The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-01-12
coSGREssroxAL INVESTIGATIONS.
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

John Culper, colorcd, testified before the
senate Committee on the Esd: Resides in Qua
chita: voted the Democratic ticket on account OF
general threats made against all colored men
who voted the Republican ticket; the white men
DRIVE the negroes 10 the polls like a lot OF sheep,
witnesses father was killed in ISIS for voting the
Republican ticket. Henry NJ. McCawley, Fret
Lieutenant Thirteenth Infantry, testified was
ordered 70 attend number Of Republican meet
ings in Ouachita TO preserve the peace, the meet
ings generally passed of quietly, though ON one
occasion the colored people were 40 badly fright
ened that the meeting was not neld. The com
mittee adjourned till Tuesday.
ON the Goth, Senators Wadleigh, McMil-
Ian and Mcdonald were appointed sub-com-
mittec 70 take testimony Of Eliza Pinkston. Col.
j W. Patton, Chairman OF the Democratic State
Committee. was called by request o. senator
Mcdonald. TO rebut certain evidence In reference
TO circular issued by him during the campaign
Col Patton testified that the circular In question
was correctly printed in Senator Sherman's re-
port but that the italics there given. with the cx
/ ception OF the one word. h0rsebdck. We're not IN
/ the original; the circular was headed Con,
ddential - but IL was scattered broadcast. hnh
4 there was no intention Of keeping Its contents
| secret; the policy Of the Democrats. as agreed
| upon at the commencement OF the campaign ny
the state Committee, was To avoid all collirions
| with their political opponents, both upon hu
! manitarian principles and as latter OF pohcy
Witness was asked by senator Oglesby "
| reference 70 the organization OF rine clubs
in Ouachita, stated that he knew nothing
OF them until after the election. and that
The instructions issued by the committee early
In the campaign were not carried out IN the IN
terror OF the state. The examination and cross
examination 81 witness occupied SIX hours.
sam ID. McEnery. Of Ouachita Parish, was
next called and testified nj length large
number OF prominent colorcd men acted with the
Democrats iss.a organized coiored clubs; me so
called rifle clubs had connection with the po'
lticni clubs and were for the purpose ~ pre-
serving the peace and protecting Democratic
negroes from outrages from their own race
Witness was examined az length 10 regard V the
assassination 81 DIR. Dinkgrave, whom he hAl
known since a boy. said that Dinkgravc had
killed a man named Wimberly IN 49,, anu
wimberly's brother had threatened 20 ayenge tne
murder the general belief IN the ncighborhoc'
was that Dinkgrave was killed BY this man, 81
by man named Adams. VINO was bitter enc.
my Of Dinkgrave's. Cross examined, sain "
had never heard Adams or his frlcnus make any
threats against Dinkgraye.
The Senate Committee, on the 27th, con-
tinucd the examination Of Sam -. McEncry.
Upon cross -examination he stated that he had
been a member Of the knights Of the Whit,
! Camclia, which was a secret and oath. bound
society ~. The senate sub committee, com
posed OF Senators Wadlcigh. Mcmillan and Nc
he '', condition OF affairs in East Baton Rouge
Parish. Alexander 3. Gilbert. colorcd,
testified On the night Of september I
the badozers Visited my house; my w ,hs
feds they put rope around my neck, broke
nv gun and tore down the fences, witness fur
Their testified as to the killing of Paul Jones. Tom
X. Payne, and the two Myers all colored; Also,
= 10 numerous specific cases " bulldoxng anu
terrorizlng In the parish. and stated that the
effect OF these acts was 70 prevent colorcu poo.
pie from attending Republican meetings and
voting that ticket. Alice Gilbert. vile 81 Alex
ander, corroboratcd his testimony as % his per
ronal treatment by the bulldozers, the men were
disguised, knew some OF them, but declined 70
give their names as she had property there and
could not 10 back u she dil
40. BENJAMIN Morgan, colored, Coroner Of
Baton Rouge. testified that he had held
many inquests on murdered men since Jan. \,
but was finally notified by the Regulators % stoI
holding inqnests, and held no more, on inc
morning 81 the 18th OF May was called TO hold
an naucst on the bodies " old man Jerry Mey
ers and hie son sampson Meyers; the Old mar
was hung and the young man was shot; both
were industrious men, and leading Republicans
never heard any other reason for their murucr
sophia Payne, coIorcd, testified that 10 June ine
her husband. Thomas III. Payne, who was 4
prominent Republican. was dragged on win \
rope around lbs neck by q body ~ white men an
killed. gave the names Of some o. the men en-
gagged In the affair.
Before the Senate Committee, on the 18th,
q number Of witnesses, both white and colcrcd
testified M % the general pcacefulness Of The
election In Ouachita. ID. A. shelby testified
that two OF the men changed by Eliza Pinkstor
with the murder Of her husband slept at M.
house on the night of the murder, and could
not have been engaged Ia that anair......Ih