The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-05

rmE SENATE COMMITTEES .

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The Republican and Democratic State
Committees. on the l9th submitted TO the com.
mittee the limo Of evidence which they iespec.
lively intend 20 produce. The Republican
charges are as follows: General intimidation,
punishment and murder 81 Republic |
cans in certain parishes by - called buldoxers,
altogether prevented IRON voting. aud from s 900
10 900 Republicans forced against their viii 10
vote the Democratic ticket, the localities where
whole or part Of The flowing parishes. 10 wit:
East Baton Rouge, East Fellciana. West Fell !
ciana. Ouachita. Morchouse. Richland. Grant. |
cite. East claiborne. DE Soto. jackson and
Natchitoches. Tho specific instances OF such
crimes adduced are tine murder Of John Gair In
srase 81 onscsa s and the attempted murder q
Senator Twitcheli In Red River, all OF which are
charged as the result Of political hostility and
conspiracy q ca nv nv the state for he Deme.
Gratis. The action OF the Returning Board In re-
jec;ing from the hnal count the votes in the 10.
calitics namen IA declared 70 be both legal and
Just. The Democratic claim is as fcllows That
the legal Democratic majority n the State
at the late election average OF about 1900
ns as and
that on the other hand their opponents, some
time previous 70 the election, consp rcd and de-
termined :, carry ins state by ifand and unfair
as election officers on none but Republicans. and
many u these notoriously corrupt and dishon-
sss mem npsssS S the Tssssrai on q Demo
actually disfranchiscd, and issuing
large numbers OF fraudulent registra
the entire state TO more than 1880. IL Is fur
Their charged that the Republican leaders con.
spired with the Returning Board 20 illegally
throw w., ~, "a, large number q democratic ', yos
galiy constituted. II not being composed Of i've
members OF both political parties. as required
y ne law. llama = finally snarssa mel swo q ne
declared chosen, are ineligible. and that In
number Of parishes where the Republican ticket
contained the names Of only three Electors the
Returning Board counted the tickets for the
whole eight Electors. thus adding nearly Geo
votes u the number actually cast for the other
i've Ele tors.
On the 10th, a statement OF voters reject
et in each parish and at what polls rejected was
received from the Returning Board. senator
Mcdonald made motion that snbpmna daces
frrnn issue 70 the Returning Board for al pro-
tests and aii.dayits accompanying the consoli-
dated statements OF the Supervisors. also for the
returns OF the Commissioners ~ each poll IN each
parish. The motion wasarguea, bat 10 decision
made. A number 81 witnesses were examined
In regard - lntimifations and oufragcs. Zen.
James, cclored, Of Ouachta Parish. a constable,
and aiso United states Deputy Marshal 4 ne
4 party Of armed white men while carrying d
poll box from Monroe 70 I.ogtown; underworld
. get away and was shot ami wounded m the
arm, but finally succeeded in hiding In a
ditch and thus effected his escape; stated that
the negroes were threatened and intiinidated
and thai the election had not been fair and peace
able. (JameE'e testimony was previously given
before the Returning Beard ana n published IN
senator Sherman's rcport.) ceiuiIcate, sign
"a ~ two phy sc,ans. stating shai Ellza fink-
the Rcturnlpg Board. was physically unable %
appear before the committee. was received and
lied. Another physician tesiined that Laton
UnN Ilp
taken was ca badly injured by gun shot wounds
that ne couisl not attend. md his injuries were
likely tcprove fssai Jane Logwood, vile q
Der, Capt Theobaid. with ~ armed men. came
to their house and inquired for her husband,
who was not there; Iheobald sad ne had heard
and whip his company; after searching for him
some time they went away. On the 18th 81 the
came month. witness heard two shots fired out
aide; her hu sband took his gun and ran away,
witness then went 20 the door and met her
brother-in- law. Primus johnson, with his baby
I'm kilied y AID fell down and did Here wit
ness burst into tears, after a moment she con
tinued.) He was shot IN the side; did not sec
the men who did the sncoung' johnson vas sit
shot. he was Baptist minister; her husband
was shot and wounded; after he returned home
apt Theobald came Y zee MIN ana sess iyr
the troops az Monroe 70 protect him. and they
guardea him for II days; her husband had four
balls IN the HUUuiIrF. one III tDC aIul NUN ono IN
his side Cora williams. colored. Of Ouachita
Parrish, testified that she attended Republican
meeting four days before the e'sciion, her hus
band and Henry Emission were .ogs.ner. anm
the same night Pinkston was killed. witness on
the same night was terribly whipped BY Thco-
baid's con pany q nnlldozers; ana ncr iath 81
same night. Marion Rhodes came and babe her
good by the night he was killed; the blacks IN
that neirhborhooa wire All Republicans: but
cause the Democrats were armed around the
polls. Andrew Mcleod, colored. OF Ouachta
Parish. testified that be " shot by ne bull.
In the arm. and one In the hip; Captain Thco.
bald aud some II his men come 70 the house all
armed TheoDald said d >, yon ah,nk q 2,
creep. you mad better leave Louisiana"
James Gallagher, aged 30, native Of Ire
land, testified before the committee on the slst;
Lived In Ouachits during the election on MIR.
whited's plantation; whitcd was Republican,
and several squads u bulldozcrs visited him 10
force him % Join the Democratic nnAIly they
stampcdcd al the hands, and MT. and Mr.
where they lay out al night; was az the polls on
election day for about three hour; every thing
was quiet, but Al on enc site, as they were not
allowed 10 distribute Republican tickets; when
the ON fcrs adjourned At noon the Republican
vote was announced az 81. but when The polls
closed AZ night Il was announced a. =; the lille.
clubs rode around NJ night fully armed, and
terrorized The colored people; the me-
groca disliked 20 Join the Demo
cratic clubs, but were forced % do 80. James
X. HAL, formerly Of rcrrc IIautc, Indiana, and
in the United states Army, testified: Had lived
for two years In Ouchita, prev ious - che an %
July every thing was peaceabie, but on that day
there was report that the negroes were organ
izing on the island, and the whites thcreupon be-
gan organizing rife companies. and every white
man was waited upon by a committee and
urged upon 70 join; the committee said they
were appointed ny the Democratic Executive
Committee nj Monroe; these rifc-clubs would
ride around at night and shoot into the negro
quart r.. Witness corroborated Galiagher'a
testimony IN regard 70 me pnlldozers
the stampcding Of their negroes; they said