New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-31

colored man; also BY Frank Durham; Cap
tain Hale commanded them TO keep
tn, peace and let him speak; Cap
tain Theobald said they might speak.
but shouldn't make personal remarke; saw
colored men como into town just before
election; could see from my shop oil that
came; very few had guns; they didn't come
in squads.
10 Senator Ssulsbury-Two hundred,
more or leee, voted in Monroe; they told me
they couldn't vote in the country; didn't
see any intimidation at the meeting except
the interruption; don't know what was
done outside; voted the Republican ticket;
wasn't asked to vote any other; they
knew I was immovsble; heard one
man tell q cOlored man he worked
for him, and that he should vote
the Democratic ticket; he gave him
one marked No % aud told him he would
know if he voted ir: no didn't vote II; was
. magistrate in 1868; was fined for ex'or-
ton in Office; did il through ignorance and
the Judge commended me when told The rea.
soD; there is no reason for me to deny
that; never knew any thing about wiring
on mayors proclamation, except that he
showed thu m to mt; it is not my hand~rit
ing; Sheriff Hamlet never advised the
coIored people to disregard the prociama.
ton: never advised that Captain The obolds
should be assAssinated, and the party that
said that will have to prove it up; can lick
the man who said 60.
Lem Jackson-To the chairmsn-VOted
the Republican ticket at Monroe; heard of
threats st St. James Chapel, in ward Two.
before Dinkarave was killed; met Logon,
Will Howard, George Phillips and Mitchell.
and they asked me how Dinkgrsve and
Brewster liked their conversation; didn't
know if they meant at the meeting; told
them didn't know; they said that they
would carry the election If they had to
carry it through blood, even if they had to
kill every Republican,; the day after Dink-
grave was killed; the next day company
came to town, stacked their guns ut the
Catholic graveyard, and rode through
the town; got their guns aiterwaeo;
company; heard one csll the csptsis
DR.. Young and ask him to wait;
they rode ct night till the election; was
warned not to 20 to Trenton to preach;
went by Q different route; was stopped BY
fifteen mon; told them my name was Joe
johnson; asked me where Jackson was; told
them he was on the other side of the river;
they said old Brewster and Hamlet sent
jackson over to preach Radical politics;
that they would kill him if they caught
him; don't know who the men were; they
had their faces and hands black; when
the cloud would 70 of the moon
white necks and WRIST; didn's preach
that night, but went back; they said l
might 90 if l would promise to vote the
Democratic ticket; promised them; after
ward, on election day, Mr.. HOlliDs called
me . id Radical aud drew his revolver;
Mr.. Weir took me into his store and said he
was sorry for us; that the few soldiers
couldn't protect us; that they were ready
to fight them and had better guns; showed
me Q Spencer rifle and said they had 800 of
them, and We couldn't fight thsm w,th our
shotguDs; that II It hadn't been for hin and
his friends We would all of US been killed
ct Overton's house; that they would have
shot US as we came out; was tod by Mr..
Bresrd would have 70 hunt another home
If We didn't vote the Democratic tioke; the
next Saturday with two others WAS ted
by him to leave; SAW DE-. Dinkgrsve efFer
he WAS killed; cav Eaton l. gwODd. Prnus
johnson. George Shelton. jim jacks n,
Eliza Plnkstoo and Cora Willis ms; others
that I didn't see have been killed sinc' /;
Nv. P.nkston, Ferd Bnnm and Mirrimon
Rose; Hy Pinkston told inc month he
fore election he was going to vote the K =
enemies on that account; was prosecuted
for stealing eishteen pounds of tobacco
from Mr.. O'K.ly, and arrested the week
Diukgrave was kill d; there has been no
court to try me since; aW under vlOO bOnde.
To Senator Saui sbury-Dinksravo WAS
killed the day after the cOuversst ion with
Pqiiips and Logan; Mr.. Weirs vas sp
pointed special policeman On election d lay;
Mr. Breard told John Johnson and me thst
hs had heard We were taking IN active
part in politics and were iDjuring him; /,
- horo IN 1ao fsnlH
him l would vote for him; he said that
wouldn't de-; ii We didn't vote the whole
Democratic ticket We would have 10 hunt
new hOmee; have not been Indicted; had .
preliminary examination before Justice OF
the Peacs A,Cioud and gave bail.
Frank WAshin gton-Lives In second
ward: voted 1t Monroe because thought it
wouldn't be safe to vote In the c0untry; the
men riding the country frightened me;
heard there vera soldiers and more p~sce-
able election in Monroe; only . youngster
from Captein Theobald's went with me; had
NO arms; stopped ct Mr.. OvertOn's where
there were . good many others; they had NO
arms; went to Monroe Saturday and went
back "Wednesday; Primus JohneOn and
E.ton Log wood were shot on the same
place where was; didn't see it; was shot
ut since the election; company rode mp to
the quarters and frsd at US with pistols
and the boys run into the cotton patch; hey
fired good many shots; came back aft-r-
ward and fired again; was stopped IN the
way to Monroe by Ky McEaery; told b m
wasn't going there to vote; he said l had
better lot, for that was going til BE- a hot
place; met Mr.. TIL &cEnery, who tod me
il voted the Republican ticket he wonid
know II; heard Mr. Benson say the Drn"-
Gratis were going t. carry the election. II
,hey would lake the Mississippi plan; Eaton
l. ,gwood is my fathei-n-law.
To Senator Saulsbury-Saw about 200
cnlored men in Monroe to vote; pevrr
heard any one tell them to go there; no
body advised me to GO; saw armed men
riding day aud night; never saw any one
shot at about the trouble of election; 1t
wasn't when there was any armed cOiOred
men together; never saw any cOlored men
in armed bands; there never was any in
the part of the Island lived in; lived hall
= mile from LcgwO.6; there wasn't great
deal Of qnsrr-ling snd fshting among the
colored people there; never aad any Difficult
ty with any one; never bad any with EatOn
LOCKWOOD; heard there WAS warrant Tor
me; was in the city; that Mr.. Mills had
said had taken some IF bis cotton.
To the Ckairman-Che warrant was three
weeks ago; was arrested; went to the judg &c
to zee about George Washington, who was
arrested, and whila there was arrested;
gave bond-Csptain Farmer WAS surety
thu woman Sarah Thomas said neither Of
US were there; didn't take any seed.
To Senator o klesby-Went to Monroe 70
tell them rha; Log wood was shot; q young
MAJ with Mr.. Swans team loaded with
cotton was stopped about mile and q
quarter from Eaton Log yood's, and allowed
70 go on; know of tour were discharged
one because he went to hear Mr.. Packard
speak.
To Senator Ssulsbury-Hesrd Capts,
Philips discharge Oliver Dickson because
he had been 10 meeting.
Emanuel Ricnards-Lived At Monroe tw,
months before elecs,Ou; WAS on the Island
before; votea At Monroe; DR.. Yonug aor
Billy Pace togk ma ont ana hung M. be,
Cause l you,',n't v0ta WITH them; they aist
sa4ad fat n