The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-02-13

WAeHr<crox. Jan. -
ch.siss u: o:ny. eolc5si. .ho testified -;
animation by senators windon and Hair.
msmssr Il inc Il ~ nor AZ
ciely advise the diversion a. abe exodus frurn
kan~asto Indiana for political PURPOSES cx-
eeps N cs.n and =, sosla nos n. , any
the Emigrant Aid society. ~ho had advised
or promoted the exodus for pcliff-
s 81 1ssI@ asss ans nj o esl.ssea r.. M;
Company was largely Responsible Cor the ern
igrAfisn Witness r-azscrret his bciief that
The in s., people q Nc',h s.rollna-
we're opposed 70 this cxcdue. and understood
that the entire Deno<r1fic and oolorrd pr.s-<
q North Carplina had been engaged in ex
pioding the false statement sprrad broad
cast IN that state BY Perry. Williams and
Evans
n T. Newman. sheriff Of Putnam County.
md. = rssident q s.eeneasils, ~.s sworn,
obtained from one II the North CarDlina
emiSranis after he had reached 6rcencassle-
This circular. 4 was afterwards proven BY an
other witness. had been printed In the once "a
the Grecncn<fle BGnn<v during the latter pnrr
of last July. and that the editor a thmr
paper. Mr. ,. II. Clay. colorcd man. wa<
the author Of this circular. Newman said me
was informed BY the calofed man = no gave II
10 him that 10 had been circulated quite ex-
ten-ively among eolored people IN North Car
ting forth the attractions 81 that state stating
it, climate was healflfnl. thar free iso0ls fnr
both races were maintained. that there we're
numerous colored churches. aud thar blacks
and ~hitcs stand equal before the Law and
also stating that 90 good farm hmnts and
house servants could readily nndemploymrnr
AZ remunerariye WAGES. and especially urging
those who contemplate coming % do - dur
ing the present summer anf fall II l<7g. - A.
"a get located IN time a. make their contracts
WASHINGTON. Jan. n
The examination Of ~ T. Lewman. sherlH
Of Putnam County. Ind. wa- confinuet-
had with man named Heath. Who came in /.
mail car from Washington 20 Grccncs~tle-
Heath was trying 10 Ind a location for color..t
eml-rants. and had letters To Judge Marlin
dale and COL Holloway. prominent Indiana
Republicans Witness represented himself To
Heath ~ = Republican and IN that xay
gained the laffer's confidence Witness tt-
tiled that Icafhfold him, among other things
that one reason for the cOlorrd people lrAr-
ing North Carolina WAS "a better their cOndi
ton and another reason llaf their fripnd-
In Washington desired A. many Of them a.
possible to get out Of North GaruinA and into
Indiana before the census taken. aboarr
May 1, 20 a. 10 decrease The rtprn-< ma alton ~
North Carolina and increase thar ~ ln1l-
ana Ten thousand int INDEED to come.
On cross exa--linAtlun BY Window. the III
mess stated that hi~ county j. mell -esried nm
There \ 10 demand Tor ialsnT there. Mus n
dissatisfaction j. fclt on account ~ rne end
grafton not because ~ the efnigranfS' color.
uut because tuft n-Arn their ueeiin1tl n 40 a
destitute condition and have 20 be supported
hy the country, and becAu-ef lnfy oNcr-fOck the
labor mar<s-f- there H. III feeling among the
laDorer-of both political parties II -~nrncins.S
takes the shape ~ threats. une rmAn 10
hired some ~ the negroes had llis barn
burned few days later This matter ma- l,.--
lore the Grand Jury Witness pEtfeITed nm
that account not - -fscsk "a IL. There weru.
bad men 81 both parties there. Perhaps nfn-
ocrat- had burned tire barn Iic could not ssx
whether this conduct would have sll.- tarrf "a
deterrlng people from hiring cmiar4nr< and
- cause 4 - appear that there Was de-
mand for labor.
a. Mr.. WINDOWS request Heath viii be sum-
m0ncd a. 4 witness r