Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-13

when one of them said, "call out the - black
----;" make him come out; one OF
them called to my husband, who was SICK at the
time, and made him get up and go out TO the door
step, The bull-dozers then asked him why be
had cooked a barbecue dinner for Mr. Weaber,
the republican State Senator My husband
said, it was because his wife ana children
were hungry and Mr.. Weaber paid him for the
cooking and also gave him the scraps for his fam
ilv 10 eat They said as he was paid for tn work
and had to do il to save his family from hunger,
they would LET him off this time, If he would join
a democratic club. They said, further, that they
were not going to allow the - radicals to carry
that parish any more and that the colored men In
the parish must vote the democratic ticket, or
they would be driven away and killed. My hus-
band said. that he had not joined any club yet,
but If it was the only way 10 save has crops and
life he supposed he would have to do II, but be
thought he was u free man and could vote as he
liked. They told him he was free II he voted the
democratic ticket, but If he did not, he must pack
up his rags and leave. They said they would
give him two weeks to join democratic. club,
and if be did they would not trouble him any
more; but if he did not they would send him TO
hell in a hurry They then rode off. My hus-
band was so sick he was not able to go TO the
place where the democratic club meeting was
held. Just before the election he went to Bayou
sara where my husband voted the republican
ticket. As soon as Mr.. Smith, our landlord,
heard of it he sent us word never to come back to
our place again, as he was gong to Keep our
crops because my husband had lied and did not
vote the democratic ticket, as he had promised.
My husband being sick and unable | went and got
our part If our crop of cotton, and had it hauled
to the BIN. Mr. Smith came there and had the
Gotten hauled away, saying he was going to keep
the crop. ] was then compelled to leave ithe
place. We had about ten acres IN cultivation IN
cotton, corn, peas and pumpkins besides, had
a lot OF chickens at the place; these was oom'
PEELED to leave behind me when came to New
Orleans"
DEMOCRATIC CRIME IN oUAcHITA.
This morning went through the atflavts
garding the democratic outragcs in the parish OF
Ouachita. The following is list of the men, wo
man and children killed and wounded there for
opinion sake during the tine months which pre-
coded the last election
Or. b. II. Dnkgrave, a German gentleman,
shot end killed in broai daylight.
PrImus Johnson, a prominent cDlcred man,
killed, shot in a d. zen places.
James jackson, q we-known ColOred republic
can, taken out OF his cabin at night, shot and
killed. Hawkins Jones, black man, shot in
twenty places; died from his wounds
Henry Pinkston and his chile ;; taken ont of
their beds at night; Killed and teuiby mutilated.
P,nkston had refused TO vote the democratic tick
Eliza Pinkston, his wife, shot and cut in many
places now in dying condition.
Frederick Byneum, taken out of his house at
night, shot and severely wounded. Has siIce
died.
NJ Rhodes, a promn colored man. anbushed,
shot and killed.
A. NJ. Cloud, negro, well known as a repubii-
can, shot and wounded severely.
IL. w. Burrell, a colored man, shot while car
~ ing republican tickets from one poll to another,
" illiam Lewis, prominent colured republican,
shot and dangerously wounded.
Spencer Dickson black man, taken out OF lls
cabin and shot.
Eaton Logwood, colored republican, shot in
his own yard before his family.
Benjamin James, a.colored constable, shot, ter
ribly wounded, and left for dead, while carrying
a ballot box to the polling place.
William Claret, black man, and republican,
shot, as he was told for being "a radical 10 count
niger"
Edward Richards, a black man, hanged and left
for dead, because he would not promise to vote
the democratic ticket.
Seward IIeckter, a colored republican, hanged /
till he was nearly dead; now in dangerous con-
dillon.
Randall Degrow, whipped for attending rerub-
ican meeting; not expected to live.
The above hit give without comment 1t Is
only necessary to add that Tilden carried Ouachi-
ta &c.