New-York tribune., 1876-12-23
DEMOCRATIC INVESTIGATION.

Br1LpozuNG SAID NOT TO BE PoLITcAL-THE
RETURNS AND LISTS.
NEw-ORLEANs, Dec. pa number of wit
nesses we're examined by the House Investigating COM
mittee to-day in regard to intimidation and the counting
OF the vote william Williams (coored) OF New-OrieahS
testified follows:
Ibave bcen knocked down by colored men since the
election, who accused me OF voting the DehOcIaIcc
ticket; didn't because threats were madc agast
these who intended voting sns to anIsb me-
Crosexamned was Snocked % GS%n a Ieaen CIactiop au
shot at not threatened myself DeIore the cieetoh'
but feared from general threats
RI Hogan (coloYed) OF West Felciana, the next wilt
ness, testified:
The election was free fair and peaccabe was at the
Acklen plantation before the eecnon; td n b
Democratic ticket; | knew or no lhtln1Iuatlon W Wy
amy TO induce eoored men 10 yI5o @ yoted oe e Demo-
cratic tcket knew OF armed men riding over Tue
rs eycept an organlzeton OF whites and coOred who
pd ndrsons for stealing; made affidavit tho
house. after the election, the same aS HaEe
eJcn % Sr and others stated what had heard they
Syrnfe long statement which signed, but do not know
what was ii It 1 only swOre to my signature; ,
Cro3s.examned: 1 formerly Republican, anu
was a member OF the police jury; was indicted, Win
clier members Of tue jury for mafcasance in Office;
police Jury for being E" ID Republican rhscalsi solS
Rpe coiorrd men named Williams Hunter, and Woods,
and whipped them for stealing sheep and corn, &c
did not zee them whipped. but heard IL Williams broke
av and ran and was shot at not hit; the regulators
siS these men they must behave themselves and quit
stealing; when heard the regulators coming Jumped
they were; Capt Barrow told the c0lored lnen thcI
must organize themselves, aud break up the siealing
hna,d ~ the killing OF Isaac Mitchell and Gilbert Carter
don't know who killed them Capt Barrow didn't tell me
the buldozers would call upon me II dllht JON the
Democrats; did join Capt BarroWs Clup'
When asked II he had stated TO some one that he
voted the Democratic ticket because he feared violence
II he did not vote it, witness replied that he d not re-
member making such q statement Hogan said that ne
groes have whipped since the election because they
didn't vote the Republican ticket he has signed paper
for the Democrats since the election sauhg tns there
had been free and fair election.
The next witness f. A. Burke testified, in reply to Mr.
jerks:
have tay-sheets OF Poll No. Q In the Eleventh Ward
Ipopcrs shown and identified saw the election onl
asr sn this at the polling place and they all signed 1t
willingly and voluntarily; no pistols were drawn nor
INV certain knowledge; on the vote for Presidentlal
electors there Democratic majority 0f over 3OO this
Hoard To he Secretary State by the assistant
pprysor in his consolidated statement 10 the returning
INC Rnard hut the vote was included in the consOl
dated statement OF the assistant supervisors A. W.
KemDtou WAS Il Republican commissioner OF election,
and signed the ally-sheet In my presence the protest
he made absolute falsehoOd, to my certain knoW
edge: Kempt0n bears the reputation OF being
sc0undrcl two indictments against him wero
sent by the Mayor OF -, Galveston;
Kempton was chief OF police there and is fugitive
from ustice indictments were sent Inc aiteIward ana
ments these charge him With cOson In crime, In the
escape OF prisoners &c have statement hat kempton
assoners and Deputy United States harshas certifying
thar the election at Poll No 2 Eleventh Ward quiet
and ueaceable; statement produced By witness Hearsy
who signed H. was Republican commissioners LeeGlc
was also I'M fse dSy It & o. S bS WHO
nessl t Ia list OF $40 voters who voted at that pOj
will $50 offer list OF the registered voters OF that ward
showing that there but legal voters at that
po visited that poll half dozen times on the day othe
Election and as MANY times the day they count
inc the vote; heard that the Republican commission
ers were endeavOrng to delay the count OF tae vote
Kempton promised TO sign the statements OF tho vote
then but said he would take them to the assistant super
yisors office the box and statements were taken TO his
Office being present with also the commissioners OF
Poll no KcmptOn and the assistant supervisor went
INTO back office aud had some talk after that he said
o M i, 90 tolS him he had little to do; thef for the first
time hc said hc had been ntlmdated called MS aJten
admitted having made promise; then asked Hearsy
II he would sign statement and he refused, ststing
pervisor made out statement OF the votes cerl-
he'd it, and hed with the Secretary OF staIei tnis
statement was before the Returning Board saw II
opened IL was not included by the assistant supervisor
nor returned by the Ruturnng Board Know tne eee-
ton was fair aud peaceabe throughout was particular
IN see that nothing occurred at the pt whereby they
could have pretext for throwing out the poll we mad
a vote of 42 20 their 9S at that po ana da n9t want
the shadow Of a pretext for throwing out the poll
To Mr. Morrison he said that Blanchard had employed
Kempton and that he was now on the rolls oil the
Custom-house ne had heard that Bachers was on the
nolice roll as sanitary policeman; his observation Of the
proceedings Of the board led him to believe that the
hoard went outside OF the consolidated statements OF
superyisors in their compaOn during this session Mr.
wells so stated in the board in the Fifth Ward case
they must have done it, also In the case OF Vernon
IN the case OF ConcOrda there 575 or $50 votes
less cast five Republican electors and yet the board
returned full vote the supervisors statements showed
that these votes were included and the board has ex
oluded them the board did not give notice that they
would or we're going send for the Concordia box nor
did they notify the Democratic counsel such an inton
ton I'm the case Rouge they sent outside for
evidence and In the case OF ward in this city they
promised 70 send for persons and papers, know that
thoroughly rebutng testimony to the statement OF Mr.
Hearsy was 1ed with the Returning Board
et,rcrnp IN arATR PRISON