Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-01-03
LOUISIANA.
The Testimony Before the Senate and House
Committees.

The Reign or Terror In the State as Described
by Witnesses-Demoeratic Intimidation
to Capture Colored Voters.
NEW ORLEANS, December 22.-The
first witness called before the Senate
Committee Friday was
WILLIAM P. HARDY.
He said: Resided in Louisiana since
1868; previously resided in Covington,
Ind; graduated from the Louisville
law school; had held various offices in
Louisiana; is now District. Attorney
pro tenn. of Ouachita parish, and Re-
publican; entered the federal army as a
war Democrat; was candidate for parish
Judge of Ouachita parish at the last
election; the canvass was interrupted by
the ASSASSINATION of Bernard 81. Dink-
grave; was only resumed when conf
dence was somewhat restored by the
presence of United States soldiers.
Robert Logan threatened Dinkgrave
that unless he desisted from or aniz-
ing Republican party he would be
killed. Dinkgrave was bold, brave
man, and paid little attention to the
threats. BE was killed on Wednesday.
Dinkgrave called ON witness on the
Saturday previous to his assassination,
stating that he had seen armed men
proving about Chief Justice Lud-
ding's house, where he lived;
wished witness to see him home;
procured double barreled shot
gun, but witness wife induced both to
remain in town; did not go; on Wed
nesday saw Dinkgravs ride past to his
dinner; heard the report of gun
shortly after; saw his body afterward
The assassination greatly depressed the
Republicans; they believed they were
all in danger. Knew James Thomas;
he was colored Republican, and was
assassinated. Knew Primus johnson,
also colored Republican, who was as
sassinated. Went, as District Attorney,
to take the dying declaration OF Eaton
Logwood, and saw Johnson's body.
Was acquainted with Fred. Byman,
who was found IN the river, with buck
shot in his back. He was colored
Republican. Col. Clayton had sent
detachment Of men with witness when
he went to Logwood's, who was an in
dustrious, hard working man. Henry
BurtilI, colored, leIated to witness the
circumstances of his being shot. Henry
Clay was shot at, but missed. and VIM
Lewis and Spencer Dickinson were
shot at the same time. Ed. Hathaway,
q Texan, did the shooting. In
vestigated the shooting of George
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other Democrats interfered with witness
in this investigation. Morand Richards
was hung, but taken down. This in
formation WAS given ne as public
officer. George Robertson entered
complaint that his house had been fred
into, and he was driven from his home.
Aaron Turner Geo. Bradley. Ned Nc
Hill, Andrew Harris and Lee Pool,
were driven to the plantation of J. S.
Swan. Witness advised Logwood that
he should defend himself in his own
house. Mr.. Miller, Democrat, told
witness he must not give such advice to
niggers. On the Gath of August Re-
publican meeting at Dinkgrave's
Schoolhouse, which witness addressed,
was broken up by armed Democrats.
Witness and CIncineros ana Grady
were waited on and advised to instruct
negroes not to fire into houses; refused,
as they would consider advice an
admission that previous orders
had been given on the subject. Heard
Col. John McEnrey make a violent
speech in Monroe, said Hackford was
thief; knew of no case where Demo
crat was killed; prosecuted negro roust-
abouts for asssulting steamboat man
during strike; was with Judge
Caldwell conducting the poll
box to Grady schoolhouse, as
election officers, and was stopped by
pickets of Capt. Theobold's company.
Judge Caldwell demanded to know by
what authority public officers were
halted on the public highway. George
Phillips aud Wells replied, Sc By order
of Capt. Theobod;" finally drove on
without harm; saw force Of mounted
armed white men in the woods close by.
At that poll colored men were not
allowed to vote the Republican ticket.
Colored men assembled in Monroe to
vote; Mayor Endorn, Democrat, issued
q proclamation warning colored men to
dispense to their wards; that they would
be afforded every opportunity to vote
as they pleased. Mayor Endorn came
to witness Office in the night, excited,
with some proclaim ations endorsed on
the back, $50 to hell with your proc
lamations. We don't want peace"
Told Endorn be did wrong in not taking
the name of the man who handed it to
him.
Previous to the organization of rifle
clubs the reputation of Walter Logan
and Tidwell was good; am not sure that
any of the men who halted us we're at
this poll, but there were strangers there
Tom Howard, 8 colored Democrat, was
assaulted by colored Republicans; wit
ness prose outed them, and three were
sent before the court. Mr. Stubbs, a
Democrat, informed witness that Gen
Nichols told McEnery that he would
refuse to further canvass the state il
McEnery repeated his violent speeches.
Would make representation to Demo
cratic State Central Committee. White
people brought their families to Monroe
from the nelghborhood where houses
were shot into, in apparent alarm. Ad-