New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-09


the trees; fhsy we're all old men; they were
notin the Mount Pleasant eight; they put
rope around my neck and deviled ma
good deal; there were about shigtg.Ave
white men.
Peter Sims, e0lOred sworn--Heye lived
in East Baton Rouge six years; saw bands
of armed white men riding through the
parish; they csme TO my h0uee after nv
brotherin-law, Alexander Hentz; he snd
we're hiding in the cornHeld; they paid an-
other visit to Alexander Hentz house. on
the night Of the sixth of November.
Daniel Jones, colored, sworn--Resde in
East Baton Rouge; was United States mar
shall At the Port Hudson poll; was distribu
ting Republican tickets: Mr.. Fl. G. Young
came to me and told me that was not my
business-to stop distributing tickete;
said "sll right" and distributed no more;
colOred men told me they were afraid to
vote the Republican ticket.
Adjourned till 1880 P. III.
EVENING SESSION.
Robert T. Young sworn-TO General
Herron-Reside in East Baton Rouge,
fourth ward; was at that poll all day; the
election was one of the most peaceful cleo
tons I ever witnessed in my life; attended
Democratic meetings which we're addressed
by cOlored and white speakers; these
speeches were rather of persuasive than
OF q threatening or intimidating nature; 1
employ over 100 colored men; have never
discharged sny of them on account of yOt-
ing the Republican ticket; two years ago
was Democratic candidate for the State
Senate; nearly all my men voted against
me; none of them were discharged; this
year 1 was q candidate for police juror;
three of my hands voted against me; they
left my place, not through any action of
mine; there was great deal OF stealing
in thn buEn.
ing of the stores where it was bought; the
killing of stock prevented an increase,
and that resulted in bulldozing; some of the
whipping was done by colOred men; do not
| think the whippings and killings had any
effect on the election; know Ellis and Car
| ter; they we're colOred men on my planCa
/ ton; they stated to me that they were
waited on by members Of the Union Rights
Step Club, and declined; Ellis was killed,
| and Carter shot at the same night; heard
| the guns; went down to Ellis house; found
| him wounded; he said a man came and
asked the way to Baton Rouge; he went out
with his gun, and found large number of
men there; they seized his gun, and com
/ meneed firing at him; he WAS wounded in
the hips; they came and talked with him; he
recognized none of them; he stated that
they told him they were going to kill every
| Democratic Niger; he recognized Reuben
| Dalcomb, George Spear, George Brown, e.
A. Triplett, Alb. Foster, George Tenant and
Charles Turnbull; they lived on the
Mount Pleasant and adjoining places;
was at Mount Pleasant on Sunday; took
Major Bascom home with me; there were
taken at Mount Pleasant some papers be-
longing to the Union Rights Step Club;
they are in my possession at hOmea they
were were found by Mr.. Slaughter in the
possession Of Mrs. Monerief, wife Of James
Moncrief, secretary of the club; MODcriei
] ~. naI hxrE lls.
witness was requested and agreed to send
the papers to the committed; the parties
charged by Els with participation in hie
/ murder were released on bond of $500 each
by Judge Dewing.
To Senator Wadleigh-There was no cat
tie stealing that l heard of after March
1876; heard that Henderson Painter was
killed for stealing hogs; there was no trial
BEARD that Paul johnson disappeared, bni
never heard any reason assigned; the col
ored people were anxious to have the law
lessness stopped; it was never learned who
committed the murders; never heard the
reason for the killing of jackson; he wal
whipped before he was killed; think tha
some cOlored men might be influenced BY
fear 70 vote the Democratic ticket, but d.
, not think that true in the majority o.
cases; think it possible that the people wht
did the regulating might have carried theil
actions bey ond their original purpose; thinl
that many Of the Regulators we're des
perate men.
! James NJ London sworn-TO Senator
Mcdonald Reside in East Baton Roug,
J parish, nine miles from Port Hudson
: formed a Democratic club in my ware
; which had pledge that all members shoult
/ vote an open ticket and be protected in VIC
; ting as they pleased; two oolOred member
D voted the r publican ticket open; as iustic
of the peace held four inquests; John Smith
! q white man, August 25. 1875, killed b.
} q colOred man named Burgess; cOlore
man named Robert Washington, killed b
} another colored man at ball; the colOre
man Ellis in July, 1876; took his dying do
: position; took it from Mr., R T. Young, as b
| was too wesk to make IL: he had relate
, the circumstances to Mr.. Young before b
a had lost his strength; also held an inque'
8 on Archibald Stewart, a white man, VIII
3 was killed by band of fifteen disguise
8 men in the might; the election was quiet.
q To Senator Wadleigh-Heard of sever
g colored people being killed in my ward; di
: not inquire into it because it was not m
business; do not think there was any j
n dieial investigation; was at Mount Pleasai
the day after the fight; heard some colore
man were hung; did not inquire into it,.
The committee adjourned until ten O'eloC
to daV,