Richland beacon., 1877-01-20
s. c MooREs TESTIMONY.

81 MooREs TESTIMONY.
i The direct and cross interrogatorIes in til:
Instance being the anne as those propounded
to former witnesses, we omit them, to save
bers of the paper if lie wishes to refresh hi.
memory.
.7nswers to Direct Iuiorogaiories.
My name is Samuel c. Moore; reside
ia Rayviile, Richland parish, State q Louis>
ana am a merchant by occupation. | was
in said parish on the 7ti day Of November,
1876, and for two months previous.
2-There were mary acts of violence,
threats, and intimidation used in my parish
winch did preven, fair, free, full, and peace
able election; and there were armed bodies
of men, disguised in many instances, who
were white democrats, and WAC were known
by the name Of bulldozers, who ratrolled my
parish IN tue night time, and by han: ing
shooting, whipping republicans and colored
men, SO filled them with fear and terror that
they dared not organize-or attend republican
meetings, and who we're compelled to attend
democratic clubs and speaklngs TO prevent
them receiving bodily harm, or losing their
situations, or having their families scared or
abused. have had my life threatened many
times, and have been told by A. Olson, +.
Hatch, and many others, that my life would
be in danger (these men are democrats) on
my return home; and A. Olson sent me
word, since have been down here, to have
my life insured, for my lease of it would be
short if | testified in behalf of the republican
party and returned to my home. On the
Saturday night previous to the last election
body oil armed men assembled on the street
in front Of my store and my neighbor, Jones :;
the party were w. w. DAVIS, +. Landers, F.
G. Hudson, c. II. Moore, democratic sheriff
of the PARISH, Lem. Scott, and others, all
democrats, who, hearing that the republican
tickets for my parish were either in my store
or that of my neighbor, Jones, said they
would have and destroy those tickets, if no
other way, by firing both stores, if by search
ing them after breaking them open they could
not find the tickets. This body of men were
increased in numbers and the violence of their
threats until became so much alarmed for
my life and store that | slipped out of the
side door of my store, taking the tickets with
me, and going to the democratic parish judge
told him my danger; and, after he found it
true, he counseed the crowd to disperse, and
after he made effort succeeded in getting them
to 20 away. On the day Of election there were
many armed democrats, among whom were
K. Mcdonald, DR.. Evans, VIM. Ellington.'
Ben. Newbury, and many others, who, by
their acts, threats, and inIimdat:ons made
many colored men, who wanted to vote the
republican ticket, vote the democratic ticket,
among whom are Buck Seaburry, George
Harris, Peter Jibo, Hooks Briant, Noah
Woodson, and many others who voted at the
poll at which 1 was present in the fourth
warl, besides many others who did not vote,
for fear Of violence, the republican ticket,
and would not vote the democratic ticket.
was prevented from voting at all, because
| had been warned if voted tue republican
ticket would be killed, and wound not
vote the de nocratic ticket. l acted as United
States supervisor Of election on the 9TH day
of November, 1876, and l not thinking the
poll-list, tally sheets, or reports and papers Of
the election were correct, ! refused TO sign
them Some Of those irregularities were:
the tickets in the box were more than the
number Of parties who had vo,ed; the box
was not sealed; the tally sheets were kept
eutireIy by democrats and were altered at the
will of the democrats several times, and final
ly fixed up TO suit them, when they were
handed to me for my signature without ais
lowing me any chance whatever to examine
them. For these causes | refused to sign
item, though many threats were threatened
against me Tor it. The names Of the demos
cratic commissioners who KEEP, tally sheets
were J. w, Hill, A. B. Cooper, ID. Sorter,
assisted by other democrats, among whom
were II. 4. Vickers, Kanu,h and w. Try
[W. L. Ivy, We presume One colofed
man, named Phil, was shot in September,
1876. was republican, and was shot )n that
account he was shot on the Wrencher place
by one John Qaela and Bill Ellington; be-
sides many Others who were shot, hung and
whipped, on account Of their political opinions.
The men recognized as bulldozers: W. l.
Try, [Ivyb b. Newbury, David Moore,
sheriff; A. Dyson, VIM. Ellington, DR.. Evans,
Capt Peter Try (lvy]. Frank Hatch, Edward
W rencher, Z. Mcdonald, and many others.
SAM. c. MOORE.
.4ns,rers to Cross Interrogafortes.
aud 81 am white man; am a repub-