, 1876-12-23


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aecn.cu n'h .. vot'ng t0o l1cnaoerat'c tekcs.
ul't 'oie' petNu'o '".ea." WHY '",'.'e "su'ast
nos. N "!u ,,, 'Ne.,.sn So.''S lae ne."siatle , =.
a@hs'. LIS "'S"''Ah'0 '"'e ''''eo '"''Ateneu ~
""'sn nun. w.. .
Iross.eSaunanea--"as =. xnoekea "om', oea.en,
auu M e''o. nv "aa hot threalchc'l himself neaofc
wv 7'''''o"' oa' '.''o". e"'" ss"o''4 s"o"'''
,..,a,> =. r,.'.. Is. ru1,tss :: "osA ....,o.,, r.
volo,eah VI "eSs Ee..eanN. tss.l'e": ~, ~.
oscet'on ~, "As 'tee. la'T, anu peaecaoe' was ~
VIC m Aek.n psanta.!o" oeloIc @ INC c'ce,.on. 1o..
u.su "en tn.eareneu -, W 1noot @ anJ eloleu NV"
nno so.e, Luz ne'nosIats , nsae. nneM VI ~
.'''!.a"t'oh y WY o"v 'o nn'ueo sviotea a'en
to vote tho Democratic ticket. Know OF no
armed men riding over the parish except organ.
ixatIons Of white and colored, who whipped ncr-
sons Tor stealing, Made AFFIDAVIT at The Custom.
Aoase, soon a1'es eleet!on' same as no tGs1,''eu
now, wltn something moro abous the kllltnB OF
John Gnlr and others. Stated what he had
heard; they made / long statement, whtcl, he
slc,,cd, but docs not know what. was IN It, I
only swore to my signature.
Cross-cxanincd-Waa formerly Republican
and was member Of tho poltce jury Was In
dfctefl with the other 1ncmbcrs Of The iury for
mnifcasnnce ] ] IN IN t of1ire. ;rulus nrccn tnli Tho
.'.t...s ~. n.. ~ o ~ .,1 ., WV 1,,e u"e
witness thc democrats had catsed the ro'ieo
jury for being "d-d Republican rascals."
Some reople calno 10 the plantation whore llo
Nus. "I ,1n,.s 49, .o anI tyonIs ,nH % ,,nns, .,an,
nuns, Iu"te', "'" "eous, a"4 "Lnppco t.e"l
ioF stcallhe eaeop anu eosn, Dla not SEQ tlicm
whipped hut heard 1t. Williams broke AWAY
and rnu, and was shot at but mot hit, The reg
n1ntore tolt, tbcse mcn thev n,uat hrhnvc thcm,
sat,e. ~, ,,,tt .tao1t,r ,n5 ,.hh,, ~ ,,.or,,
ssl'ee an. uul' h]ea.lns' a'u ""en 'Ao ne.'a
the regulators coming nc 1unlpcu Out OIL
c,1orca usn tb,t thcv mv.t orron,,o
,t"a,.a,uos - naa tra.,, ~ ~, In ..os,,nr fInor',
'noih6ctVes, uhu ofeah Wy wv ntcalius. Acu1o
Of tho killing Of 1aanc Mitchell and Gilbert Car
Ter. Don't know who killed them. Cant. Bar
row didn't tcll him The huldozcrs would call
upon the witness II 1,o didn't {oIn tho Demo-
crnto party. Did join Capt. Barrow's club.
When asked II he had not stated to SOME ono
feared violence il he did not vote Il, TIC witncss
replied that he did not remember milking such
statement.
The negroes hnyo been whipped since the
an Ticket Signed paper ior tho Democrats
since election stating that there had been free
and fair election. Others signed It. It was
printed. think VIC were told not to sign unless
we signed II ot our own free VII and accord.
examined witness ut great length, from atdav-
its found therein. III answer to qlIcstinus Wit
ness said; Have been back homo since ! went
to the Custom-IIouac. Did not say that Long
'Vsa not itaid to go baek bccalse / had made
affidavit in tho Custon1-fIouse. Tho man thnt
wrote down my affidavit was q young man.
Had no talk with any man tllat wanted nle to
10 Mr.. Morrison: When taw tho blank place
In nv affidavit n,y suspicion was aroused, and
stnid here because wanted tosee It stsaigliten-
cd d. out; ,, n..,.... .,
penncd me to conc down hero aitcr tho cicc-
t!on. Heard other colored Witnesses eay they
did not know what was In lheir alIllnvits, or did
not cure.
THE MKT WITNESS
liayu tally-sllcch Of Poll y, Eleventh Ward.
fPapcrs shown a,,d idcnttdcd.1 / saw the cleo
lion officers sign thla 1T tho polIing-placc, and
| they all signed 1t Willingly and voluntarily. No
pistols were drawn or any other INTIMIDATION, to
my certain knowledge Witness rcal tho vote for
Presidential Electors, showing a Democratic
minority uf over 300 fer the Tildcn Electors.
This poll was not included In the report OF the
by the Ass.stant supervisor @ in ils consolidated ted
| statement to The Returning Board, Tho tally
sheet was opened before tGo Returning Board,
bit the vote was not Included In his consoltlat-
". Kcnpton was 81 Republican Gummissloncr
Of Election, and signed the tnlly-shect
in INF prcsonce. Tic protest lo made
Ii san absolute falsehood tony certain knowledge,
sconndrel. Two indictments against him wcro
read a telegram from tho Mayor, stating that
Kempton was once Chief Of Police there; was n
fugitive from Justice The indictments we're
duccl thcm.] These charge Him With collnslon
III crime, In tho escape Of prisoners, etc. lIaye
the statement that Kempton signed at o'clock