American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1873-02-15


" as 20 poll within thirty-five miles;
The population there is mostly col
ored.
Qnestion-Who sent you there2
Answer-YOurSelf.
QuestiOn-Dld l pay you any
thing?
Answer-You gave me forty dol
lars to pay for the boat.
Odd you have any instrnc
tons from any Republican to take
the names of persons not IN exist
ence?
Al did from You; the instruc
tons were to get all the affidavits !
could.
Q.-Could any affidavi's be made
by persons not on the registration
listse -----r--
A.-They could, az we'll as We
could open the ballot boxes and
put in votes in your presence be-
fore.
Q.--Under whose administration
was thatf
A.-Under Gov. WaImoth's.
Mr.. Sypher-Ah! Under Gov.
WarMoth
Gov. Warmoth-Was I PRESENT.
A.-NO, sir.
about i;9
A.-Sypher told me- not to let
You know anything about it.
[Laughter.l
To Mr.. Sypher-About 800 legal
voters were prevented from voting.
To Mr.. Carpenter-GeR. Sypher
told witness, both in 1868 and 1870,
to put all the names he could ON the
books, SO that the number Of votes
cant should not exceed the registra-
ton; was then u sworn supervisor;
never thought whether putting false
names on the list was his duty OF
not, tecauRe all supervisors were
doing the same; Sam Delevan told
him that he stuffed boxes and made
false registrations in 1868: Delevan
was United States Supervisor in
New Orleans during the lastnelec-
ton; told him about two weeks ago
that he could make some revelations
concerning the Sew enth and Eighth
Wards that would upset the whole
Kellogg party; was very mad at the
time, because promises made had
not been fulfilled; said he had a
notion to blow: Hammer, State Re-
gister in the Ninth Ward in 1865
aud 1870, told him similar facts
concerning these elections.
To Mr.. MortOn-ThOse officers
we're appointed Ivy Gov. Warmoth.
To Mr. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
oath of Office as Supervisor mere
matter of form and of no cOnse.
quence
To Mr.. Neutrality-suspicious. in
1872 were not generally the same az
those in 1868 and 1870.
To Gov. Warmotb-Those Regis.
trars who acted as described were
in the Republican party in 1872
those mentioned by name by United
State Marsbals.
To Mr.. Carpenter-Made these
disclosures because 1 ann disguised
with the whole affair.
To Mr.. Morton-Did not make
disclosures because he was not re.
instated in the Customhouse: could
bring friends to prove that he had
determined to quit the business on
the LIST OF February.
To Mr.. Carpenter-First made
disclosures to friends, and did not
think they would go auy further;
had no expectation of any reward.
To Gov. Warmoth-In 1870, 400
votes were cast. and 2GOO or 27OO
counted; boxes were stuffed.
Gov. WarmOth-Who was pres
ent?
General Sypher. He brought the
boxes there himself. There we're
twelve polling places in the parish
in 1870.
Mr.. Logan moved that the testi-
mony concerning Gen. Sy pher be
excluded for the reason that he was
a member Of the other House con-
corning whom the committee had no
right to inquire.
Witness examined by Mr.. Ray in
relation to issuing duplicate certi-
ticates of registration; SAID they
were issued only to persons tho bad
the right to vote sn them in 1872.
To MI. Plnchback--Don't know
that the doors Of the Mechanics'
Institute were barred mp by Gov.
Warmoth; they were barred ap
when the troops took possession.
Mr.. f. j. Barkdell, swOrn-Was
United States Commissioner Of
Washington parish; resides in New
Orleans. 100 miles from that parish;
the election was conducted to the
Of both parties; thinks
800 or 700 votes were cast; was
sent up through Syph~r and e. L.
Herwig; returned to New Orleans
after the election; subsequently
went to the parish of Tangipah0a to
take testimony; no one seemed
willing to complain of fraud; some
cOiored men com l,lained little. but
made it all satisfactory; on the way
back met Wamn aud told him every
thing seemed fair: Wann said it
do; it would defeat him,
and he must get testimony Of fraud;
gave him about $50 names, but he
didn't report them; an intelligent
man said he did not see any thing
very wrong, but there had been
intimidation; a white |