The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-11-30

Dey said had never been whipped befo' in
Dey whipped me till tainted an couldn't
stan. Den dey said was playin' possum, and
dew laid on again. tainted while I was tied
to de tree. can't tell how long dey whipped
me dey whipped me awhile, den sat down
an rested an whipped me again. I can't tell
how long de time was. When a man is in
misery he thinks de time is purity long. My
wife tried to follow me- but dev left Jim Me-
Adams. son of old McAdams on de road. an
he drove her back. Old McAdams owns de
place live on. He knew I was gwine to be
whipped. lie said g bull-dozin" was one of de
greatest things ever Invented. After dey got
/ through whippln, dis Loo Roberts talked to me
awhile, and tole me twas bes' for me not to
report it, as I'd see trouble an mex time dey
got me dey'd put rope roun' my neck. Some
Of EN- said dey mustn't forget to go up and
kill ole John Brooks. He was on Miss Amanda
Woodward's place. Dey also talked of KILN
Gerard Ngbton, Franklin Davis an Frank
Davis-dat's de ole mans son-cause dey
wouldn't join de Democratic Club. Itole some
of de men dat whipped me day or two befo'
dat I wouldn't jine the Democratic Club or
vote de Democratic ticket dat I'd die first.
OATS dc why dey whipped me.
L knew all de men dat whipped me. Dey's
all nv neighbors lives close by me. Doc
Roberts tends sick folks. He lives in de
Eighth ward, half mile from me. Alexander
Doty don't do nothin, but drinks whisky an
loafs roun' de grocery. William East lives
alongside me. He's OH dat side of de fence
an / on dis. john Hart lives close by me.
John Norwood worked in dc saw-mll with me.
William Brown lives near de saW-naill. Jim
McAdams is son of do man what owns the
place I live on. Dey went off an lef me. My
back was all bloody, and so was my shirt
wen got hum. My wife was skeered mos to
death. lef hum de same night an tole Brooks
an Nighton an de others dat dey was after
'em an dey had better git out. Dey didn't
catch em dat know OF. Den went to Clin-
ton, where de United States sojers war, an
had to skirrnlsh roun so de buldozers wouldn't
see me until I got in Lieut.. De Gray's back do.
He showed me to Cap'n Rogers, an Cap'n
Rogers Zarnined me and sent for Monahan an
Wedge, two boss build what tole Cap'n
Rogers dar was no bull-dozin in de parish.
Dew showed 'em nv back an Wedge asked
me- Who done dat--black or white? tole
him white. De Cap'n ask me if I'd go an make
affidavid and de Lieutenant say dey would kill
nee if I did. Den de Cap'n give me q note to
de Sergeant, an stayed with him until come
down de river with Cap'n Rogers sOjers. /
heerd nothin' bout no affidavid since. can't
go back dar, dey would kill me. will send
for my wife as soon as she gets de crop in.
raised an acre an half Of potatoes, five of
corn. an five OF cotton, bout three an half
bales. spose my wifell try and save de
crop. I dunno what I'll do now nor whar I'll
GO but Idarstent go back dar, OATS sartin. I
nebber did nothin to dem dat bull-doZed me,
nor dey to me till dat time. didn't vote at
all, as dey would kill me if dey caught me. De
colored men would all have voted the Republi-
can ticket if dey had protection, but dey was
skeered of de bull-doZers. De culled mon had
to lay out in de woods, afraid Of ben' bull-dozed
befo' elecshun-day, an dem what voted war
forced to vote with the Democrats.
Glover by request, took off his shirt His
body. from his neck to his knees, presented q
sight that was more eloquent than words. His
back and sides, and thighs were cut and torn,
and white scars on the black flesh crossing each
other here and there, proved with what zeal the
advocates of 6 Tilden and reform " in Louisi-
ana sought to carry that State. There is moth
ing exaggerated in the above narrative. The
man told his story in q simple, unpretendlng
manner, and with the modesty of hero. He
was tortured for being Republican. He suf-
fered for opinions sake. And still Democrats
have the effrontery to assert that there was
mo intimidation" in Louisiana. Of course
not. He was 'only d-n niger, anyway"
| Aaron Mckenzie, another '"d-n niger, .
also lived in the Eighth ward in the same par
ish. He attended q Democratic meeting, as he
WIS told to do by Democrats, "just to hear
what they had to say" The meeting was held
at Clear creek. They demanded that he
should join the club, which he refused, and he
also refused to promise to vote tho Democratic
ticket. The same night they took him out OF
his house and fogged him with hickory withes.
They never stopped until the ends Of two OF
his fingers were whipped off. Election day
they drove him to the polls, and, afraid OF his
life, he dropped in ballot for Tilden g and
REFORM W. X. s.