New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-16


ef Cemnesss sylseslosy nSraing to listsi
% The testimony ~ it fsA toa ~ liQs =
Witnesses. Ono cornsr q ths Ill had bsel
psn1ed Of, but when tho sommittee wal
feady to resume WORT he crowd was in
vited 10 step down ana eVk -ssii saF
The first witnsss called w1o+- gar
Henry CARROLL Rssidssi four rnaJes below
Agiers; votsd ths Dsmosratie 6sket; ]
- thrssteasd = seascsd ne. ssss.ss
he'd . right "a vees 9 / phaaed; iormSsIy
lad large .Rspnhjfeaa club called Tie
Eiandeeselub; We ges disgusted with the
Republicans and We deterihine4 to vote
for DemocratA, for time; ! voted
tor John McEneEy, and I am Dem.
O6rAt; several weehs ago . milkman
waS shot and killed near my heme,
but the shot was intended for me; hap.
pened to be lato that morniBg; I was At
harm me; quit The Republican party be-
cause saw it was running the country; be-
fore election the story in my neighb0rhood
.Wat that after election General Sheridan
would come with his troops and kill every
niRger that was Q ,Denccrat; know of no
Intimidation by Democrats; hope to be
rewarded for being D.mocrat.
Cross smination-Ts Mr. Hurlbut-I
em q milkman and my customers are white
people; was born free, hut was afterward
stOltn and ensiayed; Governor Flanders
went back on the RepubIicsn party. which
made me change; don't know how he went
hack on the parry; can't tell why; thought
L wOpll be rewarded becauee my patrons
wpuld have better times; l made q speech
at TunisbIrg, but there was no disorder;
afterthe meeting colored men told me that
they would kill every d--d Niger that
voted the Democratic ticket; I asked one
had ever done for him; h. said: "Ies,
they took he bull 'chip of Of me-" the French
miikmsn who was ehoe was shot after the
election; it was on the eleventh Of Novem-
ber; the wounded man told me that the
man who shot him was colored; when was
b Republican the Republicans intimida'ed
persons by telling them that if the Demo
Gratis got into power again they 1.-THE colored
folk) would be returned b 'blsvery; say
let alone not 1000 would vote tho Rspub-'
iicsn ticket in Louisiana; do not know the
colsred people of this State.
John Patty Live on the other bank;
voted the Democratic ticket; 1t was known
thai WAS Democrat; Republicans threat
ened me because of that fact; they told me
that they would take me by lead or by steel;
several Of them together beat me with their
ilsts; man threw hstchet ct me, aed
have two balls in me now; the cut in my
hand got afterthe election.
Croes-examination-J Lewis out my
hand; never made any charge against my
sssailants; they had mo arrested, but the
cae6 has not been heard. sslE III
William Ward-Reaide in New Orleans;
prior to this fall l was Republican,; was in
the uaited States srny. and We ss %oepSsq ps;;
lips and P g. Deslonde during their re-
ported conversation; Phillips stopped Des-
londe to ask him for loan Of money; D0-
londe said that the State would 60 for
Packard anyhow: / canvaesed in the ooun-
try for the Democrats in the last
campaign; found many colored men who
promised to vote the DsmOcrAtic ttekot,
voluntarily; they. said they had been
30 often disappointed BY Rspublicans that
they wanted . change; was in Natchit0ehes
parish on election day. and the election vas
entirely quiet; seven -eolored Democrats
voted It the Doll where wse; $50 men in
that parish told mo that they attended to
vote the Democratic ticket, but don't
know what they did; have frequently heard
that my life was threatened in this city,
and now have to get home before dark;
somebody told me that all the Democratic
niggers in New Orleans must leave orr be
killed. ~. 2. -t'
To Mr.. Hurlbut-Canas to, Louisiana in
1868: went from hero to Grant parish in
1870; was elected to the Legislature in 1872
bv Republicans. Hn Hurlbut ntr0duced
ss GvidebSo. pamphlet concerning tho life
Of Ward.l Did mot. serve my second tenn
in fall because Was turned ont; laGreed
\ 70 canvass the State for the Democrat9 II
they w0alaDsy ny e1pe:eegE 1e1ank Sne
Lass campaign; before making that agree
meat called on the RepIDlican Executive
Committee and 1 proposed to canvass the
SAFE for them, bdt they didn't want
me-: can't remember that person
aiiv applied to individual members
| Of that committee to be employed in their
csnvses: when NO left New Orleans "
| stopped At POinte Coupoei Flowers and p
| McGloin were with me in Rapides parish
| did NOT spekk in Grant parish because
| there was an Indictment against me In Vol
| fax; LIVES shot several tmes by RePnn
leane; Iwss Q Republican when the Re
publicsns shot me; on my second term tE'
| Republicans illegally put me into the Hous'
and illegally put me ont: was compelled u
| Iaave the State last summer because my
-Iife was in danger in consequence OF n.
being q witness In . bribery case; was awe.
more than six. .months: tho pamphlet Pup
lisbed concerning my history hat
| written in good faith; Jaoge Fnlli'ps "So'
K. B. Morean-Anderson is the name o
the supervisor of registration in East re
licians psrieb; had . conversation With han
about the election soon after the electlon
he stated to me that the election had bee
free and fair; hn afterward told me that d
had made an affidavit; he said he was NO
sober when he signed the affidavit, and tba
bedid not know what was in the paper; q
II L~A "a
It,: the1 refused. him; the affidavit wa
| about intimidat in East Felicians; me
= votino mani: D. Melville, on Canal stree
he tcld tne that the De Soto parish return
were to, be chApg6d - - to- favor MI
smith. thu Repnbliean candidate for Coz
SrNss: do not know whetAer or nd
| SO change wsimade; was In tho Custom
/ houaam IN the room uhere the afhdAy'tA MeI
made; s. B. Simms, Of Livingston parisl
i heen Intimidation; he told me that the1
ia been NO intimidation; heard sconve
eation between Anderson and Govern'
KELLOGG; Kellogg wanted Anderson to z
fo IIvinaston psrish to register the vote
xndereon told him it would be unsafe II
| him to 70 there; Kellogg asked him to
ma mako russ, II necessary, to carry u
! election; spoke with Clover alter the e!e
. tion, and he told me teas ~ Pessn ~ y.
don Was fail; he would not !
Il back for anything; he told me, after ne M
/ made his returns, that he had thrown o.
! Democratic boxes and had elected thr
Republicans; had . conveEs4aon WI
/ Meroelin Ledet, supervisor OF Laf0nrcn
/ met him again after election; he told q
l his parish was Democratic, but he wou
make It all right; . proposition was mad
before was subpsnAed here, to Give
nv old place in tbs Customhouse; Keuol
told me that he had seen Herwig abo
pufting me back: that was near the hrse
4hA month: haYa had q COnYeroatl