Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-01-30
PINCHBECK.
The Counterfeit Presentment Of a Man
Citizen, q Statesman and
Governor.
What He has TO Say to Congress Touch
ing the Louisiana Frauds and
Infamies.
No Balm in Gilead Yet-The Congress
sional Committee Too Slow for
Justice.

WASHINGTON, January %. - The
Louisiana investigation was resumed
this morning. Governor Pinchbeck
was recalled and re-eXamined. There
was one count made during the
extra session, but didn't know why il
was contested the second time. Pinch
back said that the Governor
and his friends laid great stress
upon the precedent of the NOor-
hies case in Louisiana in 1866, as con-
trolling the matter of the eU-0ffcio Lieu
tenant Governors tenure of Office. That
precedent occurred under the old con-
stitGtiOn of the State. There was an
other noted precedent in Missouri. The
case to which he would call at
tentiOn, and which took contrary
ground
Senator Trumbull-Does the old con-
stitutiOn differ from the new in that
particular?
Mr.. Pinchbeck-I don't know that it
does.
Governor Warmoth-It does not.
Mr.. Ray desired to question Governor
Warmoth and Others, to prove that
Warmoth tried to bribe PiDchbeck to
organize the extra session of the Legis-
lature according to his wishes.
WarmOth had no objection to going
flto that question, but wanted to sum-
mon witnesses from New Orleans to
disprOve the statement, and said he
could establish the fact that Pinchbeck
was not in the habit of resisting tempta-
ton of that sort.
Pinchbeck remarked, eXcitedly, if you
can prove anything of that kind, Gov
ernor, l think YOU ought to do it.
(zor-ar.rsor NNorgr,otb ror,ffal. fETe 4In
committee wants to take that latitude, /
have no objection
After consultation the question was
ruled out.
MT. Lynch was recalled and examined
AZ length as TO the details of the election.
The vote Of NatchitOche parish was
thrown out, upon sworn evidence that
the Republicans had no opportunity to
vote IN one parish in Cages's district.
The same registration papers were voted
on at two polls, and one hundred
votes were thrown out in Rapides parish.
COlOred men were not allowed TO regis
ter. Mr.. Lynch claimed that in all the
actions Of the Returning Board throwing
out polls, counting sffidavits as votes,
etc, the board acted on what it
considered sufficient evidence of fraud,
iRtimidstiJn or unfaiTness. This evil
dence was now On the way from New
Orleans.
Mr.. BOTee testified to the evidence of
fraud before his committee, who came
from twenty-One parishes. In his par
ish only three hundred and sixty out Of
five hundred voters were able to regis
Ter. Some voters had travelled from
two to ten miles and spent from two to
five days TO register. There was evident
intention to prevent the registration of
Republicans. The Chairman of the
Democratic Committee seemed to have
the whole thing in his command. There
was some evidence of false registration
and Of double-vOting in some of the
parishes.
Mr.. Foreman was recalled, and testi-
fed concerning the election returns in
the disputed districts.
Governor: :Warmoth produced a letter
from General Heron 10 John G. Sinnot,
in favor of the election Of Greeley and
McEnery.
Mr.. Lynch recalled, and in answer to
Mr.. Trumbull stated that all the men,
bers Of his board, except himself, were
appointed to lucrative offices by Pinch |
beck.
Adjourned to tomorrow.