The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-12-16

winch he replied that he would com,
when he a9h pieised. W ~
,essssSA cdl4K SsxrwsTSnss an
WasS4pr. clover. saretvisor of registra
tion faf East Baton Rouge, lIe testifiet
/ that he had formerly lived In Mississippi
and had been member of the legislator,
of that state, his term beginning in Janu
airy, 18Th He said lie left Mississippi II
August, 1875. The fact is that iiis term
began in January, 1875, and he was q
member Of tho Mississippi Legislature
when Kellogg appointed him Supervisor.
When asked what was on his consolilla.
ted statement when he first swore TO it.
he said there was nothing but the consol.
| idated commissioners returns from the
various polls. He entered certain MEM
oranda in the columns OF remarks in New
Orleans, in the cussom-house. These re-
marks relate to intimidation, and appear
as sworn TO when the statement was GER
titled to before the court at Baton Rouge,
but now he virtually acknowledges that
| they were forged by being inserted here
as stated. He was quite positive about
GENERAL INTIMIDATION,
But when pushed close by Messrs.
jerks and Blackburn was compelled to
| admit that all he certified to regarding
intimidation was from hearsay and from
Republicans, and couldn't tor his life
name one person who he knew 20 have
been inundated. In his
CONGRATULATIONS .
By Mr. Huilbut he told his tale of hor-
rors. giving a list of Republicans killed,
whipped, shot and wounded, including
dates and localities, claiming that the i'm
formation came in his oilicih capacity;
but in his redirect examination he
was terribly confused, and finally. &C
knowiedged that. personally, he knew
nothing of either case he had cited, and
couldn't even tell the name of single
person that had given him such iniorma-
ton. Eyading through the entire exam.
ination any direct answers, his stereo-
typed reply belng"I don't recollect; |
S'h iSihShOCA hON vi cllutuNOTlug
to dovetail into his answers his construc-
ton OF the election laws. He was made
finally TO-, acknowledge. that he had
thrown ont the votes OF seven Democratic
polls of the fourteen in his parish. Re-
ferring again to
HIS FORGED STATEMENT
In consolidated returns sent to the re-
turning board, and that upon which they
gave the Republicans majority, the
qustons put to him ilicited the informa-
tion that the protest on the statement
was put on in the custom house in a room
adjoining that of the United States circuit
court clerk and United States Commits.
sloner Wolhey. Then, while he wouldn't
deny that he had consulted Assistant
Atty.-Gen, Dibble, Frank Morey, Pack
ard or others, he wouldn't acknowled that !
he had done so, his answers being eva.
siye, showing that he
DARED NOT GIVE DIRECT REPLY
To even one of the leading questions lest |
1t should uuearth the frauds he com.
United. He stated In his direct and cross
examination that he brought his returns
there himself on the 10th or 18th of No. |
vember, but didn't deliver them to the |
returning board until the 23d, retaining |
personal possession of them all the time.
and in his redirect examination the fact |
was elected that, instead of being In his |
personal possession, his returns had been |
IN room at the custom house all the |
time. When asked why he didn't deliver |
them sooner, his curt response was that
he
WAsN' READY TO DkLINER THEM SOONER. |
The testimony Of this witness proves |
my assertions made weeks ago that the |
parish returns were being manipulated |
in the custom house under the SUPER |
vision of federal officials, and if he had |
been pressed, it would have been found |
that some OF Packard's most intimate |
friends were engaged in this work and |
supervising the clerical portion of it,
which was done by custom house clerks
and Intelligent policemen OF the city |
force detailed tor that purpose, and the !
before il is concluded, I'M
RS blocked by the running OH of wit
nesses OF their refusal to testify, will |
show that r.
THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY
Ia this state was over 1900, and that
fully that number Of Democratic votes |
have been thrown out by the supervisors |
and returning board. The Willingness
which the members Of the returning
board displayed ia obeying the summons
to attend to-day taken into consideration
with their refusal yesterday was unex-
plainable until tonight, when it is said
that
THE WASHINGTON MANAGERS
were alarmed at the action OF the board |
yesterday lest it should be construed by |
the public, as it was, as bold and open
defiance OF the house. and TOR that reason
instructions were sent there to change
the tactics, and the result is shown in the
attendance upon the committee of the
returning board, and Wells seeming
Willingness 10 let the committee have
copies of the returning ailidayits, Sc.
Especial TO the 81. Louis Republican,
THE MIDDLE.
COLUMBIA, Dec. l3.--The legislative \