Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-06

meet two colored Democratic voters
They came early, and about $50 coIored
men formed In line on the side road
and shook their tickets saving
these are coiored mems tickets.i'
This was done with intentions of In
tinlidating the colored Democrats
workers. The first cDIored man who
voted the Democratic ticket secured a
pledge that witness wonld NOT make
known the fact After voting he broke
aud ran. The color line Mt that polling
place was entirely drawn by colored
men. The news ut the riot was very
damaging 10 the Democrats.
Congressman George ID. Wise
of Virginia then took the Witness
stand, aud was examined by
Senator Vance, Referring 10 the
testimony Of John :. Wise, witness
quoted the remark; ~ consider my
case stronger now then when we
started. He (Maxey) has not proved
anything, and have proved some 700
| peIjulies and iorgerles Tor his benifit.n
Witness said be was acquainted with
| the men thus assailed. aud they Were
men who stoodas high rs any man in
| Virginia, and no man had ever ques-
| 'lputu thtlf Noiu. w nat were
called perjnries and forgeres
were of delinquent tax payers
The cualilionists selected
u man rs collector of delinquent taxes
who opened his Office in the United
States custom house at Richmond and
! placed guards at the door. None were
allowed to pass in who were unaccom
panied Ivy guards. Streams of colorel
men were guided In there by these ut.
tendants. Witness was warned by u
prominent and honorable Republican
thai things were gong on there which
IL known would shock the public
Witness emylol ed q man, and CAV,
him money 10 80 and pay Delinquent
taxes, as he had legal right To DO
The man went, and was threateue,
with death. 1t was discovered on til;
day Of election that the collector hsl
given no bond The reason for 1hi
was that one dollar had been made I,
serve for the purpose Of paying tn
tax for 400 coloiej men When
4 calOred man entered, "a dol
liar was handed to him, an,
I.when it was paid to the officer IL wa
carried back To the door-keeper 10 b
handed To the next color.d man. Tn
coalitionists arrested the election OIL
cials at certain precincts, and Kept th
polls closed during II portion Oh TN
day, when many Democrats wished
vote. Witness took the names Of b'
tween two hundred ard three hun
bred Democratic voters mt two pr
ciucls alone, who We're thus prevente
, from voting. John S. Wise had sal
he knew no instance whei
: a coored man had bee
infused by his race for voting u
f, Democratic ticket. Witness was su
prised, for in Richmond it was not
l rious that the house of Abraham Hal
7 lev had to be guarded TO prevent
! destruction and the murder OF
: owner for his Democracy. Color
: men were Instructed by their min
e ters from whom to take tickets, al
d were threatened with election fro
: the church if they failed to ODE
A man now in this bull
y ing (the capitol had col
to his room lie would not give
name as H. would not be safe for I
mau-he came 10 witness room, u
to his kitchen), and said he wished
u vote for witness but could not becat
" OF threats to which he had been 81
~ iected. Witness described the cos
y tion speeches. The coaiitionists 81
y the Democrats were advocates of
'e whipping.post and wished TO destr
coiored school houses.
w Adjourned