New-York tribune., 1884-02-20
uCRDEROUS MIDNIGHT INVADERS.
THEY ROB AND KILL MISSISSIPPI REPUBLICANS
JUST BEFORE ELECTION.

THEY ROB AND KILL MISSISSIPPI REPCBLICANS
JUST BEFORE ELECTION.
NEW ORLEANS. Feb 1S.-The subcommittee
OF TIE United states Senate investigating the Copiah
Comfy. Miss outrages resumed their hearing to-day.
David Bell cOlored. chairman OF the Republican Ex-
ertiye Committee of COpah County, testified that ne
saw armed men riding about the night before election
bs house vas visited by about twenty-five men; did not
know their politics. they called him up forced open the
door and took him out and had talk they took the
election tickets had for distribution away HOm
him and destroyed them; they were mixed
tlckets. Republicans and Independents, and the
name Of Miller, the Democratic candidate
was on Them Finally the men turned him loose, and
one of thom struck him the shoulder with gum the
blow knocked him down. After this Tor about two weeks
lac slept out Of his house the reason was that he had
busuess outside He learned from his WIG that his mousse
was visited after election The witness was now assistant
nereeant-at- Arms OF the Mississippi Senate lie was
given the position, he thought through the influence OF
p y Miller whose name on his ticket. Tne witness
declined TO give the names OF the men who took the
tickets away from him. He supposed them 10 Do Iot oI
drinking fellows lie denied having offered 10 tesy Ior
the Democrats The witness voted the Independent nc
uubican ticket election day did most OF the colored
men t his neighborhOOd. They were not intmdated'
Mrs Wallace colored, widow Of Thomas Wallace testl-
oed thai on Friday night before election, about o'clock
naty of armed men to her house, knocked at the
dnor and asked who lived there Her husband replied,
.. Thomas allare" They said they hal wllt Tor MS
,rrr.t A man outside said h. was West DUNBAR, SueilH
fD.vv Finally the crowd pushed the poor opeu cihe
m and went through the house. They attempted 10 throw
rene oyer her hus islands neck, when ne Threw up us
hands. a-King what they meant TO do. one man then
.sot him i'm the neck. Several shots were nred
One hail struck her In the arm, and Ia
inc into her husbands neck. Killed h'ul'
Tne men then went away. She didn't know VINO lhty
we're sine has nine children, two small ones AItcf h'i
husband was killed she went to tue woods ana reineu
tbrr. until after election sometimes she slept al ner
sisters She took the small children with her hhe was
AFRAID u 20 home. The men lett Ftrap behind thelh
winch looked like a piece OF belt with handle. Joshua
ana nmotny Wallace OF the murdered man, tesll-
red substantially cOrrODurating their InOlners story
srmPPED AND LAsHED BY A MOB.
o weeks before election crowd came to his house at
about 10 o'clock at nght, and GnOcked at the door
one Of the party said he had a writ Tor him
for stealing a mule. The witness continued: "They
came iu and cursed me, made me cross my
hands and follow them. Henry Pollard and k0Oert
Wrst colorcI, were at my house crowd OF
armed men some of them masked and some OF them
painted then ok out In the woods ana made Pollard
aud Nest follow When they got Ia where large cio"u
~ they mill VI down my brreohes aud stretched me Out Dn
the eroiud They made Pollard st On my head aud West
ou nav feet ana com nenced lashing mo The pain wA'
so rreat mai Pollard and West could not hod me sun
Tbcn tbe moo would them until they held me steady
There were sixteen In the crowd thirteen OF whom
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