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

me some oae kicked the door open with his
heel; maa came In and came to the bed;
the moon was bright, and there was h.o
in the room; be asked mo If had pistol;
told him no; then he asked my vito for .
towel; she said she had none; then he drew
his pistol and put his hand on my eyes;
man ct the door handed him . handkerchief;
he coveredlmy eyes with il; made me 40 out;
made me stnp; told them ! hsa zone
roe and eco mo hung up like that sd
snake;" told him never said 1t; know the
two men; couldn't see them plainly; they
were not disguised; they were Captain
Theobalds and ono Of the Logans, tall.
red.hesded man; the snake WAS black
snake held mp ct the meeting by one OF the
speakers, who said that if the bulldozers
went on they might hang like that snake;
they broke my finger and cut my head with
q blow when tried to lift the handkerchief;
Cora Williams, my daughterin.law, was
whipped worse than I vas; know of Willis
Frazer and 0abe Henderson being whipped;
the only reason why WAS whipped was be-
cause was Republican and had great
deal of influence with my people; they
asked me to join them and vote the Demo-
cratic ticket, put told them couldn't.
Theobalds aud one of the Logans; it wss
George Phillips who handed the handker-
chief; live on the Widow Hughes place.
william ThOmas-To Senator Oglesby:
Am coroner of Ouachita; held inquests on
DR.. Dinkgrave, who was shot going to din
ner; James Jackson, shot in his wagon; got
NO evidence in these cases; in Primus john
sons, his wife and little girl said that
was done by disguised men; held no inquest
hoA mn NJ n
Pinkston's death Monday before election;
was going, but DR.. Ably told mo had bet
ter not 20, % he thought it wasn't 90; that
. committee was going to examine into 1t,
and he would notify me; there was IN az
element in town about the c0l0red peo-
pie coming in; Dr.. Ably afterward
told me to rec Mr.. TidWell aid Mr..
Swan ct Mr.. McEnery's lcfice; Mr.
Breard said he wsuld 60 and help find out
those Who had done il; saw the eentlemeo;
went ont for matches; NJ. Theobalds
and Mr.. Howard rode up - went out;
pistol went of; that frightened me. but
some ono said Mr.. Howard had fired acci-
dentally; got tho matches and went back;
they wanted mo to take NJ. Swan's and NJ.
Tdwolls testimony there; didn's wish 70
do it, but asked . few questions; they said
Pnkston was killed Saturday and was
buried; al went out and left mo and Ar.
TidveiI; it got to be late, and we didn't 60;
Wa afraid to 20; DR.. Ably said he would
give me protection. but didn't; the section
Was full Of rifle club men from Bayou de
Sisrd to keep the colored people from COM
ing into Monroe to vote; held IN inquest on
Ferdinand Binum; he WAS found in the
Ouachits river, shot in tho back; the jury
couldn't find out who did it.
To Senator Ssulsbury-Found no proof
- to who committed the crimee; didn't re-
Quest DR.. Ably to give me protectiOn; he
promised it; thought DR.. Ably told me this
because he didn't want me to get hurt;
don't think that DR.. Ably intended to in
terfere with my going to investigate the
Pinkston case; didn't think NJ. McEuery
did either; Mr.. Swan and Mr.. Tidwell
didn't seem to wish to answer my ques ions;
didn't ask any OF them for protection; didn't
To Senator Oglssby-They were not Off
Hawkins Jones, to Senator Oglesby-
Live ON Captain McLeOd's plantations; he
was q captain of the crowd of bulldOzers;
he said he was one and nothing must 90 on
ho didn't know; . bulldozer il one who
comes round and whips and beats and bangs
M ni9gers to make them join the Demo-
crste; they said they were angels from
heaven: voted the Democratic ticket be-
cause couldn't help il; couldn't get to Nom
roe; they tried to talk me into it; they had
| three meetiugs before joined; Mr.. James
| McEnery told me l had only few days to
stav, and il l knew what was good for my
| self l would join; Captain Mcleod told me
| they were going to carry the election, and
| if l came on the Lords side I'd be ell right,
but if l didn't I'd 60 to the devil; tried
to get away; met Captain Mcleod in
| Monroe he said they weren't going to have
| any Republicans round; that We would
| have to leave or 20 under ground; told him
I would Sign the paper to save my lite; did
| it against my will, and voted against
INV will; they were spotting oil who
had voted Republican tickets; voted in
| the Colony, ward four, poll eight; had to
| vote the Democratic ticket then; Mcleod
| had driven mo away i've weeks before cleo
ton; had ginned six bales Of cotton and had
six more in the field; have never got any OF
| it; don't dare to 60 near his yard; couldn't
| eet to town ON the day before election be-
cause the country was picketed from river
| to river; heard Captain Mcleod order his
mon to cook three Days rations.
70 Senator Saulsbury-Csptain Bufng-
ton struck me in Henry Wilson's store
three times with stick, Saturday night be-
| fore election, and fired at me; that day
Captain Mcleod told me it had any
friends in Monroe they had better get out,
because there would be hell before Tues.
day; . colored man couldn't get to town
from Saturday night to Tuesday after din
Mcleod discharged mo about October l;
cotton opened early, and had hired day
hands to help me; joined the Democratic
| club about three weeks before election, at
q barbecue; didn't hear any disturbance at
| poll No. 8; was there from A. NJ. to l p.
The committee here adjourned to 10 A.