The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-22

INTIMIDATION IN gKLIcIASA.
Finally the discussion closed anu the examin alton
OF the witness JonKs was resumed. lie went 70
testify To terror and Intimidation the parish
OF East Fellciana, about hundreds oi people having
and taking refuge 10 New Orleans and about
puDl,cans daring 10 vote tbs epubhcan ticket be-
cause they ala not mink IL healthy 10 do SO.
He said that James f. Anderson told MIN
(~non no came TO Now Orleans during the rcgstra-
tiou) that tnero was perfect reign oil terror IN the
parish and that no bad been unable get any 10
enter into republican ORGANIZATIONS; his own 0Dser-
vation was that tberc Was not republican vote
IN tho parish, and that the republicans were
thoroughly iutndated that they ala not dare TO
Tor fear OF their lives In this connection the wit
ness produced petition signed IN April, 1876, by
residents OF the parish OF East Fclicana TO General
Augu reciting murders and outragcs perpttratcd In
the parish, and asking him 10 supply military protec
ton.
ANDERSON coSrRApIcrxp.
He denied that Anderson had ever told him that no
could not make a protest against The election. He
testified abou. the $3.50 when Anderson had received
IN Baton Rouge anu said that 10 paid n draft
the democratic candidate tor district udgo
by The chairman OF tho Democratic Slate Committee
III Now Orleans.
IL was intima,ed, however, by Mr.. Mcmahon that
the draft IN question was signed by Governor kellogg
and endorsed by tho State Supervisor, Mr.. nahn.
The witness also testified 10 The All swearing
by Anderson oil tho protest (which Anderson said he
had not sworn tol lie saia that Anderson had como
up ia carriage 10 his house aud asked him 10 accom-
pany him 10 Marshal Pitkin's oice whore that docu
ment was, as ne wanted 10 consult with hin ABOUT It.
They went 10 tho nnrshas office anu read over the
protest, sentence by sentence, and he then advised
ANDERSON To sign H. as he said nothing IN u winch lao
could not sign Ihcy discussed o the points IN
the protest ana finally Anderson concluded
10 sign II aud ud sign IL before Judge
Hugh j. Campbell aud sworc 70 Il; three TOUR days
alter Anderson wan ed MIN 10 make affidavit that
he (Anderson) was intoxicated when he signed tho
protest and did not know wnat he was signing;
Anderson did not actually claim that he had been
drunk NJ the time, aud nc had not been; the witness
refused 10 make any such statcmcnt several months
alter Anderson came 10 MIN aud wanted nm To make
q statement that he had never made any protest
against the election IN East feiicaua and that every
thing that parish had been quiet and posceabe at
the election; Anderson had paper written out to
that elect, when the witness refused 10 sign, ho
had already mauc an atIidavit TO the contrary.
lie also Testified I'm answer to q question as TO
whether Anderson had ever said any ,ning TO him
about making money out OF his position officer
oil electioD that Anderson stated 10 him at different
times That tho democrats mad made propositions or
oilers 10 him, ana that he thought ne could make
pretty good thing out Of he Anderson) said that
Major Burke onered to give him several thousand
dollars and position "a he would 20 back pro-
test; that he saiu, was alter the protest had been
signed.
THE SHERMAN LKTTER.
Witness was then inquired OF AS TO the truth OF
Anderson's statement that he and Weber had
occasion shown him the sherman letter. Witness de
that any such thing had taken place. SAID he
had never seen such letter or knew anything OF
such a document az that time; tins hrst time that
he know 0i such letter was on Tho 0tn VI jan