, 1876-12-23

EuOb III Lll6 DAEks klG WHA II COlOtCA
Col. Clayton Ind scnt detail Of ton men with
witness when llc went to Logwood's. Lpgwood
wns MI industrious. lnrd-workrg man. Henry
burtIll, colored, rented to witness tho ctrcun,.
s"ss 5 e ; 'eF Sat ffe fsTs esy speases s
Dickinson Slot at the same time: Ell
Hathaway, 4 Texan, did this shooting. lnvcs-
tgatcl tic shooting OF George Sleston,. cnl-
prey. Col: I!!ehar:l:on md other nemosrats in-
Manuel Richards was hung, hut takcn, down.
Thts information Was given ms as public OIL.
Ger. George Robertson entered complaint that
his house had been fred into; w .l.iyen fem
Mitchell, Andrew. Harris, am! Lee Pool wGre @
driven from tho plantation Of J. T, Swan. W.T.
mss advised Logwood that he sho,1ltl t defend
himself II bis own house. Alr; Miller, Demo
to niggcrs. On tho 9Th Of August Republican
meeting ut Dinkgrayc's scllool-housc, which
witness addressed, was broken Up by armed
DomHrats. After the houses Of Qarret, Faulk,
and Cha.lbltss, white Democrats, Ind been fired
into, witness and Cinnimore anil lrndy werO
waited on aud advised to instruct the ncGrocs
not to fire Into houses. Refused. Is they would
consider the advice an admission that previous
orders had bseI given on tho subject. llear;l
In Monroe. He sald uackford was tlllet.
Knew Of no case whcro Democrat
was Killed. Prosecuted negro roustabouts for
Wns with Judge Caldwell conducting the poll
box to tho Grady school-housc as election OIL
GERS, and WIS stopped BY the pickcts of Cnpt:
Thcobol1s Company: Judge Caldwell demanded
and Miils replied, my order of Capt, Thco-
bold" Finally drove on without harm. Saw IL
force Of mounted men In tho woods c1oso hy.
A. h9 RS sn x'F9 doed so eH 10
semblcd In Monroe to vote. Mayor Endorn,
Dcmucrat, Issued a proclamation warning
colorcd mon to 1ispersc to their wards,
u @ yas thy would ax Ss es aess srfy yvoPg oPpeEE,a1S En1a
can!o to tho witness. office In. tho night
excited with eome proe!amationh indorsGd on
H. bae na to he'll y1th y9uF p5Dsaaso1s a r.,
We don't want pGaeo,n Iou Enaorn ,s, no t, a'a
haisied'it to hlm. -.
To Senator Mcl)onald-Did not sec any color
ell men come up with votes which were taken
from them, except ono. lie wished to vote for
Organization VI the rLl!eSlubs tho reputation
OF Walter Logan and Tldwell was good. Am
nut sure Tint my Of the men that halted us
were ut this poll, but there wcro strangers
there.
TO Mr.. Howe-A colored Demoera. was Ms
saulted By colorcl Republicans. Witness prose-
catetl them. Three Three wGso sent befoIe ,t ths hs
canvass. tic State Il McEnery repeated bis NO
lent speeches; would mnNc Representation to
thy Democratic State, Ccntral Committee.
White people brought theiz families to Monroe
stot Into in apparent alarm. Advised Mayor
Eudorn to apply to Col. Hale, United etatcs
Army, II he had fears OF trouble. When he
came to mo with this proclamation he and Col.
Halo found aou,e arms IN the houAc Of Valley
Moore, co,osed. They were placed under guard
Of soldiers. led Hathaway was arrested by
bulldozers aud turned over to tho sheriN. They
acted as 4 shertlfa posse, but refused to serve
under Sheriff Pamlct, Republican, and insistcd
always claimed that the boys went back on him.
Have seen man whom, believe assasainatetl
Dinkgravc. He goes by the name OF Gray !;
tho riio-co1npany. Dobson, Democrat, and
two others, witnessed 1t. Tho man was dis
gu!scd witt, false set Of wtiskcra, which camc
Up to his eyes, and broad;hrtmmed hat. =.
my of the whippings wfici, hive been mcn-
TONED, bit knew il officially from afIldnvlts
mnio before me, A number Of murders have
| been mentioned In tic ea1ne way.
II Senator Wadlctgh-Do not think the rifle
companies havo enlleavorcd to ferret out tho
.nurcrors Of Prmus johnson, Eaton Logwood,
been made by them to prevent tho officers Of
1 4Ss M HsnsB 59m bnEs a The 4 Gsns5s na t. SS S',s
yiously been ubout 200.
Resided In New Orleans fifty years. Heard
| Col, John McEucry mike sfccch during tic
campaign In Monroe. lis proposed to dio il Tie
lust ditch, and said. "DIl you ever sec tu thici
ever saw. liz is thief md scoundrcl, md un
cmbodi1ncnt of corruption. Uo ought to be
killed. Some QUO ought to put bullet right
hero (polntng to The right tomple].n Ho de-
no,lnsetl Republicans as lit carpotrhagecrs and
scalasags, and said they should bc run from tic
cuuniry. The ink wouid scarcely be dry on tle
| puDcr before they would leave, II tley were
properly noticed.
l. STEAM WOOD
colorc;1, testified: Was anpolnteil United States
Supervisor at Poll 2, Ward l, Ouacjllta Parish,
| WIS stopped by d body Of nrnicd mon md pre.
| ycntel from attending Know tho Captnln oil
TlIcobatG's company. Have not silent in my
bousc Tor several wooks, cxcept on tl,r 7th oi
November. That night MY house WINS fired, and
| heard them sny, "Woods antl Hudson arc
here; let's fire d., for luck.D Ten bulls ontorel
| thp led where Hudson was sleeping, The rood
| to Muurue wns pIckcted for several laye,
70 Senator .aaulsbury-On complaining tc
Col. 1ulc, and asking tl,at The roads be cleared