The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-12-17
Iou,,laun-Ihe investigation.


gressional Committee are richer aud
far more interesting than yesterdays
and point directly, In the case OF one
parish, to kellogg aud ex Congress
mau Money as having enjeavored TO
deiraud Il parish Of Its vote.
Members OF the Returning Board re.
ported when the committee met, but
were excused, when MIR Hurlhut de-
sired that Glover be recalled, 1t was
done, and Hulbut made an effort to
cover some OF Clovers bungliug testi'
mony of yesterday, but 1t proved an
utter failure, Hurl6ut making u mlser-
able failure and only bringing on more
damaging evidence against his party.
his cross. Examination
developed the fact hat he didn't
know whether he made the original or
not, and then that he did make II
here In the Custom house, aud was as
sisted 10y Hugh J. Campbell, one OF
Kellogg's judges and higadier general
Of militia, and that the work was done
In the United States District Court
room, which, curing the past month, l
have in these dispatches termed the
Custom house outrage mill.
Growers Qualifications.
After Glover hsd been eitectually
wound up, ard, TO Hurlbups great cha
grin, he was led on In his evidence
until he had acknowledged that he
drew pay rs member OF the Mississippi
Legislature up to January /, 1876; was
appointed supervisor 10y kellogg or
Antoine August, aud WAS not then, ac-
cording to the State constitution aud
law, eligible either rs Il voter or al
of nal, aud the Republicans knew II
when ne wasappoinled.
Ihe Next witncss
Testified that Clover, the supervisor,
had told him since the election that
the Democrats had carried East Baton
Rouge, but he intended aud would re-
turn Republican majority of three
hundred, which he did; also that he
never saw more quiet or peacea0le
election. This witness was on cleo
ton day, United States Deputy Mar
shul, aud stated that Dlbole, kellogg's
Assistant Attorney General, had given
him seventy five dollars to electioneer
for him, Dibble being II candidate for
Congress. Dibble had also instructed
him (witness) and others to raise y
disturbance ut the polls, 30 they could
arrest u number Of Democrats and
scize tho Polls
Here In the city, that they might
throw 1t out. He testified also ~ tn
Clover's occupation in 1883 he was
, employed to iun In negroes from the
levee to cheap jewelry establish
ment aud have them robbed, aud yet
the Mississippi Legislature Of 1874 took
him rs an honOred member
) a~orge Johnson.
, Colored: SwOTe he resided across the
) river IN Algiers; voted the Democratic
ticket on election day, and on the day
following was beaten nearly to death
10y Republican negroes, who threat
; ened to kill him; made an effort II
vet his assailauts arrested, but the
negro policeman would pay no atten
= ton to his complaints. Learning tina
he was to appear before the committee
} six or seven negroes set upon him TIL
Z morning aud beat him numerically
Q cutting him terribly In the head, AM
v Endeayored 90 Kiii Him.
4 One of his w0uldbe murdeTers max
ing use of the expression; Here's tn
d--d Niger sou OF - that vote
!. the Den ocratic ticket let's kill him.
: This witness was in such feeble con
. dition that he could scarcely stand, hi
o head being beaten almost into u Jelly
D At the first attack his, assailants thre'
;, MIN upon the railroad track, leaviD
u him for dead, but as he testified, b
u was found by white man aud Kind
}. cared for.
b Hurlbut, by cross examination, mad
II strenuous efforts to break his test
mony, but failed, making q terrib
mess OF 1t, and obtaining convincin
q proof OF the most bitter Republican II
e timidation right here In the city.
; ID. A. ward,
Ie Supervisor of Grant parish, oil
ID thrown out by the returning board
u account OF Democratic majority, W
r. next sworn. Identified the letter
q instructions sent him to return d
H. parish Republican. and produced d
original; also stated that 1t got hot
him during registration aud Defo
a, election, and he came here Dem
III Gratis urged him to return aud hold u
W election and get Kellogg to write MI
VI instructing him to do 80, but suos
Dr. auen,ly Kellogg, ex-Consressm'
N Money and Jewett, Secretary OF q
We Republican campaign committee u
10 dicted for fraudulent sewing'mach'I
ew at,idavits, told him he must not Oh
ed the instructions. Major Burke OF I
W. Democrats called
cir AZ KeIlogg's ONCE
l.. a
icy one day when witness was locked
pg with Kellogg. When the latter learn
who desired TO see him, he let with
out Of back door, remarking that
CD did not want Burke to see him a.
ar Kellogg had given Burke his WORD
DC honor that witness had returned
lib the parish. Witness testified t'
We, perfectly quiet election In Grant J
VII ish; declares that he was and alw
len bau been a Republican, and belle