, 1877-01-04

The Senate Committee examined rlnhcr+ ,r,
son In reference Ia ths ch.r.s,a.. .'oie ~ ~ W.
T,a,,, ~" =" sru ~, :" tne enaraeiefs o. "a pit
a", ane'M ana fi'lli'ps' ah'l Walter Wood, q
onachlsa, charged with mur.lesous ucts Of ylo
1cnce, The witnc,s sat3 i1,ctr cha-,c,sr. .,ax.
good as any in t,,c n.ri.h .n,, viii. r's". s.
t,atI IN ~os,,ta,ta - .,',1s .su ""'s Ftaysc
-. 1a1 Wv lePutst"h " INCL out never hear
a"h Ae1useo ol tnclts' except tho stealing OF
t'ox Of totarco and Sonic secd-cotton, but Ii
@ meyer "as arrested on the charge. The Com
n!tstt-fooms nrc deserted By spectators. Til,
etty Is aulet.
Dr: Abbey. commander Of various rifle clubs
Testified that after tic shooting into houses o,
Inc ,sa'u s., e ma ordered them to patrol th'
npr negroes belonged 70 the rifle companies
Had always instructed his nen to avoid iii at.
OF vio!cnre.
~ N!oif Watkins and 1saac Garrett contradict
su the statement of DurrcIl, Moore, and viii
!!epubs4'an tickets. and said Burrrll burned
the1l' against their protests, saving he was afraid
70 carry then, To Columbia. Garrett had pls
r.. H., nc salu no otlicr arms we're ln the party.
Hal drank M tnaft az reported by Burre]I a,Itj
nag meyer t9lu !udE: Ray that In Radical son Of
b-s should hold "iEite. Was fntoxtcatefl that
uaJI tiaa tls' remembrance OF II. Was not In
Lug hao't " 4t'thih9.
E'lon'. Of sfonrtu, gave tic history Of Ills
ia'Nous proylanlaslol'. The day before tho e1cc-
tlnn, nc ta'd, he lad seen number Of armed
Ecgtt'c', a,'a after the proclamation was issued
me h. ean: sc't and nnotlcr negro brought him
, ,copaes VI u, on "l'left Mas written Peace
uel!t NC uoht want peace" lie detailed the
fiory n W scasyIl inr aFt''s y himself and Capt
!tall substantially the same M that told by the
'atteT1
rd;i' a: nuskc' me'nbes of tl;a Democratic Central
tise registration a'lu vote Of the parish. lie
sni the registration was u more fl 1870 than
M ~ ~ a1a 70. M"re votes were cast than regis
.etea. .s. Mhps there l'al tecn complaint about
t1le reg1stfatIl1f, Ae 'lls nut thlHk the vote
mas materially Affected thereby. lIearl
Iuat hser itn negroes belonged tu the Demo-
cth'Ic @ einbs III tAe parish in October The ortgl-
1,I nHa ret'.ns Of sl.e surcrylsor in Tint parish
showed Tic local votes tu he 1,GJ0. In the hun
drei intcry:ws and lengthy correspondence
says no complaints were nla.le OF Intimidation
or violence ~ ouachfta, and the Democrats
Knew TIC only hupc Ut tueccss lay it peaeeable
elsStsot; e1,!a ,
been instructed To concentrate iheir Yotcs at
to"ns, to cnalIe the Returning Board to throw
n, 1san eouatrS polls without affecting the Rcpub-
;, Mr.. SALISBURY. announced TINT this closed the
Democratic testimony for Ouaclltta.
TIE SENATE sun-coMMlrTEs
CANNED soneten witnesses, principally colored,
nao ueta'led n1nssols eases uf yfolcnrc aud
'nt;Fnldatloil IN East Baton tsuuEc, most Ut
which have already been published. ahn,rinr =
reign Of terror among thu blacks there.
esquire ltadDFt Heron stated 1o bad been
captured by hand Of armed men tn the road
md severely; Whipped, AnI told he must resign
hls oti,ce. After whipping him they said they
aa 1nnuc mIstnkc; tint he WIS not tho nlan
thcr wanted, au'l advised him to nay nothing
anoni the whipping. lie had been threatened
'nd ahot nt afterwards by white men.
burfCll JollHsun, agcd u, bright antl tntclll-
;@c't @ lati, gave the particulars Of Ills father,
ora with rope ground hta neck his stnry
LIS mothers OF yeskcr,lay,
Sheriff FuIttnan gayc terrible acrln,nta t,f f,,u
intimidation l,rgctctsl, and euId aftrr thc nrIt
it Mt. Pleasant the ,1}ioyei nrisnnrrs u,srf,i
,avr ln en- killed but for him. aasfttri ht. Cnns
Iirtisathurs' runapy. y ~1fA'
THx iloras coHytrrpr
'casl seycrut wItnc.ars IIl rrinfinu IN The e,.,.
lon lii 81. 1n,u,.lauy and Cunrnr,ila rartsh.s
vhu testified to tntiIuIlutlons n ,snrrI iic';,'
rHts liz thr[r ,,u.t, rnI,,r vs. VIVA e' De'o-
Juutc Davis, vi E.ust Baton HUtgr eatd hr
ah been maitetl, Upon by committee AMI
~. ~ 'os'tu; ~ IeEa1ueu i as Threat. Ito