New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-17
THE wApLElea Comn1ITTRE.
seHenteenth Day.

Senator Wadleigh's committee convened
ct the usual hour yesterday morning, and
continued the investigation of West Fell
ciana, the first witness being Dr.. Joseph j.
Wade.
FelioiaDa; was one of the commissioners at
the poll in my v ard; Washington SpoOner
and a man named Butler were the other
commissioners; the election was perfectly
fair and free; SpoOner voted the Demo-
cratic ticket, and expressed no apprehen-
sion in SO doing; think the canvass and
election was q fair and peaceful one.
DIR. j. w Dederick, reoalled-Testitied in
relation to the charge that the parish had
been 0ver-assessed by Republican othcialsi
think that in 1874 tax of about $25
was assessed. The tax was really $l4,63S.
Believe that the rate of parish taxation In
1875 was twelve and half mile; the parish
has been growing poorer and poorer; am
not aware that the production OF COTTON IN
1875 was nearly twice as great as IN 1907
was not aware that that was the case with
the production of corn, sugar, molasses.
etc; think that tho police jury in 1866, 1867
and 1868 was Republican; am not sure;
knew that those juries contracted large
floating debt; DO not know that the amount
was SIS, 50Oi did not know that those
police iuries were Dem0cratic; do not
know thar the courts have decided that
debt to be invalid; do not know how
MANY public schools there are in West Fell
ciana: do not know how many teachers
there are; do not know that the average
pay of teachers is $50 per month; do not
know that the reason the schools have not
/ been open during the past year is because
an Injunction was placed upon the school
fund Of the parish; have never visited the
/ schools; Peter Jones, cOlOred man on my
| place. said It was talked that Isaac Mitchell
was killed by his brotherin.law; do not re-
member the month; do not know the name
| of the brother-in-law; did not think much
about it; he said Julius Green was snot
| at at the same time by bulldozers;
member of the police jury told
/ me that there had been $4,000 expended
| for criminal prosecutions, and but one CON
| yictiOn secured; waited on the police Jury
| as a committee to request their resignauoni
do not know how many armed men were
outside Of the courthouse; DO not know tnat
there were twenty or thirty men with re.
volvers hung in belts strapped outside OF
their clothes outside; presume l saw some;
it is SO common q sight that 1t did not at
tract nav attention; / was appointed by a
mass meeting; William Sterling, the police
iuryman who was in jail was acquitted,
believe; William Leake, the parish ettor'
ney. was charged by the meeting which ap'
pointed me a committee with q misapplica'
ton Of $544 95.
r. Norfies colered, sworn-To Senator
McKIillan-R Resides in East Felioianai ties
titled to numerous Outragesi that ne had
been shot ct and prosecuted by bulldozers
also to the shooting IT Julius Green and tine
killing Of Isaac Mitchell. =,
j. Az Glaapar, eolOr0d, sworD-Iestin
60 outrages and intimidation in West re
lioiana. ~
Thomas Stewart. colsred, eworn-FC
Senator Wadleigh In West Feliciana
on the eleventh Of July, 1876, number o
armed men came to my house while WA
ia heds they broke open my door with tnel Y,
guns; they said they we're going to XII
every Cd d--n Niger there's they sala
belonged to q Republican club, and tne,
were going TO break up every d N kepnp
lioan club In the parish; they said that Il
would iOin the Democratic party l wogit
be protected, but Ii not would DO killed
said ! would, Of oeurse, rather Join the Gnu
than be killed.
fsnae Vessel, colorod, aw0rh--Io Senate
qFadieiah--Te atifed to cntrages and intiin
ldafion by ths hulldozors II West keliotana
Valentina Emory c0lutoo, aWorn~-.tl..
+ fsfater VFadlelg ~ Reside A West faiici
6l6oiIo1 day aeanteE Weber gay
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