Richland beacon., 1877-01-20
F. A WOOIFLEY
Commissioner United 4 airs Circu;t
]. Il. DIXON TESTIMONY.

ne u!Iect lIltciGOsdto''es are me same a.
formerly, and the cross inierroga,ories as iol
low:
i How long have you lived IN Richlanl
parish! Are yon voter i'll said parish and
what are your poiitics'
2-ls your acquaintance in said parish ex
tcusive or limited?
3--lfyou state that you know of Intimidation
or violence having been practiccd by demo
crats against republcan voters, give names of
those using such influence, and names Of
| those threatened or who suffered from acts of
violence. Give also the time, the place, and
The violence or threats used; give nature If
the same.
i-Do you Snow Of an instance occurring
IN Rlrhland, coming under your own knowl-
edk. and observation. Of violence and ntimis
dation on the part Of democrats towards re-
peblicans! IF So, give full account, with
names, date, means, aad places.
5-Do yon know Of a republican who has
been discharged or threatened with discharge
on account Of voting the republican ticket
II you do, give names of the patty discharged,
and Of TIE party di>c!a-.'ing.
Are you a taxpayer in Richlari pa ~
And to wi amount.
Who furnished t.e means for you 10
come TO New Orleans for ;',e ru ,Ia.c OF tesr-
lying1
S-Did you come Of 5our own accord, and
would yJu have cofnc unless your expenses
had been pad!
9-IPho was at your house on tie Lay
after the election "n the 7th.
l0-Dl 40: Frank A. Moore, deputy
United Sia;es marshal. leave yonr house that
nj .ht ? und did lie mot say to you thai the
republicans intended 10 act 81 as the votes of
one or more wards would Ne thrown out?
ll-Stare fully what you know or have
heard rom Frank Moore, deputy United States
marshal, as 10 means used to frigh,en pos
colored voters from the polls.
l2-Fa: not Frank Moore candidate on
the republican ticketf
.fcswers 10 Direct E.ler2gatories.
My name is J. NJ. Dixon | am tbir-y
five years OF age, and a resident of Richland
parish. and a mechanic by Occupation.
- know there are armed bodies If men
who have panolled my pa.ish tor many
months. They are known as brII-dozeis
have seen Ihrn near my house at night, bn,
was not personally acquainted with their
names. | knOw tuey inundated the coloIr,. |
men IN my parish, and had them IN a state OF
nOuiai terror Oh the 9Th of Novc,ui or, 1870 /
A prominent democrat and white nan /
named Burkc diI severe'y abuse aud beat a :
ce Iored Ran uaned Fraua Gilmore for vo,ing /
the republican, ticket, at the sdnie lime ca ing /
him a damned radical suu-ofa- bitch, and that |
lIe would SLOW him how to vote The radical
ticket ! have heard democraic planter. say
lnat they would never agaia employ or give
work to any negro that had voted the repu5-
lican ticket. | know of many colored men
who staid away Com the polls on the I.h ui
November. 1876, because they were afraid io
go to the polls and vote the republican ticket;
among whom were Richard Tllman, Samuel
Draper, John Draper, Eli Star, and many
1thers whose names are forgotten besides the
who voted the democratic ticket
hiough fear: Jack Morton. Bnck Ledbury.
Hooks Bryant and many Others, names no,
1t was dangerous to any re-
publican to attend republican clubs or can
vas3 the parish IN tie interest Of the Iepubii.
,an party. Had there not beeu murders and
riding of the bull>doZers and no intinilatiof,
Jut free. peaceful election, there would
nave been n republican majority Of at least
wo hundred votes. There existed a general
ceiling eff terror aud insecurity in the parish
among all republicans, and especially among
he colOred men; this feeling VI terror drove
many voters f,om the polls on the 7th of Nos
!ember, 1876. The impression with me, and
with all Ct whom have spoken on the sub
ect, was, the sole purpose Of The organization
,nowO as bull doze's was for political pur>
poses, aud that Iheif duties were to suppress,
md II possible exlermiraie the republican
party in my parish.
On the day previous my coming to this city
New Oreans) Capt. o. ii [D. 4. Camp
Jel told me that witnesses coming down here
o testify in election cases must he careful
what they tell about the democrats, if they
want to live on their return. | came to the
'ity in company " itL A. Dyson, prominent
democrat; and lie told me that if Samrcl C.
Moore, prominent republican, came back to
he parish lie could not promise him a very
ong life. This remark was occasioned by
he fact tina, Mr.. Moore was summoned TO
1--WE ties imony before the returning officers in
,ehalf Of the republican party. have heard
many other democrats make smilar threats
against Moore's life aud the life of other
prominent ret ullicans. do not ihak under
he existing circumstances for there 70 be
rec, fair and peaccabe election hell in my
I
IN November I, 1876, was not so.
.9nswsrs 10 Cross InterrlSatories.
| and 2-I have lived in the parish of
iichland a little more than eleven months.
rave considerable acquaintance with The in
labitants OF said parish.
3-On the 9th of -, 1876, Mr.. Burke
everely beat aud abused colorcd man
famed Frank Ciimole because lie voted the .
epublican ticket; again, on my way to this
ity, A. Dyson threatened the life Of Mr.. S. c.
Moore, and Capt. D. II. Ca.npbell told me
hose who came in the city and testified in
ivor of the republican party would be in |
LANCER of bodily harm on their return. ,
Richard Tillman, Sam Draper, F.. Star and
many other colored republicans were preven.
ed from voting at all, through fear OF bodily
arm, and they would all have voted the re
ublican ticket.
See answer 10 above third in,errosatory.
5-For answer see answer to interrosatory
6-No answer.