New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-09

buat III WHO uelO pObl1OnB nuUeI AeliORB
would be treated like the Radicals.
Question-Was be, or was he not, an
enemy Of the Democratic party9
Answer-Well, he was.
Question-He was supported and voted |
for by the Democratic
Answer-Yes; but he was appointed by |
Governor Kellogg.
Question-Was, or was not, Judge Craw |
ford man who was respected by Demo- |
Gratis as well as Republicans in his Office? |
Answer-I think be was. He was a |
man who deserved the respect of every |
one.
Question-It has been testified here
that there was no political significance
attached to the death of these gentlemen?
Answer-That was the opinion of GER
tain persons; know that among a very
large number of his friendssthe opinion is
that he was assassinated on account of
his politics.
Question Such, believe, was not the
opinion of Mr.. Gorham. who testified in
reference to this matter
Answer-It is the opinion of his brother;
it is the opinion of his most intimate
friends; and was, suppose, one Of his
most intimate friends and knew more than
anybody else about what the feeling
against him was, Or as much as any one
else.
Question-Do you know of any facts
which lead you to such conclusionP
Answer-No; know of no facts except
what he stated to me before his assassina-
| ton.
Question What he stated to you is not
a fact, is 1t?
Answer-It is fact that he stated it to
1 h. oke 10 4
|. Question: statement of an opinion
would not be fact or circumstance which
| could be used as evidence in the prosecu-
ton of party charged with crime?
Answer-No sir.
| Question-You state that armed men
were ordered out to prevent colored peo-
| pie from coming to Monroe day or SO
before the election2
Apswer-I so understood.
Question: was going to ask you if
you knew anything about it?
Answer will state in answer to that
that was told
Question (interposing)-I want your
knowledge about this; not what you were
| told
Answer-I want to state my knowledge
in connection with what was told.
was told that these men had been out in
my lane; that there were a number of
them in the lane separating my place from
the neighbor, some distance down the
lane and at the mouth of the lane. was
told that by my servants when first got
up in the morning. 1 went out and in
quired of the servants living in the lane
If they had seen any persons riding there
that night They had seen them, they
stated, but they had not gone sufficiently
near to identity them. The servants
could not tell who they were. There were
a number of men riding and armed. The
servants then told me where they had
stopped, and / then went to the mouth Of
the lane and found where they had burned
J O portion of the pickets that had around
my trees, having used them for the pur-
pose of kindling fire, and / found that
their horses bad stood there, for saw
where they had stamped there, and saw
a piece of rope.
/ afterward heard in town, and do moi
3 believe that it was ever doubted or ques
toned that these men were not only there
but all over; that they we're everywhere
around the town. A number of colore(
persons from my plantation came in OF
Monday, and told me that some of then
d had difficulty in getting through, ant
others had not been able TO get through
Q Those who got through told me tina
Others had been compelled to go back
= Those are the grounds upon which
s make the statement that there were arme'
men there, and that Gordon Of arme,
men was around Monroe. / was also il
formed of that fact by one of the officer
s at Monroe Lieutenant McCawley. Tha
is the information on which my statemen
y is based.
= Question-Itis not from personal know
Z edge thenP
], ADswer-No, sir.
Question-You not only stated that Their
were large numbers Of armed men place
around the town (Which you now say wa
u o statement made upon information an
not upon personal knowledge, but 20
/ also stated that large number of colore
y people were prevented from coming int
: Monroe.
Answer-Yes, sir.
Y Question-Do you know that as fac
u from your own knowledge
Answer know it from having bee
!, told so by colored men, who said the
J could not come into town, and were CON
7 PEELED TO go back?
2 Question-That is also 3 matter of IL
3 formation2
Certainly; 1t Is upon informs
. ton that got from them.
o Question-It is not matter within You
y own personal knowledge
% Answer-Only in that way.
Question How many men came int
q town, do you know, from this information
Answer-I can not undertake to Civ
= the number. There we're five or six iron
= my plantation who came and told N
70 about their having been driven back for
& or five men aud others told me that colore
- men were prevented from coming In, viii
out stating the number.
= Qaestion-Did the men who told 20
!, that they had been driven back fail I
3 vote, or did they vote somewhere
Answer-They voted the Democrat
I ticket; they voted at the colony. The
8 stated to me that they voted the Dem,
cratic ticket and against their viii; thi
Y they were afraid 10 vote otherwise.
y Question-Do Jon know whether the
= did vote the Democratic ticket2
Z, Answer--Only from what they told 10
= Question--You stated that you sul
gssted that there should be four boxes
Monroe2
q Answer Yes, SIR,
Question viii ask you this question
h whether that suggestion was not made b
:. cause you knew that there had been q
q effort made to procure the colored Poop
y to come TO Monroe TO voter
y AnBwer-Yes. sir; there had been an {
3 fort made. That is. the speakers hi
q from the stands urged the negroes 10 con
to Monroe to vote az that was q place