American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-02-01
CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS.
The Teller Committee.

An abstract of the evidence taken by the
| Teller Committee of Investigation, which
met mt New Orleans on the It'll, Is as follows
j. Ernest Bredas and DR.. Bredas, brothers,
| natives OF Natchitoches Parish, La the former
formerly Parish Judge and the latter Coroner
| testified that they were driven from the par
| ish on the 22d of September last on account OF
their making Republican speeches; their
beers OF the Knights Of the white Cameliin.
and now as No. 29S. They fled to the woods
whore they hay concealed until they could
have since resided.
". A. Barron, Sheriff of Natchit0ches ZIP
to 1876, was also driven away at the same
time as the Bredas brothers on account Of Of
Mississippi and served in the Confederate
Army. Was warnsd TO leave by the advise.
ry Committee" which was composed solely
of Democrats, for the reason as given that
the ruling of matters properly belonged to
Republican leaders out Of the way. Witness
also went to Shreveport.
Raford Blount, colored, pastor OF the.
Senator in the PACKARD e Was taken
from his house by a party of armed ttien and
lodged in jail. but was subsequently released
Oh Condition that he would advise the negroes
to leave politics aio.tei and would leave the
parish, never to return, which he did: Wit
ness said the trouble in the parish was c5rs-
ed solely by the politicians and that the re-
spectacle people were not in favor of it.
Daniel Wise and II. Moss, of Tensas, testi-
fled rs to armed blinds Of negroes marching
through Waterproof; there were not over %
threat @ e III P Children ana ana e
women. Fairfax was ltAder Of the negroes.
The white people were an very mitch fright:
ened; think the negroes would have burned
the town If the Sherif's posse had not arrived.
J. Ross Stewart, appointment colored. poll
tician of Tensas, testified that threats OF VIC
lcnce prevented the Republicans from nom:
mating a ticket. Witness gave the names of
Is negroes alleged to have been murdered.
g.
Caddo Parish, testified to the abuse and III
treatment of himself and other Republican
speakers at meeting held for Joint discus
ing that his life was in danger. Other wit
nesses eorroborated his testimony. ~.
A lumber of colored witnesses testified
Parish on Oct: r. the Substances OF which has
been heretofore published. It was REPORTED
of e Tsre w Of
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VIM. A. Leary and j. C. Moncure testified
that the election in Caddo was fair and peace
Leonard responsible for all the trouble; that
negroes voted without molestatior until ne,
seeing no chance of the Republicans carrying
the election, ordered them to go home.
George Norwood, of Caddo, Republican,
testified that he was one of the Deputy Sher-
of the arms reported to be stacked in Ream's
house at Caledonia, on account of the threat
ened distg NIB by The negroes as they APP
witness was shot in the face.
W. b. McNeal,. Deputy Sheriff of Caddo,
corroborated Ntrw0Ods testimony.
S. r. NJ Newman, eolored, Clerk Of the
District Court of St. Marys Parish, testified
coucerfing the destruction of ballot boxes
by the-DtInoerats and other outrages at the
-
Several colored. men, from Point C6ttpee
Parish testified that they left their houses on
accouit<of political prosecutions; that the
bulldozers there committed great Outrages,
and killing negroes.
C. W. johnson, j. A. johnson, David
Young, Charles Lincoln, NJ. ID. Randolph GALL
of COncofdia, testified to general
charges of intimidation and fraud in the late
election.
G. Il. Walton; at Conc0rdia, member Of
the Legislature, denied iii effect the charges
made by previous witnesses:
E. Kennel, colored, q coroner OF Com
cordia, said there were seven men killed, all
colOred, held All inquest over six; five were |
hung and one shot; some were killed in No. |
others in Octobet:
The members of the Teller Committee left |
New Orleans on the 18th. 1t was ordered that |
United States Commissioner Lane take the |
testimony of witnesses not examined for |
Natchitoches, Tensas and Catahoula Parishes, |
ty, and Il. F. Jonas the minority. Testimony
treated as if taken by the committee.