The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-18

chilled on by party and asked 10 resign.
cannot say whether they were hepuDlcans or
Democrats; they were sort OF wishy-wasliy.
dol. Powers was Mt their head; he was O. Re
1,iblican, Bob Mcclellan was one; he was a
Democrat. They demanded my resignation,
They left me notice. ! heard they were com
ing. and went out. ] asked Gov. WiCkliffe
and LAWYER Leek what would be the best
fhinp for me to do under the circumstances.
They gave me their advice in writing, 1t wns
handed TO me on the morning / left for the
city. brought 1t down to Gov. Kellogg.
The secretary here read an extract from the
West Feliciana Ledger, containing 9 copy OF
the letter previously verified by witness as
correct. The letter advised him to resign
provided that Jos. 7. Newsham was not likely
To be appointed to his place.
EXAMINATION RESUMED.
TO Mr.. Steuger-T wish TO
CORRECT A STATEMENT.
IL was In 1875 when / was asked to resign.
see by that letter / was mistaken In saying 1t
was 1874. ] did not resign. | was in West
Feiciana during the election. Some few col
ored men joined Democratic clubs voted
the Republican ticket. The day after the
election was asked by Theodore Bakewell to
make an affidavit in regard to the election,
that 1t was fair md peaceable. ! did not do
1t. / was summoned to New Orleans and
mado an affidavit.
Witness was here shown and identified his
affidavit.
10 Mr. Stenger-I made the affidavit Of my
own accord. The statements are true, and
made them.
Mr.. Stenger read n portion Of the affidavit.
Witness--Thpre were armed bodies Of men
In the parish Democrats-int Re-
publicans. cannot say who were the leaders,
Mr.. Stenger-Well, you say, then, the atti-
davit is correct Have you any statement TO
make In connection with il 2 Look at it.
Witness latter examinationl lit is correct,
sir; just as made It.
Mr.. Stenger-You had no conversation with
any one previous to making it?
A.--No, sir; did not. | did not write 1t
TO Gov. Cox-I went to West Feiciana in
1870 and it was my home in 1876. The invi-
tatlon 70 resign my office is signed by Robert
WieklifTe, Chas. Fischer, w. w. Leek and s.
j. Powell; they were all Democrats. / served
the term Of two years.
j. Hunter Collins, whom they wanted mp
pointed, was q Democrat. The J. 7. New
sham they did not want was q relative Of the
WeberB. understood he had praCticed as u
lawyer. / think on election hay there were
troops at Bayou Sara about thrBe-quafters
Of O mile from st, FranCisville. Major Bas-
comb, think, commanded the troops at
Bayou Sara. Theodore Bakewel the day
after the election, came to me and said there
were number Of gentlemen who wanted to
see me. ] went with him and met four or five
gentlemen. Gov. Wickliffe was one and Mr..
Howell was another, and there was printer.
/ don't know his name. The printer told me
he wanted me to make q statement. He
showed me one He wanted me to sign 1t.
told them would sign 1t after dinner. / said
II as an excuse. went off and lett the place.
There was deputy marshal there ut the
time, His name was jim Casey. ] was at
the Custom House almost every day after
came 10 the city. Witnesses summoned there
were placed On the stand and examined. They
told what they knew and their statements
were taken down. Mr.. Hagins, u clerk In the
office of J. q. A. Fellows, took down my state
ment. The affidavit is correct.
Mr.. Cox here called on the secretary to
read the affidavit.
1t contained statements Of intimidation and
The killing Of two colOred men, and the whip
ping OF two and running them out Of their
parish; because Of these proceedings and
because they valued their lives and those of
their families, the colored men voted the
Democratic ticket.
The name Of one Of the men who was killed
as stated In the affidavit, was J. Hunt, and
when the secretary had concluded reading
the document, witness said:
THERE Is SOMETHING WRONG THERE,
Idon't know that name of j. Hunt.
Mr.. Cox suggested that 1t was HuntanOff.
Witness Looking at the name)-I don't
know 1t; think 1t must have reference to a
young boy who was killed near Bayou Sara.
He was whipped and killed, but the men who
Z did 1t were afterwards tried before the court;
think / must have referred to that.
Mr.. C0x--You understood it at the time,
though.
Mr.. Cox-And with this exception you are
positive it Is correct?
A. Yes, sir. / know Weber; he was recog-
nized Us the white leader of the Republicans
OF the parish. / have had conversations with
him about the condition of the parish; he
never expressed any other views OF the cOndi-
ton OF affairs than are conveyed by my aflida-
Wit Duncan, the man who testified yester-
day, gave me to understand that he came
down here to testify to intimidation His
affidavit was made in the same manner in
which mine was. / have met with Weber
since his return from Washington several
times at his room. | have seen Mr.. St Mar
tin there / have seen ArmStead and Duncan
there and a colored man named Clark. We
had general conversation about the sit
uation.
Mr. Cox-Well. now want you to tell me
exactly what occurred, and what was said
during these conversations.
Witness-Well, / don't think, Mr.. Chair
man, have to answer that question 1t is
improper
Mr.. Blackburn Certainly it is; certainly 1t
is.
Mr.. Stenger-Is what! improper
Mr.. Blackburn-No, proper; certainly it is
proper.
Mr.. Stenger-It Is q proper question and
YOU must answer it.
Witness-Well, we had some conversation
about the way we had suffered and the condi-
ton Of the country.
Mr.. Cox-I would rather that you would
give me the conversation as 1t occurred what
one said and what another said.
Witness-Well, / don't know that can re-
member exactly. / understood that they had
concluded to go back on their atldavitS made
In the Custom House; that they thought it
would be better under the circumstances.
suppose they proposed to do it for a consid-
GRAFTON.
Mr.. Cox-Were any considerations offered
you?
Witness-Under the circumstances donot
think II, WOl1U hn
Mr.. COx-Yes, sir; but want you to con-
tinue.
Mr.. Stenger-Oh, yes; go on, go on.
Witness twisting uneasily In his chair and
looking at Weber, who sat almost directly
opposite him on the other side Of the table,
Under the circumstances 1t embarrasses me
don't think / should relate what occurred
/ must decline to answer.
Mr.. Stenger-You must answer the ques-
tion, sir. We want 1t understood that the
Democrats on this committee desire answered
every question which Gov. Cox may ask.
Witness-Well,