The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-17
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, Nay 1o, 1915.
THE LOUISIANA NvEsrIGArIoN-THE CHARGES
AGAINST REPRESENTATIVE MoREY FORTIFIED
r. rrg4ERs AND PAPERs-How THE ELEC-
TON IN LOUISIANA WAS CARRIED.
Tho special committee to examine into tho federal
Offices in Louisiana further examined Major Edgar
Sclye to-day. The witness produced large number
OF letters and kilograms from Congressman Frank
Morey himself In order to substantate tho evidence
given yesterday. He also produced nm agreement
made between h,mself and Morey 1t the time Norey
bought the documentary evidence Of witness implicat
Ing himself 1t read follows
Tho package accompanying this agreement, and
closed with IL and sealed Is to be delivered TO Hon.
Frank Morey or 10 his ordcr on November l. 1875, or
any thereafter thai he may call for IT, provided
that to that time MAJOR Edgar Seye has, since No
vember l. 1875, been provided with position having
salary OF not less than $l25 per month"; said position
10 be in the Custom House az New York city or as agent
In the Secret Service Department of the
similar position that no shall receive the pay
Of such position during the tme the fact TO be deter
is satisfactory or In the event OF Doubt by such
evidence may be produced by said Frank Morey.
November !, 1876. to produce such evidence being
allowed said Frank Morey this purpose This done
and signed BY me tins 2lst day OF October. 1878
Aeccpted-FRANK MOREY.
Tho witness then went to recount the efforts made
by Morcy obtain the position, stated that AFTER
his failure therein Mercy made another arrangement
with him, by which, in consideration OF certain sums
Of money, he delivered up all the documents His
story SIMPLY repetition of his statement yester-
day. fortified BY copy Of the papers which he had
tained.
Witness asked to explain, when he said that two
indictments we're pending against him In Louisiana for
cutting telegraph and robbing the mails, and
Morey had ono OF them dismissed and told him that
the other would be held him II he took any
steps this matter The witness also produced some
United States warrants for the OF about sixty
persons In Louisiana in October OF 1874, and said
Morcy, Ray and the Green family sat up on the
night OF the 23d Of October and made the list and
witness as deputy marshal directed arrest them
and keep them jail TIL alter the election. They
were democrats and Morcy gave the orders for their
arrest He did not know where Morcy obtained his
authority but all OF the officers about there obeyed his
orders. Morey In the habit OF writing orders
kilograms aud requisiton for troops aud directing wit
ness TO copy them, sign them and issue them a. CON-
ing from himself
Witness requested to some OF tho trans.
actions at that tmc but refused to do Il would
crimnate himself
Q. HAS anything been said to you about going 10
Canada, and not testiiyng before this committeof A.
Yes; Mr.. Soucr, member OF the Legislature, from
Louisiana wished TO the Fifth Avenue Hotel
in New York. ! met him, and he told mo the
scrgcantat-Arms was town and l had
better 60 TO Canada and he showed mo q despatch
from Mercy TO Casey asking Casey TO 30 10 the
Custom House and get q leave OF absence;
Casey did 90 and asked Mr.. sharp II would retain
my place for me AID allow my pay to continue whlc
went to Canada; souer said he would give me $3.50
cash TO 20 with and $3.50 per month whlc was away
Mr.. Sharp said he could not give leave OF ABSENCE
but would give place when I returned; Casey
asked me what knew about tho New Orleans
Castom House, ana said n anything wrong had
been done there Il was done by some Of the subord-
mates and not by himself; old agree to 60; said
$3.50 n small sun 10 leave the country with.
BY Mr.. Conscr-How much did you wants A. Well,
told them that two OF Morcy's notes had not been
paid
O Tell US all you said about Il? A. Well, said IL
they would pay Morcy's notes amounting to $500 and
give me $500 would go away 10 Montreal
O. Would you have done SOY A. Yes, sir
O. why didn't your A. They we're willing TO try to
obtain ,hc $500 Tor me- but would not pay the notes.
and soucr kept trying blum me- saying II testified
would get into tue pcnentlary aud finally would
have anything more 10 do with him. Witness said no
knew he could not testify before the without
laying himself liable prosecution he lett the
committee room unless immunity was granted " him,