New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-30
II JouRnAL Or TnsssTATs Or IoutsIAHA
new ORLEANS, SATURDAY, j DRoEMBER 80 1875.

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up there, and they would be hurt or run olf
II Nthoir names weFe made public. s'
Senator Med onald insissed upon the
Senator Wsdlsigh said he IVES not going
Ito have any body killed for giving testimony
Iif he could help It.. Senator Howe had in
formed him that Nh. Sam D. xcEoery
had said on the witness stand that .it
would not be healthy" for Ne. W.. r.
Hardy to return to Ouachita. From that
fact, and the tone Of some OF the Demo
cratic papers, he Was convinced that wit
had been excused from mentioning certain
namos. RI L-. ..-J
Senator McMillau .eaid he had heard Mr..
NcEnery make the statement.
Mr.. Mc0loin was willing 70 give 500 to
the Charity Hospital il Mr. McEnery had
said 30.
The vi ness was for the present excused.
. The crOss-examinsuon was continued BY
Senator Mcdonald ct considerable length.
He stated that the COlered men were purely
on tho defensive; the cannon was fred at
the whites, load with buckshOt; did not
hear Of the shooting Of Ellis until he saw it
in the papers, nor of the shooting ct Carter; :;
the charge OF being in the party was made
against him, and is still pending; he was
out on bond.
To Senator. McMillan-The colored men
were ON their III ,ntstion when they were
attacked; the attacking party did not say
they had . warrant to serve; do not know
of any law against . cvlored man defend
ing himself in this State.
To Senator Wsldeigh-The plantation
comprised 1850 acree: there was splendid
crop, consisting Of cane, corn and potatoes.
The committee then sgreed to take the
testimony of Eliza PinkstOn, and with the
reporters repaired to the house, No. 998
Gravier street. Mrs Pinkston was found
greatly sgitated. The people in the house
stated that she had received Wait, . short
time previous to the arrival of the commit
tee, from . person who had informed her
that people were coming down here from
Ouachita to swear that her children were
not her children; that she could not get
the articles which sbe had lett whom she
fed from home, etc. She was weeping Bit
terly. She was assured by. the members
of the committee that she had nothing to
feaE, and that If she did not feel like giving
another time. 1t Was finally 20 decided.
The committee returned to the Custom
house and continued tho examination OF
Witnesses. - follows:
Charles Turnbull, oolored, sworn-To
Senator Wadleigh-Reside in East Bston
Rouge; belonged to the Union Rights Step
Republican Club, ut the Mount Pleasant
plantation; my brother came in end said
that there was aRhting mp the road; he had
started for p. rt Hudson for the mail; soon
the wbites-sbout eixhteen-came down
tho road; Reuben Dslcomb called on. them
to halt; they shouted to us, Throw mp
your gun, you Cd id Niger -;;"
and fred right into %; we fired back; the
whites retreated to the forks OF the road,
and stayed there till dark. This witness
stated tho circumstances attending the
flight of the coiortd people, corroboFating
the testimony Of Triplett and others].
Rights Stop Club; it was not IN
armed organization simply Republican
club, such as We always had; arrested
Charley Wilson, as constable. for stealing
Q COW bell belonging to Mr.. WO0dside; he
was taken from my custody by Regulators
and whipped: arrested Villa am Bronson,
colored, on charge of killing . woman; he
was taken from me by Regulators.
Charles Recknsgel swOrn-Was deputy
United States marshei in East Baton Rouge
FROM October 26 to November IL, 1876; at
tended Republican meeting on the thir.
teenth of October; saw armed white men
there; saw people in Q Republican process
sion chased aud fired upon by those in Q
Democratic procession; coloIed men came
to me for protection; went with them to
General Brooke; he sent Us to the civil au-
thorities; the sheriff could not afford pro.
lection; did not believe the condition Of
affairs in the country was as bad - repre-
sented; went out myself to See, with
. party to make speeches; was followed
BY bulldozers from one ward to another; on
election day at some of the polls colored
Republicans were not allowed to vote until
after al the white Dsnocrats voted; many
became disgusted and left; was warned
that unless I left would be killed; tho Re.
publiosns were completely bulldoEed.
To Sentor McDonald-Was . member Of
the Metropolitan Police force; am still q
member; do not know whether my pay has
been running during my sbeence or not;
think the election in tho city was unfair be-
cause colored men were crowded out to
give place to white men; that gentleman
Herronl went in ahead in that manner; the
reason Why feared violence We that the
house of the chief of the White League VA
burned, and / did not know but it might be
charged to Republicans; believe his name
is Booth. 'l7-'
James Payne, colored lad twelve years
old-Am the con of William Payne; my
pa was taken from home by tho Regulators
In the night; they came to my bed first;
took mo out but did not harm me; they
were Nanny Carmena, Ed Davis, George
Carr, Shuck Bradley, Joe Carpenter, Tom
Carpenter, Joe McKittrick and Phil Bras.
hear and . good many others did not
know; their faces were painted red and
black; George Carr pulled my Pc out from
under the bed; Nanny Carmena put the
rope around bis neck; they tied his hands
behind him; Phil Brashear stood by the
door: they struck my ps with q pistol; hey
told him he was q politician. Republican
Q Radical; be said he would die . Radical
they rode off with the rope tied to the sad
die; have never seen him since; have heard
that his body was found in the Comite river
To Senator McDonald-They did no
strike me with pistol; Phil Brashear rode
back, kicked me, and ordered US to stay in
side; said they were coming back; did NO
stay in.
deal of intimidation in Baton Rouge: tn
city police were Democrats and pullet
coiored people about; many left; think Re
publicans lost eighty or 100 votes at tn
courthouse poll on this account; William
Welch and William Sharp were takinI
down names of colored people who voted.
To Senator McDonald-Do not know
names of men whose votes were lost to tn
Republican party.
Adjourned till half past seven O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Alexander Hentz, celored, sworn-T
(, Senator McMillan-Resides In East Batol
| Rouge; have seen armed bodies Of mel
| riding through the parish in 1874, 1875 au,
| 1876; moro in the latter year; live ON X.
| Young's place; my house was visited o
Saturday night before election; was away
Mr.. Young wanted me to vote the Demo
cratic ticket; told him when I went into th
Union army raised my hand and swore b
the Almighty God to support the govern
ment; he said that We thought the bu!
doing was bad, out if the Democrats di
not carry this election it would be gres
deal worse; told him that one coul
stop it-that was God; he said ths