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Field and LittIefeld.

yer, now a member 90 ,he House ut Htpresen-
tAlives. wruug from reluctant witnesses some
startling disclosures as 90 the mode pursued by
che Returning Board 20 "coun. out Tildcn
aad "couat ia Hayes. Ljtu,Gcli, the Clerk Of
Che Returning Barl testified that he was di-
rectcI by Wells President Of The Board, TO
make up a false return, which was done AMI
an the members signed it, lie also directed
said Liu',Gslj to destroy the original return,
wherein transfers bad been made from tie
Tillcn 90 Tue Hayes column, Lu. be failed 90
obey Instructions, aud said paper ZEN into the
laujaor Gov. Palmer Of Illinois, and ty him
Transferred 90 tie care Of tie Committee %
Investigation, and said important original pa
Per. bearing iajjsputable evidence Of Llv-
ias been tempered With, ana SO manipulated
as TO change the result ia Vernon Parish c-u-
fronts the ucajc.s Of ,le Returning Board
and i.s commences is ACKNOWLEDGED. This
Li,d,G.ll lly go the committee room has pro-
du-el crop that it viii be difficult Cor The
radicals 20 dispose o. We give a few extracts
iram tlc testimony interrog,tiors by NJ
David Dudley Ei,lj, the answers Is Little
f.ll. C'oE 90 the Returning Board.
O Describe the occasion and Circumstance
CO Gov Wells askicg you 90 alter The returns
A. Ou Sunday. December 81, the board AID
three W tour % tlc clerks took dinner tu-etl-
rr They SIT 10 dinner three OF four hours
Fr1m thcys we went o. the rooms Of tAc board.
Er--r teiu. there q few minutes De saw Gov.
Wells looking over some figuring. We we've
ieeHus happy | know [ Was. lu few mo-
iueu,s Wells engaged with him 90 a whispered
conversation. aul told ne O. alter the votes
BE asked me o. have jt done .tat night, but
diI not DO It that night, but subsequently,, aud
Wells saiI that 70 was well done. The witness
lerc showed how the alterations we've made
Cuuuuin. De said. Wells asked one tle same
might o. make o change 10 the clcc:l7a, vote.
Wells was examined by the committee sent 60
New Orleans Wells afterwards told me that
he Was asked by the committee how tlc re-
turns from Vernon parish were received, and
do consequence be felt very uneasy. lie fist
s5ii 90 me " Can't you make a copy Of the
original returns, and find out what VIII make
an aggregate. and We viii reject some lie
then said. We viii have the atilayi,s pre-
pared. meaning ,hc a:iiay,ts showing why
Two polls % Vernon parish were regretted
The afilayits were sworn g. before I. =.
Commissioner Jewell. Bach affidavit vas
sworn % by three persons, ] Tccolicct the
Nlmcs f three persons who swoTe g. them,
namely. Jim Brown, sam Collins and sam
Garter. They made their marks | Do not
know whether there were any such persons ~
n0t. The a'6l1vits were dated, believe, No
,..r, isr Tlsh 1870 Z came into tho office of
tac board 0n tho 18th % December.
Mr. Feij--Dd GoV. Neas SPEAK ABOUT
forging tAe name OF Thomas franklin
\. lie asked me 70 p'"cuce 50 'ust G'1.!
make The signature 20 the returns, but d-d
not l5 It.
q. Since You conc here have you BAL an
Interview with any one in resari % your 'csii-
rnony A. have coDver-et with various par
ties, including Governor kellogg and Marshal
F'S'n. Gov, he"oIs l'd o.. question me
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SAID. went % ,ie oi.cc ,t the Board after
diuocr rs already alluded o.. Oh compile t0c
returns The members &c tAe Board "trc 100