New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-11-29
Witness-Since, then.

mouse on Friday, and about seventy. .hve
men, and they searched the house for me,
looking all around for me; he could not
find me; they asked my wife where l wae,
and she told them that had gone off down
the river somewhere she said about two
hOurs; l had not been gone q quarter of an
hour; on Saturday they came back there,
and they searched the house well for me;
they searched under the house and looked
round, but could not find me; they
sent five men down to the woods;
was on the place; they sent five
down the bayou. They told my wife if
didn't come to see him on Sunday that they
were going to shoot me. She said she had
not seen me. l went to Monroe and came
home. When I went home l met him on
the road. told him understood that he was
hunting ME; said didn't know what for.
He didn't say be was going to ehoot me, but
he tod that me he was going to take me out
tor voting against him, and he was
going to have me tried by law and
said if was found guilty would be pun
ished according to law, and if was found
not guilty would have to get away from
there, to get me out from there some way
or the other; l went down to the town TO
stand my trial; didn't know what it was
for; asked Judge Ray, and he told me he
could not hurt any one for having voted
against him or for having run away for
fear of being killed. hadn't done any
thing, aud he told Inc to go back home;
told him no, was not going back there;
was afraid to go back there, and l was not
going; l told him that, sure enough, there
were some soldiers there, but they could kill
me and get out of the way before the soldiers
could come there. Captain McGinniss, l
think his name is. asked what was the mat
ter with me that could not stay home; and
I,1< 4 81 ofa hat
body was going to hurt me; that he would
be responsible for me. And went home
TO my wife and picked my cotton, and Nc
Emery told me if would 60 home and not
go to any political meetings whatever IN
the town and stay at home would not be
hurt at all.
President Wells-What McEnery was
thatg
Witness-Tenor McEpery they called
him.
President Wells-Is he connection of
the Governor?
Witness Yes, sir, l think he is some;
President Wells. Did you attend the elec-
tion9
Witness Yes, sir; l went and voted in
Monroe; got buggy and horse and rode
up there.
President Wells.--Is your sickness pro.
duced from the shot you received
Witness---Yes. sir; every day the doctor
runs proDe into me about that deep
tabout foot.
= President Wells - Where were you
wounded
W,tness-I was ehot five places in the
arm; l have a ball in my arm now; that is
what keeps me SO low down; can hardly
now move about.
President Wells-Were you shot at your
O vn house,
Witness-Yes. cir.
President Wells-In your own yards
Witness Yes. cir.
President Wells-Are yos the owner Of
the property!
Witnese-Yes, sir
President Wells-Did you buy it!
Wituess-Yes. sir
President Wel!s-IIave you paid for it,
Witress-I am owing something on it still,
though.
Q lestior-Were you not shot on account
OF your politics9 Ii so, state by whom and
when. State all the circumstances attend.
ing your being shot?
General Anderson-He has already an
swsred that
Judge Spoford-He has not stated by
whom.
General Anderscn-I will read the ques-
ton again.
The witness-The man took it to be was
Bob Logan, and Captain Phillips came
down two or three days afterward and
told him so, and do believe it was him
until to-day. He says if told him so that he
is going to kill me; he has told several OF
them So, and if he asks me l will tell him
believe it was him, because do believe it
was him.
Questiou-Did you ever appeal for pro-
tsctiou to any commanding Othcer-lf 80, to
whOms
Aaswer-Captain McGinnis.
General AndersoI-Do you beliye you
were shot on account of your politics9
MUituess-~Yes, sir; do believe it was so.
Colonel Zacharie-Then the question is
asked how he knows il!
General Anderson-He states by Bob Lo-
gan, on the ninth or tenth of October.
Question-Were you not afterward as
sured by some prominent Democrat that
you would not be harmed previous to your
being shot?
Answer-Yee. sir; Mr. McGinnis told me
that would not be hurt; to 60 home. If
would go home would not be hurt, and
believed it; and afterward l told McGinnis
he was responsible for me, and went home.
would never have went home, but would
have allowed my cotton to waste in the
lClNs <1iA LII SOttOA 40 III eAO IACAN Ao W. Nv
body can take it up. My wife could not;
she had to stay home; she had to wait
Oh me.
Questionable the organization of rlfte
comp anies, riding over the parish day and
night, the killing, shooting, whipping, etc,
Of Republicans, have the effect of intimi.
dating the colored voters Of your ward of
your parish generally!
Answer Yes, sir, it did.
Colonel Zacharie-- We have il understood
that all leading questions are objected to!
General AndersOn--Yee, sir.
Queston--Before any acts of violence
wore practiced by these armed companies,
had any member of the Republicans of
your ward joined any Democratic club!
Answer-.-Yee, sir. There were about ten
Or fifteen that had joined them before.
uestion--Are you considered as q lead
ng Republican in your ward, and are you
we'll acquainted with the voters in said
ward9
Answer-.-Yes, cir. Leading Republican,
and am we'll acquainted with them, aud
hey look upon me as leader.
Question-Do You know of any Repub-
leans of your ward who have been driven
from their houses because OF their politics!
Answer-Yes, sir; know several of
them; know more than can name right
now.
Question-Did not the employers of the
,olored voters in your ward have in their
possession all the crops and means raised
BY the laborers on their places during the
year,
Answer-Yee, sir.
Question-Did those who were compelled
10 abandon their homes and crops get any
thing for their crops!
Answer-NO, sir.
President Wells-What became of their
crops!
Witness-They were left on the place,
and then their employers would hire men
to 20 out and get it, and some would ask to
90 back; they have not let any person hire
them, aud some have taken the cars and
gone off to some place else.
Question-What would have been the ef-