Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-12-29

company were there, ON the east side of
the house; there were forty of them
on the day Of election saw Keebold and
other companies pass my door, all armed;
said they were going to the polls; that
night they came back and stopped at
Coles store, and brought out bucket of
whisky and treated the colored men.
Have been in New Orleans 21 days !;
was summoned here by the United States
Marshal had talked with Brewster,
Goram and the United States Marshal
about testimony, and made affidavits be-
fore them; they read the questions and
| answered them.
Witness was then closely interrogated
in reference to the affidavit printed in
the Sherman report, and stated that she
had given answers therein contained, ex-
cept that Rhodes was dragged behind
his horse as he was fastened to his horse
by rope under his arms; his stomach
was cut open could not fall because the
rope held him up; has since been here !;
Hugh Young came to see me; said he
had been here three weeks, and wanted
to know how things were at home; asked
me if / knew who had whipped me !;
told him / did, but refused to tell him
who they were; told me l had better
mind how | talked, and thought he was
going to draw revolver; when he left
followed him down to the door Joe
Swan and DR.. Young hid there; they
lived in Ouachita saw all three of them
a few days after in front of the Custom
House.
Andrew Mcleod, (colored) testified
lived in Ouachita since 1868; was there
at the last election; the first / saw of
bull dozers was last August Pinkston
was the first man killed / knew Of
Captain Keebold, Bill Rhodes and the
two Logans of Keebold's company; on
the morning of September 1st was at
home; saw some colored men who came
down and said Keebold's men were
humping the colored men at Thinkers
and taking their arms. | left and went
over the Bayou and Morehouse and met
the Morehouse bull-dozers they cried
"halt," and we ran they shot me two
balls hit me in the back, one in the arm
and one in the hip | crawled into the
thicket and hid till they left; colored
man carried me to his house; Colonel
Brown, Frank Brigham and Sheriff Pc
terkin came in, looked at me and said ]
would do to plant next morning; next
4 day my wife sent spring wagon and
took me home Captain Keebold and
some of his men came to the house, al
armed Keebold said : Oh you
think of Dinkgrave, and if you can gel
well enough to creep you had better
, leave Louisiana; l was shot with
buckshot; after l got about / went tt
Bastrop and asked Frank Brigham fo
my gum; he said he would have to se
other parties in little while | was ar
rested on an affidavit, put in Jail ant
kept there 10 days and then discharged
then asked DIR. Potts, from whom
! rented, if would be safe his father-in
law said | would not unless | Joined tn
e dem Ocratic party.
t He also testified that such state O
0 terrorism existed that many colored pee
e pie Were afraid to be seen talking t
|, him, and he had to give up their clubs
. most of the colored men who could nc
e get to Munroe voted the democrati
: ticket no one had told me there wa
J. trouble in Morehouse parish, and for m
q to go over there; did not see Sheriff Pe
e terkin with the men who halted and she
r me, as | was arrested at Bastrop for bein
/: out with arms heard nothing of th
o sheriff being out with posse after
s body of men who had mobbed the house
: knew of no armed bodies of colored me
q in Ouachita was not a member of an
: such body had never heard of an
$ democrat being hurt previous to election
n or being intimidated went to Munro
: to vote because was afraid to vote on tn
e island had 30 acres rented, which wer
e cultivated with the assistance of m
t father-in-law.
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