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

Supervisor, was leaving polls whrn I
met him. | knew Of other republl
cans who were prevented from voting;
George Reeder was ouly cVlored man
I knew was prevented FROM voting. |
did not go to the polls.
CHARLES Brown, colored, testified
was at Newberry c. H. Oh election
day; was ticket distributor for t'.'
republicans; ap unable to say about
threats. I gave out about 500 tickets.
100 at time. Numbers desired to
vote but could not vote at this poll.
| was stationed at "Gravel ToWo'.
Went home about i O'Clock saw
su:l.v of those men to whom l had
given tickets returning home with
their tickets iu tLeir hands. I was at
the polls during the day; saw none
prevented by force or violence from
voting; saw republican tickets taken
from voters and democratic tickets
put in their place; about 300 cases
they did not know any better. | saw
men pushed away without votiug-
800; saw men prevented FROM voting
on the charge they bad already voted
>; had given them tickets they
said they had voted at other polls.
Saw chalk marks-noue before they
voted. Some were accused Of having
been in the penitentiary aud refused.
Crowd around the polls-college boys
and some old men. Republicans were
not allowed to 60 through without diff
fculty; they had two gaps to 60 in at
with sticks across the passage. When
they got to sticks they had 10 show
their tickets; they took 800 before
they found it out; mostly ignorant
men; don't think they could read or
write. When they came to an iutelli-
gent man they did not bother him.
JAMES SUBER, colorcd, testified
| Was at Cromer's election day; crowd
6 zcn came up-5-came up to
/ >; they clubbed colored men:
wasn't there when they were shooting
left when they commenced club,
bing; 5 left with me; dou't know
about others leaving.
JEFFERSON FAIR, colored, testified
was at Prosperity oa election day
distributed tickets; gave out 200 !;
saw 200 put in the box; saw Others
besides; dou't know how many. Did
| not stay at one place all day. The
200 did not all vote at the same tlme;
kept account of all I voted. Can't
tell why they didn't vote after
| o'clock-no hiudrauce as~'far as l
know.
MADISON ANTONY, colored, tcsti-
Ged-was at Newberry 90 e!-ction
| day; voted when I went up to vote
| gentleman said I was not old enough
to vote, and drew his pistol on me; l
said I had as good a pistol as any
body, and I intended to vote if | lived
l was asked to show NY ticket before
I voted-this was outside the polls
| big crowd around; they asked u'e
whom 7 would vote for; | saw hands
| ioined to keep me from goiug up.
There was a stick held by two men
| which you had to 60 under. I was
| not stopped at stick, for they lifted
the stick. I did not see any men
come up who wished to vote and were
not allowed to vote. I saw great
many come up on the outside who
wished to vote and were not ~allowed
to vote. Mr.. George Johustouc pre-
| vented them from voting they were
colored men about 25; he said they
lived in No. s and had to vote in No.
Is. l saw no one take hold of them.
These 25 men left the polls without
| voting. I saw no others; [ saw none
pushed or forced away. There was a
difference made between colored men
who voted the democratic ticket and
those who voted the republican. The
colored people were required to show
their tickets before going to the box
to vote. There was crowd around
the box all the time-about II.
White and colored men arouud the
polls; whites prevented them frou
voting; was at polls 2 hours; did
not see any colored people vote demo
cratic ticket. y men joined hands
together; did not know single man
who Joined hands; they live in this
place. Voters were stopped by these
hands. I passed through 2 hands.
When they stopped NE the second
time they asked me how old was
All republicans were stopped in this
way no democrats were stopped.
DAVIS KlNARn, colored, testified
live in No. 5 Township; went to the
polls, but didu't vote; Mr. Joh2ny
Gary challenged ny vote, and dldn I
vote. l asked Que Of the managers
the reason he asked me if l saw the
ground; that | had better get down
before I got into row; tried to vote
twice afterwards, and vas refused each
tiue-no reason was given. Mr.. Eddy
was the manager who told me l might
get into a row if | didn't get down.
A. w. LoNGsHoRE, colored: sworn
was at LoDgshore's Store on the day
of election; was supervisor, and was
admitted into the room while voting
was goiug on. There was right
smart crowd in room while vote was
being counted, and part Of the time
some Of them pushed between me and
the box l couldn't then see box and
tickets being counted, | said | had a
right to see the tickets counted; some