New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-12-28
INTIMIDATION BY REPUBLICANS.
CoIoRED WITNESSES BEFoRE MoRRIsON's SUB


CoIORED WITNESSES BEFORE hoRRIsoNs SUB
COMMITTEE.
NEw-ORLEANs Dec. 2T.-Several witnesses
gave their testimony the late election to the sub
committee Of the House. OF which Mr. Morrison is chair
man. to-day The committee met at 1l:50 a. 10. Samuel
Boyd testified:
am proprietor Of four cotton presses the Orleans,
SINNERS Crescent CITY, and Pelican did not discharge
any one from she on whom voted the Republican
ticket; have not discharged since the election on
fine press for being careless formerly slave OF
mine since September 1865 have paid him over Ss6
600 for himself and his gangs OF laoorers; his own
gang left when he was discharged ,,,
Cfoss-eKamned Prior TO the election told Hayward
that the Democrats succeeded he would have better
pay.
James Lewis Ccolored) on his own motion, made q
statement saying that he told Wilson or any one
else that the Republicans would be counted in whether
elected or not. de said that the statement of Wilson
was false.
Foreman Bill cooredl of Ascension Parish testified
that he was shot at because he voted the Democratic
ticket he had belonged TO club of 200 or 300 Demo
crats He said that the intimidation was all by Repnb-
Hcan negroes On cross-oxaminatOn he said that he
personally 25 or 80 negroes who voted inc Demo
Sa tSsy Would ike to vote tic ticket but
would be afraid to go home 70 er WINS tsed a. to
INTIMIDATION and threats by colored Republicans and
DemocPae Ticket because they couldn't stay the par
ish If they did. He named four OF them
Edward Lefranc, cOlored, testified;
uublished card fav0ring NICHOLS anu wiz uilcI
that went to church and was abused Henry Gay sad
any negro who voted the Democratic ticket ought 10
have a aaa S CLAY but the church paid no attention
TO them The pastor said be had nothing 70 DO with ~
made a speech in the church against the RepuDhcan
arty and was turned out of the church for voting the
Democratic ticket. -. -, A.. ,,o-,,s,,
boise because voted the Democratic ticket voted IN
the Fourth Ward and had to get gentleman 20 go VIII
down and sent her the police station to make an am
dayit against her assailant; policeman nane1 ncg
was then sent prison since then she has been hgp
less cppe tried to get Mitchell pushtE p Drosed
ings before the Police Board aud the court
George Jackson tcolore and s. Jones tcolored test
fled that they voted the Democratic ticket and were
threatened and assaulted by coored Republicans The
Rev Thomas Brown (colored President OF Democratic
oolored club had similar experience to jackson ana
ropes He testified that he was knocked down three
weeks ago and not allowed to preach because nc is
Democrat He lost 81 400 by the Freedmans Bank ana
used that argument in his speeches. He testified fter
United States soldiers robbed me OF 900 ana Tateh
in Texas: Gov Kellogg had plenty OF thieves aFOuDu hlm
Mr. Townsend-Well, name some OF thelh. 4. TO-,
Mr. MorrisOn-Giye your own OPINION say as u Ho''
wei" Tisin fo Lordi Don't ask about him; he
robbed Of $50 once when ne was "yni Henderson VIM
Henry DoyIan and Arthur Thomas all colored testified
10 voting the Democratic ticket ana 10 the eA'euce Vi
Republican intimidation.
Robert ]. Carr OF De Soto Parish testified;
Twas nominated sheriff by the Republicans; de-
olfn q m,
tnrned elected; my opponent received 239 votes more
than did and consequently wrote letter dcclnlhg
tbe commission; was and am now q tax collector by
annoument of Gov Kellogg; there was no intimidation
Tatever in the parish voted at Mansfield poll mon
WnDed In the afdnvis in sheTmans report; the window
where fbe voting was done about breast nigh the
baOt-box was the inside ON a table, put my own
ballot into the box.
Joseph Hazel coored testified that he voted the Dem
ocratic ticket lie knew several cOlored men who were
assaulted they voted the Democratic ticket He
testified at considerable length as to intimidation by re
publcans m
on cross-examnation he sadd ne changed his politics
becouse he hoped the Democrats got into power com
,ueree would revive and he could get plenty OF work
to do.
FW Barnes, telegraph manager was to-day placed
upder arrest and for Washington to appear before
tho bor of the House ON a charge OF contempt