Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-01-12
A SUGGESTION BY MR.. MOODY.
THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES

Louisiana.
The Investigating committees heard tesu-
mony from Ouachita, Livingston, East Baton
Rouge and New Orleans on the I'd. Cliff (col-
ored) testified to the murder of Gair and gave
the names of eight Of the perpetrators; wit
ness and johnson buried the body, and ohm
son had afterward been carried off by armed
men and never seen since; witness house had
been burned and his wife and children driven
of. Other witnesses testified to the
fairness of the election and the absence of
intimidation. The Tax-Collector Of Liv-
ingston testified that his affidavit appearing
in Sherman's report was prepared at the
New Orleans CustomH House and made him
say things he knew nothing about.
Heron (Rcpublican) testified before the
Senate committee on the Sd thathe had been
captured by a band OF armed men and
whipped; after the whipping they said they
had mistaken their man. Other witnesses
testified to cases of violence and intimida-
tion in East Baton Rouge and in Ouachita.
Several witnesses testified before the House
committee to the intimidation of colored
Democrats by men of their own color in st..
Tammany and Concordia Parishes. By a
party vote the committee reported President
Orton, of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, to the House as in contempt in
refusing TO answer a subpoena.
Chief-Justice Ludeling, OF the Louisiana
Supreme Court, testified before the Senate
Oh inc 4Ill us 10 Jnc RtUGTbl III
timidation Of colored Republicans in Qua
chita, and said his nephew, DR.. Dinkgrave,
was killed, he believed, by members of the
Democratic party for organizing the Re-
publican party; he also believed Others were
killed on account of their politics. The Su-
peryisor of Ouachita testified that the pro-
test and affidavits accompanying his returns
were prepared in New Orleans. One wit
ness testified that the Republican negroes
were intmidated and others that there was
a peaceable election and no intimidation.
Before the Senate subcommittee, Lieut..
Roe, Third Infantry, stationed at Baton
Rouge, testified that he knew Of no intimi-
dation.
Judge Dibble, of the Republican State
Committee, testified before the House com
mittee that the statement that he had in
structed Republicans to delay the voting OF
Democrats and told the negroes to vote
double tickets was false; believed the terror
ism had the effect of giving an unnatural
colored vote to the Democrats.
Van Hauten testified before the House sub
committee that the affidavit accompanying
the Tangihapa returns, saying Williams
house was burned and he forced to leave,
was untrue, Williams being then Ia the
Penitentiary.
Nothing particularly new was elected by
the investigating committees on the 9th,
Gorham, District-Attorney of Natchitoches,
testified that he never knew he was candi-
date till after the election; he did not live in
the ~ tri~t as the law required; thought the
Rep'i licf sYote had been diminished 10, 900
by tho disturbances. English (colored), OF
New Orleans, was discharged, he supposed,
for voting the Republican ticket. Lombard,
of Livingston Parish, testified that the cleo
tion was peaceable and quiet; said the affi-
davit made that witness had inundated
colored voters was false.
Harrell, planter of East Felciana, testi-
l. g..
to Intimidation of the colored people; he
would have been afraid of his life had he
voted the Republican ticket. Law (colored)
Had left the parish before the last election
through fear; had been threatened and his
store set on fire; witness narrated the killing
of Gair and other acts of violence.
Kullin, of East Baton Rouge, testified before
the Senate subcommittee that the only in
timidation practiced was by colored Repub
licans; the Returning Board had returned him
as elected TO an office, but he declined to ac
cept il as he was not elected. Foster (col
ored): The election was quiet and peacea
BILE; voted the Democratic ticket. Billupf
(colored): Saw fifty colored men marched
to the polls by white men and voted the
Democratic ticket. Eliza Beechum (col
ored): Her husband was taken of
by masked men last August and she haC
never seen him since. Haines (colored)
Knew of the hanging of Martin, Foster
Lewis and Rhodes; was ordered to dig
grave for the first two; saw them hanging
BILE; EAnis and Carter, who were shot, liyet
on his place; the former told him h
was shot by negroes and gave their names
Before the House committee Washington
of Orleans, testified that he voted the Dem
ocratic ticket and had been assaulted by nj
teen colored Republicans. Mcdonald testi
fed to the intimidation of Republicans
Porche testified to fraudulent registration
and that the colored people were enthusias
| tic in the Democratic cause.