New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-06
THE HOWE COMMITTEE.

Salisbury to order promptly at ll:20 A NJ,
yesterday.
No witnesses being present from Ouachi-
ia parish, the case of MorehOuse was taken
up, by the examination of witnesses for the
Democratic side, as follows:
Frederick Mcneil, eolored-Have lived in
MOrehOuse parish since lS73 voted the
Democratic ticket and attended political
meetings of both parties; the Democratic
meetings were largely attended by negroes;
relations between the two races were very
kind, and knew of no intimidatioD a ma
jority of the cOlored people of the parish
acted with the Democrats; they could vote
any ticket they wished.
To Senator Oglesby-Was a slave in Ala
bama; left there with some laborers; voted
the Republican ticket there; never did
here; Republican party never benefited
me, and concluded to change; never heard
eolored Republicans complain of intimida-
ton.
Robert EchOls, colored-Live in More
house parish, sixth ward; testified to the
same as Mcneil.
To Senator Oglesby-Had generally voted
the Republican ticket; sometimes mixed
ticket; thought would try the Democratic
ticket this time, as l knew some of the men
on the ticket; they had been good friends to
me.
Garrett Richards, colored-Reside in
Morehouse parish; did not vote at the last
election; before that voted the Republican
ticket; went to one meeting in the sixth
ward; there were good many cOlOred Dem
Ocrats in that ward; everything was quiet
and peAceable so far as witness knew; the
colored people were told to vote as they
pleased.
There being no more witnesses from
MorehOuse, the committee decided to take
up East FelIciana, and examine witnesses
for the Republican side.
Mr.. McGloin desired two or three wit
nesses summoned on behalf of the Demo
cratic side.
Senator Howe stated that he would sum-
mon witnesses altogether as soon as they
were required, but he could not summon
counsel for either side.
With the understanding that it should be
without additional expense to the govern
ment as to per diem, it was agreed to sum
mon T, X. Cross and Judge McVey, of Clin-
| ton.
G. G. Davenport, recalled by Senator
/ Saulsbury-Reslde in Morehouse parish;
| am o planter and merchant have been
| twice Representative in the Legislature;
am a member of the Democratic par.
ish central committee; Testified to
| the pescefal character of the canvass;
! the bulldozers or Regulators were organ
ICED TO prevent intimidation of colOred
| Democrats; know of no armed organizs-
tions in the parish; knew of no intimida-
| tion to cause oolOred men to join the Dem
oerats or vote that ticket; never heard any
complaints of that character from the Re-
publicans during the canvass, but did after
| the election; witness narrated the assassin
| alton of G. M. Evans, a white Democrat, by
a negro named McLendan, who is in Jail at
Monroe awaiting trial; also of Mr. Law,
| who was elected sheriff in 1872, when re-
| turning home from Democratic meeting
at BastrOp; never knew who killed him;
| Law had before that killed Mayor Phelps,
for which he was acquitted; he was dss-
perado; the murder of Phelps was cold
| blooded and dastardly; Law was a Repub-
| licap; Phelps was an Independent, who had
held the Office Of sheriff under WsrmOth;
| Charles Morgan, eolOred, was beaten for
| Joining Democratic club, last June, while
| attending Democratic meeting at BastrOp,
| and when he applied to Esquire StiVers, the
latter told him it had served him right; it
was reported that colored members had
been dismissed from Oak Ridge Church for
| Joining Democratic clubs; denied state
ments of McEnery's Bastrop speech being
| violent and threatening, as sworn to by
George Jenkins before the Returning Board.
Senator Salisbury submitted affidavit of
| William TheObalds denying statements of
Eliza Pinkston that he was one of the mur.
derers of her husband, and that he was q
fugitive from Justice. Afiant also states
that he was afraid to obey the summons OF
the committee for fear of being arrested on
false charges, as was done with other citi-
zens; that he never knew Henry or Eliza
Pinkston, Cora Williams or her husband,
and can prove that he spent the night that
said acts of violence we're committed eight
miles distant, as can easily be substan'
| tiated.
A similar affidavit was read from James
G. Logan, both asking guarantee of pro
lection against such arrest be given before
Obeying subpenss.
Senator Salisbury asked whether the
committee could give such guarantee, and
if not he would ,ask that their depositioni
be taken.
Senator Oglesby said he could not con.
ceive that parties subpenaed by the United
States Senators and brought here IN that
way, could be arrested on the charge OF
being fugitives from justice.
Senator Sausburv referred to the arrest
of other parties charged by Eliza PinkstOn
when summuned before the Returning
Board.
After some discussion, the committee re
fuse take their dispositions.
| Mr. MeGoin testified TO the arrest o
Lewis and Phillips while in attendance a
witnesses before the Returning Board.
The committee then adjourned till 1880 z
NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
Daniel A. Briard-Denied that he hat
discharged Lem jackson for voting the Re
publican ticket; never knew he had voted
It till be saw his testimony published; hi
contract with jackson had expired, and hI
did not desire to keep him, as he had bA'
character among the hands on the place
, jackson knew he did not want him any
longer before the election came off; JohI
, jackson was also discharged; neither o
, them suited me.
: L. j. Nj. Clark, calored-Live in New On
/ leans now; left East FelicianR in July, 1877
} was forced to leave there by armed whit
! men; also recorder of mortgages; wa
t elected in 1872; threats had been made tbs
they we're going to get rid of the Las
! | Radical officer; q committee waited on N
3 and told me | couldn't live there; DR.. SAuI
: ders delivered the message; Mr.. Nash stOo
8 off little way; | was standing on the stret
! in Clinton when they came up; this wa
: after returned and in August; hadn't bee
in town fifteen minutes; said / had no arm
{ Brese Brown had assaulted me in my Ofht
before that for writing an affidavit for
man whom he had assaulted; often ga
}. armed men there; saw about twenty aft
t q cOlOred man one night for saying thi
! outrAges on oolored men ought to be sto
n ped; Republicans have always had a m
. jOrity there since reconstruction. Witne
: exhibited letter dated Clinton, August 3
1875, from Colonel ID. 9. Hardee, telliI
l. him among other things that white peOp
g will hate you a. long as you no
Q office, and that Grants bayonets alOl
s keeps Kellogg and his crowd theI
. and also that chs whites believed he vi
d connected with the taking mp Of arms
t; connection with the John Gair bushes
Il and that his deputy acted as courier I
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