Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-28
SCENES IN COPIAH.
Witnesses Still Telling About the Events
of the Last Election DaY.


of the Last Election Day.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27.-The Senate
committee investigating the Copiah
county, Miss, election Outrages to-day
continued its examination OF witnesses
called by Democrats.
James S. Sexton was recalled. He said that
Bulkln told him that few nights after the
election himself and joseph BOndurant inst
TO nave some fun. had gone to Orman's house
ana fired off their pistols, and that Orman ran
away, but returned the next day and told
Buikln that $50 armed men had visited his
mouse and riddled it with buckshot. Soon
after tins Orman left the county. Bufkin
BOndurant and Orman were all Republicans
inc witness did not believe that there was
any conspiracy between Wheeler and Others
TO take the life of Matthews.
EQUAL EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.
Rev. w. B. Bingham, formerly Comfy Su-
perlntendent of Education, testified that
equal educational facilities were enioved bv
all, regardless of color. -
a. G. McNair, attorney testified imneacb
ing the character of Bufkin and Joshua Wal
lace, who have testified before the COMMITTEES.
II: q Conn, OF the counsel for the people of
Sopldh county, before the committee testified
that he had canvassed the county for Rarks
dale in 1882, and that Barksdale's majority in
the county was 200.
John Fore testified impeaching the cbarac-
ters of }. r., j. +. and Gail Matthew's ! p
Matthews. the witness said, ALWAYS went
armed. lie carried a derringeP in each
pocket. Matthews daughter told the witness
mother two or three weeks before the election
that her father would be killed. The witness
Is nephew of Mrs. Matthews
ii. H. HOgg testified to the exciting incl
dents of the election time and to his opinion
OF the character of j. ?. Matthews and the
other members Of the family. and of Burnett.
BURNETT's INTERVIEW.
\. w. Burnett was called. He said that he
had but one interview with the National Re-
pUbttcdR. He did not say that Bark sdale
was solely responsible for the Outrages IN 1875,
put that he was largely responsible for them:
that his paper justified the killing of
Dixon and approved other Outrages. The
witness affirmed his previous statement con-
cernlng ms law practice. He impeached the
character of Burch, Minis and another wit
ness. lie was, he said, never sued but had
made arrangements for the payment of all his
debts when he left HazlehuIst. He had seen
IN an armed mob five of the witnesses sum-
mOned mere, but not called to testify by the
Democrats. He testified favOrablv concern
ing the Board Of Supervisors SO much COM
planned of by the Democrats.
L. H. MATTHEW'S on THE STAND.
L. IL. Matthews, on being called, testified
IN impeachment of the characters of two of
lhe witnesses, Thompson and Force, who tes-
tlhed before the committee, and unfayorablv
concerning Mlllsaps. The witness brother
y. L. Matthew's, traded in town and county
warrants as broker The bank there bought
them. II his brother got them it was because
ne pald more for them than others offered
L he witness also testified to Burnet's charac-
ter, which he said had never been questioned
until this trial. There being no more wit
nesses present. and all the members concur
ring, senator HOar announced the committee
adjourned to meet in Washington.
The total number of witnesses examined
is l62 Nineteen were excused. The
members of the committee leave for
ashlngton tomorrow evening.