The New York herald., 1876-12-29
LOUISIANA.

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE CONGRESSIONAL IN
vEsTIGAToRs--EL ELIZA PINKsroN CONTRA
DICTED- "A PEACEFUL CANVASS DESCRIBED
BY DUsKy DEMoCRArs-oTHER coLoRED
CITIZENS SCARED BY BULL-DozRRs-A W.T.
NESS CLAIMS PROTECTION.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 2S, 1876
The Senate Investigating Committee to-day ex
amined b. X. Shelby. OF Ouachita, whose testimony
was substantially the same that OF Samuel McEncry
yesterday regard to the condition OF AFFAIRS there
during tho canvass Hc contradicted the statement
OF Esquire Hall In reference to co!orcd men
beng forced to join tho democratic clubs and
of Eliza Pinkston 10 James and Van
Logan being In the party who assaulted her and killed
her husband they were at his house shat night; he
corrobornted Halls statement: that two men stood by
the polls and took down tho OF voters but did
not know whnt for.
coLoErD DEMOCRATS PEACEFUL CANVASS
Rev. Amsricus Watson, William H. Hill and George
Robertson all eolorcd testified that they were demo-
Gratis anu that the election was peaceful and quiet
The Senate subcommittee OF which Mr. Wadleigh
Is chairman, to-day examined Andrew Harrison COL
orcd, oi East Baton Rouge whose testimony showed
that while tho negroes OF the parish republicans
from choice many OF them were forced ~ vote tho
demo mocrutic tick Trough threats and fear He had
been told that II he diu vote with tho democrats
he would De relieved from carrying the mails, and
Others had been told II they did no, vote the same
ticket IN consequence of these threats He gave in.
stances where
coLoRED MIN HAD BEEN nrxG Up
and nearly stranyed tor refusing 10 JOIN the democrats
sad that the regulators originally organized
as asserted, to prevent stealing ou. subsequently,
into bull d0zcrs. He narrated at considerable
length the breaking up OF tho Union ki2nts CoIored
Club, at Mount Vernon, IN Juno last. and tho riot
when cnsued-
REPUBLICAN DRIVEN FRox HONE
George Brown, OF the same parisn, was driven from
home and was afraid TO return on account OF being
Pam q q
Rights Club required members 10 shoot negroes alter
third refusal to join published IN the Now Or
r. A. Tripctt tcolorcdl corroborated the account OF
tho breaking up OF tho club by the democrats.
A WITNESS PROTECTION
II. G. Washington tcoiorcd) detailed several acts Of
violence Ly buldozcrs and gave with great reluctance
the OF the leaders, and in conclusion asked the
committee what protection would bc gwen those who
senator Mcdonald said il any ono moles,.d him to
report to the committee. anu tney would be pun
ishcd.
senator wadieigh said:-That is q hard case but we
have power TO help you
Witness (replying TO Mr. NcDonad) said:-H go
home and got killed cannot report to the committee.
30 NiGckR ofFickRs WANTED
jacob Shields (coiorcd) SAID ho was Deputy United
States Marshal nj poll No. & and was forced TO leave;
Bob Duncan wanted HIM 10 stand oil and let him
shoot at his badge Duncan said they did not want
'snigger" officers around there.
A large OF testimony taken by this
mittec, OF which the above are the principal points
COMBINATION TO rERRoRlzE coLoRED PEOPLE.
AT tho evening session Genera. Brooke. Thirteenth
United States infantry, commanding eight parishes
OF Louisiana stated that East Baton Rouge and East
Fcciana last spring there seemed to be combinati
among the The people he
gave several instances Of negroes having been wounded
beaten, and gave fearful statement Of the
dion Of affairs there and the threats used
colored men TO join tho democrats and votc their
ticket. HIS testimony was substantially tho
in his AFFIDAVIT before the Returning Board
and published IN Shcrman's report.
Tnx uousE COMMITTEE.
Tho committee OF the House of Representatives,
OF which Mr. Morrison is chairmaa, examined during
the day some hall dozen colorcd witnesses belonging
Orleans parish, who testified 10 being assaulted
beaten or inundated by their race Tor having
voted the democratic ticket
A CoCNrkpocr LEGIsLATOR.
William NJ. WashDurnc OF Morchou.e parish, said
he know OF but one case Of violence there
election day; otherwise tho election peace
able; he had been elected TO the Legislature and
counted out by the Returning Board; hc believed
tho bulidoxcrs were organized by young Tor tho
purpose OF creating mystery, and said that members
OF the democratic party took steps to break them up
hc qucationcd closely by Mr.. Townsend refer
to homicidcs In The parish aud attributed them
the inccency Of the Judiciary and tho lack Of its
support BY the people
Al the evening session Albert Voorhees,, member
OF the Legislature and chairman OF the Democratic
State Central Corresponding Committee, testified that
effort had been taken by the committee and him.
self to secure peaceful election.