The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-02-23

push them, mark them ln the back
and push them by the box; they would
not allow them to vote; heard threats
used against colored men. There was
but one little fracas. The men that
were showed in this way did not vote.
could tell how many white men
stood around the box. I held no po-
sition. They did not vote while I was
here; some got a chance to vote when
the row was kicked up. Don't know
the names of those who did the mark
ing and shoving-cannot name man
who showed or marked. Mere specu-
lation as'to the 800. M. Evaus' son
and a colored man started the row;
Dick Moons son was the colored man;
it did not scare off voters; caused
few to get a chance to vote. [ am
we'll acquainted with the people of this
place. That and the pushing was the
only disturbance at the polls. Did
not see single Newberry man whom
I knew do any Of the showing and
pushing. I was not troubled the day
of election but allowed to vote. At
the time I voted showing had not com
menced. None of the men lived at
Newberry C. H. who did the showing.
S. j. McCRAcKEN, colored, testified
was at Cromer's day of election ;
voted at 8 or 10 o'clock saw disturb
auce at the polls; saw a crowd Of
white men coming down the road
about IL or o'clock, singing form
in a row." They had sticks, clubs
and pistols they came when every.
thing was going on well; about four
went to piazza; there was no disturb
auce there. They beat colored men,
and told them to "skin OUT. Some
Of our white men held them and told
them "that won't do-don'r beat
them" They went down road -asd
commenced clubbing again about 20
yards off; also shot at crowd; 100 or
more colored men there when white
men came up; the colored men ran
of as fast as they could do not know
if.hey had voted-some, I know, had
voted. I did not hold Office that day.
Twenty, FIVE white men in this crowd
didn't know them. The white men
who were at the polls tried to prevent
them from doing injury to the colored
voters. Do not know, Of my own
knowledge, where these men came
from. Mere guess work as to number
Of colored voters. I was not prevent
ed from voting. These men stayed at
the polls. The colored people had
been allowed to vote quietly up to
that time; the colored people had
been voting freely up to that time.
Live in the neighborhood; do not
know how many colored voters there
that day.
GEORGE GLYMpH, coiosed, testified
was Supervisor at Maybinton Box
that day; asked to be admitted to the
room managers asked me for my au-
thority; I showed U. S. seal; they
said it was not right; they said I
could not come in without coming over
their dead bodies; was not allowed to
60 IN that day-stayed on outside.
Before 6 o'clock in the evening they
crowded around box so I could not
see what was going on; just before
closing of box could not see box at
that time. I did keep list of voters;
my list and managers list did not
tally; I put down the name of every
voter; the managers list had about
Is more pames than mine. There
we're l9 more tickets than names
these we're destroyed. There were
122 republican and SO democratic
votes. No disturbance; one fellow
was prevented from voting. Correct,
quiet election. I was allowed to take
down the name of every voter that
day outside. The 10 votes ip excess
were republican; all the tickets draw
out we're republican. Know there
were l22 republican tickets put in
box; count brought it down to lO4.
Two republican tickets were found
folded together and were burned two
democratic folded together we're count
ed two more republican folded to-
gether and burned. jim Kitchens
burnt republican tickets that we're
wrapped together. They claimed more
in box after excess drawn out than
were on their poll list.
WAT HOLMAN, colored, testified
was at Newberry on election day was
not allowed to vote till I showed my
ticket-republican ticket. Republi.
cans were prevented from voting go
less than 25 or 80; they were :old
they shouldn't vote; from morning
till 2 they were pushed from polls
We voted through panel, surrounded
by white people; couldn't get to it
easily; they marked their backs with
chalk before they voted, end after
wards when those whose backs had
been marked attempted to vote they
were prevented. I do not know names
of colored men who were not allowed
to vote. The colored men as a rule
voted the republican ticket. George
Iohnstone told them they couldn't
vote here because they didn't live in
the precinct. Bob Gillian was not
allowed to vote. Don't know how
many colored men voted the democrat |
ic ticket. Well acquainted with the
people of NeW5erry. Wash Green
was one who went home without 7ot-
ipg-can't tell any others.
BELgoN B. BoozER, colored, testi-
6ed-live 10 No. 5 Township; started |