New-York tribune., 1876-12-22
VIOLENCE IN THE ELECTION.

the House of Representatives for contempt in not
producing the records demanded.
VIOLENCE IN THE ELECTION.
IMPORTANT WITNESSES BEFORE THE SENATE COM
MITTEE-THE RIFLE CLUBS AND THEIR OPERA
TIoNs.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 21.-When the Senate
Investigating Committee met to-day effort made
by Senator Mcdonald to have the members OF the Return
ing Board sUbpenaed. Action postponed until to-
The question OF taking the deposition Of Eliza
Pinkston discussed for time, and also post
poned until tomorrow Counsel for the Republicans
stated that they had AZ witnesses to testify
iu regard to Ouachita Parish The Democratic counsel
stated that 1t would be impossible to have their wit
nesses before Tuesday they had been msed in
regard to which parish would be taken up, and had sub
penaed their witnesses East Baton Rouge first The
Republican counsel stated that the whole number Of
witnesses from all parishes would reach 500.
Senator Salisbury here said he thought 1t best to have
an understanding at present in reference to fixing limit
TO the inquiry 500 witnesses either side would con-
sumo all their time until the LIST OF March.
The Chairman-I have thought that the mass OF evil
Deuce might be abridged by counsel either side agreeing
as possible TO accept the testimony before the Re-
turning Board without either side being expected TO de-
velop further testimony from those witnesses.
long discussion ensued In regard TO the best means OF
reaching, the object aimed at VIZ, information as to
whether there full, free, and fair election in the
contested parishes. IL the general opinion that this
could be secured by examining and completing the
parishes separately, and that the respective counsel
might aft the testimony OF their witnesses ana leave out
all except the important, and thus avoid much
labor aud waste OF time. As 1t appears from the abu
lated statements furnished by the Returning Board that
the polls have been rejected in 22 parishes the labor
necessary 10 determine the fairness OF the election IN
these alone would be very great 1t was finally agreed
10 proceed with ouachita Parish.
James Gallagher Irishman, 55 years Of age, who
worked on Mr whited's plantation in ouaehita, tes
tilted:
Squads from the rife companies visited Mr., Whted
and told him he must vote the DcmOclatc ticket one
day portion OF McL"Ods company visited the plana-
Mr. Whltcd his wife and the witness ed 10 the cotton
field Mr. Wled and his wife returned to the house,
but witness laid out all night; some OF the DulidoLers
assured Whcd that he woIld not be moleste anu ne
and his returned TO the house about IL o'clock that
attended a Democratic bIrbecue after the barbecue
was over, Col. Richardson and Capt Farmer Infd
commenced TO organize coored ciub they i sad
that G2 mon Joined them; some Joined wnhgS. VIII s
went 10 the polls in Ward Four at about IL o'clock on
election day; remained there about three hours every
thtng was pcaccnbC, IL was all one-sded Rtuhcah
tickets were not allowed TO be distributed; Bill stoyer
stood at the door and made the negroes SNOW lnGir
dingnshable only three other whites besides witness
voted ho Republican ticket there; the fine coIhpanes
we,e ~ The coioTed neOple; at the
polls where witness voted, Pat Mills Dronght some ne
DublicQu tickets thc DculocIals
James r. Hall Of Ouachita formerly OF Terre Haute,
Ind and once IN the United States Army, testified
vas invited by a committee during the campaign to
meet at the schoolhouse aud join rifle company they
al Monroe to walt On yerybody they presented me
paper and insisted on my reading H. Que
r,sed tn ioln company would be consd-
cred unworthy protection and be left to themselves
tion OF rife clubs / went 10 meetings nearly every
white man IN the nelghbOrhood was there; tue pest
mrlhod of organizing discussed; Mr. Jones sah,
et all who wanted 10 sign the roll do 40, and let the
Others 20 ON !" nearly all Joined; many who had sad
they would not join did 80; committee was apPointea
TO secure arms for tue company after adjoIrnmhent h
can't Thcobold said to Jones. You onght 10 nave
Se'' for them to stay out" after this they began
10 ride about at nights seldom IN DAY time s ur
negro quarters at all hours OF the nlglt tnes ,
all Republicans and he M rne GuDS m "yer 70 me
one day 10 report at ha house with my norSe hu gun
Immediately the courier said the cap.an Ha,vI I S
10 storm MonrOe after talking WIN lhe 60 COURT. @
Taylor told Im wG0S fOreed ioS me- TO
sgn the roll; after the meeting ONE OF my ven iou %
they had joined that they could Ot co, Told them
they ought to have done II; they salu tn' vn & ts
day o. ,i BY Supervisor Grady hold the
election al Poll No H. together VITA Two olherb soi
alI[ @ & arms and stold WITHIN hall mile Mcssrs
ScarboTough and Server arranged tDle hea, tuc po3
with taly sherts Mr. Scarborough stood by the co9red
nn"red constable told me he afraid to vote as scar
i ab"nf tbs middle of the afternoon Capt. Mcleod
called outside and asked me u OhiIeu y, St.aaeS @
were near by in the woods; told him u was % nntrue %
several offered 10 ard see-among them one VINO sda M
lac was ready to fight troops or any eis; ;td Vu S
cIony ot the pos aud before the votes were eoGhte
number OF armed appeared IN tue poroo,n , mi. -,
their aecoutemcns on most OF mem en- i wer th nibt
rifle clubs; some became tired ana let duis ny te S
,.iore tne counting was complcedi Capt Mcleod saIu
he would furnish guard for the t ~ no wanted 10
20 with IT, all right, and some Oh them "cso"p"u 10 "
hrard Of the murder OF Henry Pnkston and child
Prinus johnson, DE- Dnkgraye and Jaes s j.. @
and the shooting OF Eaton 1enocpais were Killed
other Republicans. NO whib I,Snn 5einr a Justice
duTng the cam pagn. After the electon, Deins S
1i L .ne an Iavts did 40 and number OF colored men
sIgned aidayits setting forth that they h"u 49, 80, ~
DenoeT % FAD usG hs aday TO hm said 1t hard to
| take il | told him not TO take tnei, %nu nnpt
op opo NV business; after looking around as II
for Of escape the party sg1ea W nv Is Reoubean
ckeI asked him why ne had sworn nc nha W. nos Ia % nc
Democratic ticket without fear or , M 6na@nita
have letters advising not TO return as u woud % ho
be 80 am Interested in plantation theIe t IDo a
days 10 sign after the election setting ior. INA, to
election was aud pcaeeaDe eeSRsd could not
sign the aiidayits and SO | left Tor Mohroc'
long crossexamination elected the iact I tna'
MeIeods men were hunting Jesse Briggs Tor the
OF courtmarshang him for refusing 10 alio" geo iou
inson Democrat and coored preacher 10 preach III
church of which Briggs deacon The rlile cluDs
were armed with various kinds OF arms principally sno'
uns As general thing the negroes did not carry arms
George p Hamlet, native of Ohio now snerln 0i
| Ouaehita, testified as follows;
After returning from the Cincinnati Convention was
advised not 10 20 back TO Ouachlta as wouu not W
safe after consultation with Dr. DhkgraVe, VIC ,S
and organized party therej when IL Was iep hsinS
negroes had fired into houses on tue and L. oeihs th
shsff offered 70 90 two men and nyestlgate tne
whole affair: DR. Abbey, chairman Of the DemSeratie
Executive Commttee said, You dn hepuotg;n ept 90
s,Immoped Rchings, q member OF the rine cup, 70
go with me but lie refused, and the captain oi tne
| ee,,h e ' said the men should obey no summons