, 1877-01-14

New ORLEANS La, Jan. l3.-The Senate Sub
Committee commenced the examination OF West
Fe1iciana Parish.
james Morgan, co1ored, testified to large
number or acts of violence and general inti1n-
idation of colorcd Republicans; that he was
United States Supervisor ut poll and saw COL
ored men cry because they had to vote the DEM
ocratc ticket, and that the names Of all those
who voted the Republican ticket were taken
down by white man ut the poll.
]. R. Tilotson, eolorcd, testified: Was Com
missioner at the Courthouse poll at Francisyille.
Names OF co1ored men voting the Republican
ticket we're taken down, and they were notified
they would be visited in j night Or two, and on
his demonstrating he was also threatened.
Julius Green tcoloccp) swore he had been
lis brothcrisl-1aw, Isaac Mitchell, was killed he
had abandoned his home and crop, and left the
parish
THE SENATE COMMITTEE
resumed consideration OF the parish OF East
Feliciana. Judge Dcwing. OF the Fifth District
Court, testified to disorders there, and tle dis
turha,.ce of the Court October, 1873, when Henry
Smith, colored Sheriff, was shot and wounded,
aEu In consequence of the disorders there he
had adjourned the Court, and has never held a
tern, there since. Some Of the whites there
said If Smith had appointed Tom Fuqua Dep
Cty Sheriff. there would have been no trouble;
that when lie lett several gentlemen offered to
and DID escort MN TO fofl Huason, as theE
him.
Henry Smith, colorcd, related that be was
Sheriff OF the parish, and had been assaulted
a'', s:lot III .e mp, a''a arSea from inc nar1sh
~ LIZ tSo, nao fetur'eu Twice. ano nao 10 leave
George F. Norwood testified there were two
elements among the whites in tho parish, viz. !:
uuaaozess .1.ne @ alau aat'-nu4loo.crs- Inc lorme.
..as Mstc 'actuiuus IN tne primary eieeton, anu
M .nca ta"u1u.!es aseep1ed tnc Support VI Tue lat
va1ss Dsolat - usI.tl4eu anu a.tu
1.le anaas ~ " "oia csas e. Iele!e'ce ~ Ine
@ 3so17s'i'A''on VI eutei '4oo' 1@loet-
so1; i, p;or,,r o,,orod +os4;.,oa t,.+ r.. ,oa
lett tie n5rish tro"@1, far eftcr Tia w,fe's i;s
~. .se }aslsn tntuusn ,-;',; HIT; ai.If i,s Mltes
h W.tt'a4 i,.;,,@ - - m ~ hao,, rr,,
,an, IL, .anh,;>o ~ - ,ree e 4u ,,a+;ei 70 ,,st
s,on orra,,;oMo 1on,,h1",n % r,,,hs H. uH ha5
ss'op o!Ea!"znS nGpuoican Clops. ne nau
nearu tnat Caee Matthe"s was chareed WIN
oesJ ~ -! -. eau.'ueiS 1oinne' oos enous1s
'nT .rtnas Il'ms ~ w. a.uuatcu .!t;, ~. g..
b,s1x nf 1,cr4,oe n,nhr;,' - frt e. M nv =, j.;
s nous W HeSloee. 1uhuellng loitf Ut LILY, ~
tne Mooos ncaf lnn1on' IN JUN. 1919, ana
Th;o 11as iaSe 10 TO 1e Inc gu t1zsns ELS tnere.
s1 ~ ~ ...e oas tnas nay Hill otnef pafo-
c1llal officers were driven away.
e,nined t".at ol.t state " 5Ie bo ss
rai nf tbc n ce ~ NJ tbe w. av nf te p1oa
- atrn u.
oel't'ai .!e9;'on, ~; anu lew GAYS a'terWaIas
nstT "tIo ~ nas tcslGaeion anu on OF aoo41 tne
~ ,,,ot ~ apy rum ~
1 tao .1ie ert us Thn ao neeh r. aceepGa a
1;,a 11 takc Ghees Gi Nor. :. mat on Inc oay the
d.,',an aho. I1eGe NJ ;,;, s. ne' . av,ng 62mG
,vn ~ ttr.. ,nnEos ,,c st u m m notca t
,,tho,t m ,,,a a'st az Moaaa os Az
1,a ,eae - VIZ ;od na I w os 'ace5
A'e 90 nr uu, noIg nns,,, sr ,oteo
hoard ,r;,;.n, lvord t,1orsd ,rha sto+o5 That
,a,,,h1.. ;. 'r;*,, ~ VIZ e.eu laas
,ne,y,i ~ ~ +1obios w.; ~ +o 10 Rad pa, ~
,,2s ~ .s ~ 5ra - pi;ee fIG ice rset .'et
no1 rcad Il thcn t,,t Ia.s ~ ;ntI ~ VI at n
rnrnts cantn;na;, +berc;n ,re ,r+-,,e c H. ~
ta,;ctl the f:nlfa1 r;oI and II vac the reenit ~
fars Enl,nTr,s ca,n,n;sS;on;rm ,wn Shor;ffs -
whu each Summoned - ,osse an1 fnnrht for ne
oj};..e - s~0'~ >''~@ ~ 1oA wv
.indoc Hvman. of .1ofFareon +es+5fed +bs+
uftcr = 1onn and ;rtimatc aI-1,o;ntonro Nth ~.
;;nr. Wells fc knew nf,thinC 1ernratnrv r. he
fharar1cr. f' ~ 14A'
VI. Reese testified that Alfred Rourccs Re-
n,,f,1icon candidate for Sheriff at ~ 1afc nac-
fion- ho1 offered e1crfivc off;ccrs nanny ~
certify that tl,ere. vas; frouh,e at Phi N;nth
Ward, New Orleans, -
Mai. Burke. of the Democratic State Central
Cominit1cec, testified At great length as to The