New-York tribune., 1879-01-29
THE FRAUDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

THE DEMOCRATS OFFER EVIDENCE TO BELiIILl
TIE PROOF OF FRAUD AND VIOLENCE, But ii
DOES NOT MEET THE CASE.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Jan. 2S.-Betore the
Teller Committee to-day William Riley coored), Repuo
lican from Barnwel testified that the night before the
election ne was taken from his house by band OF wlte
men and coored men. He tied to a tree and Sc
verely beaten because he was Republican.
Carolina Hopkins. colored Republican, from the same
county, testified that he surrounded at the polIs by
white aud colored Democrats. and all the Republican
tickets taken from him. The colored Democrats were
worse than the white ones, and some OF them tOh MIN
he ought TO he hung or drummed out Of the country
Fred Nox colored Republican from the same county
testified that the Democrats prevented him from hold
ing precinct meetings to organize his party; at The
meeting at Blackvle October IL he was assaulted
by Democrats, who insisted on division Of time ana
that colored Democrat fired Congressman Slnalls,
who was also prevented from leaving the place that
night.
on tne other side. Thomas H. Moses, coored Dem
ocrat testified that majority of the coored people IN
the strongest colored sections OF the county were
Democrats.
j. T.. stccIman. white Democrat. testified that there
was no disturbance AZ the Backville meeting; that
Congress Smals consented To IN" DIVISION oi bic
L. j. IzIir Mayor Of Blackye, confirmed tins tcsti-
mpnv, and testified thar the Republicans indorstd The
Democratic ticket with the exception Oh TWO cdhu'tcS
for the LEGISLATURE. ..
T. Bpllmgrr coOred Democrat. testified that william
Riley was nOtnriOUsy Dad character, whom ne would
not believe on oath that he had been charged VIII an
assault upun cuored orph Of whom he was guardian.
and il beaten al all beaten for that OF nee Al the
poll in Hampton County, at which vi ness Wa pc-cnl
election dy most of the cOiofed people voted the
Democratic ticket.
DTaugrbLrg County wa next taken mp.
SANDY Kcid. t cplorcd Republican and Deputy Mar
shall testified that K'publicuns wer" delayed IN voting
uf Orin-rhuIg that lc Democrat stun Demo
cratic tickets into the box and that arrested for
iusisjH. on entering tie pone-room to wltneS5 tnr
count After the election he mad been assaulted ana j.
uirad 10 20 b.ck nc. Hundreds of colorcd mrn had
be turncd of hy their employers because they did not
VOC D.HuurIdtir.
l.. \. Webster Whh" E"ruhlirtip -l.Gcd th't two
Erpui mrctiGG, were broken MP b' t6r Democrats -
and that at the lection tue Ecpubiedus were more
un!.rd tHHu ever before.
Two cror"d supervisors testified TO AN excess o.
tjc,ct> Ihe boxes and 10 the SUity OF The cDored
vote.
T. ByJ. tcplorrd testified ~ the threats of coor"d T.
puull";ti, AGAINST cuotcd Democrats one Democrat,
nr aid Is Soy cIry beaten tor distributing sIl'.
Testimony was thcn taken ~ 20 me opening Oi iit
poll- at lnpvrvr hours. the obstruction 0i coi0cd
voting ant iH. voting %! Tissue t'rkr!S " Mount FIrda-
aut IN Culrc ,ou Coauty. aud rs 10 ihe absence o. a
poIi ~ EstO Island. v. L. Daggctt (Wlltc Democrat
trsiiIicd tit hal printed different kinds of Demo
cratic tc.r- to. the ci,cion including several 'hon-
sand tissue tickets.
The coImltcr adjourned until tomorrow, Wbcn th'
Iuyc-ii-.iOn will pronabiy b. cius-i.