Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-01-10

/ intercession of Mr Lacey both would have been
killed H. j. Lanler ties lied TO the intimidation of
/ colored Democrats and fraudulent registrati on of
! $50 in the Twelfth Ward of New Orleans: knew
/ of Judge Dibbe instructing negroes 10 vote
/ double ballots at Democratic polls, to have
| them thrown out. Before the Senate Committee.
! in the evening, Abraham Williams, aged sixty
/ said he had voted the Democratic ticket to save
4 bis life, a. he had been taken out Of bed and
beaten.
Before the Senate Committee, on the
LIST, several colored witnesses testified 10 ntimi-
! datlon, and being forced TO vote the Democratic
! ticket. Col. Clayton stated that numbers of col
| ored people complained to him thar they had
/ been driven from home for voting the Republican
ticket, or giving evidence; he also stated that the
roads leading to Monroe were picketed by
/ Capt. Burlington and the rifle clubs on
/ the day OF election David Falilks tes-
/ tltied 70 his house having been fred into; he
/ believed i wa done by negroes AT the IN tigation
OF white Republicans, VINO wanted to ipcite the
whites to violence to get up bloody-rhirt story;
/ that he had used moral suasion only 10 induce
negroes 10 vote the Democratic ticket; many OF
! them waited to- but fe red the social ostfacism
or their own race Il. \. Desn3ir testified
that he lived with Capt. George Phillips
and hat the night Pinkston was killed Phillips
! ana DR.. Young were at home a. tbs witness had
/ locked up their horses and had the key in his
! pocket. Before the House Committee, Wade Il.
/ Young and eight colored men testified rs to the
| intimidation oil colored voters by Republicans
and colroborated evidence previously given TO
! the influence through churches secret societies
/ and otner means, to secure that end
The Senate Committee resumed its in
vestigation of Ouachita Parish the I'd. B. f.
Jonas and Il H. Mari lattorneys), of New Or
| leans, who took an active part in the Democrat
canvass. testified TO the efforts of themselves and
other Democratic leaders to have peaceful and
fair election and that the general polc, of their
party direc ed 10 hat end, in order 10
! prevent the Returning Board from selling upon
i as a preteXt for throwing out votes. Richard
Darlington (colored testified that he had taken an
active part in the canvass for the Democrats. and
| that Richard Dunn aud others (colored leaders
| bad done Likewise, because they thought any
| change would he for the better; knew numbers
Of Coloted men VINO voted the Democratic ticket
voluntarily. and did not know OF any intimidation
| to cause them 70 do so The subcommittee
| heard the evidence Of Frances wife of Paul
john on (colored). of East Baron Rouge, IN ref
| erence TO masked men coming to her house
breaking in, and asking him to sign paper, and
! accusing him OF nZing armed company
that they tied a rope around as neck, and car
ried him of; she had tracked hin Ave miles IN
the mud. but never saw him again; heard
the body had been found with the eyes picked
out by buhzards, George hleinfelter, Of East
Baton Rouge knew OF no intimidation, and knew
that the coiored Democratic Club in the Twelfth
| Ward had 102 members; had heard two negroes
being shot for stea ing, and two females whipped
| for the same otense. Esquire Steve Tins
tcolored) testified that party of twenty men
came to his house al night and made him give
up his official books; also that Republican meet.
| ngs were brokt up by whites The House
Committee examined five Witnesses, who testified
to the fairness of the election. aud absence of in
timidation i'll the election, in Concordil Parish
The sub committee examined number of
! witnesses relative to Livingston Parish.
Sylvester Symmes, Tax Collector, testified that
the election was peaceable and quiet. and that
his affidavit appearing in the sherman report was
prepared in the Custom House. ana made him
say things he knew nothing about. and he never
! knew OF any armed organ cations there Samuel
| Barkston. Augustus Ward and r. Splitter. con-
tragicted the affidavit of Supervisor Davidson as
70 intimidation, and said they would not believe
him ON oath.
The Senate Committee on the 81, ex-
| amiued Robert Wilson in reference to the charac-
ters Of Capts. Theobold and Phillips and Walter
| Wood, of Ouachita, charged with mnrdarous acts
OF violence; witness said their characters were as
good az any In the parish A. Burke, member Of
The Democratic state Central Committee stated
| that in tho hundred interviews and lengthy cor
respondence with Coy. Kellogg or the Chief super
| visor, no comp aints were made Of intimidation
! or violence IN Ouachita. and the Democrats knew
| the only hope OF success Law in peaceable cleo
| ton; the committee knew the Republicans had
| been instructed to concentrate their yo,es at
| towns, to enable the Returning Board to throw
| out country polls without affecting the Repubh
| can votes. Justice Leonard. of the Supreme
! Court, said he found great alarm among the col
| ored people i'll Ouachita during t1e campagn;
| Republican meetings We're interrupted: Colored
| men told him they had hid in the woods like rab-
bits. Dist Atty. Gorham testified 10 iutimi-
| dating the colored people and interrupting
|
| annned some ten witnesses. principally colored,
| who detailed numerous cases OF violence and in
timdation in Ea-t Baton Rouge. showing reign
| of ter among the backs there The House
| Committee. by party vote, reported President
! Orton, of the Western Union Telegraph Company,
| To the House as IN contempt. in refusing 10
answer the second subpoena Several Witnesses
| were eXaminined IN relation 20 the election
| in ST. Tammany and Concordia Parishes,
who testified 70 inimida ion of colored Democrats
by those of their own color The subcommittee
| witnesses. mostly pOlOrrI
| reference to Livingstone Parish all otwhom test-
| ned % peaceahe election. and no intimidation
| and the bad character of Davidson, United States
| Supervisor; also, that George Whites house was
| burned because he was believed to be cow thief
| Chief-Justice Ludcling, of the Supreme
Court OF Louisiana, testified before the Senate
! Committee on the 4th as to the general intmida
| ton Of Coored Republicans IN OuaChita BY means
/ OF armed bodies Of Democrats, ana said his
| nephew Or. Dinkgraye Tax-Coec or, was killed,
| he believed, by members of the Democratic party
| for organizing the Republican party; ne he
| heyed that Judge Crawford and DiStrict-At-
| tpruey Harris were assassinateI on account OF
their politics. Joseph DuHigneaud tattuinevl. of
/ New orleans, testified that he visited Ouach t. as
| speaker for the Republicans during the canvass
| aud such terror existed among color Republic
| cans that a meeting AZ Gr8dys sChOol-huDse was
! abandoned; several negroes told him they had
been warned The night before no. IL come. The sub
comrittee heard further evidence relative 10 East
! Baton Rouge. Lieut.. Roe, Third Infantry sta
| TONED NJ Baton Rouge. knew of no intimidation:
! heard Of numerous complaints which he found
on Investigation 10 be without foundation. Henry
! {. Young testified that there was no intimidation
John {. Conrad stated that he visited the parish
during the election. and or heard of no intim-
/ idatoL Before the House Committee Judge
/ Dibbe, member u The Republican State Com.
! mittee, deuled the statements thar were made
that he instructed the Republicans to delay the
! yot NJ OF Democrats, and said ne advised Cooreu
/ men to voIe at he polls back of the city where
they lived, in order 20 avoid coll siou; be also de-
MED thar he had told them 10 vote double. Col
XaCharie, of The Democratic state Committee. ties
/ titled that ia canyassing the state, he found
many colo cd men dissatisfied with the Bepub-