The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-11

him, and Mr. Leonard walked quietly out
and was not followed or Inolested. Heard
reports 81 the opening q the campaign about ~
| the Democratic Executive Committee |
| tracked them down and found that they
emanatet from and originated entirely with
the Republican leaders.
There was large number OF colored men
who voted the Democratic ticket ON election
day A large number Of them belonged to
! Democratic clubs. We used no threats or
violence TO compel them to join. The strange
men OF whom Mr.. Leonard spoke az entering
| the meeting after II was opened were deputy
and three men In search OF fugitive from
justice from Peach Orchard
Witness was subjected to rigid cross
examination, but nothing new was elected
and In no particular was his testimony
changed.
j. H. SHEPHERD.
Reside In Caddo. Took part In the cam
paign. Saw no disturbances. Was always
friendly with the leaders Uf the Republican
party. DO not know Of and single meeting
attended being disturbed, and II there were
any lntimdattng speeches made, IL was the
one made ut Doggy Bayou by Mr.. Harper.
He asked II there was any Democratic col
oted man present. and on one being pointed
out to him, he said he was q traitor, n per-
iurer, false to his, wife and children, and false
to his God; and before he got through he
made them all kheel down and swear that
they would support his ticket I heard VI
other speeches of the same character made
hy him. colored man (GreenwoodD told me
that he c0uldlnOt openly support the Demo
cratic ticket, because Of the pressure brought
TO bear upon him and others that there were
meetings at night In the churches, wberethsy
were compelled to pledge support to the Re
publican ticket
There were four colored men In the Demo
cratic convention The arguments we used
were that since the Democratic admlnlstra-
tion they had had nine months Of schooling
year something they had never bad before.
We showed them that three tlfths OF the school
fund was expended on their race that the laws
were being enforced, and that there YVES no one
accused OF the murder Of colored man who
was not either In jail or a fugitive from JUS
ttee. That argument had good weight and
Influence with them. know Of no intimida-
tion being practiced to compel colored men to
join Democratic clubs.
To Mr.. Cameron-I came from New York
to Caddo In the fall Of 1874. am inspector Of
September last. Was elected by the school
board. The apportiOnment OF the school fund
is one dollar per head for every etucable child
between the age of six and twenty-one.
The. police jury declined to levy the
additional school tax. not because they
did not want to assist us but because
the parish was badly In debt, and they
needed ell the funds that they could levy
Under the decision OF the Supreme court for
payment Of interest on the debt and a new
Jail. The board did not actually need the
additional tax. To the question as lawyer,
whether the police jury we're not compelled
to levy the tax, witness replied. no, that
the law was discretionary, not manda-
the. State superintendent, that official
told him that he would use his influence TO
secure the change, and no longer leave it dis
cretionary with the police j0ries. The col
9red people have been gradually, improving
! know because l taught school In the par
ish three years, and In 1874 few OF them
owned any stock; In fact scarcely any
white planters could raise hogs because
OF sthe petit larceny. among the negroes
gradually things have'changed for the better,
and the colored people now own some stock,
while some own lands, and the white people
are now raising their own meat. The cOlored
people are more secure than formerly. Their
failure to make good crops this year was not
due TO disturbances, but TO rains and worms
later In the season.
The majority Of the board are Democrats.
/ know the witness Williams, who testified
yesterday. do not believe be Is regarded
as 2 leading colored man in the parish Was
on the Danube when Clark and White were
taken of. The Danube landed atythe Campo
Bello place. think 10 was after break fast. In
stepping out Of the stateroom / saw the con-
stable, jeff Cole. with Mr.. Jones'. Mr.. Cash
and Dir. Morse. They passed around the
cabin, and In few moments returned with
Clark and White. | read the warrants
The clerk Of the boat asked by what author
ity the arrest was made, and he was shown
the warrants. They were issued by Lewis
Carter, a justice Of the peace. | think the
paper shown me Is one OF the warrants It is
dated the twelfth Of November. The arrest
was made on the nineteenth OF December, |
but understood that before that they had
been looking for them In Shreveport. The
point where the arrest was made was by river
eighty miles from Shreveport and by land |
twenty-five. We were all night reaching 10, |
as the water was low and we were taking on
cotton.
have no knowledge Of how the arrest hap
pened to be made at that time and place, |
unless II was that II became known that they
were aboard through two reporters for the
papers, who, as had been their custom, took
4 list Of the passengers Cash and Jones'
and Morgan lived within q few miles Of the
place where the arrest was made.
To Mr.. KIrkwood-I cannot say that it was
known In Shreveport that they were sub
prEaed to appear In New Orleans. did not
know il.
The committee adjourned until 0 o'clock
this morning.