The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-16
TIE LOUISIANA INQUIRY.
NONE PROOF or INTIMIDATION OF
COLORED DEMOCRATS.
Three of Them who were Beaten and their
Lives Threatened tcoundreIiy Work
Of Gov. keliosg's Supervisors Exposed.

Live. Tbreatened-The scoundreIiy Work
OF GOV. kelIosg's supervisors Exposed.
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 15.-The evidence
before the Congressional Committee to day was
especially damaging to the Republican plot here.
Henry G. rrol, a ooiorcd Democrat. testified that
he was threatened with death N he voted the
Democratic ticket that for voting II two at.
tempts have been made on his life since the
election. und tho man mistaken for him had
been shot. MIR. Hurlburt asked Carol II he did
not hope for reward after voting thus. Carol
answered, Yes" Mr.. Hurburt wanted to
know what reward. Carol replied that he hoped
to help make his business prosperous, as 1t had
not been so far under Republoan rule. In the
oross-examination, Hurlburt was completely
used up by this negro, to the Intense amuse-
ment OF his colleagues. The Examiner bad
ienorautly struck the sharpeet oolored orator In
Louisiana, and was bewildered and confused by
his logical replies. Carol concluded his testi-
mony by making speech, aud. turning 10
Hurlburt at the end, said: "why, sir, " there
were no Republican Intimidation practised on
my race, there would not be thousand colored
Republican voters In this state to-day"
John Petty, colored Democrat with his whole
body In a sling. testified as follows: " Since the
election l got this cash In the head with
hatchet my hand split here with knife; this
hole behind my w from a bullet another bull
let l. SIN III my back, and another In my neck
all from gang Of Republican negroes. who
wanted to Kill me. they said because | voted
the Democrat, ticket. Then the police put ne
In jail for creating disturbance. white men
balled me out, aud sent me to the Charity Hos
pttal."
A. II. Morgan white Republican, testified sub
stantialiy that Anderson, Supervisor Of East
feliciana. told bin the election WAS fair In his
parish that when he signed tho atidavt charg
cans got bin 60 sign Il when 80 situated. On
tins amdavit East Feliciana was thrown out Dy
the board In tue Witness presence, shortly
before the election, Kellogg told Anderson to
appoint special polls Tor negroes In East Fell
ciana throw out the Democratic polls and
turn that parish Republican, as he wanted to
get the members of the Legislature. Clover.
Supervisor ot u ton Rouge, told witness that hs
bad thrown out eveIal Dsmocratlc pJlis III East
Baton Rouge and nxed three Republican mem-
ber- OF the Legislature. Witness said that kel-
logg had promised him a position IN the Custom
III ouse after Jan. !, ON condition that he would
not disclose the facts that he knew concerning
the election. Anderson told re II testified be-
lore this conn itiee i would be ruined IN the
party. He advised me- ~ get away, notwith-
standing the subpBna. a white Republican
told me last nlght II | testified before this COM
nittee my head would he shot "a Tor II. Other
witnesses have been threai ened that know II.
ibis witness occupied the stand two hour. the
committee having drawn from him unwillingly
disclosures deep and damaging against Kellogg
AMI his rascallJ supervisors. He will be brought
up tomorrow, Ms he was too nervous au terri
ned for "A clear examination to-day. The CONF
plete records OF tins COMMITTEES. n the testi-
three days. VIII furnish disgusting revelation
OF crime that everN honest Repubican will ha
rshamed to contemplate. Unless the Senate
COMMITTEE should ignore such witnesses "a
these supervisors, who know tho facts of this
election, and helped directly In It's frauds. IL
cannot make better showing.
No Returning Board members were examined
to-day. AT $40 L. NJ. the comnittes went into
executive session.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
NEW ORLEANS. Dec 10. The House commit
tee met in the hall of the Cham er Of COM
merce.
sided in Orleans parish, on the right bank Of the
river. i've miles below the city. Was formerly
cr MeEsey n @ s vsa ss snu
ticket tnis year. Tor which his life was thre1ten-
ed, and sttemrts had been made 70
on the iotn Of SovomDer, having been i mis.
taken II The witness. Tie negroes hnd been
Threatened with all sorts of punishmeut II they
voted the Democratic ticket. They were told
that Gen. sheridan was coming, and that every
Democratic negro would be shot. They were
wa ned. also, that they and their children
would tie again enslaved II theypaced Democrats
In power. ana that they would no longer have
schools. some Of the negroes did not dare to
lhev were told II they DID not vote their naules
would he taken. and they would see what came
Of II. lie made two speeches during the cam
paign, one at Iunisburg and the other at Mr..
at luui-burg the negroes frequently interrupt
ed him with threats OF his fe. saying that every
DemO Ocratic negro would have hls.turoat cut aud
his heart cut out
William Ward ,colored) u Grant parish tes,i.
Ned that IN 1874 ne was rhot at ana struck on
the mead 10y the Republic ms because he wanted
to run for the legislature. lie was then Re
public An, and had to leave the state because he
knew too much. Devices ana Mathews told
him II he did not leave he would he killed. lie
rem lined out OF the state six months lie took
his seat Ia the Legislature ia ls1i, although he
wa- fsirv beaten at the polls.
A paper written by witness, entitled History
Of the Outrage Ia lied River" was handed TO
him. Ward said he wrote n, and believed II to
he true at the time. because he had beon So in
formed by whites. lie now Knew better Ihs
tad ard
rections ns be desired. aud return the paper to-
morrow. Ward II now a Democrat.