, 1876-12-29

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| ,. tHs osoAis ~ toAMiftEh' 81
NE" oRLEASs, Dcc' 25.-ihe scnntc lnScs-
tiEatsng Committee to1aay examined b. 4.
Shelby, Ut ouachtta. whose testimony was sub
,o..or1., Il. .o.."t ~" .',,,,,. ~ ~ =.
3estc1uay. III reg"rd 10 tnc cohattson OF nl1atrs
thcfe during tic canvass. lie coutradictcd the
statement Of Esquire Hall In rcicreucc to col
r,t., p;,t.s" =. ~ 1a.o. .,.,1 49,, x.n:' as:
.,.. ~ ~ o"As, ".'a '"t t.ox"a
helnE IN tha party VINO assaulted hcs and Killed
her husband, as they wore a. hls house tiIat
nisnt' lie coffouontcA HAIRS statement that
TWO men 6tooM ot tlie no!!s anu LOOK dpWn fhe
nafncs 1l futcrs, hut tiiSln't kn!W what Tor.
sihe hos. Alasflc'ss watson, william u. Hill,
ana GcosgG ROBERTSON, aI! eolofeu. tcstlted that
they were Democrats, and that the election was
/ pc'eclnI atla 4itlet.
| ~ tie ese'atfist session Georgc Brook, lhir-
| teenth onlled states Infantry commanding IN
| s'Ght parishes in,tnu1ial!a. stated toat Ill East
hatoh honsc n1la East Ftlesana there scented
to be, last spring, combination, among thu
democrats 70 tefIofize the colorcd people. and
ne gave several i1Atailccs OF negroes having
been wou1u!ed and 1taten, md Eave fearful
statement o. the condition VI atlntrs there and
thc t.reats tised tu tnd'ite cosofed men to join
tho Ds9ss 9 and rots the ,,'us :iske''
which E Ill., WaaE sES1aE y Ghailnae examined
Anarsw Harrison, tovrsa ot East baton Nogs
WHOSE testimony showed thai while tlle negroes
oi the rassi, we're Nepubltcans from eflcse,
sHAAf Hat* HS(A s'AA(" w WV WV 41c4HlN4A44C
Ticket through! threats and fear; that he l'ad
i'een tnts y he ala f1ot vote WITH tho ncH1acrMts
III Moua1 te .e.'sEea IRON CARRYING ilc mails,
Whlle others lat Een tnlti II they tlti not they
tiekct IN consequence. jtr GsYc tn" tnstaiiccs
Killed for refusing to Join the Democrats, aul
said TINT the Neguasors we're Originally trcail-
scaaently - tarsea into baii9xeFs: IL 1 nar.s,sl
Ut es'ns!derAblH lengtl, tue breaking tip Of tho
Iilon H'aAts Co!oetn Slap nj Slohfa& vernon III
June, anl INC riot Wh!rta easusl. ~
from home, A'.. atrall to rttur', ol account OF
being Republican, md denied that tho rttuAl
u titc Union Rights Si;If' required members 10
snoot negsoes htlor taeiF Fctasai To )os' ~ pub
Il. y. lr'n!ttt, cuufed, corrohoratcu the
breaklns,sp u tlla club ~ Democrats.
H. T. washington r9i9rcd. detailed several
st ac.s OF Hooncs ~ ~ nuozsFs; M ana gase VIII
III conclusion! asketl tue Committee Whnt pro-
lection would he clvoa thosc who came llcre to
testify; >,.,1... ..,, -. i.
inoleatetl him to feport 10 tln Committee. aud
tacy would ho pMnshctl.
sInator Wu1ltciRh said, "That'" hnrd case,
but ~ hare n9t power t9 help you."
20 homo and Ect killed. cunnot report to the
ConEltttc.'
Jats,b Shields. colorcl, said he VAS Deputy
United States AEarshul nj Poll 8, and was iorrc,i
To- leave: Bobby Duncan wanted him to htana
oil alld LIT hun shtUt ut Ills ba1gc. Said hc
didn't want any damned ngger officers around
here.
4 largo l,pss Of Testimony WIS taken by this
Committee, Ut which tho ahosa arc the rrlnci-
lll rnintS.
~ tho evening session Joseph C0rTcll, COL
ored. Joncs, Newton smith, and J: q. Taylor.
testified as to the generally pcaeoful character
Of thc canvass IN 0uaeAItA, and tho efforts OF tls
Democrats to hays quiet, Waccablu election.
THE HousE COMMITTEE,
Of whom Morrison Is Chairman, examined some
hal(4t0zen etloseh witnesses, during the tlay, OF
thu Parlsh ut Orlcaus, WHO test,tc l., bring as
EautcI, beaten, ur tntitnilat<d by their uMh
tuyp fur having rOtrtl tho Unn>ocrut1c tjrket