The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-05-24
CARRIERS CASE.
A Long and Tedious Investigation
Ended.
THE LAST DAY.


EVIDENCE OF SAMUEL N. GoULD-MoRE OF
THE PARTICULARS OF TIE RIor-AL.
VANCAMP AND JAMES M'BRIDR-THK
VERDICT.
From the Sunday Sentinel
1t was announced that all the evidence
in the Garter inquest was in Friday even
ing, but one more witness was found yes
terdsy, who was able to tell some facts not
before known, and his statement was
taken. 1t conclusively fixes the guilt of
Al. Vancamp in melting the riot,
and Is the final clincher which places
the responsibility for the whole outrage
where 1t rlghtfully belongs, on the Rspub-
give the evidence of
SAMUEL N. GOULD,
who resides at All West New York street:
II was at the Fourth ward polls nearly all
day. found at s A. NJ. the polls were in
possession Of colored men who alone were
voting. They did not object, however, to
a white man voting, il he could crowd his
way in. About 100 colored men had clubs
in their hands. About III o'clock saw
them chasing a negro In a buggy, who, I
understood, wanted to vote tue Democratic
ticket. They pulled him out and got him
away. next saw white man running
from about fifty coloTed men. He had a
cut in the back of his head, from which
the blood was running over his coat
collar. Tee next / saw was about
P. NJ. Saw Al. Vsncamp ride down
among the colOred men. A crowd gathered
around him. he said something to them,
and they started of in squads OF five, ten
and fifteen. When they got across Mis-
souri, street some OF them commenced run
ming east on Washington.
AM POSITIVE IT WAS AL. vANcAMP.
asked him since what he said 10 them to
make them leave the Fourth ward polls.
He said he tried to convIncs them that
there was no fuss down in the Sixth ward,
and advised them not to 60, but 1 noticed
that they started Immediately after he
talked to them. 1 inquired of one of them
where they were going, and he said that
there wss riot in the Fifth ward. / was
at the Fourth ward polls till after they
closed. Just before they closed a Demo-
cratic wagon drove up full OF men. The
negroes to the number of fifty gathered
around it, some of them saying, we can
not stand that There was a disturbance
of some kind, but can not tell the nature
of it. The wagon drove away soon after
ward. L do not think the men had time
te vote. saw Vsncamp of and on all
only saw him once on horseback.
left after the polls closed and
come to the store, No. 81 West Washing
ton street. had been there but q few
minutes when saw a crowd of colored
men running by, going to Illinois street,
saying: Come on, boys, To the corner.'
They nearly all had clubs. One of them
had q swingletree. One dropped a razor;
another one picked it up and handed il to
him about the time the last man reached
the corner. / think there was about one
hundred of them. i heard several shots.
and saw mrst OF the colored men running
back. 1 saw one colored man who was
running from two policemen. He fell in
front oil SO West Washington street. He
had revolver, and some one took 1t from
him while be was down. He did not seem
to be much hurt. The police took him
diagonally across the street, going east
ward. i old not see anything more of
him. was not acquainted with deceased"