New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-29


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Fourseenth Days PFecesdisgs.
The cectral or Morrison committee did
mot got through with . great deal Of bust
ness Yesterday, mainly because most of the
witnesses who Were to testify did not an
sWer to their names. There was cOnse-
quently considerable loss of time in waiting
for the sergeant alarms to hunt up the per-
ant Official vas unable to find the delin.
Quonts. The first witness WAs-
Robert E. Metz, colored-I reside in New
Orleans; was president of . Democratic
club last fall; was extensively known 40
Democrat; . man best me severely; he
called mo . damned Niger Democratic
thief; was arrested by policeman because
Of my political opinion; some colored men,
about four months before the election,
whipped me, breaking one Of my ribs; thew
called me bad namee; my club had lob
members, and all OF them have been
scared; We dare not 60 to church or to
ball.
To Mr.. Townsend-Elliot Duvigneaud
was the frat man who beat me; now l say
that great many of the lO3 members are
scared; had some of the men who whipped
was sent to prison on charge of being
suspicious character; the case was dis
missed; l am porter for Administrator Mo
Caffrey.
Samuel Crogsu, colored-I reside in New
Orleans; voted the Democratic tick ct at
the last election; have been threatened for
it; have been . Democrat eince 1863; have
To Mr.. Townsen nd do not know the
names of the parties who threatened me;
was never struck by the men; had no
trouble in voting.
Direct-Heard q colored woman in q
street car say that if the Democratic got
into power they would make black people
slaves again and take away all their rights;
heard . white man say the same thing; DO
not know his name; followed the white
man to learn who he was and learned that
he was . Republican.
Henry Porter, colored-I dwell in this
here city; they would not let me vote At
the last election, and will not tell you .
lie; voted at the former election snd voted
q Democratic t'oket; two busk niggers
Knocked me down and kicked my ribs; !
thought it was real Jubilee; l can spell
impossibility p. as-si-ability; nay name
is b ny P.o-rt-r.
This witness was either drunk o. crazy,
end 20 the committee babe him retire.
Mr.. Townsend csAed for Stanley Jones.
the witness who had promised to furnish
the roll of members Of . colored Democrat
10 elab on Melpomene street, but Jones did
nor appear.
walker Wright, colored-I reside in New
Orleans; voted the Democratic ticket last
election; took my ticket off table; was
threatened by several persons because did
not vote the Republican ticket; the threats
were made after election; l voted the ke-
publican ticket once; had money in JACOB
Barkers bank and was cheated out OF IT;
afterward I put my money in the Freed
y. md NJ
me leave the Republicans.
Joseph Mazet, colored, recalled-l knew
of false registration papers taken out oy
persons who lived in the sixth ward IN 1874;
/ tried to sell some of the papers to MI. Il.
A. Bray, but he would not have them; the
leading Republicans il the seventh ward
were always getting men to 60 and register;
visor. but could not get it; that was at the
last election, and did Il to catch men who
would vote on the false registration; police
men drove me away from the polls; in
formed Packard and Bray that intt nded
| to expose their tricks, am politician,
and q good one, tOO:- do not know OF any
other Republican frauds, and If J did l
never I'd any thing to do with the seventh
| ward frauds.
To Mr., TOwnsend-yhe name OF the man
who wanted to sell the false registration
paper is James Scott. wrote to Mr.. Pack
ard Just before the registration efiice was
opened: I was not concerned in getting ou'
the false registration, but was we'll aware
of what was going on; l knew about thf
false registration papers at the time they
were made; I furnished some names OF the
men who doubled up.
Direct-I was chairman OF the board o.
canyassers for the seventh ward in lM4
and while was still with the Republican,
/ privately gave q congressional committed
information of Republican tricks, especially
about the registration frauds.
William NJ. Wasburn-Reside in More
house parish; am tolerably we'll acquainted
in my parish.
This witness read his testimony, slresd.
prepared and written, telling what he knev
about politics and elections in his parish
and what he did not know about the Coun
ellis of Freedom, etc.
Direct-I was . candidate for seat Il
the House; my majority was more than 5O(
the Returning Board counted me out; onl
one ward went Republican; the Democrat
had nothing to do with the bulldozers, an
as soon - We could We put the gang dowz
, | "a far a. know there were few cases OF II
, timidstion; individual col0red men wei
: afraid to Join the Democrats.
TO Mr.. fownsend-I live near the cent?
Of the parish, and have about 300 aerea ,