The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-30

paign and no Ell rts To that e1i were
spared. Rife eiub- were organic 4
for the purpose of securing peace
and
Protecting coIered Dtmocrai. from
from the coiored r. pubiicans; they
had notified the judge of the district
court, that II this Intimidation II the
c1lored Dem 'crats was not stopped D,
the courts, We would tie forced To pro
tect aud visit summary punishment.
The Judg, BaKer,and Captain Hardy.
both prominent Republicans endorsed
IT,
The shooting into the
houses of Fauik aud Garret
by negroes and the fight of their f,m-
lilies 10 Monroe Was then de,a sled.
Also The Assem- bling OF body of arm-d
whites, who bad been Notified by teie.
graph at Bastrup that armed negroes
were leaving FIR Monroe. Captain
fheooald had sent for assistance, ar
negroes we're assembling, anu when
reinforeementn reached there
one II nnd red olored mem were Under
Arms.
Captain gbeobald dispersed them with
out resort to force, having ordered hi
men not TO tiFe. Has known Captain
Theobaid many yesfs; served with
hiin In the Confederate ari,.y; he
universally respected, liz quiet, MAI,
of strong will aud great self possessi
The officers of the rifle clubs were Sc
iected for known GOODNESS and discre
tion. The cluos We're for the purpos.
of protecting colored men aud protect
ing the peace. The cotured men com.
menced assem- biing in Monroe = tur
day, bringing arms, when created
treat Apprehension among the " hfae.
aud witness got the ma or To put u
an extra police force. On Mobdas tn,
mayor vent to Captain Hale and no-
tiiie;i him of the situation, ano ia meet
us Us Sitt@Shs " Has stcb bctu, At WuiCJ
1t was determined that every meats
should be taken to avoid collision l..
view of tbe approaching election.
McEnery's testimony lasted during
the remainder of the session, the
principal points being that he had
never instructed any body to tell JAMES
Rhuii that he must jna the rifle clubs,
aud that the Organization of rifle clubs
was simply for the purpose of protect
ing colored Democrats and preserving
the peace. He believed they we're es-
sentiai for the latter purpose, sno gave
two instances where
Negro Riots We're Avert~A by ,hs
Prompt Action or the " bites.
He said that neither Fred. Bynum or
JAMES Jackson We're killed because OF
political utilization. Witness also tes-
tilted to the good character OF Phillips
and numerous others mentioned hy
Cora Williams In her testimony. He
vas subjected to severe cross exami-
nation by Chairman Howe, but main
tained that the Democrats had con
stantly urged upon the men of their
party the Importance Of peacesble
election, aud every act of theirs had
this In view. He also stated that hr
had been a member Of the Knights OF
the White Camelia. which was u secret
and oath-bouud society.
Without concluding the examina
ito n, the committed adjourned.
Sc naet Sch esso fss. - \ uiiao q. ss,
East Eaton Roaxe.
The sub committee, consisting OF
Senators Wasileish. Mcmillan mud
Mcdonald met at IL o'clock q. M, aud
took up the case of East Baton Rouge
Alexander Stevens Glider, colored,
testified that he resided in East Baton
Rouge. three miles from the :ity; have
seen an armed body OF men styled
nuIldozers or regulators riding at night
and they visited the cabiss of colored
people; they were Democrats; they
visited my house Ia September; my
wife and two colered men were pres
ent; the colored men escaped In the
held; they put rope round my wife's
neck, broke my arm aud tore down
the fence. ! was at . Republican
,neetfno in fbe sixth ,~ard wh,,h
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