting had 20 on; ihcais lhe lnhl apoHS
pftoueg Yer
,he votes we're counted objected 10 tue tdy sneets
tbe, d moi correspond lacking some he or aIA VOC
rbsn objected some gentleman came lh sat "o"u d"
the table aud showed has revolver -
Ious Racks sunerv!sor Of Registration In the EeV-
onth Ward Of the Parish OF New Orleans, testified;
Am I,opublIcan; did order the Commissioners OF
Iinii" M ming the box OF Poll No. 2tp his Olce mayor
{nrke made changes on tie t2ly sheets lnc e0uIns
s,,nar stoned IhS Tally Sheets two az them tod MN
ftarWard that they signed the sheets under lhulh1a
tion Iedick one OF the Commissioners Oh EIScto DC
yert m wI,ucss tine tally sheets signed Dy OF! the com
msstosrs and sworn b. him as CORRECT witness ala
MOI jnc,,de this vote his cons ded report witness
otd mat two commissioners refused 70 sign the Olcla
,oiv sLset be,ause they were threatened ana Glu not
think fhp sheet was correct; said that the change mayor
Rnys made vas To Jake 10 votes TO one OF tue Demo
capdidaf,s for Judge and add them t0 hepuDcan
can,date. from what witness saw ne Dcbocrats ha1
deIermned TO do M they pleased; said abon 3lOo per
sons e.stred M tue ward about TO OF whom were
coiored: about IS OF the latter voted the Demuerac
ticEet: i36 Whites voted the Republican ticket ~ maj
ward; great MANY discharged after tue election
soe coored men told witness mat they w"nd vote I'D
Republican ticket, but were afraid OF losing eir si'"s
lions II they did 81 , , - -. A.. ~,
RacLs stated falsegoOd when he swoIe ;hht witness
correc ed the tally sheets OF Poll No :. Eleventh ward
m hs Winesss Office the extent OF 10 yoes said ne
IA moi change tally on make any entry whatever upon
either the tally sheet kept for the Democratic party or