St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-12-29
The Congressional Investigation.
The Shocking Barbaritir> in Louisiana.

CoLOEED RErUBLICAN> MURDERED.
The following is some of the tcSti-
mnnN taken before the L. :. Senate
committee ut New Orleans last week :
OUTRAGE ON \ l. :. DEPUTY MARSHAL.
Ben james (colorcd) testified that he
gave evidence before the Returning
Board Nov. -. He resides in Ouachita
parish: was IL constable ID that parish
for two years, and IL United States Dcpu-
~ Marshal at the time of the election ::
on Nov. Z, at | o'clock T.. NJ, he started
from Muuroe for L"gtowm poll. ahnuo
T. miles distant. with the ballot box {;
about two miles from the city he WIS
halted 10y party OF white men, who
asked him where he WAS going. and
that subsequently, he WAS taken 10y one
of the men to Il dwelling house. where
about IL hundred men were gathered
around Il fire: some of these men were.
armed with guns: after Il short paIlcN
witness WAS ordered to 90 down the
road with one of them. He broke away
from his Keeper and ran through the
woods. Several shots were fired after
HIM and he WAS wounded in the arm.
lie took refuge in Il ditch. but wa> dis
covered and again fined upon 10y one of
his pur>urIs. the ball grazing his back.
He was not further injured. and sue
recded i'll reaching the residence of Il
planter III the meighhorhood. 10y whom
he WAS cared tor and instructed to make
an affidavit against the parties who had
done the shooting. He LETT the ballot
box. his horse and pistol in the hands
tl...t l..I I Il
road.
Witness also testified that Just pre-
NiouS To the election colorcd people from
the country went into the town of Mum
roe IN order to obtain protection, and
that IL number of guns had been dis
covered in town by the United States
troops. No Republican meetings were
held in the county, except when the
troops were present. He thought that
there had not been Il fair and perccablr
election in Ouachita the negroes were
intinidatcd and threatened ; WAS told
| 10y some white men that the Democrats
would carry the election 10y the bayonet
WAS present at Il Democratic meeting
when the speakers stated that the ne
grocS should vote the Democratic ticket
If they wanted Il good government and
desired t" put honest men in office, and
that Republicans were making fools OF
the c"lored people.
MORE DEMOCRATIC INTIMIDATIoN
George shelton (colore,D of Ouachit:l
testified that he was shot 10y Mile
Howard on account of being il Republi-
can, being shot in the left breast ard
twice in the right hand; that after be-
| ing shot he went to il friends house
who put him ont on the gallery for feal
the whites would come and kill him
He also testified to general intimidation
! 10y the whites, who had guarded tn,
roads the day of election and broken
mp skitfs to prevent the blacks from
going to the polls; he had voted tn,
Democratic ticket ut the election, but
thought his heart would jump out al
his mouth when he did so. Other col.
ored men had also voted the Demo.
cratic ticket at the instigatiOn of leading
Republicans, i'll order to save thei
lives.
Jane Logwood (colored) testified
Am wife of Eaton Logwood of Ouachita
that on either the first or third of las
September Capt. Keebold, with 30 arm
Vi w anu IShtt
for Eaton she told them he was no
there; Keebold said, "Tell him to com,
and see me, or III kill him = knew
keebold, George Phillips and \. Logan
but none others of the party; the mex
Friday four men came and searched til,
house for him. After they left she wen
down into the woods and told Eaton h,
had better leave, or he would be killed
The company came back the next da,
and searched the house, fields and adj
jacent woods for him. Failing to fin,
him, Keebold told witness to tell Eaton
to come and see him the next morning
or he would consider him his enem,
and kill him. us he had heard that Log
wood wanted the negroes to arm an,
whip his (keebold's) company. The,
Thea left.
SHOCKING BARBARITIEs BY DEMOCRATS
! On the 10th of September was sittin.