New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-15

THE HOUSE, INVESTIGATING Com.
MlTTGR. -,
TAird Days Preceeaisgs.
Parlor r, st. Charles Hotel, was yester.
day morning well patronized BY greatly
interested number of persons of the Demo
cratic peFsaasions vho. felt hoand 10 listen
to all that should be divulaed by witnessed.
The conduct Of the mass hat was in 81
tendance during Wednesdays proessdings
was such that the committee felt bound to
save itself by clearing the room of al per
soma excepting such as had business to
transact. The crowd retired unwfllingly,
but fingered in the hallway, apparently
anxious to hear all that might leak out.
| Members of the Returning Board, ex-
ceptinR Mr.. Wells, reported present, - did
thA clerks.
The names Of the several witnesses who
were to be heard were announced, and al
other witnesses were notified that the !
could retire until cslled for. Mr.. Morrison
also announced that hereafter, the sessiens
would be held in the room Of the Chamber
of Cammerce. -EsTELtDA .5%
+. A. Glover, late supervisor of yegistra-
ton in East Baton Rouge parish, who testi
fed at cpnsiderable length last Wednesday,
was recalled. He had, in his testimony,
agreed to furnish the committee with scme
election documents TO which he had access,
but after consulting with a friend had con-
claded to simply permit the committee to
take copies Of the papers, TO which copies
he would certify to.
Witness was ccoss,examinei at con slider
able length, principally on technicalities
which will not Interest the reader. He was
asked If he voted, at the last election, to
which ho replied that he<did d-aoty huvi0g
waited tiilthelast minute to register his
name, and when the great rush came he
forgotsli about. II, although. he was fully
entitled TO register and vote. ,.--.... /
Mr.. Clover's official statement Of the po-
liticsl condition of East Baton Rouge par.
ish wasread to the committee and . copy
taken. Witness farnished the names of
certain persons who had been intipsidated
in his parish.
The next witness was Queer looking
specimen of humanity, and it was plain to
see that even the gentlemen who had been
instrumental in producing" him were net
in tbs least proud of their production. He
was not only ragged, but filthy, and had it
been summer weather blue tell flies would
have swnmed aroun1 his person thicker
than hornets in hornets nest. He was
as black % black can be, snd over his
left eye he wore Robert Macaire patch,
freshly applied; besides he is an Algerine.
His name ia
George JOhnson-I live in Algiers and am
a laborer ct anything can get TO do; voted
at the last electie at the Beifry; voted the
strsixhr Democratic ticket; the day after
the election was. near the ferry landing
when q man said, There goes the nigger
who voted the Democratic ticket" and they
began to beat me; was again attacked this
as was about to cross the river;
when went to the ferry boat MIR. Joyce
asked me where / was going; somebody just
then threw Q chunk of coal that caught my
head; the time I was attacked the DAY after
the election called on . policeman to ar
rest the men, but he refused me.
To Mr. Hurlbut-l work anywhere can
get work; l got the Democratic ticket 1t
the poll; nobody gave it to me; l know it
was Democratic ticket; l can not read;
both the men that struck me were deputy
msrshals on election day; nobody disturbed |
me on election day; do not know the |
names OF the men who struck me; have
seen one of the men since; sOme OF these
gentlemen here have the mans name; the |
railroad agent was near when was first |
attacked, and he told me to run into . |
she'd; it was Narshal Davis who yester- |
day morning told man to kill ne at the
ferry.
TO Mr.. CrApo-I came over the river this |
morning to see Mr.. May; made an affidavit |
to-day; do mot know who brought me here; |
Democrat. ] speCss.
Oven Roper-Reelde in Nav Orleans; |
know "A. Clover; had . talk with him
,oon after election; askea him how 1t was
that he allowed Baton Rouge 70 20 Demo
,rstic; about tho twenty fifth Of November |
Jaw him again whom he 4 ii me he had |
fixed" Baton Rouge, snd thrown out two /
Democratic boxes and one small Repub- I
lean box; he told mo that the election had |
been . fair 0ne.
To Mr. Hurlbut-My occupation has been
hat Of solicitor tor Mr.. Hart; sold watches
ard iewelry for him on commission: Nj. =:
J. Ellis sent me to catch up Mr.. Glover; did |
0OL got pay lOE li1 OuUk0 DiOoAO koNO ny Il
sbout SIS TO use for his benefit at the cleo |
ion; received S as deputy marshal for |
election day; on the second, talked with
Glover; he told me he had fixed up things in
Baton Rouge and had elected his friend
Lane; the meetings were casual.
Direct-Clover used to rope victims into
snake shows and have them robbed BY
rascally ganaef; Dibble instructed me when
I was deputy marshal to ses if tie eleventh |
yard VISA going too Democratic to have .
row and send somebody to JAIL. he did not
know that was marshsl IN the eleVentn
ward.
To Mr.. Hurlbut-Dibble thought was
friendly to him, and / sgreed to kick up 4
the row.
To Mr.. Townsend-Mr. Ellis did not offer
me any pay, but hoped for something af-
terward; worked for Ellis interests -
we'll as my own.
John M0ylon-I reside in New OIleane;
three or four weeks ago WAS introduced to
a party whose name understood was
Glover; he told mo that the Baton Rouge
election was . fair one; Judge Hunsaker
introduced ne.
Hanrv Boudreaux-I reside in Assump.
tion parish; was supervisor at last elecnoD;
then received Q letter Of instructions from
Mr.. Jswett; showed the letter to Repuo-
licans and Democrats to consult over the
matter: did not propose to return . mar
ioritv Of 900 for Republicans an!ees It was
fairly done. CThe letter vas read.J con,
clnded not to obey the instructions, and
INV friends told md nat 70 reeign the posi-
tion for fear thatA bad man would got 1t;
the supervisoe in Lafourche told me that
ha intended To carry his parish for Packard