New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-23

cisions relative 70 the election. Major
Burke replied that % he was not lawyer
he could venture many opinions on thesub-
ject. A desultory conversation ensuod, bat
as it was not evidence it 10 not reported
here. 'na aI 20 @ ai1."i
The committee adjourned until 6 p. n.
AZ the committee il greatly divided into
sub-committees, this branch consisted OF
Messrs. Morrison, jerks and T0Wnsond.
One cf the sub committees, composed of
Messrs. Phelps, Blackturn and Hurlbut
sat in . room adjoining tho hall Of the
Chamber of Commerce, and began taking
testimony for the parishes of Orleans, Liv-
ingston, Lsfayette, Tangipahoa, Jefferson,
Lafourche, Tsrrebonne. Pisqueminee, St.
Charles, Iberia and st. Landry. Tspgipa-
hoa was the first parish taken up, and II.
A. Schreiber sworn. 3a r
At the night session the first witness
was
Lieutenant Samuel N. Holmes-I am at
present stationed at Baton Rouge, and be-
long to the Thirteenth Infantry; at the last
election was at Baton Rouge; the general
feeling in the Felicianas and Baton Rouge
was to avoid breach of the peace, eepe-
cially among Democrats, during the can.
vase; on the day of election was at some
of the polls in the city Of Baton Rouge;
visited poll on Church street out Of curl
osity; noticed that . great many colored
people were voting; there was plenty Of
opportunity to vote; in my intercourse
with the people saw no trouble, no unfair
pressed surprise st the polls being thrown
out. 4,
To Mr. Townsend-There was no parti-
lar object in our ing stationed ut Baton
Rouge; it is . military post; it was under
stood that We were sent to Feliciana to pre-
serve the peace; previous to our going there
John Gair had some trouble; his sister was
hung for attempting to poison Mr., Sanders;
Gair was killed; ono or moro colored men
were killed on the Pierce place; they vere
peopie were I greatly ffightened; heard Of
the killing Of Simpson; the coroner Of
Baton Rouge told me about il; he told
me that he would not 60 again,
% he was sfrAid to; know Lieutenant
Davies; heard Of his being shot at between
Jackson and Clinton; I consider the case Of
John Gair - . case Of bulldozinE; have not
heard Of white Republicans having been
driven from the parish; cOlored Republicans
never spoke to me about the troubles; do
not know that ool0red men were driven
from East Feliciana, my position prevented
me obtaining many particulars OF what WAS
Roipk on; considerable fear and feeling of
insecurity may have existed among the
colored people generally, but can't say
positively: 1 did not 60 into the country
much. = ~ "a .44.
Direct-Do not think that the Gair case
grew ont Of pclitice; know the sheriff Of
Baton Rouge. 49,:
Charles SCott, ooloiecIt nso . ~ A.e.s ,S.est
voted tne DeMoc1s'c '.cAosi si -n,,iS
kill me because I voted the Democratic
ticket: the men who threatened me were
colored Republicans; my family was threat.
ened; some men promieGG 20 cG!nno n'e m
and some threatened 70 kiil me; pshEs uo ~. 20
out nights; formerly Voteo tne noPu"'0""
tscket. All.
10 Mr.. lownsen1-.u urivo z o.sy usy
was not threatened before eiect'on; onaIkoI
my politics TINS 1851 eiectoni 'ovukaS :
might just as wen VOC aor tIos1 % oIe ~Io uho .J
n.shed me orea6 anu meI1 Wi'1;a pU'TH TSonas no
and John Valcour threatened 10 teke my
lite; came out to'nignt Win fete5 TlAMel'
did not really MAKE up my @!na NJ: noM o ~
vote until election day: 0lon't tnmA tnero
was any harm In II.
j T. DAVIS, co!ored-heelae N NOV VI
leans; voted the DtmocfatlC uokeC !ase olec
ton; was secretary OF Demoosatio meot-
ing that was oroken Up Ioln!oA:e. :e;,s W.
spesking; Q iot OF Wnite Men' m 1 Siti1el ~ .
dress, entered tne rooM snu ox';eo 10 ,s1s. sne
speaker q har; turneo Oemocr1s 20 tI. -
turned voluntaril CsnvssSeo Se uH,soa Lso0ro; ard
Ascension, folnte Coupte; o1. neie"s s1u
other Darlsnee; 0ld NOT nosr .! = sinkle
colorea man VINO turned Dem9c1st 20 W !oacsi
WHITE honuOncan oI S'. 1olel. viesou uv p.
Governor AeHoge, eno Nio mn sns'
6niidozers were alter tne colorsa ~ neo
Kellogg toio nm CasS u~ no
matter mucn 1ow "s"J oiSsIrt: q,
kileo-lt wouT V kvvU S-AS hsS "a
tn9 parry yrv...SS 20 sen A. S.c .aSrs..si @ Hvs meat
10 Mr' xS xown". - c.n !. T;v;~..ton
ing. ~ n.., o"r.U1s;rt sr.orr ths coiored neo
n1s.u sS o.a.,t;nc NV th.t thsv hsd hsd had INV
PIE eAcop..nk ~. yHs. s~e! ."hcd- hi.sa m.
ernment Ios eagnO ye.' "vo.! aovo .orS...; ~;
70 30 !n:o INC e ovSn ~. Xao"..,;c ~ .omn;ttss
my 90 ~ .s :. .o -r~css.. Il, ali thAv ~,
sno . snos 1H:T H;1s ny -
me, n;.s"t aovx' ~ ~" Cordor hov. ;r thu tbiri
Ia ."sa -. rn 49, T votsd st one az n,
~N xau H. soiL o t,.~ . [.rld mt ant nv l;.hts.
D.Us EstS. ts ~ p-;.s "o,orad-ke:;da in 81
| chsr,a. ,;.h. hefore iast fall i was : Re-
UnhI;csn INT never voted: Changed to b.
| \ Democrat last election to better my CON
| dition: ioined an open Democratic clul
chat had over 100 members, seventy. five o
them colored; attended Republican meet
in1. and q vote was taken whether to hea
me OF not, and they voted to hear me; som
of the officials pulled me down off the plat
form; sfterward attended another Reput
lican meeting at Hahnvi le; was attacks
afterward. and some of the men said the
were going to make solid Republican O
solid Democrat ont of me; one night as
was riding home, Colly and Jerry Thornto
caught me, when one whipped me with
cane while the other held q pistol; the
whipped me about three miles on the road
thew called me very hard names; mad
an affidavit against them; they begged m
pardon afterw ard, and asked me to let th
affair blow over; / spoke ct several publ
nolitical meetings.
To Mr.. Townsend-At the Republica
meeting that ] was called on to spea
Colby, the coroner, and Jerry Inornto