The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-11-30
LOUISIANA.
The Returning Board Endeay-
orlng Ia iIOrriN the
Country.
The Outrage Story Becomes More Trans.
parent as Light is Thrown Upon IT.
The Radicals Securing the
Country for BulIdoled
Witnesses.

Returning Board met Mt 1880 D. m.,
anu after considerable discussion ~
to the returns not received, Governor
Wells stated that the testimony in
the contested cases must be closed by
Friday afternoon, at four O'Clock.
Governor Wells said the Board would
then so into executive session. He
said that the Democrats could present
two witnesses in theOlachita case and
only one could be in the room at d
time.
Colonel Zacharie said the other side
was allowed three witnesses, aud
thought he should have the same
privilege.
Others of the Demo ,ratic counsel
pressed the same point, but Governor
Wells allowed only two witnesses.
Upon going into executive session
General Anderson read report from
Sergeant Chaumet, OF the Metropolis
tan police, to the effect that at sis p,
m, Tuesday, Messrs. Hugh Jennings,
Sam Young and Joseph Swain had
gone to the residence OF Eliza Pinkston
and propounded questions to her In
regard to the killing OF her husband,
aud whether he had been killed by
whites or negroes, etc. The report
went on to say that one of the men
put his hand ON his pistol, and that
Eliza pinkston had fled from them.
Mr.. Gautheraux, Colonel Hacharie
and Others Of the Democrats couns el
called upon the board to allow them
to produce witnesses to prove that
charge false. General Anderson said
1t would not go into record
Mr.. GauthersuX said IL had been
sent to the board aud read to produce
an effect Oh the visitors aud he thought
the accused should be heard.
BY request of Governor Wicklitte,
Mr.. Stubs, II lawyer of Ouachita, wa
heard. He said that two OF the per
SONS named in the Communications
Mr.. Swain and Mr.. Young, were IL
the same room with him at No 81
Canal street. with about twenty Other
persons the whole evening anu and up
to one o'clock at night. Mr. McGloln
said there were twenty other persons
who could swear to the same thing.
Charles Tidwell and j. 4. Swain were
called to the stand to testify on behalf
of the Democrats, aud questioned ac-
cording to interrogatories propounded,
the Republican counsel being allowed
to examine the witnesse, orally. They
gave rebutting testimony to that given
by the woman, Eliza Pinkst0n, on
on Tuesday, in the Ouchita case.
The returns from Lafayette, Grant and
Tangipahos were brought in during
the day. Two polls in Lafaye tte par
ish giving three hundred and fifty
Democratic majority were not found
on the consolidated returns, but the
vote was obtained from the accompany
ing tally sheets. There was a protest
with the returns, dated .on the 2Sth.
The vote of one poll In Tangipahoa
parish was missing, and the talley
sheets also were absent. The returns
OF Grant parish were received from a
United States Supervisor. The Super
visor states that after appointing com.
missioners Of election he left the par
ish before the election, notwithstand-
ing the protest Of both Republicans
and Democrats. The election was held,
however, under the auspices of the
Democratic and Republican United
States supervisors with the following
result Hayes, 1906; Tilden, SIS. The
returns from Vernon, Franklin and
Livingstone parishes were opened and
laid over. Statements from all the
parishes are now in, and the Demo
cratic Committee has obtained official
figures OF every parish. They vary
only few hundred, due to the throw
ing out OF the polls from the figures
heretofore telegraphed. On Thursday
the Board disposes Of the East Baton
Rouge case.
The Democrats Monroe, Louis lana
special says several individuals claim
Ing to be United States marshals have
been doing the parish, serving pre-
tended summons to numerous ne
groes, and threatening them with ar
rest In case Of refusal to 90 to New
Orleans.
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