The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-01-23
THE TELLER COMMITTEES.
New ORLEANS. Jan,

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. IA.
The Democratic members Of the committee
complained that owing to indictments against
certain witnesses the taking Of testimony for
their side would have to be postponed. Erwin
Craighead Of the New Orleans Times, and
Mines T. Gordy, Sheriff of the st. Mary's
Parish, testified regarding the attack on
Newman and the destruction of election re-
turns. Testimony circumstantial goes to
prove that the object Of the destruction oil
the returns was to render the exercise of
the appointing power by the Governor neces-
sary. Gaspre de Crir, Of Pointe Coupe, a
member Of the Legislature, testified that he
heard several negroes were whipped and
beaten by whites; understood because the
negroes organized revolutionary bands en-
dangering the lives and property Of whites.
Charles Decenig, of Caddo Parish, Deputy
Marshal, saw two dead negroes at Caledonia
the day afts, election; understood that the
noticed at the Greenwood poll some names
not counted; the reasons given were that the
names were in the wrong box.
New ORLEANS, Jan. Is.
Clement l. Walker, Attorney Of New Or
leans, testified concerning the election in the
city; believed that the returns promulgated
were were not & indicative Al 20 OF the true results the
counted for the Democrats; he charged gener-
ally that there were irregularities in the cleo
tion, and said he had sworn statements OF par
the falsity of the made-up returns, illegal
votes were cast, and great deal Of repeating
was done. c. w. johnson, j. A. johnson,
David Young, Charles Lincoln. N. D. Ran:
to general charges Of intimidation and
fraud in the late election. G. L.
Walton, Of Concordia, q member Of the Legis-
lature, denied In effect the charges made by
previous witnesses. E. Kennel (colored,) Of
killed, all colored. Witness held an inquest
over six; five were hung, one shot; some were
killed in November, others In October; one
some men, mounted, called him to the fence
and shot him; those that were hung were
hung at night; didn't know parties
who did the hanging; some outlaws were
ored), of Concordia, is Coroner of the parish; !;
saw q body of about sixty-fve or seventy
armed men prowling through the parish: cap
tured six or seven men and took some horses; !;
few hours afterward heard that man was
hung In the graveyard; went there and found
It was a man named H. Smith.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. l6.
A. J. Bryant, (colored) q Senator from Ten
sss Parish, testified that no Republican ticket
was nominated becAuse Of the threats Of
whites, who said they would consider such ac-
ton declaration OF war. The night before
house, took him out In his night clothes, car
ried him q quarter Of q mile and threatened
him, saying he had sold out to the Bland par
Tics, uculcQ tuls, euu tucy tct ultu ~ 1tcI
promising to go to the polls next day and vote
the regular Democratic ticket; the party had
Q rope with them and said II they were salts
1ed he had sold out to the Bland party they
would put him through. William A Bell, q
prominent merchant OF New Orleans, testified
concerning the citizens mo Sement in the late
election, corroborating the testimony Of c. L.
Walker.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. IL.
Abram T. Lumas (colored) of Tensas Par
ish testified that during the late election he
met q body of armed white men who chased
him; that night the same men took Charley
Bethel, q colored man, out OF his house, shot
parties; was frightened away. j. Ross Stew
art, prominent colored politician of Tensas
Parish, and member Of the Legislature, tes-
titled that threats Of violence prevented the
Republicans from nominating a ticket; at
the Democratic convention Colonel Reeves
made q speech saying "he would make no
threats, but the white men were de-
termined to carry their ticket, and
all opposition would be quietly removed; the
ticket was to be carried II they had to go
through fire, !" he made q motion as one firing
gun; the next day . committee OF three Wis
tied witnesses house and told Bryant Nicely
and himself that any opposition on their part
would be looked upon as declaration OF war.
line BY the negroes witness explained that he
got friends to support him for the Office of
Sheriff; they signed q paper to that effect, but
instead Of putting his name on the paper they
simply wrote: "a colored mani" this was
the only fact upon which was based the re-
port that he had persuaded the negroes
to promise to vote for none but COL.