The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-21
VOL. KILL Isl.
THE RASCALS IN LOUISIANA
now CONGREsSMAN sfPHBh fAhD
ms ELECTION STRIKERS

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WASHINGTON, May 1V'-iho No''iN
v,...i Onaces In Louisiana 10. day cOntn-
ON f"uo'" ,..,,,, -, a w Farguson Pro-
ued the examination oi '" '" .. a..
xious TO the examination the minutes oi the
-, sossion of Yesterday were read. by which
secret Sess'o" y. ~ aan,,,,,,.s h.vs decided
II was shown that the committees nave u.o
10 mcet in New Orleans on Saturday, MAY 2''
..t.h ,.u, nsc.aait AZ a st artlna from WGsh
Inst "h'cn WIN ne'es-''''o ',
tngton next wednesday eNehinp 49,,
Mr. Ferguson, having been asked TO eon''"uo
81, .,.,on,o,, concerninr the fraudulent pay |
DIS stn'e'no"s ' :. -. o,,sana nut |
rolls In the Custom House at Ne" ,,, o''o"",,
tbs following question TO this committee; "
should testify Cwhich uon 80, ,,.ndulent nav |
had signed from forty to sihtY irauu.'op ~ 70,
rohs' anu 'nI' '.' ," I.hIa 10 prosecution on
them' wou'u no' ,r,. ia. va. road TO the wit
that testimony" The law was ro"u w ."e Wv
noss md ho WAS officially Informed that any
tcs,imonv he might plye before the committee
c,uId NOT bo used against him unless In such
tcsiiInonv he should perjure himself.
...,.,,., ,.,,,,s ,,v svpupu
MAKING VOTES ron 81 i'"h".
Mr. Ferguson then testified that 10 septemDer
Congress gave him n bundle Of Custom House
pay rolls. e ch voucher q, "a 1 time beiug maze
any name he chose. He nlled up and signed
about nfty or sixty Of these vouchers and re-
pta rn &S Nth VI sTStA package Of 08s @oney paSs
him tFerruson) q salary OF tO ana giving MN
uey to give 10 others, whose names no
bad a. ned on the vouchers,
The witness was asked to give the names
which he had signed to the rolls, and he said he
signed whatever name came into his mind. lie
had no authority from any one whose names he
signed to sign their names, but some of the en-
money on The Thomas Furin n, Register Of votes in
the seventh ward VIM. Nicoll, REGISTER OF votes
In the Sixth ward BENJAMIN Leggett, Joseph
nshs, aud others he could not recollect, were
those persons who asked him to collect their
tbem, and some Of the names represented per
sons not in eIistOnre, as Brown. Jones, Smith,
&c. Tne money paid TO witness was no, his ci sal
tom House. lie was a political striker. sypber
gave witness money Tor e'snt % Or zen Hersons sSms
ranging from S35 to tyO, and hgnded to witness
who gave them to the parties deslsnated ey & Sy-
Voucher. oa ~ and no sum OF money was allied in at
the time with IS signed the ,us6 vouchers The The
nmo,,nts we're ali nut in afterward.
THE GovERNMENr PAYING THE BILLS
The money paid to these parties WIS not 10
ios iapot sI, perHrnsu os ps wss ,e
ed ed to suppoft the ticket Bearing syphers name.
A Mr.. Mclean, since dead, helped witness to
sign these Vouchers The vouchers were taken
TO the Custom House auditor and tbe money
Gs5sa:ca the sss.id.ns q pSii;ssl 4, !, s
=" him that no vas ~oinS 70 Wsshinstnn 10
make arr, ,nse@.ni. Tor setting from Tug Trea-
Bury the funds necessary Tor MS (SNpners ~ CAN
ber Of men who could work for him. These
mon were afterwards paid on the fraudulent
pay rolls some OF them were registers OF votes
while Others boarded sailors during the cleo
iion and prevented them from shipping until
were signed sypher took them and said, Hold
on, bnys, awhile, and VIII soon De back mere
own personal knowledge where Syphsr got the
money.
BY Mr.. noskins-Do you know that this vas not
thst he drew IT from the cu.ton House
g. dd not .ss yo1 r. what & was % Understood % ask ask
know that Gen sypher did draw It from his own
pVoSNAebo You Know that It was not his own money
A1S1, sir. o,s.. ..... x,.,o ,r.r,n
uisnt Day rolls have been made out7 A-No. sir; not
q,EwnrTe were You when you signed these pay
I.s hch Cen oo on rIs I a3 oce tempora
rT syphsr % Sss sohs SSs'if from the room about STs
quarters OF an hour and returned with the money.
90 not Know whether he went Out Of the building Oh
BY Mr. Conger-whAt month was It that the l4o OOC
%e S ~eTs ps Dy e oa S Eoo n Msch 1877
o cAsrY's ,,. pEsIAL.
collector cases sent to the Of the
treasury Nvvo,,xxs Nav 10 1874
TO Secretary Of me 7reisary; ''"' ~ '''''
Newspapers report that Ferguson swore yesterday
before Louisians Committee that one McCarty I'm.
ported about 10000 ciS rs IN March, 1870 and that
% Wa PAla on on sd h he d psSofos % Hi INK IN nc
ssyr AMI nS ~ AM pn tSe sss Ia. ,b,
telesram isid before he committ.e --'' 'A''
JANIS y. CASEY Collector
v,,ros. w.s .sLo, ,,ho, ha ho1 tos.vto ,h,,
% 90 H @ - .iI,,i ~ % -, ~, say % ~. A. s''s' &
NJ M ,'V ~ .'S ~ 49, ~ I, " ~
,ne 'ieI IL sa,u aso s'ut W.
tsi5
Mr.. Gibson read telegram T. ON McCarty as
follows:
NEW CRIEAss. May 20, 1870
Ar RlnfdH Gibson Chairman Committee;
hhvr laiG duty on iiSOVo cigars imported py me.
yecoyds vi .So hav a a any su
House etres Of cigar. Tor Massoeh and
By ne never paid me any money for INA KING fraudulent
entries Tor him. All Ferruson's statements in refer.
.nce to my transactions are absolutely false and ma
Ho'"us' L. McCAhIr'
DENIAIs FROM IMPORTERS.
Also the foIIowiny from Domtngo.
-, [ ,o .-
10 go, d cn,o. NJ NE" okLhASS NAV w. 1870
ri" .tahensoHo ~ perens- n ho,o,a von, comn,,,a.
that either or nv CLERK tSla him inai Dil " a.
member OF ring Tor Importing cigar- fraudnienty "
are absolutely false, al his statements In refer
ence to me- JOSH DoNISGo.
Also one from Mas ssoch. as follows:
Nxw oRLx.Ss La NAV 10 1874
To The Hon. r. Gibs.n, Caarman' r. ' ~ '
Having read the newspaper reports OF the test mcny
given yesterday before your committee by G. W Fergu.
soh, pronouncs Tue SAME hbsolutely and manciousy
and never has Seen IN s nv snin ue ana nowsa u not