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 2
that we're not allowed to vote after be-
ing narked know of 20 or 30-Joe
Bowers, Stephen Benbow-theu they
pushed them on; colored men were
marked. Saw Mr.. George Johpstone
push voters-good maDy-can't tell
the uame of single man be 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 Benbow were only 2
marked who did not get to vote; know
of own knowledge they did not vote.
Live l a lnile from town. About
% men we're marked some of the
25 had marks rubbed out and we're al.
lowed to vote.
RoBT. NANCE, colored, testified
live.iu No. 8; came to Newberry elee-
tlon day to vote about 200 came
With ue-colo,ed; believe they we're
republicans; don't know; mostly re.
publicans in Newberry County. When
I marched them up to the polls l said,
Stand till the last wau votes his
ticket" Mr.. George Jobnstoue ran
up, aud got some men to cut US of
from the polls; he said "" shouldn't
vote there. [ was prevented from vo-
ting. They stood iu row, and We
could not pass them; they did not join
hands; they used no threatening lam
guage tc 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 miles; they stopped one man from
voting. Mr.. Johnstone came to Dead
Fall; be did not try to prevent my
party from voting at Dead Fall ; all
voted at Dead Fall.
LARK1N BoozER, colored, testified
live in No. S-voted; the republi
can vote in my township is between
400 snd 500; the democratic vote is
IS or 80-not 100. The colored peo,
pie vote the republican ticket gen
orally.
WASHINGTON WHlTM1RE, colored,
testi6cd-was at Newberry G. H. on
election day; voted saw ballots taken
out CT the hands Of persons desiring
to vote; white men took tickets from
colored, ?pd to- them up and gave
f. others. This was done at the
/ polls. Crowd of whites around the
polls; stood in such a 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 20 violence used; ;
no violence was used in taking tickets;
colored people gave up their tickets
eely; good many voted democratic
ticket-20 or 25. go.
MARSHALL GRIFFIN, colored, testi-
ied-Was at Newberry, was ticket
distributor voted; saw persons who
wished to vote the republican ticket
turned away from the polls without
yotiDg-150 or 200-outsiders turned
them off. Saw the crowd turoed off
that went to Dead Fall; s or 9 o clock;
don't recollect 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 1 saw republicans turn
ed away without votiug-60 or 10.