Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-12-27
THE INVESTIGATIONS.
Compiled from Associated Press Reports unless
Otherwise Designated
LOUISIANA

fore the House Committee ON the 10Th. and testi 4
fed that he was United States Supervisor in Poll
of the Second Ward; that attempt made I
by the Republican Commits Toner to prevent
Democrats from voting; that Mr. Hare. Republican /
commissioner, hid tod him, after the ecton that /
there was some trouble about that poll; that the /
Democratic Commissioner would be arrested, and !
they would take the box and fix 1t to salt them !
selves; witness was offered $500 by Mr.. Casey, /
Republican Marshal. il he would let him and /
another Marshal have the box; he declined he I
offer and notified the Democratc Committee, who i
sent force for protection, the Republicans sub /
sequently made an attempt to seize the box and I
take it TO the Custom House; witness was spbse |
quently assaulted by Hare Republican Commits |
sipner, because he would not certify the re
turns as correct and refused To- allow the !
box TO be taken by the Republicans On
the cross-exannnation, witness SAID the election /
was peaceable, quiet and fair; had been told II he
did not keep in he would be killed for going back
on his party; was still Republican. Pompey !
Steele. Marshal Taylor, +. H. Flowers and Henry /
smith (ali colored) testified that they vo ed The
Democratic ticket at the last election and had |
been assaulted and maltreateJ for doing.
Flowers said he csnvassed the state for the Dem
o. rats, and had heard q large number of colored
men say they would vote the Democratic ticket. |
and Others said they We're afraid to vote such
ticket owing 70 threats which had been made
against cOlOred Democrats s. j. n Smi h. law
yer, of New Orleans, testified that he csnvassed
the State for the Democrats saw 70 intimidation
Of colored people except by Republicans, who
said II the Democrats got in Office the colored
people would be again enslayed saw number of
negroes who promised TO vote the Democratic
ticket; heard of no disturbance in the
Parish of East Felicinna; Supervisor Anderson
had told witness that parish would go Demo
cratic, but would be counted Repub lean; that he
(Andersan) had said the Custom House officials
wanted him TO swear that fraud violence and in
limitation were pIactced by the Democrats, but
that he refused to do So
At the meeting of the Senate Commit
tee, on the 18th, Gov. Wells, President of the Re-
turning Board, was called upon to give some in
formation respecting the action of the Board: he
SAID he would furnish the Committee with the
required statement of votes poled and of the
votes excluded, but, as the Board was busy pre-
pairing report 10 the legislature q clerks
would not have time 10 make the copie: the
Chairman SAID the six steuogriphers OF the Com
mittee would do the work Witnesses had been
summoned to testify in the case of Eat Baton
Ronge, and large number Of wi nessss were al
ready on hand TO testify No witnesse on the
Rspub lean side had so far been examined by the
House Committee
Several colored witnesses were exam
incd by the House Committee on the 18th, and
gave testimony similar ia substance to that of
witnesses on the two preceding days. Geo
Johnson (coiored) was recall d, and stated that he
had been assaulted by color-d II, pubcans since
he testified before the committees he knew other
Witnesses who feared VIC euce if they teeti-
fed =; W. Barnes Manager Of the Western
Union Telegraph Company. VINO had been sub
BY Messrs kellogg Packard, Dibble, Warmoth.
Garter and Gen. Angur, from and after the
the committee, and stated thar he had
been instructed by General Sup rntendent
Van Horne not to deliver produce
the messages, and consequently he must under
his inst uctious, refuse To deliver the teegrams
called for by he subpoena A resolution was
then adopted, by party vote Che Republican
members of the commit es objecting to the clause
: his refusal being in contempt the House be-
ing they thought, the be- judge OF that ques-
uob) TO commuri cate to the House, for its con
sideratlon, Mr.. Barnes rpfusa TO produce the
kilograms, Ibis refussl being in contempt of the
House OF Representatives"
The Senate Committee was called 10
order at 1890 on the 18th by senator Howe Chair.
man, who stated that the committee was not yet
provided with the desired tables OF returns The
testimony of Eaton Logwood, who was said to be
in dying condition, was taken before sub
committee, at his residence. special to The
Chicago Tribune gives summary of his eyl
dence, in substance as follows; He stated that
he was a leading Republican on the island that
III his ward there We're nearly 400 colored
Republicans to serenty-fve white Demo
Gratis; that in the latter part of August last
he leading Republican Of the parish. Dr. b IL
Dnkgrayc, was a.sassnated In Monroe; that
immed iately after the parish was constantly raid
ed by rifle clubs, and that II arly ali the colored
men on the island, after several had been
whipped or killed, became mem bers Of the
Democratic club; that he persi-tently re
fused 10 become a member; that he was
wounded several times: that he and Others
whom he named spent many nights away from
their homes lying il the woods and cotton
patches with their wives and children for fear of
the bull-dosers that on the morning OF the 10th of
October he was loading cetton-se. d. aud his
bro her-in-l aw, Primu- Johnson, was holding IN
his arms a title child in front of his house look
Ing on: that he h ara the voice of man. and
looking up saw at the fence two men
with bla koned faces aud hands, with double
barreled guns leSeled az him; that he saw under
the mans sleeve that his arm was white also hy
white rims around his eyes, that one man said.
Hello, Eaton, old felo we've got you
nowl' that he ran for the corner of the
house, but received i've buckshot ia his side
aud arm. and fell, but spraug up again and got
around the corner before the second shot Was
nted; that directly afterwSrd he heard aUother
shot, which was aimed at Primus johnson and
VIII ch killed him with his child in his arms that
soldiers were aterward sent 10 his house to guard
him, aud he was removed 10 Monroe. and subse-
queuty 10 New Orleans; he was Obliged TO leave
everything behind, and dare not return home. The
Republican aud Democratic cou0sels submitted
statements Of their cases 10 the committee.
Ex-Gov II. c. Wickliffe was recalled
and examined before the House Committee on
the 18th He thought that the change of the vote
of West Felcians Parish was due 10 the Interest
taken by the whites ana the arguments used by
them, promising just and &c nomical admins.
tratiou, and proper application of the school
fund IN the event OF Democratic sue
cc :. knew Of no threats of dischtrr or
anything - that sort being used by any
Our: iOuGL the negroes readily ctuvinc a by
argument and employed other means 10 IN.
hUrnce them to vote the Democratic ticket
William Maguall amt Antoine r. oLises doth
colorvdl, OF Orleans. testified he former to hay-
ing been threatened by colored Republicans
because he Was Democrat. and that
since election, he had beer Knocked down
and threatened with death for having voted
the pem1Ca iC ticket; and the latter o. the effect
ihst he knew OF no violence. but heard "a, ul In
nmidalian u calored Democrats all Democratic |
speakers had con" sycd peace. order ana fairness
IN The elet n and everything was pCaceabe and
QUie. Jerry Hall, Of orleans, had cauvasstd the
Parishes II Rapidcs, Grant sna Ouacb' a for the !
Democrats; SAW many coloTed people Who said !
lhey would vote the Democratic ticket: ~ e,v III
mn vol ntr huf I'D hRNrd Nf Tux Ahnuf \ Mn.