The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-21
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WOULD HAVE BWOKH To AhsNfAlNa EASh
al the time 10 back up the party"
who examined him further on MS Iestiml22hy
before the Howe comm tee Dae . eas,.s0
| the only additional statement that pFessur9
had been brought to bear on MIN o9Iofo " mons
| on the stand that book containing printed
and be was Instructed to read Il over and over
80 that he would know what his at1daYlb WaS
and could back 1t up.
/ Dir. BLACKBURN concluded his tnteErogHtoEleb
with the following one: ...x
Q.-Then it Is fact that the mateTial
statements In your affidavit, and before the
Howe committee, are Incorrect, are not tTuo
| Alt Is a FACT they we're not true.
AMY MITCHELL. (ooIloREDD SWORN.
James. Year Before last was ssY living In West
killed In that parish lived d seven tS Of eight
miles from Bayou Sara. made an affidavit In
the Custom House. The people made me make
| It. / don't know who the people were. Capt.
jerks brought me down to the city. do not
Enow who wrote the affidavit.
| tMr. s enger read the affldavitl
! Witness said: That affldF Wit was wrong; the
| folks made me say those things heard shoot
Ing outside Of my house one night and woke
| and run off. | came back and found my hus-
band was not In the house, and then looked
| for him in the fields. l found him shot; but
| don't know who shot him.
The affidavit contained a statement Of the
| affair to the effect, that witness was awakened
by crowd of men coming to her door. that they
called on her for light, that after she had gok
ont Of J9 an sdioinIne a room beaf him with tsr
pistols and shot him; that witness recognized
one Of the men to be- Chas. Barrow. that after
| they shot her husband they made her come out
| and drag his body in the house,
Mr.. Stsneer questioned witness about each
| one OF these statements, and she said That none
| of them were true, that
| THOSE PEOPLE MADE ME SAY THOSE THINGS
but they are not true, the folks toll me to tell
son19sthiIng, dept remember what they we're.
1 TO Mr.. Cox-f have never been back TO West
/ Feiciana since the death Of my husband The
| night OF the killing OF my husband, we went TO
bed at the usual time. Iheard shots and woke
up. and found my husband had gone. Inever
When found my husband In the field, Iasked
him. Ike, what is the natterY and 9.tr Be SAID;
you come out Of the house7" He said, "Icame
out when you we're asleep" After got him
into the house, asked him what made him re
| out OF the house and who shot him. and he told
me Don't talk to me: don't bother me" He
never told either me or my sister. who was with
ny husband was. killed on Wednesday,. and
on Friday, while | was at Bayou Sara ne.
He took me to the Cont Hotel. Z staid there
two months, Mr.. jerks told me be- yould. pay
my beard don't kn2w that t ~ ne did pay Z:
saw him for some time after the killing. Mr..
jerks did not say anything to ms more TRAN
/ sent for me. never saw the Governor. / don't
know who sent for me to come to the CUSTOM
House. Mr., Jenksdid not come to see me while
was at the hotel II was three weeks after / go5
down here before went to the Custom House.
/ came down here this time day before ysgter-
day, Andrew Duncan brought me down from
ct, James. Nobody has told me what to say 70
this committee.
the Howe committee: She admitted having
given the testimony, but said that 1t was not
true. There we're other portions which she
To M. Stenger-I never heard the first af1-
TO Mr.. Blaekburn-T never told the commit
tee some OF the things which Mr.. Cox read TO
me.
REILLY NoFIIsss
(col0red), sworn.
TO Mr. Stenger-I live in st. James parish
IN West te Felicia Feliciana. was Republican. i know
Of colOred men having joined Democratic clubs.
know Of meetings being held. know OF one
there; tthere was right smart Of them there:
there were more eolored than white.
After the election | went doTa on the coast to
work. About ton days after vas summoneq
f0 vent 70 1sf he Custom HOUSE. made
. some answers to questions, but don't know
that made an affidavit.
pounded to witness at the time he went TO the
( Custom House and his alleged answers TO the
8 same were read by Mr. Stenger to witness. and
), by the same gentleman questions on the subject
were put to Witness,
Witness said in reply, that there were many
I answers attributed to him which be had not
made The whole subject matter OF the inter-
rOgatorfes was q certain visit which Witness had
received from pity OF men in 1876. and q
/ particular point was made In his answers, i'd
] reported and read. on his recognition Of halt 9
= dozen OF the men in the party-~prOEai n6nt
2 Democrats Of the parish. whose names were
0 given.
Stenger, denied having given the names. and
/ said be had not recognized any OF the men and
a nq tbs sn eS any 5a q tbs sm wag
about Niger club to kill white people. and
they tried to force witness t. tell Witness also,
). having made many other, in fact every other
o i'm portant statement attributed 70 hing.
y Iican ticket On election day In West Feiieiana.
| / do not know Of any colored men being forced
9 TO join Democratic clubs. When was at tho
y Custom House answering the d1esttons there
% was q man standing behind me, and ne had
d more to say than had. Wh&t ne satd was out
q TO Mr.. C6x-I do not rer1efiber what the man
|. behind me said. Some ofthe names mentioned
9i d F not know D5 them. aiteTwards came down
70 here and went before a committee in January
10 do not remember what the committee was.
Q Now. II 1t was to turn ogt that before the SEM
n t22 same order 1R sd dst a The same CIR
Q eumstances, what would you say?
it Al would say, as say now, that
IDIDNoT Know THE NAMES
= and never gave theug
stances 2 sttendant Oh tS Visit q the men % 6ig
4 home. Mr.. Cox read the printed report Of the
testimony Of witness before the senate com
II given the names. It Is impossible" he said.
q FOR me 10 have given them. for did not know
:. them" He then denied having made MANS
70 other statements to the committee with which
O. the report credited him.
2. After each denial Mr.. Cox would ask Whas
made you tell the Senate COMMITTEES sol" aud
8. the witness would inyariabiy reply. didn't tel
~ the Senate committee So" This Waa repeated
Va 80 often, and the witness 80 persistently re-
turned exactly the same answer. with
n the same accumulation. and with the same into.
ut nation of voice. that 1t got the crowd In the lob
r, By the officers Of the committee and even the
ne members Of the committee with the exception
OF of Mr. Cox, who was as sober as Judge" IL
g. nuita a good bDnnor
TO NJ. S6engsr-If had made the statements
IS which the gentleman tMr. Cox hiss read 70 ms
d: they would be- false, but did not make them
1g I was told by a man in the Custom House wheE
3d went there that II I told all knew would BE-
50 - Hen caro- ~ waa fold that they wanted the
r. affidavit to help the Republican patty.
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