New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-24
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.

9O0OM0 a. NO. 4
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
Sixth Day.
senator Wadleigh moved that sub-com.
mittee Of three be appointed to take the
testimony of Eliza Pinkston.
senator Mcdonald was willing to take
the testimony ~ it etood in tho record, but
had NO objection to the motion If the Demo
cIAttc nanagers were allowed to select ono
Of their number to CROSS examine.
After como discussion Senator Wadleiph
withdrew his motio1.
1t was arranged to adjourn to Tuesday,
and probably on that day the COMMITTEES
will be divided and the parish of E ast
Baton Rouge taken mp.
John Culpepper-Lived in Ouachita all
his dayt; was there at the election; voted
at ward No. 2; the rife companies OF that
parish were organized about August &c;
was awOke by gun that night; they
didn't ride any more with guns till after
Dinkgrave's death; then rede with guns
till election; there wss only one company
In ward No. 9; compulsion TO make voters
vote the Democratic ticket from August 80;
the Democrats sald they were going to xiii
Brewster and Hamlet; that they would
carrv the lection any way; We had to vote
the Democratic ticket, die or leave; they
threstened to kill and bury any niger who
voted the Republican ticket; Grisw was
the only one who was allowed to distribute
tickets; had to vote the Democratic ticket;
was afraid not 10 vote even, bat took q
pencil and scratched the ticket as bad as I
could so it wouldn't be counted; my father
was killed in 1868 for voting the Repnb.
lican ticket; killed ON his own premises in
my presence.
1t was objected to going into 1868, as
opening the door to an investigation more
extended than allowable. The object of
the questions was to show the effect on the
witness mind.
John Cuipepper. he was killed in my
presence; Chesthsm told him he would be
killed as sure as hell; went to the polls and
voted in my presence, while they we're try
ing to make me vote the Democratic ticket;
afterwSrd about thirty men came for me
and him: they found him, shot him fifteen
times, then knocked him down, shot him
again, loaded powder horn and touohed
it of back of his head; after election Lloyd
Slack, . white Democrat, made about thirty
negroes sign an affidavit that the election
was peaceable: they were not allowed to
read it, aud didn't know what they signed.
To Senator NcDonald-Did not see the
adidavits signed at tho school house; know
only what they told me; my father ives
killed by men from Franklin; didn't know
them; saw them at the election poll; he was
killed November 2, 1868, the day of the
election; j. ID. Iheold told me they were
after me because wouidn'G vote tbs Dem
ocratic ticket; onlv two Republican tickets
were voted in 1876; they mOlested one OF
those voters by firing into his house; told
him he knew what ticket he voted because
he could read and write; could scratch my
tioket in the crowd, but could not vote a
Republican ticket because all the Demo
cratic tickets were green and the Rspub-
lican not; didn't want to be killed; would
have been otherwise: Frank Crow voted
the Republican ticket and had to get
away; the talk of carrying the election
anyway, and the threats TO the cOlored
people was by DR.. Brown, all the Tneolds
and others.
Lieutenant Henry NJ. McCawley, first
lieutenant Thirteenth Infantry, United
States army-Was stationed since Septem
Der 5, 1876. at Monroe; troops were sent
with Republican speakers; Captain Hale
commanded at Monroe about the latter part
of September; did all detached service; was
called on for troops to protect Rspu6iloan
speaker; instructions were to preserve
peace and prevent bloodshed the fret
meeting was at Monroe, October 20; the
company was in camp three-fOurths OF q
mile from Monroe; stood about twenty
PAGES from the stand; saw there was COZ
siderable disturbance in the crowd; Mr.
Ray SAID they were afraid OF one; just then
Mr.. Leonard was speaking, and man said
it's a d-n lie; went back of the crowd;
saw Howard with revolver; quite
number wele mskiDg violent de-
monstrations; whils Mr.. Brewster was
speaking Howard pushed forward and
said something about his family; told
Howard he couldn't disturb the meeting;
prior to this he had been beating trum;
ihere were present Messrs: Leonard, Hunt,
Ludeling; there was to bo q meeting ON the
Island ct Grady's sch0olhOuse; reached
there at q quarter to twelve; met quite q
number of frightened negroes who said
sthey can't hold meeting;" Messrs Hunt,
Brewster, Gorham and Duvigneaud were
sitting in . carriage; some men, armed VILE
pistols, were sitting on Q log; told Mr. Hun,
we had come to protect them; they sad
they had decided on not holding meeting
went back and while talking to q colored
man who said violence had been shown to
othere: n oyerseer named Collins interfered
xhst,. Nth the thst you %un sayi p toia % Eim va;
attending to this conversation: Mr.
Hunt had previously said they were
afraid, because of the c0i0red people
the meeting at Dinkgrave's schooihouee
-
Grady's schOolhouse; met company o.
men armed with pistols; that meeting was
quiet; the next meeting was at Cuba lanc
Ing; before reaching there the wagon waf
stopped; an open note addressed 10 Mr
Brewster handed me: gotout to investigate
Messrs. Brewster and Hardy came up; wen'
to the house; saw Rose Harris who said sht
had heard q lady say if Mr.. Hamlet anc
M. Brewster came down there they should
be shot down; Mr.. A. A. Lacey told her
GAnd I'll be there's" put my men 2Oo yaraf
from the meeting; man said to me he'o OF
damned if it was right to have troops there
eat little back of the meeting; wnen Mr
Hardy was speaking man SAID, It's mo-
so:" seeing men with pistols, to prevent q
disturbance, told the man thst wouio Io
;nS further occurred; Captain Hai'
atfend the meeting at st. James Chapel
told me there had been an excitement there
the usual d-d lie was given, ana NANCY
mt on pistols; he prevented any disturb
snce: either October 10 or II q report camt
to Captain H ale that two men had DeeI
.Sot at L1owood'e, six or eight miles IRON
Monroe: he saw Mr.. Hardy, who told MN
the diving decl aration of Logwood snouie
he taken: the deputy United states mar
shai said he didn't think it safe, ana ~ 3
wonldn't 90; Mr.. Hardy said ne w0ulo
that Afternoon man working for Mr; owal
reported being stopped at Chauvan orus;
While crossing with load OF cotooD, srt a;.
men stopped them. but some person eE,. Es
it's all right, and let tnem Pan.d PaSs. he =,
toms brother reported oeing sopkSGST pSS ~
two armed mon and told he coula no
W. y" for = doctor for Logwood; towart
a.var;ro Colonel Hale detailed me with elen
ovoAIe ~.,;,h Mr.. Harry; left between