The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-12

A. NJ. G. Hearscy testified before the
House Committee on the 23i Am aItepublican.
was a Commissioner OF Election AZ Pol =, Eley.
cnth ward. >ew Orleans, there was no intmil
dalton during the election. but there WAS after
the voting closed. the Democratic Commission
ers would not allow me 70 quit counting and 70
home as | wanted 10 do. the Law required the
counting 10 be completed IN - hours, didn't
think the tally sheets were corr'tty kept, thlnk
the Democrats received AL the votes that Were
counted for them, and that all The votes police
were legal. A. w. kempion. another liepubli-
can Commissioner AZ the same poll. testified that
the election was fair and peaceablc got slck
while counting the votes ana wanted ~ quit, bw
was threatened AMI compelled 10 finish The
count. signed the tally sheets because he was
afraid Of his life Louis Bacehus, lipub-
lean. supervisor d: Registration of the Eleventh
Ward, testified Had becn told by nunbcr a
colOred men before the election that Trey would
vote the Republican ticket, hui were airau q
losing their situations, know ~ colnre'i men who
have been discharged since election for voting
the Republican ticket. objected % give The names
u any Of them. ~ they hal requested hun for
Gods sake not 70 do So. The statement ~ Abel,
the secretary OF the Returning Board, a. given
10 the committee. shows that The Board threw
out 10, l.s Democratic and ,sOj Republican
votes exclusive 81 those not returned by ne
supervisors. Ihc committee Auluurnch tli
Tuesday.
The House Committee, on the 26th,
adopted a resolution that the refusal " William
Orton and v. w. Barnes 70 respond 20 The sub
prnas Of the committee be reported 70 the House.
such refusal. In the opinion Of the committee,
being IN contempt q the process y Ihe liyuse.
.....The Morrison sub committee heard NE
evidence Of A. u. Morgan, who was employc!
In the Custom house up 70 nov. ~ last stated
that the aiidavits made out In the custom house
were different from the statements Of the VII
ncascs. man named Harris seemed 70 he ~
the heal Of the affidavit. making business ~ lhc
Custom house know Of an instance VIII We
answers 10 rross-intcrraxatorier were
afrf auf A.
answers put in; this was IN the case q.
MIR. simmons Of Livingston Parish, Harris sAi
the first answer wouldn't do. a number ~ y
\ grocs testified 70 being assaulted and heaien w
ysting the Democratic ticket. he black
burn sub committee examined witnesses ~ "
the election in Livingston. Lafayette, rang
| pahoa ami Lafourche Parishes, al OF WHOM
testified that the election was fair and peace
able.
Before the House Committee, on the 18th,
Rev Thomas Brown. colored. testified was
President OF Democratic club, was knocked
down and was not permitted to preach because
| he was u Democrat, lost : ,i0D ~ she Freed
mems Bank used that argumen, y nns speecnes Y,
I a colored Democratic club 81 20 members ~
! Baton Rouge. the coiorci clubs numherea Xxx N
6oo members. Eight other colored Witness
4 testified as 10 having been assaulted AMI thfr
lives threatened for voting the Democratic trke.'
1 Robert T. Carr. Of DE toto Parish, icstinel
1 Was Republican candidate for sheriff AMI Wa
rtturntI a. ClcCtti. dituuuEN MS vllvhfnt ~
ccived ~ more votes than he di'l; there WAS n.
intimidation whatever W the parish.-... W.
blackburn sub committee exanlErl a nnMpei
u witnesses as 70 the election ~ lsai"nrNhe iAI
ish, the substance Of their testimony being ina'
the alleged irregular ities AZ the various lpulls Y
the making up ~ the returns were .lue y tne W
competence or williul disregard q ne law q w
Republican 0fiicials; and that the voting wa
fairly and pcaccabs conducted.
The House Committee, on the 18th. ex'
AHMED some half dozen colored witnesses v
the Parish ouOrleans. who testified " being a.
sanlted. beaten or intimiatcd hy their own rArs
for voting the Democf attic ticket AiDcfi Noa'
hccs. member ~ the Legislature AMI thhifmA.
az the Democratic state Central Currcspondtht
Committee. testified that every ennIt nad hse.
taken by the committee and himself ~ tcsnte
peaceful clcction.......T se Blackburn run cui.
mittec examined six witnesses ~ rei'rsh." y
Plaquemine Parish. all 81 whom testified tvN
Irregularities on the part ~ the officers 81 elecu
al Poll s. aud fraud IN registration, a. Wen AZ /,
intimidation 81 c0iorcd Democrats w colv'e'
Republicans.
The House Committees, on the goth, r.
ceivcd some additional evidence in regard 70 ~
intimidation Of colored Democrats. Charlie
Lewis. colored. said he was member OF W
Council Of Freedom. OF which nearly ever
prominent Republican In the state was men
ber, and that among the penalties was deain "
any member who elcctioneered Tor Democrats
4 copy o. the Dy laws and Constitution va
Identified and fled ~ evidence.
The House Committee, on the 3oth. ex'
amined at length Mr.. vcazey. supervisor
Lafayette Parish. In regard TO the returns fron
that parish and the protest accompanying THEN
lie said the latter was written ~ the ,ust'p.
house. and he was told he must sign II - max mas
his returns regular. aud That the new tal8
sheets were made out with certain polls rejc W.
which he signed, after they were made our ~ w
ouetsm. house. witness said thc election !" " v
lair aud b. aceable, and that the statements y
VI protest we're from hearsay evidence. Inc GOV
inittcc then adjourned until Tuesday mornihs