New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-05
rae HOWE COmnIITTEE.
Fifteenth Day.

past V6u OoloCk y6HVoEuhy mOEbiHBt anu
continued che investigation of Oachita
parish.
John T. Ludeling, sworn-Am Chief JUS
tice of Louisiana; reside in Ouachita parish;
am q native of the State; was in the parish
during portion Of the canvass, from the
middle of October till the election; Judge
Lud eliDR submitted Q written etatementl;
DIR. Dinkgrave was my nephew and lived
with me; conversed with him without re-
serve; he had been threatened by Demo
Gratis if he attempted to organize Republi-
can clubs; he had been warned by friend
| of his boyhood, who was member OF q rifle
club, that he would be killed if he at.
town; denied Governor McEnery's state
ment that Judge Ray and other
prominent Republicans had believed
| that Wimberly had anything 10 do with
| killing DinKgrave; both witnesses or they
| thought that his death was because of his
politics, and that the Wimberly story was
az deliberately concOcted as was his assas-
sinatioD; witnesses general statement was
| in contradiction of numerous statements
made by Governor McEnery, and also of a
letter written by McEnery to the civil en-
| gineer in regard to witness bulldozing Su-
| pervisor Grady; was amazed at statements
| that rife clubs had no connection with
| politics, and said it was difficult to tell how
badly intimidated colOred Republicans
were when he returned home in October.
| To Senator Howe-Judge Crawford was
assassinated; also District Attorney Harris,
while going to Franklin to hold court;
| Sheriff Wsener was also assassinated.
To Senator Saulsbury-DOn't know who
killed Wisener; it was mob to get the key
TO the jail to release a prisoner who had
killed negroes; Judge Crawford was a Re-
| publican; Harris had acted with the
Democrats; the Republicans believed
they were killed for political rea-
| A. -
| Crawford told him he was afraid TO hold
court in Franklin; Crawford was respected
by all; knew of no facts a. to their assassi-
nation being political; had been told by
| cOlored men that they had been prevented
from coming to town to vote by armed men;
don't know who killed Dinkgrave; he was
respected by the Democrats and all until
this election; he had a difficulty with Mr..
Cobb; Faulk is a violent partisan; his sons
have been arraigned, and some of them are
fugitives from Justice; prefer not being
asked in relation to neighbors; never have
taken an active part in politics while was
Chief Justice; was q party in the suit of
jackson va. Ludeling ct al, and made a
lengthy statement defending himself from
strictures of the United States Supreme
Court.
James s. Ray, sworn-Am tax collector;
denied that he had told McEnery he be-
lieved that Dinkgrave was killed by VIM
berly.
Colonel Clayton Hale, United States army,
recalled-A few days after the election saw
| Richmond Dunn in Hardy's office, in Mon
roe; think Dunn stated 10 reply to Hardy,
who asked why he did not vote the Repub.
lican ticket, that he could not and live.
n. j. Grady, sworn-Was supervisor OF
registration of Ouachita parish; made a
sworn statement in regard to intimidation
and filed copy with the district clerk and
attached one to the returns. Affidavit was
shown witness and identified, dated NOvem-
Der 81, 1876, at New Orleans. 1t sets forth
general intimidation and specific interrupt
ton of officers of election at polls Nos. 8, 8,
9, 10 and IL Commissioners to hold cleo
ton were selected from lists furnished by
Democrats and Republicans; some who
were appointed we're afraid to serve; de-
MED that he had ever said that Judge
| Ludeling ever told him he must fix things;
what he had told him however was that il
be did not have polls enough in Monroe
for colOred people to vote. the Republican
party would hold him responsible.
To Senator Saulsbury-Most number
registered was 1872, but some were stricken
off; he had erased about $50 names fpersOns
|, dead or who had left the parish; think there
were 600 Republicans who did not vote
could not remember the names of any OF
them; DIR. Ably is a man of good standing
, is my physician.
|
been advised to make protest by Hugh J
, Campbell, who said it was his duty TO dc
, SO; it was written by WO0lhey's clerk anC
copied by witness; afiidRvits were made
partly in New Orleans and some in Qua
chita; there were no protests attached <
| to the commissioners returns to me; they
| we're all made in New Orleans; Herman
Bells affidavit was also made in New Or
leans he had heard that there was blanh
7 | commission for u supervisor of registration
in Monroe to be filed up in the event die
, not satisfy the Republican party.
s. ID. McEnery, reoslled-Said on thir
tieth August was the day Dinkgrave wa
killed; was in the telegraph office, ant
| Judge Ray asked him If didn't think
S grew out Of the Wimberly affair, and saiC
| he'did; the next day sent special to thu
| New Orleans Times; SHOWED 1t to Judg'
Robert Ray, who Endorsed IT; he then re
counted q conversation some time after
wards with Ennemoser. who left the sam
impression; Recorder NJ M. Grady mad
the same impression upon witness.
Joseph Duvigueaud, sworn-I am law
2 | yer of New Orleans; was in Ouaohit
during the latter part Of October at Mon
roe and Grady's sohOOlhOuse, with AttoFne.
General Hunt; then went to Bastropi nc
: | ticed a general feeling of terror anon
t Republicans on the Island; bad no meetin
+ at Grady's; no man with humanity abOu
] him would have advised the blacks to com
2 there; tho cOlOred people on the EOad sal
they were afraid to come to meeting; san
they had been warned the night before no
|, | to come; when we reached Gradys "
I found three or four white men with revolN
i ers 10 belts, and few eolOred womsn an
! children only; witness had revolver;
i was customary in this State to carry pl
!, tolls.
4 There being no more witnesses pFesen
L the committee adjourned at r. M. tai q
PM.
}, EVENING SESSION
!, Robert W. Richardson sworn-To Sent
! tor Saulsbury-Reside in Monroe, parish {
| Ouachita; am a lawyer; have held VaRlou
: official positions; Colonel Richardson, Sai
2 McEuery, David Faulk, Captain Phillip
+ DIR. Ably and Captain Theobalds are hlghl
y respected citizens of Ouaehlba PARISH
gentlemen of integrity and veracityi hear
come Democratic speeches in the car
paigu, all of the most eOnciliatery ehaFa
ter; the eOlOred people Joined the UeZ
= | cratic party in large numbers tnlnK u
assassination of DIR. Dinkgrave was the T
3 suit of a private feud; Judge Crawford an
y District Attorney Harris were assasslnatS
y at the same time; Judge Crawford was
! Republican and Mr.. Harris Demoera
=, Judgs Crawford was q man Of high leg
70 10 attainments, but very unpopular:
d To Senator HOwe-Think Mt. Harris "
"a "a killed because he was in company WI
- Judge Crawford; do not think 1t Is neeese
u rily fatal to be unpopular; Judge CIswIo
~ had very free way OF expressing Altnse
"a there was complaint among the eolof
pa peoDle of want Of schools; was present o.
~ Democratic meeting in Monroe at VIII
ne Generals Nichols and MeEneFy ma
BIT S,ooanhon. che aneech of MeEDery was V