The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-01-11

Several witnesses were examined be-
ioEe the Honse Committee, on tine 2sth,
thsir evidence beisg. mainly to the effect
and 'sss 'ss @
ny colored Republicans FER SO doing: james
Lewis Scoossd msas ststament rslttavs .etee
st s'S Win 1son ny any rs
pSbftcAns would be counted Id. whether elected
or not, said the statement Of Wilson was false.
B. A. Shelby, of Ouachita, was exam
ined by the Senate Committee on the 2Sth. and
gave substantially the same testimony as that OF
Sam McEnery; he denied the statement that col
cub. and contradicted the evidence Of Eliza
sfna.ste1 sezso James and Van hogaa 10
Ing in the patty who assaulted her and killed
ss Sss
Democrats; and that the election peaceful and
quiet. George Brook, of the Thirteenth United
states rd Infantry stated that in Eas. Baton Rongs
Gratis to terrorize the colored people. and
he gave several instances Of negroes -, hay
were used to induce cOlored men to join the Dem
ocrats and vote the came ticket, Before the Wad-
leigh subcommittee, Andrew Harrison .!.colored).
of East Baton Rouge. testified that while the me-
sroes of the parish were Republicans from
choice, many, including himself, had been forced
to to vote the Democratic ticket ,. through
where colored men had been hung up and nsarly
killed for refusing to join the Democrats. Sew
erai other witnesses were examined. who swore
to Intimidation and outrage. Three witnesses
testified as to the generally peaceful character OF
the canvass in ouachita, and the efforts of the
Demo- rats to have Quiet pcaceable election.
Some half-dozen colored witnesses of
Orleans Parish Were examined before the House
Committee on the 18th. and testified to being as
sauited. beaten. or intimidated by their own race
W. Washburn, of Morehouse Parish, said he
knew of but enc case of violence there;
the day Of cleo ion otherwise was peaceable:
he had been elected to the Legislature. and
counted out by the Returning Board. The Black
burn Subcommittee examined six witnesses in
reference to Plaquemines Parish. all Of whom ties.
election at Poll s and fraud in regis traon as well
as intimidation of cOlored Democrats by col ored
Republicans.
The Senate Committee devoted the en-
tire day, on the 18th ult., to hearing rebuttng
timOny in reference to Eliza Pnkston's testimony
Some ten or twelve witnesses. white and ol)red.
testified to her VIGOROUSLY bad conduct, being
she had been discharged from two plan
t tst.ssa because all the eeored women
away; thai. she was a toriously bad woman,
and unworthy of belief. Several witnesses ;esti
fled to Alexander Brooks having threatened to
y
his finger OFT. The Senate Subcommittee went
to the residence OF Eliza Pinkston at noon to take
her testimony, but found her iaboring under
abandoned for ' the present. The "' people Tis
with whom she lived said person had called
there in the morning and excited her by telling
| her that the people from Ouachita were coming t.
testify numerous things against her in reference
| to her children. The committee returned to The
Custom House. and examined number Of wit
nesses relative to The breaking up of the Union
StOn in EoSt ROu i'm
| timidatiOn of negroes. Three witnesses swore tc
| the intimidation and ul-dosing of the coloret
people. and to the unfarness of the election. Two
wi nesses. who worked for Cobb Theobold, te ii
fled that Theobold was at home on the nigh
| Finkston was killed. They slept in adjoining
rooms. W. IL. Baker testified h., was not Al
Pinkston's. as charged by Eliza, ON the night OF
| the murder.
The House SUBJ Committee examined
three Witnesses in reference to Lafourche Parish
who testified to intimidation Of colored Democrat,
| by cOlOred women and preachers. The committe,
also examined seven witnesses from Plaque
| mine Parish. who testified to many irrcgu
laiities and nsiderable crookedness OF
Lawrence King (colored) testified that he hat
h. ard Judge Dibble tell negroes to detain voter.
at the white polls, and for them to vote in III,
black polls, and the officers to count white poll,
slowly as possible.
The investigations were continued be
IOIc OOlu COHlnntteeS ana some OF the SuD-cOm
mttces, on the Both ult, the testimony being cor
roborative Of the evidence already given ON boil
sides The Rev. Elisha More and II. W. Burrel
| said. before the House Committee, they had beel
forced 10 burn Republican tickets, and hut for tn,
| in'ercession OF Mr.. Lacey, both would have beef
killed ii. j. Laner testified to the intimidation %
| cOlored Democrats and fraudulent registration o
| $50 in the Twelfth Ward of New Orleans: knew
OF Judge Dbble instruc!ns negroes to vot,
double ballO's AT Democratic polls. SO as to hav,
| them thrown out. Before the Senate Committee
| in the evening. Abraham Williams, aged sixty
| said he had voted the Democratic ticket to saw,
| his life, as he had been taken out of bed an(
| beaten.
Before the Senate Committee. on tn,
let. several colored witnesses testified 70 intimi
dation, and being forced to vote the Democratic
ticket. Col. Clayton stated that numbers Of col
orco people complained to him that they ha,
been driven from home for voting tn
Republic II ticket, or giving evidence; h
were pickle ed by Capt Burlington and the riff
| cubs on the day Of election. David Faulks les
| titled to his house having been fired into; he be
| lieved it was done by NEGROES. at the instgatol
| of white Republicans who wanted to incite tn
| whites to violence to get up bloody shirt story
groes to vote the Democratic ticket; many o
them wanted to- but feared the social ostracisu
| Of their own race. +. n. Desnoir testified
! that he lived with Capt. George Phillip
and DR.. Young were at home. as the witness ha
locked up their horses and had the key in hi
pocket. Before the House Committee, Wade
| Young and eight colored men testified a. to tn
| intimidation of cOlOred voters by Republicans
and corrOboratrd evidence previously given as +
and other means to secure that end