The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-29
THE BLAINE INVESTIGATION.
CONTRADICTORY TESTIMONY ABOUT THE SOUTH
CAROLINA ELECTION.


CHARLESTON, Jan. 2S 1879.
Before the Teller Committee to-day William Riley
icoiored republican. from Barnwell. testified that
the night before the election he taken from his
house by band of white and coored men, tied to
tree and severely beaten because he republican
Carolina Hopkins (colored), republican, from the
same county testified that he surrounded at the
polls by white and colored democrats and all the
publican tickets taken from him; the colored demo-
Gratis We're worse than the white Ones and some of
them told him he ought to be hung or drummed out
of the country.
Frederick Nox. colored republican. from the same
county. testified that the democrats prevented him
from holding precinct meetings to organize his
party; that he assaulted by democrats at the
meeting at Blackvle October IL. who insisted on
division of time, and that colored democrat fired
ut Congressman Smalls, who also prevented from
leaving the place that night.
LESS GLOOMY VIEW.
Tn the other side Thomas II. Moses, colored DEM
ocrat testified that majority the colored people
in the strongest colored sections of the county
democrats.
there was no disturbance at the Blackvle meeting:
that Congressman Smalls consented to the division
OF time and that ON election day everybody voted
freely.
L. J. Izar, Mayor of Blackvlle confirmed this test
mony and testified that the republicans endorsed the
democratic ticket with the exception of two candi
dates for the Legislature.
WITNESS nor TO BE BELIEVED.
j. Bellinger, 4 cOlorcd democrat testified that
William Riley notoriously bad character. whom
he would not believe oath: that lie had been
charged with ravishing colorcd orphan of whom he
was guardian and, if beaten at ALL was beaten for
that offence. At the poll i'll Hampton county where
witness ON election day most of the colored
people voted the democratic ticket.
REPUBLICAN sUFTERINGs PEINcIpLE.
Orangeburg county next taken up. Sandy
Kcitt. colorcd republican and deputy marshal. tes
tilted that republicans were delayed in voting ut
Orangeburg; that he democrat stuff demo-
cratic tickets into the box and that he arrested
for insisting entering the polling to witness
the count After the election he had been assaulted.
and is afraid to 60 back home Hundreds OF colored
men had been turned OFF by their employers because
they did not vote democratic.
T. A. Webster (white). republican testified that two
Gratis and that at the election the republicans were
more united than before
Two colored supervisors testified to an excess Of
tickets in the boxes and to the soty of the coored
vote.
A DEMOCRAT BEATEN.
b. Byas colore testified to the threats Of colored
republicans against colored democrats. One demo-
crat he said, severely beaten for distributing
red shirts.
Testimony then taken as to the alleged open
ing of the polls at improper hours the obstruction
OF Colcord voting and the voting Of tissue tickets ut
Mount Pleasant, in Charleston county, and the
absence of poll at Edisto Island.
w. l.. Daggctt, (whte), democrat, testified that he
had printed different kinds of democratic tick
cts for the election. including some Thousand
tissue tickets.
Adjourned until tomorrow, when the committee
will close the investigation.