Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-12-17
LOUISIANA.
More TestEsneny from Reliable COlOred
RemOcFats. Proving the Worst
Sort Of Intimidation.
Ballot Boxes Fixed "-Bribes offered
to United States Supervisors to
Lie and AID the Thieves.

NEW ORLEANS. December 16.-The eXamina
ton Of Witnesses was continued to-day. NJ. 3 Reeel
Republican,, of New Orleans testified that he was
supervisor at the third poll IN the second "dTu,
where attempts were made by Republicans TO pre-
vent Democrats from voting. Witness related prop
OsitiOnS made to him by which the Democratic com
missioner was TO be arrested, and the baIlOt-DOI
could then be taken to the custOmhOuSe to be Xed
up;' offered five hundred dollars If he IWltneSS
would let Mr.. Casey Republican, marshal, have the
box which he refused TO do; Casey called witness
id S-n OF a b-h and traitor 10 MS Une
Republican, party; was knocked down by Casey, ana
beaten by a negro named Dean, who also pursued
him with pistol: witness OenSe was he had ceItl-
fed to the returns correct and refused to allow Ihe
ballOt-bOx to be taken by the Republicans. kaHM
CrOsS-exaHlined- election was Deaceab
quiet and fair Casey is an empiOye OF the uStOnl-
house; did not make complaint to the authorities
about the assault because he intended to settle by
a personal affair; Mr.. DOnnelly came to his room
and told witness Ii he witness did not Keep In he
would be killed for going back his party; witness
IS still a Republican; asked Colonel Patton and
others for protection fIOm violence.
POmpey Stools, COOred, voted the Democratic
ticket in 1874 and 1876, for which he was abused,
assaulted and otherwise matTedted by COIered men:
on one occasion attempts were made on his life
when his arm was broken, his eye put out Witness
stated that the c0ored people we're afraid to vote the
Democratic ticket. Several other COOred witnesses
the same character. one witness testified that he
heard 7. q. DeSOnde secretary Of state, remark to
Judge Philips. some time previous TO the election
that the Democrats would probably carry the State
were successful the Republicans would get in the
cOlOred men throughout the State who expressed an
inclination to side with the Democrats said they did
50, as they were tired of bad government; they
wanted more schools and better ones: there was
plenty OF m0ney 10 pay the teachers, but somehow
disappeared before II could be applied to
Its destined purpose; they were disglsted with
bureau SWindle and s. B. Packard to
whom some of them had given bounty claims for
collection and had been defrauded out of their
bounty; heard Anderson, supervisor of East Fell
ciand, remark that he could not get any cClOTed man
TO for Office in his parish and that some of them
ought to be killed. as every C0lOTed mans murder
WIS worth fifty thousand dollars to the Republican
party; witness never knew of any intimidation be-
ing pTacttced by the Democrats but knew
that cOlOFed men were intmdated
The senate committee will hold its first reg
ular session on Monday The United States dis
tTiCt court room, in the cuStOmhOuSe building has
been offered to the committee and II Is probable
that the session will be held there The committee
had an informal meeting to arrange the prelimlnaI
rieS, but it has not been determined whether tha
comitte shall be sent to take testimony in the rur
districts