New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-28


to leave rs. and he ought to make the sacri-
fee to ahow them We disapproved of the
ac'; Shelton's family were supported by the
whites during his illness, and be had ply
sician; Ray published q card saying he
would not vote for Packard: Packard Gid
not run behind his ticket in Ouachits; none
of them ran very we'll; Ray said he wouldn't
accept if elected by the Returning Board
that he was not elected; it is believed that
ne will not accept; he is not influenced for
fear of his safety; can not say if he would
be safe If he did accept II; can not answer
for the feelings of q people toward q man
who took an Office to which he was not
elected; :; Mr.. Hardy ran for parish judge;
was defeated, so the people believe to >
uuit; can not say whether he would be safe
or not, If he went ack and took the Office;
don't think he ought to 60 back with the
opinions he hes; don't know what some
men n ishs do. but think he would not be
harmed; there is an n. NJ Grady in Oua
chita now; Ms J. Grady is not there; he left
after making the affidavit he said he woo!d
not make; don't kno v neither he would be
safe or not DON think he would be harmed;
intended to summon him as witness at
Monroe; wanted Mr. Hardy there; think he
would not have In ade such wild statement;
they can be contradicted there now; think
Mr.. Hardys statements would have been
different there; he would have had to face
daily the men about whom he was making
statements; those who would have contra
dic.ed them; Mr.. Grady is United States
revenue collector; have heard no threats
ag ainst him or Mr.. Hardy.
To Senator Oglesby-There was printed
form OF Instructions from the central CON-
mittee; distributed them; gave no report of
the riao clubs to thu committee; they are
still kept up for the original purposes; gave
them orders once or twice in connection
vrS< r. <ko o~nlo <6ox-
not = strictly military organization: heard
of the Nicksburg massacre Of 1874, but
don't call 1t by that name; know of body
of negroes attempting to tade the city re-
ceived dispatch by lady that they were
coming and killing the people; there hay
pened TO be fire company gathering; went
to it and read the d,spatch; there was no
organization then; called on al the young
men to 60; requested special train,
which the railroad company wss very
willing to furnish; would have taken
it if they hadn't been; started at nine
O'Clock and reached Vicksburg abont
ten O'Clock with Ito men; reported at
onoe to Colonel Miller at the courthouse;
all was quiet then; his men were worn out
and mounted guard, and protected Sheriff
Peter Crosby, who was io the upper part of
the bnilding; the trouble was over, and
came back to Ouachita.
To Senator Ssulsbury-The rife clubs
were intended to prevent outbreak; they
purchased their arms or their friends did
for them; they were not furnished by State
or parish authority; the affidsvits that the
election was fair were made freely; Shelton
had not joined the Democratic clnb when
be was shot; the arrests made in 1874 were
by the direction of United States Deputy
Marshal Seelye; the protection given by the
troops would depend on the character of
their officers; the only purpose of the armed
organizations was the preservation of the
public peace; m3st of the cOlored votes
were obtained on the day of election and
we're not got by any intimidation.
To the Chairman-Can not tell how many
homicides have been committed from the
day of organization of the rife clubs to the
day of election. OF q list read by Senator
Howe witness recognized six ont of eight
killed; six out of ten wounded; doubted
that Eliza Pinkston was shot; knew of no
whippings or hanging and recognized none
OF about fifteen names of those driven from
home; know nothirg of the ehooliDg into
the houses Of Hudson and Blanchard; the
latter Joined the Democrats q week before
election and made q speech; Mr.. Stubbs said
he gave excellent rea sons for joining; did not
know of the shooting at Henry Clay and
Solomon Mathews; there were no rifle clubs
in other parishes; do not know bow the
htmicides there compare with Ouachita;
there were no rifle clubs TILL this year; 0cn'e
know any season when there have been as
many homicides in the ssms length of time
in Ouachita as there has been this year;
Shelton had not joined the Democratic
club when he was shot; heard that he was
taken to the poll in buggy by Democrats;
believe he voted the Democratic ticket;
think he was induced to do 60 through his
reason by the circumstance that he was
about to join the Democratic club, and had
become convinced the Democratic party
was not responsible for his wounde, and
that he had nothing to fear.
To Senator Saulsbury-None OF the crimes
Of this long catalogue of barbarities, cru.
elites. murders or whippings were ordered
or authorized or directed by the Demo
cratic party; would have prevented any
that came to my knowledge; don't know
who killed Dinkgrave or jackson, or that
he was white or colored, Democrat or
Republican; believe they were not occa-
stoned by the formation of rifle clubs, but
that there would have been more if they
had not been formed; possibly conflict
of races; it is the universal practice there
to wear sidearms; have known of shooting
and cutting between negroes for trivial
causes for years.
The committed here adjourned till today