Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-29

y now lives, and is in this city3tu teslf
Ito these facts.
II William III. Bnrrill and two othcl
Z were shot, and are now living to te'
tify to the same. Hawkins Jont
was shot while passing on a wagol
He had been threatened by the ma
c who shot him; all about politics.
: Jim Jackson was shot while pas:
{ ing Oh load of wood; james Thon
= as, justice OF the peace. from the fir
: ward, and Spencer Watkins Wcr
driven away from their homes, hun
ed day and night, shot at, but escaT
led.
Testimony of ---- -----. was /
my house laying down my door wa
, violently broken open i was take
!: to the cotton patch and brutally beat
en- for attending republican meeting
land refusing to vote the democrati
ticket: I was struck over the hea
.. with q revolver, badly wounded o
the breast, earth was forced down IN
throat, leaving me in helpless con
dition.
On the same night Henry Pinktol
was shot dead: his wife was als'
shot and badly cut about the heat
and ankle a child ten months old il
missing supposed to have been killet
and its body concealed; done by thu
same individuals and for the same
cause, as told me by his wife.
4 On the fourth instant w. IL. Bur
lrell, Charles Williams and gElishs
Moore, on their way to Caldwell will
Republican tickets, were captured b,
an armed body Of democrats, iakei
into their camp and searched, and
were obliged to burn the tickets in
tho presence of the democrats
They were detained all night. Bur-
rcll was obliged to saw wood nearly
the livelong night, to crafty the NAL
ice ofthe biilldozcrs. After pledging
themselves to join the democratic
club, and votci Its ticket, they were
allowed to return by means of a pass.
On the following morning wo-
man by fhc name OF Charlotte Mil
ler, in company with boy named
Dink Watson, again attempted to go
| to CALDWELL but were captured and
ordered not to return until after the
election, being suspected OF having
Republican tickets.
| On the morning ofthe seventh Ben
iamin James, constable and United
Status deputy marshal, while ON his
way to Isogtown with the ballot box,
was captured and dangerously shot
by armed democrats. a revolver was
placed to his head and discharged
and he was lett. supposed to be Gead
but miraculously escaped death and
lived long cnoughto testify as TO who
were his would be mnrderers. He is
now lying in a dangerous condition.
There being no ballot box. no election
was held at; that point, to the detri-
ment of the republicans party.
On the same morning. United States
supervisor, Stephen Woods, United
States Deputy Marshal Dan Hall aud
Commissioner OF election, fIermon
Bell, while on the way to the Island,
to discharge their anties, were. halted
by an armed body of democrats, who
upon learning that they were repub-
licans, were ordered to return, to the
detriment of the election in ward No.
one. 8s raa l.a.l
On the same morning in the town
the act of voting the republican tick
ct, was threatened to be shot for re-
fusing TO vote the democratic ticket.
George Tatcm was forced to vote
the democratic ticket Ia save his life,
and heard expressions that $1,000
would be given for the life of Ercws-
ter and Astwood after the speaking
at st. James Chapel. les
The lives of o. IL. Brew sier, Geo.
B. Hamlet, Daniel II. Gorlam and ii.
T.. G. Astwood were threatened for
making republican speeches, and they
were obliged to be guarded day and
night, and could only leave Monroe
under tho protection of United States
troops. Mr.. Brewster was interview
ed several times by prominent demo-
Gratis and advised of the same.
On the fifth instant, Abram VIII
liams was cruelty lheaten: his daugh-
ter-in-law, Cora Williams. was also
badly scourgcd, her husband having
had to escape for his life.
Several individuals, whose names
we ARE prepared 10 give, solcmnly
stated that afterthe election they were
forced 10 go beforea justice of the
peace and swear that they did not
vote the democratic ticket from in
timidatiou. bnt if their lives are guar
antecd, they will solemnly swear that
both the voting of the democratic
and swearing to the democratic atli-
dayit was only to save their lives.
All of the within statements are cor
rect. Two or three days before and
after the election the most barharous
and unlawful intimidation was re-
sorted to-, Some 700 men surrounded
the town of Monroe, We'll armed, and
.picketed every available read. Find
ing that the colored voters We're de-
tcrmined to enter the town of Mon
roe where they could cast their in
dependent ballot without fear or in
timidation, not one was allowed to
enter on penalty Of death, save those
who had made their escape before
these preparations. Such acts were
outrageous beyond description, and
detrimental to the interest of the re-
publican party, as no legal election
was held outside Of the city OF Mon
roe, which can be clearly proven by
the foregoing facts. In behalf OF thccit-
liens 70 Ouachita we solemnly protest
against all other polling places save
the town Of Monroe; and pray that
the proper authorities will thorough
iy investigate the matterand eede to
us our rights, that have been wrestcd
from our hands by violence and frand
through the democratic party
The result in ward three where we
were protected and allowed TO vote
without Intimidation, will clearly
prove that our choice was the regu-
lar republican ticket, and for which
we contend. We would refer to the
United States authorities stationed in
the town Of Monroe, to prove that the
barbarities used against MS were un-
paralleled, and who were called on
several times by, the n,nneratic may
or of Monroe for the purpose of pre-
serving the peace abont to be violated
by the Democratic bilildozers, who
were encafapel around ihc town by
hundreds, anaewho their leaders ae-.
knowledge were beyond their control,
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