Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-05-31
direct the use OF bayonets at the polls is
simply a mOnstrosity. "a

men wearing the badges OF deputy mar
sbals appeared and made headquarters
M the military encampment; the mar
shals were colOred men, but were IN
charge Of James Canton, a white man oil
Columbia. He heard some OF them de
clared they meant to carry the election
for the Republicans; they had printed
instructions, signed by AttOrney-Gen-
eral Taft, directing them to disregard
the processes of state courts. Judge
Mackey opened bis court and issued an
order directing the arrest OF any deputy
who attempted to exercise the authority
claimed. or who committed breach ot
the peace. -
Early on the day Of election a deputy
marshal assaulted a cOlored man Tor
voting the Democratic ticket and knock
ed him down; witness issued a warrant
for sixteen deputy marshals; they lied
10 the military encampment, but the
four guilty ones were arrested; at
o'clock on the day election the chief
deuutv marshal. At the head OF band
of rol0red men, assaulted voters at Car
mel tearing from their hands the Hayes
tickets, and several voters
who refused 20 surrender their tickets
were knocked down; subsequently wit
ness saw the military-nneteen men OF
the Eighteenth iniantry-march into
the courthouse yard, forming in two
lines. The voters were required 10 pass
10 the polls under fixed bayonets. On
complaint made to the witness that
voters were interfered with by the mill
tarv. he issued warrant Tor the arrest
of Lieut.. Hinton, who commanded theat-
tachment. The sheriff made a verbal
report that Lieut.. Hinton stated he had
been summoned by the chief deputy
marshal To bring his troops TO the polls,
the chief marshal stating that
BREACH OF THE PEACE
was imminent. When confronted with
the warrant, Lieut.. Hinton informed
the sheriff that there were no breaches
of the peace except such as were com
mitted by the deputy marshals who had
taken ballots from ballots; and, further,
that he was informed that violence was
imminent at the polls, and that there
had already been a breach Of the peace.
The lieutenant asked 10 be saved from
the disgrace Of arrest, promising that he
would remove his troops to the rear OF
the court house. The witness, this
having been done, instructed the sheriff
To take no further action. Several OF
the deputy marshals were engaged IN
distributing tickets, and charged the
colorrd persons having Democratic
tickets i'm their hands, and IN a line
with the whites, with betraying their
race.
Judge MaCkcv saw some Of the in
struCtiOns to deputy marshalsi they
were signed by United States Marshal
Wallace, and ut the head of each paper
the words "stand by your party" were
printed.
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
Witness was at the polls several times
and the conduct of the deputy marshals
was outrageous; they cursed and abused
colored Democrats. and threatened
them.
Q.-Do YOU know the character Of
these deputy marshals? Al do.
They were men of the very lowest char
acter; many were eX-cOnvicts. Cassells,
who was a leader among them, was an
ex-conviCt; had been convicted OF grand
larceny and sent 10 the penitentlary;
was convicted before Republican judge
and bva Republican Jury. Maj. Brown,
another marshal had been convicted OF
rape. Alex. George, another one, OF
larceny twice, and 50 in this way wit
ness mentioned a number who had been
in the penItentlary.
Odd Marshal Wallace know the
character OF these men? Ale did,
He was personally ac-
Uuainted with every one of them; they
were active agents Of his. i saw depu-
Nv marshals tear Democratic tickets out
OF the han Is OF voters, and threaten
them. The election was entirely peace
able, except the assaults committed by
the marShals.
Judge Mackey said that he issued an
order from the bench pronOuncing the
Of the deputies illegal and
invalid; that no such officers could be
LEGAL except i'm cities of 10000 inhabi-
tants and over. In n order he direct
eel The sheriff TO arrest any men who at
tempted 10 exercise authority by virtue
of the marShaIs commission; the Sher-
in had fifty or sixty deputies, and did ar
rest such marshals as broke the peace,
and even pursued them 10 the military
camp and took them.
In 1873 the conduct of the deputy
marshalS did not fall under the eve Of
witness. Witness had ruled that the
of deputies were illegal,
and the United States marshal knew that
il he sent any within the witness juris-
diCtiou they would be arrested. Speak
ing of the appointment of election dep
uties the Judge said: Il regard il as 4
conspiracy under the forms of law
RADICAL INTIMIDATION.
He knew that Colored Democrats
were inundated i'm 1878; witness tried
a ease i'm Sumpter county where two
cOlOred Republicans were convicted Tor
burning the barn of colored Democrat
because he voted the Democratic ticket;
ON the day of election the Republicans
said % the Democrat, "it you vote that
ticket Wen put fire 10 YOU Next
night the mans barn was burned out,
and the men who fired IL were convicted
before q Colored jury.
judge MaCkey said that from January,
1872, TO January, 1873, forty-nine Re-
publican officials were convicted in his
court; they embraced Senators and Rep
rpseutativeS, county treaSurers and
State officials, who had embCZZled mon
cv and robbed the people.
Being crOSS-eNamiued by Alr. Teller,
the witness said that in 1876 the Repub-
Hcaus carried Chester by over 200 ma
iOrity; he took no part in the canvass of
votes in 1876; believed Hayes got ma
iuritv I'm the State; the Hayes and
Hampton ticket embraced the Demo-
cratic nominees Tor office, and the HAYES
and G. Chamberlain ticket embraced the
Republican candidates. IL was declared
Oy representative SJyler and other
members Of the subcommittee of the
House OF Representatives on the Sd of
january that Hayes had carried the
State by from 1000 20 1000 votes, and
such was the belief of the witness.
Hampton was elected by l 100 majority.
Tie supported the HAYES and Hampton