New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-28
during the oauvass Twas con.

GOLlu& t00t came 10 my k0OWl0O&o va
that Of Isidors Heron; he wasbesten over
morning; Lewis Brown was badly besten
the bu}ldozers visited all the celored people
10 my neighborhood, one BY one; several
of them came to my house; they said they
eouidn'C stand it any longer, ana'were going
to Bitten Rouge for prot .cti0n; t1ey wanted
r1e to 60, but declined; asked them Why
they took their gunt; they said to protect
themse Ives on the road; witrees told then
to 60 to General Mvrrow, United States
army. they said they had Father take the
chances OF protecting themselves-General
we're intercepted ON the roads by whiss
men. who spread the report that the
nsgrses ZERO "risiDP;" their guns were
taken from them and they were sent
hOme. aft~rward Q Ach one of them was
visited; scme were allowed to remain, othe r.
vera warned to leave the State; the effect
of these acts was to prevent col0rsd men
from attending Republican meetings, and
yotioe the Rspu blicsn ticket. 90
Tc.SsnstOr, McDOnald-All three S3pub.
lican candidates for Legislature were
Lane; there was no difficulty; there was q
report circulated by Dem ,crats that the
visit to my house was by Lanes friends;
know it WAS not true. Dem ocrass opened
their campaign previous to. their State
Mr.. Woods, white Dem
ocrat, was One of q peace commit
tee who waited on me to 60 to q
peace meeting; be said tAat niger
had been hung without consulting him; he
wanted it Stopped; did not go;. do not
know whether the lnseting was political or
not; have heard that seed cotton was stolen
an0 stock killed; little country stores pur-
chased seed cottot; Witness explained
that seed cotton sold was not necessarily
stolen. as each cOlOred man working by the
month generally has an acre or two OF cot
ton of his own, which he sells in seed.] Ga
auch charges, however, stores we're burned;
SlawsOn's warehouse was burned in JAnu-
ary; don't know what his politics were pre-
viously, but he has been violent Demo-
crat ever since; it was burned by white
men; Nick Wax store was buened; think
with buying seed cott0a; at the Sunday
meeting which was interrupted Joe Bates
threatened that he was going to kill me;
several of tho colored men saw me into my
buggy; they had pistols; another meeting
was interrupted while William Dnplessis
was. reading what 10 known - ''the Texas
circular" which showed how colored pe0.
pie had been treated in Texae; they said it
wss d-d lie; heard of but one cOlOred
Democratic club in the parish-in twelfth
ward; it was organized by white man
State Convent;on the D,mocrate came
home and said "they didn't want any mig
ger in theire.. aud the club dis banded; !;
after moving to Baton Rouge was followed
home from meeting twice by white men;
paid taxes and penalties amounting to $500
for period extending from 1873 to 1876 in
elusive; property ell belongs to my wife.
William Wade, swoIn-Has resided in
East Baton Rouge eleven yeare; is Re-
publican; armed bociss OF men rode
through the parish; they were called "bull-
dozers' and Regulators; saw them but
once, and then at night; Mr.. TAYLOR, white,
advised witness to vote the Democlatic
ticket; said that his party could protect col
ored men from the whippings and h sugings
which were going on; went to Mr.. Youpg's
to gin his cotton; on his way hcme heard
his dogs bark; knew something was wrong;
when he arrived his wife told him the Rf s.
ulatOrs had been there, and called for VIII.
ness; they came to her bed and poked
around under the cover with pistol to see
whether he was there; took his gun and
broke it; went to the cabin OF his hired
man, Bill Williams, put . rope around bis
neck land tightened it, careless like" Wit
ness followed them to the house OF Monroe
Beechum, colored, on Mr.. Taylor's place;
B sec huns wife told witness they had taken
her husband from his bed. tied q rope
around his neck, and rode OF with him; he
has not been seen OR heard OF since either
by his wife or any one else; Major Selvage,
cOlored, was hung about year ago; Hen
ders0n Parker was shot: Sat on coroners
Jury in his case.
To Senator McDonald-Hooa and cattle
had heen stolen in vitnesa, neirhborhood:
Mr.. Tavlor varned witneee not TO have snv.
thing to do With Ranublican meetinqs: II
was said Meior Selvaee was ohareed with
SAILING saed cotton. INT IL ves afterward
sa;d thew HING the wrong man: Paul John.
son snS Jaoksor Stawail vara sIso k;lIad
in INV na;ch horhood.
To Sanstor McM;Ilan-Monroe Raachum
was a member IF the Renuhlioan nariah ex.
eor,;ve ccmm;ttea
M: AIica Gilhert- avorn-Ia tha vifa al
Aia-sndar 8 G;Ihsrt. l;ves in Eaat BATON
Rnnoa. Tnesdav nioht. Sentember s. armed
ohe, ,oor hs,,rronrdcd nnr hones And asked fo,
G;ihort. thev damsndad tn he admitted Ia
tho hon.e. Thev cama in and tnrned every.
th;,r ~ nv or.,-tnryar. hroke onan the armoir.
M. . p rpoyo,uar ~ INV haad and triad 10
tn.hs mo .av vhara G;ihert;s arms vere.
to,5 them thara wera M arma in the honse:
tHo-e t~ sAv ware none. ona .s,d "Whera il the
"oei c o;Is i,at,s hnrn down the honsa:" told
.han yUeu v whar@ 80 ~ "oal o;l v.s bnt won,d not
ua. % :. ~ tHem. I shav ~ toId ma % .snot ~ he AZ
Cd id sassy;" one threw q rope around
INV neck: the captsio eaid, "Don's use VIC
lence;" the rope was taken off; they said
should tell where Gilbert was or they
would stretch me; they took me to the
kitchen, threw the rope over beam, put the
moose around my mock and drew me up to
nv tiptoes, and let nao down; said it they
could get Gilbert they could manage the
other id niggers; the men in the house
were disguised with blackened faces-those
outside were not; they were all white men
knew most of them.
Witness was here asked for their names
She stated that she should decline to give
names unless compelled to do g.; that che
and she could not 60 back If she revealed