Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-12-27

10 attCnu. Dr. Lewis Salu Tie patlcHiI
was suffering from gun-shot wounds
in the left side, which had injured
his lungs. Had probed the wound
four or five inches but failed to find
the ball. Thought the wound would
prove fatal, as he was suffering and
was much Frustrated.
GEORGE SHELTON,
colorcd, of Ouachita, testified that he
had been shot at one night previous
cratic club meeting by young man
named Willie Howard; that year
previous he had a difficulty with
Howard abouta woman he was shot
in the chest and arm. Afterwards he
was furnished with wood and pro-
visions by white men who came to
see him and urged him to vote the
democratic ticket, which he did
They told him that the republicans
were stealing all the school funds.
He gave general testimony as to in
timidation.
SENATOR M'DoNALD
said that the array of witnesses on
both sides was very large, and it
would be well to determine upon
some plan of operation. Mr.. Ed.
White, of the democratic counsel,
suggested to the committee that it
would require many days to summon
witnesses from distant parts of the
state; that unless there was some
rule laid down as to the time of TAX
ing up parishes, it would involve
great expense to the government and
cause material injury to planters and
their laborers, who were making ar
rangements for next year.
| The chairman considered this inn
portant suggestion, and requested
counsel on each side to furnish on
Tuesday list of witnesses they de-
sired to summon and the means of Sc
curing their attendance.
CORA WILLIAMS,
colored, of the first ward, Ouachita
Parish, testified: Was at republican
meeting in Gradis' school-house four
days before the election. Henry
Pinkston and my husband were there
standing side by side. Pinkston
cried, "Three cheers for Brewster !"
I was whipped severely by bulldo-
zers that same night. Marion II.
Rhodes body was brought up by
Geo. Phillips, and others came in and
struck match, and searched the
house for my husband. After they
left Thomas Jones said it would have
been proper to give him hell and
make him tell. They came back, four
of them, and took me out and
WHIPPED ME WITH A TRACE
from buggy. George Philips and
Bill Rhodes were their names. Black
did the whipping. They said had
worn my train to meeting and point
cd out Philips men. They went down
to my brother-in-law's house and
whipped him. They then came back
and asked me about my husband.
Walton Logan then put a pistol on
the bed and made me put the light
out and 60 to bed with him. After
he left, saw Thomas Lyons coming
burying Marion Rhodes on the bank
of the bayou. After they left the last
time heard a gun fired down towards
Henry Pinkston's, which was four
miles away. Heard next morning
that Pinkston was killed. The men
who did the whipping were demo-
Gratis. Had seen them riding about
day and night. These men belong to
Hill Theobold's company. He was
in the road when they whipped me
and said: "Give her hell, but don't
let her holler." He gave Rhodes
some paper which he stuffed into my
mouth. These men organized the Isl
day of August. George Philips
blindfolded me and l asked him moi
to whip me. DR.. Kennedy said
"Giye her hell" DIR. Potts was there
After they gave me 200 lashes he said
''Boys, that's enough. She's not able
to take what she ought to hare
/, Willis Frazer lived near me. Heard
i, him granting when they whipped
him. Marion Rhodes had stopped
!. and told me goodbye the night hi
. was killed. Said he was going to the
swamp. They brought him back tiet
to the horses tail. He was grooming
D The moon was shining, and 1 coult
4 see him plainly. My husband was il
/. a corn-field near by. He came in mex
day, and then went to Monroe, anC
Q waited till 1 come. They hunted fol
e him three days and nights after hi
left. The blacks in my neighborhooG
. were republicans, but were afraid tt
vote the ticket because the democrat
| were armed and around the polls
0 The whites hunted for Jim Thomp
son and others. Theobold said a
t we were going to republican meet
: ing that they would cripple ever,
l male child in the parish if they die
not carry the parish. Abram Williams
my brothcr-in-law, living near me
, was whipped and beaten the same
night l was whipped. l saw him mex
morning laying in bed all bloody
The men who whipped me said they
wanted my husband because HI
t wouldn't join their club. Walter Lo
gan was the only one who violated
S me. My little girl, of 10 years, wal
;, in the bed at the time. This was
!. Saturday night before the election
+ On the morning after the whipping
s went to the bank of the bayou and
a saw fresh earth piled up like a grave
S and told Col. Dickinson they had
t buried Rhodes there, but the colored
t people were afraid to examine the
grave.
:. On the day Brewster and Gorar
spoke at Grads, Theobold and his
white company were there, and on
the east side of the house. There
were forty of them. On the day OF
election saw Theobold and Steers
!, companies pass my door, all armed
: Said they were going down to the
! falls. That night they came back and
! stopped at Coles stores and brought
out bucket of whisky and treated
/, colorcd men. Was summoned here by
the United States Marshal. Had
talked with Brewster, Goram, and the
United States Marshal about the tes
| timony and made affidavit before
!. them. They read the questions and
: answered them.
Witness was then closely interro
a gated in reference to the affidavit
printed in Sherman's report ani
!, stated she had given the answers con
! tanned therein except that Rhodes wa!
G dragged behind the horse, as he wal
9 fastened to the horse by rope under
I his arms. His stomach was cut open
: He could not fall because the rope
n held him up. Since have been her,
: Hugh Young came to see me. Sait
: he had been here three weeks, ant
G wanted to know how things were a
y home. Asked me out on the gallery
9 Asked me if / knew who whipped
y me. / told him did, but refused t,
|. tell him who they were. Told me
had better mind how I talked, ant
0 thought he was going to draw O re
G volyer. When he left l followed hin
e down to the door. Joe Swan an,
II DR.. Young hid there. They lived il
n Ouachita. Saw all three of them
n few days after in front of the Custom
>. House.
I'll ANDREW Mc'cLouD
Is (colored, Ouachita, testified that OF
l. Sept. l, he had crossed over the rive
a from Ouachita, in Morehouse Parish
d with party of six colored men, Il
y escape party Of bulldozers, who h
p had heard were coming after him
b. He was armed with gun and pistol
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