Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-12-17
As the Democratic Colorel Man
and Brother Enmasks the
Bull-Dozing Outrages
OF the Southern Re-
publicAns.
None but Democratic Witnesses
Have as yet Applied for
Examination.
LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA.
THE Dkac cRATlc PRESS AGENT GIVES
ANoTHEa fAkN.
New O.lcats Dec. l6lh--Before
the h,use oomm,itee Rreier, tepre-
sensitive Of New Orleans, lestihes
thai he WIS Uuted States supervisor
OF poll ,hIrd, seceMd ward, whore AN
attempt WAS made by the republican
committee to preyen, democrats ffom
voting In regard to the poll list
the names beng differeh, from the
names on The registration papers the
day after eleetiou Mr.. Hare, repubh-
can commissioner, said to ME that
there WAS some trouble about ,hia
poll-thsl the democratic comm:ss
ioner would be arrested and they
would take the box aud fix it up 10
suit ourselves. Later, two depu,,
marshsls asked him II he hid desert
ed his party. Casey republican mar
shah, of-tcd him 800 dollars for tn.
/ box. The witness notified the dem
ocrxt committee who sent force for
protection. The republicans fnally
| attempted to seize the boz after twas
taken to Browne Office. where they
! were to make affidavit to the returns.
Tne plan was TO arrest the democrats
and take the box TO the custom house
aud to have republicans finally refuse
To testify 10 the correctness Of the
returns pleading that his instructions
l forbid him. Ga the Friday after elec
i,on C.sry darn,ted HIM in ,he severes,
terms aud called hiin u traitor 10 his
E party aud then knocked witness
Z down, afler which Geo. Dean, color
3 ed, struck The witness OF, the head.
n The wi,iiess ran and WAS pursued b,
& Dean with pistol. He met some
1 friends, who pro,ec,ed h.tn.. His
} otfense was in certifying to the re-
turns as correct and preventing re-.
Epublical,s from eetiing the box.
Gross examrned. | he election WAS
peaceable And fair. Did not com.
/ plan about assault because he intend
ed 10 semi: it ss personal affair.
Mr.. Donnely came 10 the room aud
told the witness that he (wltnessl did
not know wh-n he would be killed
for going back on his party. The
witness is s,ill republican. He
asked C5l Potter and others for pro.
Election from violence.
PoAPEY sTooLs,
A colored democra, Of New Or
leaHs, testified. he had been frequent
" attacked BY colored republicans on
sccount Of politics. He spec,6ed
times and places with great p2rticu-
larity. He had his arm broken and
his arm ,put out on these occasions.
MDemocrxtic negroes were afraid 10
Nvoie for fear ofviolence.
r. Marshal Taylor, colored democrat,
Etesti6ed ,hat oolored republicans fire.
Eqnenly assaulted him for political
Ereasons; had been cut seventeen
Etimes, beaten often and shot four
k,imes BY colored republicans. Had 4
Eight with negro just before election
Ewho attacked hlm, but was cut and
driven OF, witness using razor. The
Erepublicans used opprobrious terms
in addressing him The white treat
Fed him with uniform kindnees.
u E, II. Flowers, colo,ed, always
Erepuhlicnn until last election. In
Louisiana, since 1865, coming from
N Philsdrlphia. Testified he became a
democrat becanse lie desired change
and believing il would ameliorate he
condition of affairs. Had canvassed
the state At the expense Of the demo
cratic state central committee, on his
fown proposition, had spoken to and
Gconversed with many colored men who
Edeclxred they would vste the demo
cratso. ticket Many said they, feared
te do so on account of threats. Col.
@ored men voted the democratic tickle,
because they waa,ed more and better
Schools, and less stealing Of school
s4sssstsaes They desestea the freed
men's bureau and Packard ,he wit.
hess was often thre tened. Anduryon
bupeTvIsor Of esst Fsfifcisns, had said
pc couldn't get any negroes to. run foo,
pfice. They ought t& be killed
Every negrs killed Was worth fifty
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