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pie from attending Republican meetings and
s sodng e corro esnss; his testimony as to his Der.
eonal treatment by the bulldozers; the men were
knew some of them, but declined to
give their names as she had property there and
e go. Benjamin jam Morgan. eolored, Coroner Of
Baton Rouge, testified that he. had held
many inouests on murdered men since Jan. /,
but was finally notified by the Regulators to stop
holding inquests, and held no more; on the
morning of the 18th of May was called to hold
an inquest on the bodies of old man Jerry Mey-
erAand his son Sampson Meyers; the old man
was hung and the young man was snot; Dotn
were industrious men, and leading Republicans;
never heard any other reason for their murder.
Sophia Payne, colored, testified that in June last
her husband. Thomas HI. Payne, who was a
prominent Republican, was dragged on win
rope around his neck by a body Of white men ana
killed; gave the names of some of the men en-
gagedin the affair.
Before the Senate Committee, on the 2Sth,
a number of witnesses, both white and colored,
testified as to the general peacefulness of the
election in Ouachita. B. A. Shelby testified
that two of the men charged by Eliza Pinkston
with the murder of her husband slept at his
house on the night of the murder, and could
not have been engaged in that affair......Th
sub coma ittee received the evidence of q number
of eolored men, one of whom, Andrew Harrison,
sWore that he voted the Democratic ticket on ao-
count of threats of being discharged from work.
and that other colorad men were Influenced by
threats and intimidation. Several others sWore
to acts of violence committed on negroes on &C
count of politics. Gen. Brooks, Thirteenth U.
S. Infantry, commanding in eight parishes In
Louisiana, stated that in East Baton Rouge and
East F%eliciana there seemed to be, last spring; a
combination among Democrats to terrorize the
colored people, and gave several instances OF
negrJes having been wounded and beaten, and
gave a fearful statement of the condition OF at
fairs there, and threats used to induce colored
men to join the Democrats and vote the ticket.
The Senate Committee, on the 29th, de-
voted the entire day to hearing the rebutting evil
dence in reference to Eliza Pinkston's testimony.
Some 10 or IL witnesses, white and colered, tes-
titled to her VIGOROUSLY bad character. Chair
man Howe said he had long since come to the
conclusion that nothing that Eliza said
was to be believed merely because che
said SO; therefore, there was no use in
by such evIdence......The s~ub-conHnittee re
ceived the evidence of a number of witnesses in
regard to the bulldozing of negroes in East Baton
Rouge. French Carter, colOred, swore he saw
four men hanging at Mount Pleasant, East Baton
Rouge, two on a gate post and two on Quarter
Street. he knew one of them, Ned Foster.
Three other cOlOred witnesses testified to a reign
of terror in that parish, and that they had been
driven from their homes and dared not return.
The Senate Committee, on the Goth, heard
the evidence of nine colored men in reference to
Ouachita, who substantiated the testimony al
ready published in reference to the reign of ter
ror there and the forcing of colored men to vote
the Democratic ticket. Thomas Nc Alpine,
Deputy United States Marshal, testified to the
SChSIui IuIIilliudtlOi VI SoioICl pCcpiS va IL
Irregularities in the election. Adjourned till Tues
day.
Before the Senate Committee, on the I'd,
a number of Democratic Witnesses testified as to
the fair and peaceable character Of the canvass.
Chas. ridwell, the former owner of Pinkston
testified that Pihkston was a Republican in poll
tics......The Senate sub commt tee heard testi-
mony IN regard to the murder of John Gair and
Paul Johnson, both colored Republicans, the
particulars of which are given Ia Senator Sher-
mans report.
The Senate Committee, on the 81, con-
tinued the investigation of Ouachita Parish.
John FL. Dinkgrave said on his oath that he be-
lievrd his cousin, DIR. Dinkgrave, was killed by
the Democratic party; never heard him express
any fears of the himberiys or Adams, and don't
believe that either of them killed him......T The
Senate sub some ten wit
nesses, principally colored, who detailed nu-
merous cases of violence AMI intimidation in
East Baton Rouge, most of which have already
been published showing a reign Of terror among
the blacks there.