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

made with chalk upon the backs Of
those wishing to vote. Know Of :
that were not allowed to vote after be-
ing marked know Of 20 OF 30-Joe
Bowers, Stephen Benbow-theu they
pushed them 90 colored men were
marked. Saw Mr.. George Jobpstone
push voters-good many-can't tell
the uame of a siugle uan he pushed.
Did not see the managers refuse any
man who was marked before going up.
Ed. Evans aud a man from North
Carolina did the marking. Joe Bow
ers and Stephen Beubow were only 2
marked who did not get to vote; know
of own knowledge they did not vote.
Live l IA mile from town. About
25 men were marked some of the
25 had marks rubbed out and were al
lowed to vote.
RoBr. NANCE, colored, testified
live. in No. s; came to Newberry elec-
ton day to vote about POO came
with me-colored; believe they were
republicans don't know; mostly re-
publicans in Newberry County. When
I marched them up to the polls | said,
Stand till the last man votes his
ticket" Mr.. George Johnstone ran
up, and got some men to cut US of
from the polls he said we shouldn't
vote there I was prevented from vo-
ting. They stood 10 row, and We
could not pass them they did not JOIN
hands; they used no threatening lam
guage to US. George Johustone said
We should not vote at Newberry, but
must 90 to Dead Fall if We wished to
vote. About 5 white men surrounded
the box and prevented 200 colored
men from voting in the town of New
berry. We then went to Dead Fall,
7 uiles; they stopped one man from
voting. Mr.. Johnstone came to Dead
Fall; be did not try to prevent nsy
party from voting at Dead Fall all
voted at Dead Fall.
LARK1N BoozER, colored, testified
live in No. S-voted; the republl
can vote in my township is between
400 and 500; the democratic vote is
IS or SO-aot l00 The colored peo,
pie vote the republican ticket geu,
orally.
WASHINGTON WaITMIRE, colored:
testifed-was at Newberry G. Il. on
election day; voted; saw ballots taken
out of the hands of persons desiring
to vote; white men took tickets from
colored, aud tore them up aud gave
them others. This was done at the
| polls. Crowd of whites around the
polls; stood iu such way as to pre-
vent colored men from getting to the
polls. A colored man was not re-
quired to do anything before voting
they allowed some to 60 the polls
without showing tickets. Difference
made between colored men who wished
to vote the republican or the demo
cratic ticket. Saw no violence used
no violence was used in taking tickets
colored people gave up their tickets
freely; good many voted democratic
ticket-20 or 25.
MARSHALL GRIFFIN, colored, testl
Ged-Was at Newberry, was ticket
distributor voted; saw persons Whc
wished to vote the republican ticket
turned away from the polls without
voting-15O or 200-outsiders turned
them of. Saw the crowd turned of
that went to Dead Fall; s ORG o'clock:
don't recoiiect any other crowd turned
off; saw about so others turned off
some for having been convicted, Others
for being under age.
ScoTT WAITEs, colored, testified
was at Newberry; voted; saw crowd
turned off to Dead Fall; was with
crowd that came from Dead Fall ;
they were not allowed to vote here
After they left saw republicans turn
ed away without voting-6O or ~.