The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-09

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He used to get letters from Gov. Packard anf
Gov. Kellogg. 'oS
Mr.. Reed then proceeded to question will
ness as to the intimidation In the parish. and
| particularly the murder Of John Gair.
Mr.. Blackburn then raised the point that II
| was not within the scope of the COMMITTEES n
inquire into acts occurring before the last
| election ''
| RELATIVE TO INTIMIDATION, ETC.
Mr. Reed said that he wanted that question
settled 0o7'ioh
Mr.. Stenger said that he had received a 10.
Ter rom the chairman of the committee
! IPotterl IN which he referred to Rhermanis
letter. He did not think the question nd.
n1is5ihit fit7T ;ttftii eff.tiiifetli 4 wv.
MI. .; >. Lanier-I live In the parish of
East Eeiiciana and have lived their since the
t tall q ls6I; ! am planter there and clerk Of
the District Court. have been forI1ve years.
am very well acquainted with Can't. De-
Gray. He is very prominent, active man in
the Republican party. He was In the narish
when moved there N'A -'4'
only heard 1t by hearsay about a plan NOT
TO put any Republican ticket In the field III
the last election, From conversation had
with Anderson inferred that such was going
to be the case. He told me that he was sat
ls1ied the Democrats were going to
CARRY THE PARISH.
He wanted to know whether some arranpa-
who was running for Congress. I think The
name was Nash. He intimated the election
would be good If he got in
| remember about the contribution Of
money. to pay Anderson. Judge McVea came
to me to contribute. and rel,letantly did On
The warrant given Anderson had been Maid
into the parish as taxes for the amount OF its
lace knew Thomas III. jerks.
Mr.. Stenger then called the attention Of
Witness WI 70 the testimony given by jerks in
Washington, relative TO his default to the
State for taxes.
| have looked among the papers of the
court and | find an indictment on file there
against 7. H. jerks. He denies 1t In his tes
timony in Washington. Witness here pro-
of $4,000, whilst acting as tax
collector OF the parish OF East Feliciana.
L found on the minutes of the District
Court OF June II, 1872, an Indictment
FOR ENCOURAGEMENT
but 1t was noEte prosecuted the same dav. 7 |
do not know that Fisk, the district attorney. |
was Q Republican. Judge Posey was the
The second indictment was nolte prosecuted |
The same day. There is not any charge against |
4. i. jerks. There is civil suit against 4. |
H. jerks and his sureties for his delinquency |
Is tax collector L saw no Indictment in the
records against l.. b. jerks.
Delee reealled-The vote on the State ticket |
a 1874 was majority of 600 or 800 for the
Republican nominees. There were several
Democrats elected over the Republican nomi-
gees.
Jesse Harrison, sworn, says: live In the
own OF Clinton, and have been living there
or ten years. / was active in 1875 In
politics. made campaign speeches in that
year for Nichols, Tilden and the Democratic
ticket. / made several-some in the town of
Clinton and some in the fourth ward. / heard
tfter the election that there was no ticket in
he field at Feliciana. A member of the Leg
common rumor. / got information also be-
ore the election from q colored man named
Prince Jones. He told me that Capt. Butler,
Republican. said not to go to the polls II he
wanted toSote the Democratic ticket.
The committee in the absence of Collector
smith, adjourned until to-day at II o'clock.