New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-02

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/ poll; ninsty-eix Dem0crRtiC.
To Senator Saulsbury-Do NOT know that
there never were any Republican votes cast
at that poll; know thai at q special election
there were three; tried to obtain Republican
tickets from Monroe, but no one dare bring
them out.
Caroline Jones, colored, sworn--Am wife
OF Hawkins Jones: live on Mrs. Edwards'
place in Ouachits parish; three men came
In our house In tbs niRht-dOn't know how
many there were outside-and told my hus-
band he would have TO vote the Democratic
ticket or be killed; he voted the Democratic
ticket; don't know who the men we're; it
was week before the election.
Senator Howe stated that the Republicans
mao Two or three more witnesses to exam
inc but they we're not present, and asked
Senator Salisbury If he wished to present
any.
Senator Salisbury called David FauIk,
To Senator Saulsbury-Resid in Ouach-
ita parish; in the latter part of August there
were some shots fred into my house, and
into two others; do not know who did 1t; no
enc was arrested; removed my family to
Monroe; believed that it was done by col
ored people living in the neighOorhood;
there was great alarm in one case oolored
man was seen; the population lie largely
colOredi am member of the executive com.
mittee of the Democratic party in the mar.
ish; did all could for the party among the
colOred people by talking and advising
them; never used any other mean; there
was strong disposition among the colored
people to join the Democratic party, but
were afraid of social Ostracism BY persons
OF their own color; some said their wives
would leave them; many Joined the Demo-
cratic clubs, and voted the Democratic
ticket; there was no poll st LogtowD; the
box did not come; 1t would have been q
Democratic poll, almost sOIidly; the voters
had to go to Cube, six miles distant; never
saw 30 quiet an election in my life; the peo-
pie were intermixing, white and black; il
was the decision of the Democrats, after
consultation, that there should be no VIC
isnce-to forbear and keep quiet; not to take
the law into their own handt; an address
was Published BY the Democrats to that
effect.
To Senator Saulsbury-There were about
200 votes usually p0lled at the Cuba poll; q
majority Of Republicans; this year there
we're two Republican votes; at the Logtown
poll there had been heretofore Republican
majority; do not know the reason why the
box did not arrive ct Logtown; did hear of
q C0iOred man named Ben James being shot
about q mile from Monroe, while bearing
the box; have not heard of rifle clubs being
organized; they were called Rife Clubs; de
not know that they Operated" they were
principally organized for the purpose of pro
tecting Democratic colored men; neighbor
OF mine, Mr.. Cam, was captain of o club;
have no doubt that Ben james was shot;
have heard of one Democratic oOlored
man who was killed; don't know his
name; have heard of several oolored peo-
pie being killed; don't know what their
politics were; the night was lignt;
there is an open space around my
house; ran out but could see no one; Car
tain Hardy wanted me to identity some
one; he said surely could have seen the
party; think he wanted me to bring q
AhARna anA R,.rk4
be proved the party was not there; my
reason for thinking that my house was
hred into by colOred people is because /
think they were put up to it by the white
Republicana; think they wanted to excite
| the white people to some act of violence in
order to make ''blOOdy shirt" story for
the North; nineteen cOlOred men on nv
place voted the Democratic ticket; one took
his gun and went to Monroe; suppose he
voted the Republican ticket; he is now in
MOrehOuse parish; his name is David King.
To Senator Saulsbury-It is my belief
/ that the shooting of Ben James was a "put
| mp Job" of the Republicans to prevent a
box being placed at LogtOwn.
10 Senator ORlesby-Think the shooting
OF DIR. DlnkgrRve was "put up Jobs" think
the friends of Wimberly or Adams put up
| the job have no idea which one; heard
brother Of Wim6erly threatened to kill
DinkgrAve; don't know much about Adams;
have heard that he is q very determined
| man; never heard that he was a cruel man;
have never heard that he was a man who
would be guilty of assassin alton; can not
say believe either of the men put it up;
MIR. Adams was arrested by DR.. Dinkgrave,
/ / think, illegally; don't know whether DR.
Dinkgrave had q writ or not; know that if
he had arrested him illegally he would be
liable in damages; know that no effort was
| ever made to recover.
f. N, DesnOier swOrn-Reside in Ouachi.
/ ia parish; resided with Captain Phillips on
the fourth of November; George Phillips
was at home that night Dr. Young was
there also; looked the gate where the horses
am satisfied that the horses were not taken
during the night; saw George Phillips at
| eight and twelve o'clock in the evening.
1 To Senator HoWe-George Phillips lie
about twenty-seven years old; DR.. Young
about twenty four; DR.. Young lives three
miles away; it is five or six miles from Pink
/ st0n's; saw Young and Phillips about sunup.
w. r. Lewis, swoTn-TO Senator Sauls-
buly-Rsaide in Monroe, Ouachita parish
! am deputy sheriff; went to Eaton Log
| woods on the day the shooting took place;
| Primus JohnsOn's body was lying on the
| gallery Logwood told me he could not
tell who shot him; that they were black
ened, and he could not tell whether they
we're white or black; the first b saw of
them was when he looked up and saw them
standing at the gate one said, " Is that
you, Eaton, old fellow" and fred at him
| as he ran around the house; followed tracks
| away from the hOnEe; they were, of course,
shoes; did not look like white mems tracks;
they led toward a negro settlement; did not
curse William Logwood, Eaton's brother,
and tell him, "You God DID niggers
have had your way long enough"
To Senator HOwe-L1gwood lived on the
road to Ouachita City; there are q good
many coloFed people living in the neigh
borhoOd; the tracks led south; the road runs
north and south; the house was fifty yards
from they bayou; could not see the tracks
until after crossing the bayou; met Log.
woods brother in Monroe; Harry Williams
and another man were with me; had nc
conversation with Logwood; Williams knew
him; don't know why l asked who he was
didn't remember the conversation twenty
minutes afterwards turned around, and
heard some disputing between Williams and
LOgWoOd; we all went together to Grand
street-five of US; asked them If there were
any hard feelings, and they said no.
The committee adjourned until half-pasi
seven O'Clock.
The Wadleigh senatorial committee met
but transacted no business, and adjourned
until ten o'clock to morrow morning.
EVENING SESSION.
The committee was called to order at
$40 P. NJ.
q Joseph E. Vincent, sWorn-Resides il
|: OuRchita; was deputy sheriff. went t!
u Logw0od ct the time of the shooting will