The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-07

offices ever since from the time [ was
|tWenty-one.
90. Did you vote; and if you did,
where did you vote?
"a. At Morrison's school-house
that day, ne
20, How long did you remain there
that day? 4aa
"A. / was there from 2 o'clock until
nearly dark.
%. While you was there, did you
see any intimidation by the whites?
"a. No I did not. I saw men with
red shirts riding about the streets hal
looing, but did not see an intimidation
attempted by them.
@. Did you notice any thing pc
culiar about the way the election was
conducted Ii so, state it fully.
ga. ] saw the United States soldiers
as q guard around the door outside,
and q crowd Of voters pressing this
guard, who kept them back with their
|guns, and an officer in command, with
sword drawn: and he would select
with his sword by touching those who
were to 60 in next to vote. AS the
colored man at the door would call
[eut, "Send in ten men,, the officer
would again select by touching with
his sword those to go, not taking them
as they came, but selecting them from
the crowd, sometimes reaching over to
touch one behind another, and some
times skipping two or three. Twas Sc
lected from the crowd with another
white man at the same time, ard none
dared to 60 in but those who were so
touched by this officer. When they
had voted, they were let out the win
doWs.
1t seems as though the gentleman
should at least have given portion of
the cross-examination of his own wit
lnesses. Let me supply it. Mr.. Adams
says, on cross-eXamination:
Question. You say Lieutenant Hoyt
drew his sword in a threatening atti-
tude. Did he make an effort to strike
|any one, OF did he threaten any one?
Answer. He made no threats or any
effort to strike; the threat was in the
act Of drawing his sword. = *
@. You say that the drawing Of his
sword had the tendency to brighten a
tinid man. Do you know of vour own
knowledge that any man did become
alarmed and leave the polls without
voting?
A, | do not.
Q. When you reached box No. 2
were not the grounds in front Of the
entrance Of the school-hoGse, and both
sides, densely crowded. and were there
not a great many horsemen in the
crowd?
| a. There was q crowd in front OF
the house; not many on the sides. /
think there was twenty or thirty horse
men in front of the house.
@. Were not these men on horses
standing as near the door as they could
get?
A. | think so; they were, / think
struggling to get in to vote.
| That is they were backing their hor.
ses into the ballot-box, tail foremost.
Q. Did you not see during the day
a great many white men riding up and
down the streets that day, and was not
their demeanor very threatening one
A. | saw quite q number of horse
Emen- / did not see anything threaten.
ing; they were boisterous and happy.
Mr.. Jones, on cross-examination. tes
titles as follows:
@. You say that the officer, in poin.
| ting out ten men would sometimes skip
some and take others. Did they skip
white us we'll as black?
| A. There were more black than
white men, a great many more, but
sometimes one and sometimes two
white men would go in to make ten.
Q. In your opinion did this officer
have any regard for either political
party in bis selecting the ten?
A. I think not; he seemed to skip
those who seemed more anxious to 90
and select those who were more quiet.
Now let Lieutenant Hoyt tell the
story Senate report, page 3d.
Lieutenant Hoyt's Report Whites AL