The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-22
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SIw ORfEAxs. Dec. 1y.-


Democratic ticket; was afterwards
knocked down and beaten, then arrested
and sent to the parish prison for ter
davs. They beat him because he voted
the Democratic ticket /: named the parties
who attacked him. Made complaint to
the police, but they refused to proteo,
him was threatened before the election
Women went around telling colored men
they would BE- returned to slavery if the
Democrats succeeded.
cRoss-ExANiNEp.
Was not troubled during the election.
Reiterated that he had been attacked :
detailed the circumstances of the attacks.
Alter vca"e -s.--i-rss -ua.la nnrnriai"t
to the police. They arrested him for
disturbing the peace; he was tried by a
Justices court and condemned to pay So
fine or ten days In prison. Was sent to
prison. Was formerly a Republican !;
changed his politics because he had moth
ing to do and wanted work.
CHAs. CAsANAvE
OF the returning board testified: lie
was born in New Orleans; is recorder OF
births, deaths and marriages /; has been
member OF the returning board
since 1872. All the men,
bers Of the board belonged
to the Republican party. There was a
recommendation to fill the vacancy but
the board could not agree. Mr.. Kennedy
was proposed by witness. Refused to
answer whether or not he favored the
electing OF Kennedy as member OF the
board. Some of the supervisors made
returns direct to the board, others to the
secretary OF state. The returns were
opened in the presence of the representa-
tives Of both parties. The final decisions
were made in private session. The board
made up the returns from the consolida-
ted statements OF the supervisors. Never
allowed any additions to be made by the
supervisors alter the statements were re-
eeived by the board. In few cases they
sent tor boxes, but don't remember what
parishes. Did not canvass Grant parisf;re-
ceived some Irregular returns. Threw out
East Feliciana because of the general in
timidation before and during election.
Don't remember having acted on any
charge made of intimidation previous to
the last registration. When asked if he
intended to bring for the inspection OF
the committee the original returns of the
supervisors. he said he had not brought
the papers; could not bring them
without the consent of the board; would
consult the other members of the board
and bring them il they consented. Don't
know whether Tilden or Hayes electors
had majority Of votes cast according to
any members say who had the majority.
know that they threw out two parishes
and several polls in other parishes.
Thinks the votes. thrown out aggregated
several thousand; couldn't say how
many think probably four or five thou
sand. Don't recollect the number of the
parishes In which the votes were thrown
out, thinks fourteen or fifteen.
At the evening session Louis NJ. Ken
ner, colored, testified: Live in New Or
leans; keep a saloon; was born in Lou
isiana was member Of state board OF
returning officers; was appointed in 1873;
there Is vacancy on the board which
has never been filled; there are four
members on the present board all of
whom are Republicans; don't know the
number Of polls thrown out by the re-
turning board don't believe any were
thrown out in the parish of Orleans /;
made returns from the consolidated state.
ments of the supervisors of registration !;
believe that the supervisors failed In
some instances to make returns of all the
polls; did not tell any one tile resul, OF
the compilations Of the vote by the board,
and did not have interviews with Kellogg
Pitkin, Packard, Blanchard and Others
when the work OF the board was going on;
didn't know who received majority
until It was about TO be promulgated
have memorandum OF the polls thrown
out and will furnish it TO the committee
did not bring papers as the subpens
called tor could not do without the con-
sent OF the board; viii see whether the
board will consent to the production Of
the original papers.
ANDERSON AGAIN.
Ihos. &. Anderson, cross-examined
AN 81 years Of age; am planter, but
have been q merchant; was q cOnfeder
crate soldier during the war; am worth
in real estate situated in Louisiana, abou
$1,000; became Republican in 1870
was appointed on the returning board IL
1873; officiated In 1870; based our rea
sons for throwing out the polls on wha
We considered good and sufficient evil
dence; took up the contested parishes
after We were through with the uncon
tested ones, and gave ample opportunity
0eli to take testimony; In some in
stances extended the time for taking ties.
timony; threw out the entire parish o.
East Feliciana, because we had GOOD
reasons for SO doing;
HAD 40 TIME
TO allow witnesses to be brought fron
the parish here, and if the innocent sui
ierred for the guilty in losing The efiec
OF thsir franchise
TWAS rnsIn OWN yAcLr;
They had no business to be In bad com
psny Ia the parish Of Vernon we CAV