New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-17

t1HB HOUSE INVESTIGATING com
/ -.e4a - MlTTEE.
| EatA Day,s Proceedi.gs.
l Between eleven md twelve O'Clock yel
I terdey the hall was cleaEsA Of curiosity
huhtert, and oil the members, excepting
| one, present.
| n. 8. Peeler-I reside in New Orleans
voted the Republican ticket hast eiectiHn
leans, second ward; On Aetempe Wao made
By Republiosns to hinder men v0tiaG; Z
commissioner ct one Of tho polle was con
cerned in 1t; the cause WAs difference II
names Or initials on tho repatriation paperl
and the poll list; Tuesday night, atter cleo
| tiOn, was called on by Mr.. Hare. who told
me that there was COnsiderable rowing
among the officials, and he lold mo to take
ono Of the commissioners to prison; did
not comply; Mr.. Wian wanted The oallo!
box, and asked me it I would lot them take
it, and if had gone back ON my party;
was offered money to let the box 60;
told them that wonld have nothing to do
with the affair; the returns had been made
up then; tha Democratic commisai0ner was
to have been arrested; We finally took the
box to the Courthouse; the return vas not
sworn to. and deputy sheriff wished to
arrest Hare to make him swear to the re-
turnss oay OF 60 siteE I was .vau ~ ~ "
ceitsin grocer ana eee onn; ai'er 'sHns ;ns
drink Win Two young men Ano IN sv'uk
into . gutter, and man was in the act OF
shooting at me when . stranger happened
along and made the man deeist; the nan's
name is Deane; Judge Childress 10 the man
who interfered to saved me. -
Cross-examination- of us eventually
ewore 70 the returns before Suoge aousI
ton; tDas is tne reason was s!tseAe", :
Hn0w OF ny cnapRe OF s.ess.i.n :. - I"o Toc :.
I9T9ei !1e se'"'as s.~ !VrTc.i - wss Sssoy
who Asked me II had gone Dack On ny
party, ana no eoid me tnst tnotc was
chance to make $500 II would let the boz
out Of tho room where the box VA. the
room vhere the voting had been done, epo
he went away, staying tive heers; the elee:
tion Was honest and fair % anything couio
b. and the count 10 al right; the ai0resaaG
proposition. seems to have had NO emect;
made n afhdavit concerning the anaiR' 20
expose tne 0etter; meoe u ioE eeuPr0'
lection; the night altar tho nrse aetSck .
RentlemAA visited my house ana teAo me
that 1t Was unsafe Tor me 70 60 on toe
streets alter dark; called on n: fetton 70
learn how i could be protested; the ois-
turbaooe Was reiAtlve 70 the soesAng OF the
ballot-bex.
Pompey Ssoots-Voted the Denocratac
ticket In 1874; tho same IN lS16 in this CITY;
some ef my colorsd brethrea learned shse !
had voted - Democrat; they Knocked me
down and hit me with . club On my head
aud putting ont one OF my eyee; l em
gang that sssailed me; they were Repub-
lcane; know their names.
CfossexamiuatiOn-lt was after election
last year that was beaten; am not able
to work now, being sick; doctor in tho
Charity Hospital sttendod my sore eye;
the beating l got was not more than =
year ago; can't give the names Of the men
who beat me.
Az this witness is quite IN imbecile but q
small portion of his testimony 10 given, just
enough to show how he contrsdicis himself
Hafshal Taylor-I voted tho Democratic
ticket in this city, for which am called
id Democrat by my fellow.colored peo-
pie; every body cells me bad names.
Cross exsmination-My father, grand
father and ali the rest, IN Italy and Spain,
are d mocratic voters; my opinion is my
opinion; have fifteen or seventeen cuts on
my head, and have been shot At four timee;
the scars will show; can not tell who gave
me sll my wounds; Davis knocked me down,
but my godson saved me when they were
voting for mayor, and they stole rule ont
of my pocket; think just 40 much OF .
Radical a. do Of d. mocrat.
1t will be eee-l by the above that the wit
ness is not sltoge. her clear in his head.
D H. Fiowers-I reside in New Orleans;
came here in 1865 from Pennsylvsnis; BE-
longed to the Republican party until the
for the Democrats in several country par
ishee; heard Mr.. Deslonde say the Sfste
must 20 Republican,; in tho country found
many cOlOred people who said they intend
ed to vote for Democrats, - any change
would be for the better; YVES in the parish
of Nstchit0ches on election day; the only
intimidation I saw was colored women at
the polls who were sent by colored minis-
ters to see what men voted the Democratic
ticket; I found the country schools badly
conducted; . good teacher was hired
ct . fair salary, and that teacher
would Hire an Incompetent person
10 act in his place for $l5 or $40; l met
Senator Weber on q steamboat, and he told
ma I WA working AGAINST my own race,
end he told me that ON the Official count the
State would be Republican; since my re-
turn from the canvass received . letter
signed BY the name Poindexter, asking mo
10 csll AZ his house that night; found that
Poindexter never wrote the letter; have
been threatened in other ways; Niger told
No that they would fix me as soon ae Pack
ard was seated.
Cross ation-I expected the Dem
ecrats would furnish . better system of
education; have known for the past two or
three years that the public schools we're
badly managed; joined the Democratic
party last October; the Republicans heard
that / intended to join the Democratic
party, and pulled me up for it; had not act
ually Joined the Democrats then. but my
intentions were good to do SO; l did not
come out fat because / wished to kef p my
pay as jack leg doorkesper for the R-puo-
lican executive committee; / had my ex-
penses paid during the time l was on the
country campaign with the DsmOrsts.
Henry Smith, reside in New Orleans,
and hova s;nca fRd1. vntad tha namOcra n ia