, 1876-12-28

Me eplnIeu ps9n6 all hAd an acre or TWO or cotton
'when MA 8old In seed. and that they wese accusea
ssch IL ssa ss5e e,.sss rnsf y &c: &c.
jos sna T
tcss moved to Baton 1songe for natety.
WILLIAM WADE. ... ..
co!ofcd. gaYn sim! lar testimony In regntd to hls
nesghbnfhood and said one nlght the Regulators
Lad gene o. mM to h!s hou.e and called Tor hlm: They
plstol unle. the eorcf for. hin; look his sun md
bsyke It. Went to tho cabin Of bis hired man, nIIl
aops %9s,, s..sa tnS
they took fran hs toute and pit rope around his
s sefs sessdse Iss ss x as
dcrsoa Parker. coloTcd. was sbot. liz sat on
MRS. ALICE GILBERT
{eolored) corsoborated tho testimony Of her hns-
bana Alexander Gilbert, IN reference 10 bu!ldos-
around her neck, Ind thfeatenine to tang her atsd
sote Of them, ont declined 70 gtFe ther names, -
,hsy a ss property there and could not 90 back II
On cress-e1aminntlon, ahs said they nearly all
lived IN lat1n liongc, nnd wuen merchants, law
yefs. and clerks, but the man who put q toro
around her neck. and The Captain. liyod In ths
BENJAMIN MORGAN,
rolofct, sworn. |: Cornner Of East Baton Rouge.
for 50; ooo Ilas he!d many Inq,lests on murdered
men ,nse C. In ": finally notified by ths hcs:
of lbs 13ta oi sIay Va. called to bold "a inaaest
or ~ bodies cf an old n4.., Jerry Myers. and hss
the. young man was shot, Jerry Myers hung to =
bullets In q, back. two 3 hl: head, snl tifsc ia
h!H leg. 10th were Industrious men. Jerry Myers
Ind put the arst bale Of cotton ii llason Rougc for
tventy.ns yeafe. Iie was lrsdtns Republican In
ass,gnca 10. thei1 murder. s:oinret people eamo
Into Eaton Hougc on the dur Of cIeetiou 10 vote,
s ,FSoR1 Tsee o. fot dsJs
waraing sisaed scsptain Of lie salstors,S against
449ldns H. any more !naucst., ana hsld no mo,e
hung ncar Port Hudson 1t the san,e tiruc.
SOPHIA PAYNE,
colorcl. testified that III juno iast her husband,
on saturday. and was killed on Tuesday morning
" " body Of white men sao c1n,e and broke down
me sa onnE oiss hxs saopsd en5's a.
Heard hs body ,yns lying BY Conite River. Ao ono
bradley, and o.hsr.. a. xou,o haA their faces
blaekca; 0thGrx had no disguise.
Tho Committee d]purnttt untl1 7:30.
krEStNU SESSION.
pi,,a In TIE Senn.e sub.Committee evening seston
hssss ii III s r.. a;s sse
ct the Republican Parish Campaign Committee.
W. w. mtsffcFe9 "th In attempts te oFssnss
one Republican meeting to another. by atnlod whlio
nen , At & anuahsr tim tln,s l. WY ~ fred upan u Dslon
ront ,ar Ia fear M o sssassnato' w." a'a'' 'of ''0f
To Senator ,cDonall--At tho difficulty In Baton
Kongs the quarre was ~ relation TO alleged draw
were al ilneI s10 each BY the Mayor
The Committee adjourned till 10 o'clock to.mor-
row.
IN TnK MAlN COMMITTEE.
sam P; McEnery wo* reeallcd: and the question
reference 70 t>.c disturbance at st. James Chapel
wss sgaa hrnagh! u. bsaore the tnatn Committee.
sion, It decided not to admit il,c Itatemcuta Of
MesH.r: Lacy and t'ntEett aa they could be pro-
questioned By Scnalor salisbury ar to tho general
cnaltidn Of the cas,sass IL Onachtta. which hs an.
one Of the at3t enots was to break down the color
line, BY assuring t.s negroes TINT II they would
be @pfssa sy .Sss oang Ra
whites n 10 attempt to secure . got,d govcrnent*
91ass to Dc 9h ~ o s.s.snss q sd
nnd AsEusnents md fsatcn were ased to !ndaee tho
co'ored men to tnIn BY loth co1orcd and white
| full Among thc earliest convurts was Richmond
Dunn. coidred man, the President Of nepnbs
l!can club, ald lks ian:ial another leading negro.
Une caust al the DETECTION among the egrocs MAS
that INK natIcea Ind recently been served upon
them; in Que case laesa was tax on 'lorss
aud calf: which tax no,cs was read from tho stand
| BY the Democratic sPcnkurs. Cunt. Farmer, tho
Iemos,a,ie candidate for Congress W. .esy pop;
| vigorous prosecutions while no waa D1strict@A At
totnry. lu tact, he was mo oniy honcst District.
| Attusicy In tic district rIEcv 1h0a.
! Tho witness then natratea that while speaking
at Lugtow1l, wl,ere love. .fenat waa held, seventy
tlrce caloted men at Raadall,s Club talucd under
| the czhnrtat1on Of TIM ltoy. 1t. u. GnAn. Nearly
csery co'orct man In Logtowu Ward jo1ned. In
addition To mixed elubs there woru two cluus eli.
coloreI 1capc Of that parish voluntarily and with
Sh Sf .hs ae4 LIZ tns s4
9ucntiy during Tho canstss Tint escry nnn wonld
6e atfor1el protection tn sote whatever ticket ho
larger than that Of the preyiuus election. In 1tun-
s"s 1t sTns much larger. u coloEel men had been
opsSaY ,S @ fGS osss s s X! g' ass
Ssto .n;swn , sri! ihoss iitS%a ;i III ri wiz s'
i"'e''Ae; otI'sS pso,ntnen pemosrats ads'.si sn
counsecd pe1cc and forbcaranco absolutely
nscs..sry tFlroughont !'s csmpaig aed no e1ut:a
an eoan,ty. s ~ ana p'oicstns eol"ts
notaca thc juagr Of ill., District C"urt that II this
intimidation OF c1lored nsmocfats WIS not stopped
BY thc courts. they would b. forced TO protect p
ses. ss' dsdss 1id I'll aEer a"a cspt lsi5y boi pro-
ncns 1icnubltcans. ladorssA my ncton. fhs bsat.
| tsk III 4ulH t0hNA ~ 4AtAllh ~ f4HAt AMA 1tAaC
hffy others the caMsU OF the *huNttnE iAto tho
huises 1f Faux and Jarrett, anu thu flight nf the
families TO M0Ar,e; also tho assembling Ut body
ut armed negroes on tho tHiana. Aug, ii, he hav.
tug been notified by Telegraph from pasttop that
asIel uegrues weFc leaving there for Aonloe. antl
having Induced Dr. Abbey to moyo tte rlac esHbe
tpali ncar Trenton, and that Cap1. l'lrooold had
sent fur ass'stanes, as the negroes wers Assem-
tncnls Fenchlng thu islahd, Tiny found about loo
co!ored n,cn under arms Ut rhitps' plantation In
| lIno Of baltic. Capt. Thcobolas dispersed them
and sent thum to their holnus without tcsort1nQ To
| foscc, having ordered hls u,cn not 70 dro on tho
| negroes. lie had known Capt. Tntobods FOR
| nat4y yvars, and had served will, Him Ia tho Con.
fcleFate army. NIs moral character cannot bn
surpassed, ana ho IL universally beloved, especAl-
" iy ths msgrues an ls!a plantation. !ts taqutet.
modest and ara4saming. n ssronx vii and .olt;;
possession. Oflcers VI rlha clubs Wssu acieetel
| Tor kpuWn coolncEs alIa discretion. These clubs
| werc an Organization simply fur tito purpose OF
protecting culoyrd Democrats AnI preserving FeAco.
Tho uNjsClsal habit II for tho Whttua nnd bucks ~
carry arms. lind AraEdpf DlnkQeavs making !olent
aud !nhamnAsogy speeches u tue Eanuhltcana
aIuu similar uncs two weeks bet1tc fhe
alectIou by brewster md G0rham. The eoorcd
men cotl1rncctl As.e mblIng in Monroe TN Saturday
hight befuro Thu electon, bringing arms. which
created great apprelcnslun atong tho ~Altes, antl
tAe witness got tho MayDr to ut0n m extra nolIco
f0Fce FROM Capt ltenWickH cummand. Tn Mon
tiay, thu Mayor wsus to Capt. llale, commanding