The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-17
THE TELLER COMMITTEE
DRAWING TO A CLOSE SOMETHING
ABOUT THE ELECTION In
THIS CITY.
Ninth Day.

| 1t Is probable the Teller Committee will CLOSE
its investigation in this city to-day. as the Dem
ocratic witnesses from Natchitoches. whose
testimony will close the proceedings, will nc
doubt arrive In time to testify to-day.
The committee reassembled yesterday at !
o'clock.
A. BRYAN tcoLoBED).
was. the first witness on the stand-Am a resi-
dent OF Tensas parish. Am a State. Senator
something Of the mauner IN which the election
was conducted. The Republican lenders were
warned against putting ticket In the field and
ADVISED that u one was put M 1t would be con
sidered declaration OF war. Witness was
b I'm called on by committee M who gave
70 esrry the that tney
one got In the way they would move him out
Of l.
failure to hold the Republican convention. be
cause of the quarantine at St.tJoseph
Witness was visited on the night before the
supporting the Bland ticket In opposition to the
Democratic ticket He denied 1t and was re.
leased after being threatened and made to
ticket. He did vote the ticket because he
feared II he did not keep his promise they
would carry out their threats. Recognized
Messrs. Buckner and Handsboro In the party.
The committee who called upon him prior to
the convention was composed of T. L. Whince.
Caryi,,e Goldman and L. o. Saxon.
the grand jury. but have not as yet testified.
MR.. wM. A. DELL
was next placed on the stand-Have resided in
New Orleans for forty years have never taken
o very active part In politics. was at one time
chairman OF a Democratic convention which
met here. was one Of number Of gentlemen
who deemed u advisable and necessary to pur-
fly the ballot-box. We were Of the opinion that
our organization would draw to itself all the
elements opposed to the Bourbon Democracy
but az 1t proved. we were unsuccessful. We
knew that the party politics were run by ward
bummers. and there was no chance of a fair ex-
preston of opinion. We thought that the poll
tics Of the city were about to get into the hands
OF bad men. and that they would give us bad
city government
We asked Tor representation at the polls. but
were told that they did not recognizes us as a
party. They, however. said they might give us
representation. and subsequently did appoint a
number OF gentlemen who were totally unfa-
miliar with the business, and number of them
were very old. Permission to appoint substi-
tutes was asked but no attention was paid to It.
The impression Is that the count was fraudu-
lent. but Of this we have no proof that know Of
There is an impression that large number of
votes were cast by persons not entitled to vote
and quite number OF white and colored men
eomplained that their names had been stricken
from the rolls. Mr. Walker knows consider
ably more about the matter than | do. Have
read bis Testimony o. reported by the press
and think It correct. The election was peace.
able and uuiet-ds quiet as any ever held In
New Orleans. ! saw no intimidation at the
polls.
ANDREW PAYNE (coLoRHDl
Was resident Of Pointe Coupee last year
The first body of armed men / heard of In the
parish was the regulators, who invited the col
ored men to join them saying It was for the
good of the people generally. Was invited to
Join. Was told the purpose was to stop cattle
stealing and cotton stealing and to regulate the
affairs of the parish Had u crop of corn. and
the fence around my place was imperfect |
went to the man from whom rented my place
and asked him what should do. He told me to
notify everybody. and If the hogs again came
into my field to shoot them. 1 did shoot two
and a man to whom one of them belonged
threatened to fix me-to shoot me. He passed
my house several times afterwards with gun
on his shoulder. was advised to go away, as
he was going to kill me, and left
When he was trying to get out of the parish
was met by one Anderson, who demanded his
pass and said that niggers could not be prow-
ing around the parish. Anderson said Jones.
the colored Representative, had been driven
out. and examined witness carpet bag. Left
horse. wagon, COW. calf. crop. plows and things
OF that kind Saw the 1--WE colored men who
were hung on the fourth Of June.
To MIR. Garland-Lett Pointe Coupee parish
about the tenth or eleventh of July. Was no
politician. and the whites always allowed me to
sneak free with them and were very friendly
with me. Mr. Foster was the party who threat
ened me. He always carried his gun when he
went out,
The committee took recess until o'clock
and at that time the expected witnesses not
having arrived. took q recess until O'Clock this
morning.
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