The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-10
WERE THEr INrIMIDITED ?
Colored Men TestiryIrI Why they Dared Not
go to the Polls aud Vote.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. Q. At n meeting Of
the Teller Committee to-day William j. Rollins
~ Teusus testified that he Is q Democrat. but
was a candidate on the Independent ticket at
the last election. He resides in the north
crn part Of the parish; saw no out
rnges committed saw body OF fifteen
armed men at the polls on election day
under Handboro. deputy sheriff thinks in
timidation frightened the negroes SO mu IA that
they stayed away from the polls. and that II the
negroes had voted they would have had ma
lorty Of .ooo; said at the close Of the election
ho demanded n count OF votes at poll No 1, hut
u was refused, and band Of armed men took
the box 90 ~. Joseph.
Lucien Bland. recalled.-He testified that he
-herin not TO arrest Waiker ami other colorel
men, on tho ground that they hNd not and
would not excite "A rlslu- among the negroes.
II, l.oa'y oi cn9HH t.st ari th0t ho was
ono 4 the posse II Sheriff Register summoned
10 dispersc negroes whom 1t was rumorcd We're
mass!ngA ~ BOSS Place Tor the. purpose " at
tnrsing Waterproof Register had about forty
armed men. On the, way We heard that the ne.
gro"s hal ma-sod aud that firing had
commenccd hetween them and our nd
vanced guard Of two men. An order
WIS ol4en given to Advance and hrc;
whrre tho negroes wcrc supposed 10 be
ma,sed, The negroes were In their quarters.
p'rSgl. saw ~ nrnghy neSro'S, hut under
stood they had ilrcd before W" niV1n'cd. Two
or thrco negroes were wounded: don I tNluk
any wore killed They were not fired al when
they dispersed. Only one Nollry WIS iired. The
Boss place b, four miles from Waterproof. The
event occurred three or four days after the
Fairfax affair None of the posse were hurt
Frank Waits n lcOl0rcll was the next witness.
lie lived eight milos from Waterproof. and was
told by n Democratic friend that the place WAS
getting too hot for him; that he had helter clear
out. He ran away. leaving his partly gathered
crop 10 take care of itself. That day there were
illty or sixty armed men from Ouachita in Wa
trrprooi. Saw them put rope around negro
boys neck hccAusc hp would not answer aqucs-
| tion they asked him. Took To the woods being
| told that the crowd wanted him. There were
| four negroes in the woods hiding, Hid for
nine days, and then went 10 llaquemints. Wit
| mess then snid; Don't intend ~ 20 back. be-
cause don't think II would be exactly saia. Al
| ! never did anything To he driven away for.
| feel, now that have tostinnd against them. II
would be- worse than before"
Mrs. Alice B.ount OF NMrhitoches (coored)
corrphordtcd her husbands testimony. given
| on the first day, rs to tho attack ON their house
Lafayette Hart lrollrcdl of CaddO testified tC
| the general intimidation OF tho negroes in his
| wnrd The witness said ho ran away from
| home.
| Vernon Moore. Munroc Brown. ] lhn Black,
| man, md Henry Williams negroes. Testified
| that on the day ~ the election there was riot
| in Caledonia Caddo Parish. Tho riot WAS bo
| gun after the voting WAS finished and three
| negroes were Killed. These witncsscs were or
| the steamboat Danube when "A party Of meI
| boarded her nt Whitehall ana took OH two ne
| grurs. The witnesses testified TO tue genera
| intimidation Of negroes in Caddo.