, 1875-01-28
Ex.Goy. Wells Continues His Narrative
Before The Congressional
Committee.
Additional Testimony as to the Singular
Proceedings Of the Return.
ing Board.
A Compromise Proposition from Rel.
logg TO the Conservatives.
He Will Agree to Tie in the house,
with Wiltz as Speaker.

"~'s N1s1A+o 4s'HtA'i-Nt bEtiluA taL %oA'n-sAo-
H1oSAL G0NzIIYTEE.
NEW ORLEANS, Jai.- 27.-At tho Eea7lon Of tho
Congressional COMMITTEE To-day tho testimony
OF Gov. Wells was continued. lii regard to tho
abstraction Of forty or iiftv affidayila, flied by
tho Conservative counsel in the csse of hn:oh-
itochos, he ntatcd that all tho papora from which
the Eoara made their report wero takon ctinrgo Of
by tho cIctka, and that he knew nothing directly
Of the disposition made Of the papers after tho
Uoard had completed their nessious. III relation
10 tile Whito League matter and bowie-k.aifo
outrage in Re;ides, no cited tho case OF
one alleged killing, followed BY an-
other, and intimidation from That
causeB that general runlor Eaid two persous
who had witnessed tie killing Of one, Il bog,
wero 1acosated with bowie-I;slives to prevent
their disclosug anrtLln.; tia. it MSS tbs no1,s
Ut tho Hhtto League; aud that in another par
fire brick-bata, OF something snar nj tlet, from
cannon, and in other wnys intimilated them.
Touching lis statement regarding
THE ATTEMPTED AUGMENTATION
while at t}le City 1fotci Oh Sunday. Nov. 20. be
stated. in substance, that OH tile Snnlhy natned
lie WAS at tue City fIutel. eating dinner alone,
but Hna soon Joined by q friend with whom he
lad made ah appo.ntmeut' and that during
tn, tho meal tho freud. .,,,I whose name he did
the lnlng-room, rernniLioS somo tiEnc, and that,
flushing As meal. ho aroso aud HnB leaving titn
room, wien two mot. Rtransers. Who were Eit-
ting ut tho opposite tabio drinking, luyriedly
aroso aud followed him to within few feet nf
tho door, whom gentleman Thu, with his wifc
aud daughter, vera elttlns nGas tho door iratlnIg
to the hall arose, aud OIL the way out rtac!lea
the door just in time to step between the Goy-
ernor and tue two tne1,. md, az ls walked INTO
thu hall, he mot his friend, who, somewhat cx
cited. hurried the Govosapr dowu.Hta,rs aud TO
tue pavement aud there told him that liz had
bcen called from tho dininS-rouu, hy una @. his
friends, Who Ind stated that an ATTEMPT Uas TO
be made to
AsHASsINATE THE GOVERNOR T1IEEr;
that tho strangers wero doubtless uasa.ss, and
that, upon inquiry. Io uno about tile lHtel alcw
thofn. The only tlting kuoNn was that tncy we1e
rcgiBLereu u from Memphis, Tenn lie ulld t;b
friend then went to his ROOM III Custetn-HouBu
street, whoro the matter was ta|ked over, aud
finally it WAS decided tllst lie fhouil leayo tue
hotel aud iid Accommodations elsewhere, which
was dGue.
Counsel thon dceired tie naE,c of the friend.
thRt ho might 10 nl!bprnae;!, but Mr.. Wells de-
clined gtviug it, stating that llo had nlauy
SONS. one Of which WIS tho injury that might
result to him; but. II permitted, he would COLI
suit with him. and Giyc lis ua,ne. Counsel iusist-
I'D, when the Chairman Btalcd tint he had oecn
informed by gentleman Ind prominent busi-
uesH-lnan hero tint thero we1s n1any persons IN
tue city who Ind valuable information thut they
would be glad to pl9ce III poe5vsalun OF tie Com
fore the COMMITTEES,
THEIR BUSINESS WOULD MATERIALLY SUFFER,
aud cited the case of ono 4lr. Uglesby. who tes-
Tilted before tho Subcommittee mid wllp 1or
s4at lad loat nearly all hls CUSTOM and from
that fact the CoIlnnteo would perhaps ba ds.
pfIvGd Of inucn information.
alr. Mari did not consider that any one wonid
sutfer for giving truthful cviucuco ls-
as safe to testify here AZ it would be in Boston.
II D wltne5s Bwuge to AL untruth there, he would
be condemned, and tho aaiue Was the c;.Ac hero;
that tAero had been lots Of talk about a.sasuiua-
ton, but mono had beon done.
Gen. Campbell thought differently. No bl1Hi.
nesa-man could come hsra md testify to tho
truth without losing Lis business, - well ~ his
standing. aud that he woull lie frpwneI down
as public enemy, OF, Ia o1her wo.ds, be ostta-
cised.
Judge Hoar remarked that he dill not will 1t
understood that rattS who inlMsl led inforna-
ton to tito Committee gave it us Lis OWL expo-
r4e1ce, but that WIS tie general impression milo
by him.
Gov. Wells having lott The stand,
GEN. r. C. AEDEESua
wns sworn, and recitetl lln political history
WIS member OF tho Returning; 1,anrt. aid
generally affirmed tie statements niadv l,y <loT
Wells. lie emp;,aticaly dtul:l tho assertion
imputed to him by slr. Zacharie, who !s knew
would correct the statement whun lie refreshed
Ills memory staiing that it was not truo That he
had asscrted that he had 100000 worth OF
ElH1alLd HulCH liz EUt 41,tWVt NUf ulU no over
Say. anything positive as to tho Democratic
majority, ~ alleged, but that ho might
hayo conveyed the impression before tic
fsnnl action OF tho Board from tho daily
}'apors; that 1t waB bis iusa that the Democrats
would have tile lower HOUSE, but TINT sio had
lever nlaae the statement after compiling tho
roturns. 1n regard to llr. Arroyo signing tho
returns, Ae thought Mr. Arroyo must he Mis-
taaeu; that As hal known him for twenty
5elovoa ho was honest stli. ' Mover @ lad lad any ny
conversation with Packard or Kellogg, saying
the Conservatives would hayo majority. Wit.
uabs further testified aB to tho Ioturnug EosYd
COY. wkL1.s AEoALLkp.
Gov. Wells was then recalled, and oxaluinel aa
to the assassination matter BY the counsel for
the Conso.vativsa. III reply to a question by
Judze Whooer, he said that political influence
had nothing to do with his actiou % ueubsr |
Of ths lteturu1g Board, noE were tha aecisious
OF tue Board guye.ned by such lutluouce.
Mr. Campbell then prosauted[A taIulatctt state |
mont Of ths vote OF all tho Parishes oil protest.
giving compilation OF both the colored and |
OF rofestncc, WHICH Was received, and handed to |
the opposing counsel ior e1a1nsaation.
NH. J. u, zuSTz !
was placed upon the stand by the Democratic |
In regard to the attempted assassination ut tho |
hotel, Mr. Xunz stated In substance that Vt tho |
hotel Oh tle day naInel tlierH wera tMo drunken |
'neu aud that. fearing that solnos1ing might &C.
GuE lEOH1s tAH uloA pb!hS uI4uks US NufAHsA LIT. |
ticruYgs 10 take Mr.. Wolla ont which WEB done |
Did not know tins to ba faot but WAS 80 toll /
by Mr. Watson, the hotel proprietor.
h. Puau 4 AEFiAED pLAETEE, |
now took the stand.
1n answar to question. be said hs knew Gen. |
Anderson. Had y conversation With him OIL
Dec. II, when Anderson told him that there |
would DO Democratic majority in tho llnuso Of
not less That eight aud bcttceu eight aul tf:eyt.
that Anderson told hin Wells aud Arroyo vera
IL perfect cccord. Had talked the nl4ster aver,
Mud Anderson produced paper recauating
seyea parishes tkAt would return democrats. but
he was greatly surprised when tho DoAld re-
turned 1iBpublican can'ltdatc,. On beluY oroas-
o1s,niuea watuess had heard Of roa.arks made
upon tho street ~ to what should 10 done with
lie Returning Duer1 II they 1eturne1 lepublto-
.us. Anderson suld him that sons OF the pnr-
shes had been protested, but that tia protests
we're yssy flivolola.
Nh. MKL4EcoN
Has then awotn. aud oovrobor&ted tho testimony
given by Mr., pugb, a. he was wlth lusu when As
,sllsd uEou Gen. Anderson.
Gen. Aadsraou WAS recalled, and, in regard to
Ihe assertions Of tho witnasges pugh aill tx.
sucon. said that # Eould asvo bseu impossible