New-York tribune., 1879-01-23
IHE FR1UDS ~ THE SOUTH.

WITNESSES oN BOTH SIDES FXA'UNED AT CHARLES
ToN-ruE SPECIAL REPORTS TO THE TRIBUNE
LAST NOVEMBER FRESHLY CONFIRMED.
CHARLESTON, :. c., Jan. 22.-Ihe Teller Com
mittee resumed IT. inyesti CATION this morning.
L " P.Uckncv colored minister. and a Republican.
tcot6ed to the existence OF three organizations OF
red shirts in Williamsburg County. He also gave an
account OF the interference with a Repa3Hcan
meeting at White Oak at which Mr. SwAils was
c,ptlrc,i and taken to Kingstree by Democrats. He
va Ions. account ot the election at k.ngstrec stat
lrg tnat the Democrats refused the United
states supervisor admission 10 the polls aud
in the evening captured the baot-oox and
stunei IT, IIe also related his personal experiences say
iu that the red-shir- were hunting him. aut had dug
a grave FOR him. He described his arrest on the
charge Of perjury made By Democrats as Kidnapping.
and gave detailed account Of his being beaten and
threatened The examination, however. elcited
the fact that these latter the consequences OF per-
sonal difficulties.
John " Freeman lcoorcd Republican Supervisor ~
the Palmetto Engine House testified thar the arrest Of
Democratic voter by hIs order for repeating resulted
IN witness bein: knocked down and kicked.
but rhe intervention Of the Democrats saved
hul from more serious injury. When he returned
10 the poing-ndre ho fosni thar his polst was gone
Ip to that time % votes were pocd ana about two
hours ter wncn the polls closed the total vote proved
F., be over $500 witness saw Democratic TISSUE bal
bov when il was opened. Witness number Of per-
sons vote tissue tickets lie knew Of no oStracsm ot
,olorcd Democrats by Republicans and thought the g.
tracsm was Just the other way
Atthe close OF the examination of this witness the hal
lotboxts were opened by the committee and no ballots
were found IN the noX used at the Palmetto Engine
House and at tvO other polls one box examined,
and the whole were then given To committee Of Rrpuh.
Ius and Democrats l,r examination ANA report ~ tO
tie number aHd KIND 90 ballots therein.
{, " Green co.olcll, Eepublc,n dcputy-mar-hal NJ
,b p,lratto Engine House testified 10 the :h IN
which Freeman was struck. The bailot-boN when
opcued was half ful Of tissue ballots The witness
STAYED at the poll m;ti the count was FINISHED
in the morning, and fGll SIZE Demo
r,,io ballots with tissue tlcket- folded mp I'm item.
in tbc box Pretty nearly all the tissue tickets We're
-,ut up IN that There were h"ir ballots lH re
box tnan names the p"iI>t, and on ot thc Demo
~t'. .r,. was at work ~ irOughogt tl. % Kit adding
lyul., - tie pol.-.l,t 10 make The uun1"., agree
Z - C4thclri. white Democrat testified mai hc vas
,t tb. Palmetto Engine House nearly all election DAY.
Wh.n tur gl uccjIrcd Freeman, thc ~htrN~uf Md-
~.'e"tr r, D-nocrtt.. Green, ptrFl"I' "lh'-- ai'
marshal proclaimed himself D"mo, rat, ant
- a. itluk that ". iI.,s uut him iH chair to sleep,
iIr du ' coidrad people rotea th, Democratic ticket
ami tissue urayt was yoicd o.' ~ May =" ~ ~
Engine House. Coiur.d men toi witness lhdt means
must bc furnished 0t voting secret y! AMI Ae ave tem
{, D. Bfyan PIE, de;t % the Democracy Of the First
Ward. testified mat only tire ti-G. ilthe7 VIZ ho,u
Palmetto Engine House, Or MarA~t Ilt, IL ne Ih0I
Vri to vote in u,-gueuce ~ tho crowd al his pO.
on, co'arrd brought mp tmrIY-hNe colpreu nlril
- vot, the D,uocrac ticket Oth"r color@l men t"ii
him Ia. ir churches wouid not allow turm TO VOC IA"
T,.Iun.i;Itic ticket. and they desired 10 conceal
iLe me- The witness declared that intimidation 0t
.nl,r,d Democrats by negroes no previous elr'-
mons had been common. Witness dd not
tuoo. Of rnio,cd Democrats being killed for vo.ns
such ticket but knew OF white men ed while pr
teci.n- coiorod men. Nc had h'aii ~ cannon p'lS
l to unitical ierrIlss ~ l-1~. bat only sliut
I'M, pIru.sns and knew mat ~ prcvor. elections the
sod T-
t;,, a M, ,rfl- fie sad that Charles now hat
rr bpv OF cJ oTCi militia a. ne rgintL'G nv the Demo
,rsts tD4n could De- found ia any othci city OF the
Union
Adjourned uutIl Tomorrow.