New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-31

missioners; Judge Houston swore the COM
missioner in; Wednesday evening We took
the book to the Criminal Court; think that
the Democrats had majority Of votes; can
not say that know that the vote was HON
estly counted.
TO Mr.. Townsend-Thero was some con-
fusion ON the outside because of the delay
in counting; was prevented taking the
box to court BY Mr.. Black; no said We
must 20 to Supervisor Brim's Office first, to
swear to the tally sheets; WAS exhausted,
but kept the box in nay possession from
Tuesday to Wednesda Brim ordered me
to take the box to court; In counting the
votes there were different clerks; at least,
they were called olerke; do not know their
we had two tally sheets; tickets were
greatly scratched; other persons than COM
missioners counted tho votes, two or three
times; l objected to any one entering the
room without my consent; but outsiders
were allowed in; after we closed the count
we started for Brim's Office, but they took
mo through an alley into . bar.room,
where Judge Houston wanted us to swear
to the returns; the bar-room 10 in the rear
of Brim's Office.
Directive remained in the bsr-room an
hour and half; the votes as shown on the
tally sheets were very near right, according
to my opinion, but l would not swear to the
papers, because I did not know whether
the figures were right or not; Democrat
said to ono of the commissioners that the
figures were incorrect; refused to swear
to the papers; have no doubt but what
the count was fair; signed tally sheet and
the list Of voters.
To Mr.. Townsend-When we took the
boz to find Supervisor Brim, Jimmy Hous.
ton wanted me to swear to something; |
signed because Jimmy Houston threatened
to kick me; was then willing to sign any
thing, and was anxious to get away, being
worn out; did not think they would kill
me, but did not feel safe; Brim did not
give me any instructions, and blamed him
for that neglect.
A. j. Brim-I was assistant supervisor in
the second ward of Orleans parish; have
been engaged on the police force; had ten
polls in my ward; nine polls were returned;
the sixth poll l did not return; the tally
sheets of that poll were sent to the Return
ing Board; did not have returns of that poll
made to me in proper form; I examined all
the papers that were returned to me in
proper form; two of the sixth poll commits
sioners told me that they would not swear
to tho returns because. - they said, they
were incorrect; they said that they wanted
another count; their names are Black and
Davis; received returns whenever they
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day morning.
fo Mr.. Townsend-It 10 no part of my
duty to settle dissgreements between com.
missioners; Davis is . Republican, and
Black is Democrat.
Charles Henry, colored-I voted at the
last election the Democratic ticket; on
electisn night was threatened and wa
beaten by Republicans.
To Mr.. Tow nsend-Collins was one of the
men who beat me; it was in the dark, but
knew his voice; he did not tell mo why
he struck me; did not see his face because
it was too dark; it was in Algiers.
H.T. Lawler-Reside in New Orleape;
previous to last election organised Dem
ocrstic club in the Sixth District; one
night We had parade. and distributed q
Democratic circular ON the route, giving
them to colored men; colered people at
tended the meeting; policemen told the col
ored men to 60 away or they would have
their heads broken; after our meeting ed
iourned We had to escort IN old negro to hie
home in the brick yard, a. other negroes
had threatened him for attending the Dem
ocratic meeting; one negro showed me hit
head. which had been beaten, by police
man, he said; negroes who live in the twelfth
ward told me that the Republicans had is
ened 800 fraudulent registration papers
those negroes are now working in the Gus
| tomhouse; l was told that the Republican,
had q trick to throw out some Of the polls
| the negroes were to vote at poll on Auster
| litz street; the whites were to vote elsewhere
| caught one negro attempting to vote on 9
| false registration paper; the same fellow
| voted in the thirteenth ward the same way
| he was arrested, but the police would no
lock him up: six persons were registered a
living in one house, and they voted OF
| fraudulent papers; heard the stories tel,
about Republicans telling negroes that
the Democrats were elected niggers wOul'
be sent back to slavery again; heard On
derwood say it did not matter how tn
Democrats voted, Packard would be re
turned elected; got Judge Falls to run in
dependent for the purpose Of splitting tn
Republican party.
To Mr.. Townsend-E. B. Falls told m
that he saw fraudulent papers issued t
Republican voters; the papers were date
1874; the Republicans did not issue an
fraudulent papers in 1876; Paul Bruce
one of the CustomhOuse men who told M
about the false registration papere; E. i
Falls, Anderson and others also told me tn
same thing; they told me that because the
wished to elect Judge Falls to the sh0l
senatorial term; Judge Falls is q bitter Il
publican; l saw fully seventy-dve false p'
pers issued by Anderson; kept watch Q
Anderson; he kept block distant from tt
poll at the corner of Austerlitz and Tchoup
toulas streets; l challenged but on
voter, but instructed my friends
men who had false papers; of my ow
knowledge l do not know that 9 sing
fraudulent paper was voted; l will not te
who it was who told me that an arrang
ment had been made to throw out the Der
ocratic polls in the twelfth ward; l bal
given my word that I would not toll, and
will not tell. 1.-THE committee explaine
why be must answer the question. l.
Falls, the Judge, is the man who TOLD
about the arrangement; have no love +
him; we were in his house on Magazll
street. near Louisiana avenue; he told n
of an arrangement by Republicans to ca
double votes, 80 that there would be mo
votes in the box than there we're voters,
that the Democratic box could be throw
out; Mrs. Barlow or Barrow had false reg
tration papers in her house.
Direct-Had conversation with Repu
licans in jefferson parish concerning t
; putting out of an Independent colOred Ca
, didate for Republican Senator; went to t1
, colored men, but they would not run; tn
took up rails; he was not elected.
. F. S. Shields-I reside in Concordia pr
r ish; l know that true bills were ma
, agains. David Young for being default
of school funds to the amour. of &3l ,0t
I several other men were indicted with hi
t the indictment against David Young "
soon after quashe0; twelve members of t
= grand jury made affidavit tina they knit
d nothing of the indictment against Young
: was ia ked about prosecuting the pro
l cutors for perjury, but do not know tt
0 any thing was done; the public schools q
i open not more than four months in I
t year; know OF no secret Democratic soc
: ties in my parish; colored men who w
O invited to join the Democrats said til
g could not, because they were bound
J. | oaths to stay with the Republicans; color
Democrats were threatened; the DemOcr
# assn, ed colored men who would join tn
that they would be protected.