New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-18
THE HOWE coMmITTEE.
Tweuty.fOurth Day,

of November 3, 1876, in regard to polling
places, and that creating four polls in Mon
roe was for the purpose of herdiDg and vot-
Jog negroes, ETC.; also as to the character of
the Vienna lLincOln pArlsbl Sentinel of Au-
gust 10. 1876, with editorial correspondence
from Monroe, under date of August 8, re-
ferring to the leaders of the Republican
party, and stating that if trouble ensued
halters for their necks were all eady creased;
witness stated that a public meeting was
held about the first of May at Monroe, at
which A. a. Gunby introduced resolutions
indorsing the action of John Gerspaeh in
dischargiug his employees who refused to
vote the Dem ocratic ticket, and advising all
others TO do the same; had been told just
before the election that if colored troops
came to Ouachiba it would not be safe for
him to stay there; after the assassina.
ton of DR.. DInkgrave he was told
by Democratic friend that when
he went on patrol he would guard his
house, as he thought he (witness) was in
danger; had never heard advice of a con =
eiliatory character from local Democratic
politicians; Samuel McEnery, Colonel
Richardson, Meesrs. Slack and Gunby
all made bitter and denunciatOry speeches;
Mr.. Stack said the Democrats had for a
long time tried TO persuade the negroes to
come down from the tree, but now they
would use stones instead OF dirt; had been
threatened by Captain Burlington and
others in witness office, and told that he
was spotted, and witness had carried a
shotgun for protection in consequence of
this threat until he left the parish.
Randall Driver, cOlored, of Ouachita-
Captain TheObalds started after him about
the first of May, and told him he had bet
ter come over on the Lords side, and he
would live; three months after he met him
in the road and asked him if he was coming
| over, and when witness told him no, he
said I'd better mind and drop Brewster
| and GOrhHm. One Saturday night DIR.
Young, Tom Lyons and Frank Durham,
the latter two oOlOred, Captain TheObolds
| and others came to his house and took him
| out into the cotton patch and gave him
about 400 lsshes; Captain Theobolds said
they would carry this election or kill every
damned Republican in the parish; went to
| Monroe the next day through the woods to
vote, and it took him three and half
days to walk there; had to leave the par.
isb; DR.. Young said if he stayed there the
buzzards would eat the meat of his frame;
Henry Pinkston was killed the sans night
Witness was whipped; saw his body lying
in the road as he went to Monroe.
To Mr.. Saulsbury-Bllly Gray, colored,
kept tally while they whipped me; DIR,
Young, Captain TheObslds, the three Lo-
game, George Philips, Tom Lyons, Frank
Durham and Gray we're present, and
l others on Iu6lE uOFb6b III Inc EOhUs
Samuel SHINES, cOlored-Knew of no
acts of violence except from hearsay, Ax-
| oept on one occasion some men came and
took his son Bryant and Jerry Cotton out,
but did not hurt them much, except strikiL g
| Bryant over the head with pistol; Bryant
said they told him TO vote as he pleased;
| they told him they had heard of his making
| threats to burn houses; witness was CON
| stable at poll No 8; there was no violence
| uui
side said the other was wrong, and he
| thought the educated men might fight il
out, as he didn't want his garments stained
with their "honOraIiness."
Samuel Gardner, of Minden, Webster
parisn-Was United States supervisor fol-
Webster parish; was at polls Nos. and 6
was pre- sent at poll No. when the bsllOtE
| were cyunted; Thomas Creight and Alfred
| Hunter counted ballots; the commissioners
said they we're overpoweTed and couldn't
count them themselves; this was at the
| courthouse; the supervisor protested
| against it, but they told him be had moth
I ing to do with it, to keep quiet; A. l. Lewit
| and John Roane were two of the commits
| sioners; does not remember the name of the
other commissioner; the parish has always
| gone Republican up to 1874, when it went
| Democratic
j. G. Weeks, of Morebouse, testified tt
having lived in that parish since infancy
| knows Mr.. Laws: he was indicted for tnt
murder of DR.. Phelps; Laws was always 6
| Republican Up to the time of the trial
when he joined the Democratic party, snC
after his acquittal he agaih Joined the Re
| publican ranks and was way laid and sho'
| Just before the election.
s. G. MOOIe-Resides in Rayville, SECOND
ward, Richland parish; took part in thu
last campaign in favor of the Republican
ticket; there were no Republican meetingG
held in the parish; the Democratic party
held meetings in the parish; the colOred PEG
| pie did not all vote at the last cleo
zion; was at poll No. on election day
did not vote, as thought it was not safe Il
do so; voted the Republican ticket in l87:
| ia Red River parish was United States su
A, pervisOr at this poll; saw armed men riding
around the parish during night and day
time; they commenced about a month be
fore the eiection; heard them talking anC
making threats after the election to the eli
feet that they would hold the white Repub
licans of Richland responsible if any of the
| votes in the parish were thrown out; thu
| parish Judge, clerks of court and justiee
Of the peace of Richland are all Demo
| crats; was o candidate fer the offic.
| of recorder; II. f. Vickers, A. X. Dick
son, Mcdonnell and others said tina
on Saturday evening previous to the cleo
| ton Mr.. Jones was expected on the traiI
with the Republican tickets; w. w. Davis
| e. Landens, G. II. Moore and others wert
at the depot, and wanted to get the tickets
saying that they would get them at any
risk; went to DIR. Petit, prominent Demo
Graf, who went and tried to dispense thu
crowd, but failed; he then went to the par
ish Judge and informed him as to what wa
the matter and asked him to dispense thu
crowd, which he did; knows of Mr.. Dickson
and two colored men having been driver
| fNOna he nm
politics; saw white men gong II
the direction of poll No. ) tn TIL
morning of the election, with shot
guns; heard Of armed organization
known as bulldozers, going around killing
dogs and shooting into the houses OF color
ed men between Alto and Red Mouth, AM
and around Alto; my cousins we're BULLDOG
| ere; that is what they ssid they were; the.
don't like negro or a Republican. Wa
convinced up TO q short time before tn
election that the parish would 90 Repub
| liean.
John Dixon called-Reside in Alto, Rich
land parrish; have resided there for on
year; came to this State from Illinois; ha
| wife and two children; was married il
Arkansas; is a wagon master, did not vot
at the last election, not having been in tn
State long enough; was employed Il
the shop Of Mr.. Duke for six months
took no part in the last campaign for eithe
party; saw armed men pass any house dur
ing daylight and night for about one monti
before the election; DIR. Evans was said T.
be the captain Of the company, which mum
bered about twenty men, with shotgun
aud Winchester rihel; George Francis, Be-
Newberry and Willie Ellington were mem
bers; they claimed TO be organized TO kee
| down disturbances; threats we're made be
fore the election; saw one carried out ate
the election; a eolored man was beaten AM
cut over the head by white man with