Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-09
GEOGRAPHIC.
Continuing the Inquest In
Louisiana.
A LITTLE LIGHT ON THE WITNESS
ANDERSON.
Preparing for the 18th in
Montreal.
DOMINION SOLDIERS DETAILED
FOR SERVICE.
RIOT AND BLoopsHED IN
PROSPECT.
tsPso1AL DIsrArcnEs TO rHs Coin Hill
DAILY NEws.l
RIOT AND sLoopsHEp IN
PROSPECT.
tsrso1AL DIGrArcnrs TO rHs Coin Hill
DAILY NEws.l
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the occurrences In. connection with An
dsrson's departure from the parish and
tho efforts 10 secure his return TO complete
registration. Under the law. registra-
ton closed nine days before election. An
dsrson did not return for three or four
days before the election. There were over
400 Democratic voters unregistered. 1
know Captain Desray. . prominent Re-
publican. who was consulted by negroes
- 70 their course. Desray. In converse
tion, told witness before election that 1t
was the purpose Of tho Republicans to
have NO ticket In the field so that the
parish could DO thrown out. Degrsy re-
fused 70 vote. saying II was no use, that II
was oil o farce. Witness stated that An.
derson, after completing the returns. re-
fused 10 sign them. but promised that hc
would sign them when he got to baton
| Rouge, on his way TO the city. II some OF
us would go with him. i went with him
In . carriage 10 Baton Rouge, where ho
| signed the returns under oath before .
justice OF the peace. Anderson said 10 was
mot necessary TO mako any protest, - the
| election Was peaceful and quiet. After
| siguing the returns ! paid Anderson be-
tween two and three hundred dollars.
Cyo...s,smined nv Mr.. Reed-Wltness
n.id Lnderson the Amount Of his voucher
an ! hin on tbs parish treasury. Up 10
IA / belonge 10 The Republican party {; I
lnov Csntsin Degrsy be Ia considered
Ia leading Repnbiic.n Of The parish he
| ,oid ma 10 Inform our friends that there
~.s M u.s voting th.t the vote would be
| ,brorn ont he hal known me a. 4 Re-
nrI,,Icsn'
Iohn nal M P..t PeIIc,.n, testiaed .
To ia = ,o,oI ,h. D.mocr,tic tictet. In
~ 7 ,o,.J : mised tIcLet. Prior 10 the
.%isction In IA Degr.v spoLe 10 me about
sc,inv 4. sonst.ble IN ,bs day OF election,
Bsfore election / saw D.grsy and Camp.
| bell |: they told me there would be no Iie.
| publlcan ticket In tho parish /; that this
wa 4 progrsmme agreed on down below,
meaning New Orlssns, I knew that
Deersy was In tho habit Of con.
quilting tho most prominent Republicans
| IN New Orleans. iIe was really tho head
| OF the Republican party IN the parish. /
WAS present when Packard and Lewis made
,peeches In tho parish, and when . Re-
publican sneaker was made to take back
what he had said,
Here . discusAion arose bet~ecn mem.
bers Of the committee, as TO whether C.
not the question Of intimidation should DO
gone into. II was decided In the negative.
John y. Lanier. Of East feliciana, testl-
fed: j knew tho leaders OF the itepnbli'
can party. From conversations with them
I inferred that they would not put any
ticket In the field. I had . convsrsation
with Anderson, who wanted his friend
| Nash put on the ticket for Congress. An.
derson said u this was done tho election
would DO all right. otherwise II would not.
The warrant oashed for Anderson after,
n =. mn. ill., =. :, ~ t,ce v,ina'
for tsIe.' Witness. i'm ,po TO a cues.
ton. submitted . copy Of tho indictment
found By, the grand Jury.
r,..s S vo'.u IT. S,. lard 10 manage,
and for tina, reason / went 70 Baton Rouge
with him. He refused to sign the returns
vlin.on. We pro onns ~. comnIa,. ~.
vork. without such payment. We paid
him out Of tho campaign fsnds. ! did
NOT consider mere was hymns .ro" NJ "a
Andsrsos for .bs purposo Of Inducing him
10 do wrong. heard Anderson say that
Colonel Patton furnished him Transports.
tion from New Orlespo 10 Bayou Sara.
NJ imnre..ion 4, th.t Apderson had for.
tei,.d bis LEGAL right 10 psyment by his
.-c.rn,.h .c,,on IN is.ving tbe nari,h be-
soro aomnis,ns rsuist,.tIon
IT, ". $780,. ~ 49, .nn,ic.tiop IN
oo.a. WnIirna rna.r .oc,,pns 10 ana
~ " sSs a%,ao,Ios I.w 70 h,,e .oms one
Nso ~ a.as."s ni..e men hs
a.'n..a }, n.1,orm nj. univ az sansr.
s;.n,
NJ, a,.,,sr Rad ,be ~,ec,ion. OF the law
%,,yin. A.. aovernor AUTHORITY 10 remove
sar csnss'
witness s,id that I'm "a ths negroes
votsd simo.t solidly for the Republicans.
Tn IN ,hav vo,sd tba democratic ticket.
rboms: MoWillisms icolored) testified 4.
In "a the Republican majority WAS about
400. but In our Parish several Democrats
we're elected 10 Parish Offices. There was
q split In the Parish. but tho Republican
STATE ticket received about 800 majority.
Jessie Harrison (colored) OF East Felici.
ma, testified that Prince Jones, who lives
Al jackson, told him that Captain Butler,
q Republican, before tho election came to