The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-12-30
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ten Der, 1866 have paid hia
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For himself and gangs u laborers bis
own gang left when he was discharged.
Crnss-exsmined - Prior to The eiec
ton told Hayward IL the Democrats
were ssccessful he would have setter
pay. Some Of Hayward's gang accused
him OF not settling fsir with them; h,
received the money aud paid the gang
Have plenty of negroes now employed
who voted the Republican ticket
freeman Bell, colored, of Ascension
! parish, testified he was
saot at Because He Voted the Demo
cratic rtckss.
| Knows eo'ored men who were knocked
dONn aud beaten for eiectinneering for
aud voting the Democratic ticket; bad
a club OF Two To three hundred coinred
| Democrats; intimidation WAS all by
the Republican negroes; heard Repuh-
iican candidates cay Packard would be
I counted in, even though Nichols got
a majority Of votes Republican in
( Humiliation caused the Democrats t.
loss twenty i've to thirty votes.
Cross exsmiaetl- Dou't know the
negroes vino shot at me; when /
stsIted from Gardeners place one OF
them said,
'-ghere eo+s that Damned DEN oerasis
Niger. Let's Aiti Himf-
Knows personally twenty-five or thirty
negroes WHO voted the Democratic.
ticket; heard many negroes on else-
tinn day say they would like to vote
| tie Democratic ticket, but would be
afraid 10 go home 10 their wives il
they did.
William Walleee, colored, of Or
leans, testified: Was in Donaldson.
vile on election cay; testified to In.
timidstion apo threats by colored
! Republicans; gave Democratic tickets
TO egroes and saw them voted.
Cross-examined-Mapy colored men
were sfrsid TO vote the Democratic
ticket, because they could not stsy IN
the parish IL they did; named four Of
them.
Edward Lswrence, eolored, OF Or
leans, testified be published card
favoriug Met oils aud Wilt; after
that went 10 church an, WAS iIi-iieat-
ed; Henry Clay said:
, Any Negro wa ssed sh. Democratic
Ticket Ousht Co Have his Threat
| CusI
said it several times; preferred
charges against Clay, hut The church
paid no attention to them: the pastor
said he bad nothing 10 do with it /;
he made speech in the church
against the Republican party, aud was
turned out Of the church for voting the
Democratic ticket
Cross-exaInined Was turned out
the Iorehouse church because voted
the Democratic ticket; voted In the
fourth ward, md had to get some gen
tlemen to 60 with me for protection;
on March i6th, my wife was Knocked
Gown, sent for u police to make an
affidavit against the sssailant but the
policeman, Henry Mitchell, got up
stairs and
Tried to Outrage Her,
che was seut to prison; since then she
mas been a helpless cripple; tried to
get Mitchell punished, but Jim Lewis,
Judge Evans aud Antoine stepped
the proceedings before the police
toard and court.
senate Commstees-- Ne Emery Recalled
and questioned by Mr.. Salisbury Ms to
the general conduct OF the canvass il
Ouachita, which he answered at COZ.
Siderable length, much of which WAS
repetition OF yesterdays testimony.
He said Que Of the FIRST Efforts was to
break down the color line by assuring
tbe negroes II they would jim the
Democrats their general coudition
, would be improved; oy their joinins
the whites the attempt to secure good
government would be suecessfui: h,
order to do this the assistance OF lead
ing colored men In various wards was
tirst enlisted and arguments and rea
-oDs we're used To ipsiuce ooiored men
~ jDin by bUth caiored men and white
speakers; their efiorts were generally
successful.
rae Cause ar Defecsian Ana aaw shs
seie~es Psspse
was that tax notices bad been recent,
served On them; iuone case the tax Oh.
a borse, worth forty doiiars, was thir.
teen uaIlar-, aud In another case OF
seven dollars and ffty cents Oh COW
aud calf. which tax notices we're read
from the stand 10y Democratic speak
err Captain Formsn, D~mocrntir
candidate for Congress. wss very Pop
uIsr With the negroe. on account ri
his earnest and vigorous prosecutions
~hile disirict attorney; In fact be
sss the oniy honest dirtrfct attorne,
in tbe district since Ih6s. Witness
then narrated The sp~aAiug At L,ns
towns where lite feast wns held ana
sessutv-thrse colorsd msn, Of R.p-
daii's club,
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