The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-09

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fax's house; It was as quiet Is could be. Il
was after the Fairfax trouble that the KILLING
OF c0lOrod men commenced.
j CRoss-ExAMINED.
To Mr.. Bailey-H saw Capt Peck die
my arm. did not see the colOred man (Sin
gletOn) who was killed In the house. lef
him there. never saw any armed men riding
about the parish.
VIOLA WALLACE (coLoRED)
| lived In Tensas parish In October. lived
with Fairfax, and was at his house In October
last. Testified in substance the same as pre-
ceding witness about the men coming to the
house and firing at Fairfax as he was stand.
Ing In the kitchen door. Witness, imme.
diately after the shooting, went to neigh
DORIS house, and saw nothing further OF what
transpired but recognized Mr.. Goldman In
the attacking party after it had left and was
passing down the road. Heard afterwards OF
some OF Registers men attacking colored
people. Knew number OF the cOlored men
who were killed in the parish. It was said
they were killed by bulldozers. Saw the body
| OF colored man named Charlie Bethel, who
was killed. He was shot and his throat was
cut.
CROSS-EXAMINED.
By Mr.. Garland-I only saw one shot fired
at Fairfax. Saw but one OF the colored men
whom the bulldozers killed; it was Charley
Register, whose men / have spoken Of, was
the sheriff. l got to this town the day before
election.
REBECCA ROSS (CoLoRED)
was the next witness. Was bred and born
In Tensas parish. / was in Fairfax's house
men came, but from neighbours house saw
them pass down the road after the difficulty
and recognized Mr.GOldman among the num-
Der. Testified generally as to reports OF col
ored men being killed and about armed white
men riding through the parish; said 1t was a
bright moonlight night.
ARTHUR FAIRFAX (coLoRED).
Am brother of Alfred Fairfax. was at
his house on the night OF the attack. lived
with my brother at the time.
Witness told the regulation tale about the
arrival OF the white men, about the shooting
at his brother, and about his brother getting
away. He got out of the house Immediately
after his brother left. Stated positively that
there was no moon. The other witnesses, it
will be remembered, testified that there was
a bright noon Witness remained 10 the
parish two or three weeks after the difficulty
In ooncealment, and then came to the city.
Saw armed men riding through the parish;
saw one squad.
On cross-examination he stated that he
recognized Mr.. Goldman In the attacking
party, and that he did not know Capt. Peck.
Left the parish and came to this city before
the election.
MRS. ANNIE LADD.
Is a native and resident of this city, but
was visiting at Fairfax's house In October,
and was there on the night OF the twelfth.
Knew nothing about what transpired after
Fairfax was fired at, just previous to his
escape by way Of the kitchen door, she hay
ing left the house. Saw one body Of armed
men two or three days after the affair.
COL. GEORGE RALsTON.
I have resided In Tensas parish ten years.
have always been Democrat, and one
time ran on the Democratic ticket for the
Senate. | took no active part In the last
campaign. / was SICK My place was visited
by a body Of armed men. They asked for
water; asked the news, and wanted to know
i had any arms; had trouble eo with
squad passed through my place. These were
the only two bodies of armed men that saw.
never heard any threats made against me
or any other parties. We (the independently
eevee
Fairfax very bad man; but was told that
he was eof the parties who had drawn the
color line.
70 Mr.. Kirkwood- understood the bodies
of men saw were regular militia. | do not
under the State laws, but understood that
they were militia. l do not suppose that
there are ten men In any part OF the parish
who have not an arm Of some kind. The effect
Of the trouble in the parish has been very
serious, and Injuries our material interests.
CROss-ExAMINED.
To Mr.. Garland-Alfred Fairfax came to
me and wanted me to run for parish Judge or
the Senate, promising to support me. There
was no question rs to which was the simon
pure Democratic ticket; the other was mixed.
The candidate for the Legislature (COrdilD
and the one for sheriff were Republicans. Our
ticket was straightout Democratic.
To. Mr. Bailey-G Gillespie, who was can
didate on the opposition ticket, was Re
publican. He was elected clerk once by the
Republicans.
TO Mr.. Teller-I do not think the voters
were allowed to use any discretion as to their
votes. / don't think they ever had any at
former elections; when they had Republican
publican ticket. think that the colored
men at the last election were thoroughly
The Independent ticket was
taken away from them at the polls, and
the other forced on them, and they were COM
PEELED to vote it.
To Mr.. Kirkwood-We had no carpet-bag-
gers or colored men on our ticket.
To Mr.. Teller-I think there Is great
change among the colored men, and that there
Democrats. think they realize and believe
that the white people Of the State, the old
residents, are better friends to them than the
| am not considered a car
My friends and all my relatives
are here. The mere fact OF man being born
in Pennsylvania, as l was does not make a
man a carpet-bagger. You do not understand
could not live in the North and who came
down here like a vampra tn live on the