Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-03-01

tai vote Of Florida, exclusive Of -.
ter eosnty. - "a. lO6 vote. for tle
Hayes else1ofs. ana "a. 20l votes Sef
the 11dea slectors.' The returns fin
the bur naker e1naty precincts gave
23S votes -for q Tslden electors. md
l43 fer the Hayes electors. Add this
result. which appsss<d on the face Of
the returns from Baker. to the vote Of
the rest Of the State. and the Tilden cleo
tors have . mjority Of 50. II Vas to
do away With this fact that Chandler
used the telegraph so vigorously last
November, and was suthorixed BY Grant
to send "troops and money" to Stearns.
The conspirato,s, by a fraudulent count
and certificate, reversed the Baker coun-
ty returns so - to show . majority Of
46 votes for Hayes in the aggregate
vote Of the State. The Investigation Of
The House committee into this nefariou.
business reveals many instances Of ras-
cality and daring jobs Of crime. For
example. Andrew A, Allen, Sheriff of
Baker county, under oath, told how the
precinct returns were dealt with. The
following j. . portion Of the testimony {:
Q.-Whsf did you do then. A.
We just made the return, throwing
away two precincts in the county.
Q.-What two precinct. in the coun-
ty d,d you throw away! A.-One was
Darbyville precinct, and the other was
louisville precinct.
(Which did you throw away frsti
A-The townsville precinct.
Q-And then you threw away the
Darbyville precinct' Ayes, sir.
Odd you have any witnesses at
all before you' A-None at all.
Q.-Did you have anything before
you except the returns: A.-No, sir.
Q.-Why did you throw away the
townsville Precinct' Ave believed
that there was some intimidation there
that there was one party prevented
from voting.
Odd you have any evidence be-
fore you to that effects A.-No. sir:
there was only his statement.
Odd you not have a particle of
evidence before you? A.-No. sir.
Q.-You believed that one party had
been inundated and prevented from
voting! A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-And therefore you threw out the
townsville precinct: A.-Yes, sir.
Q-Was there any other reason for
throwing it out' A.-No, sir.
Q.-None whatever? A.-No, sir.
Ono other reason was suggested
hut that, was thereI A.-No, sir.
Q.-You next threw out the Darby
vile precinct: Ayes, SIR.
Q.-For what reason did you do SO !:
Ave believed that there were some
illegal votes cast there.
Q.-Did you have any evidence be-
fore you at all. A.-No. sir.
Q.-Not PARTICLE A.-No, sir.
Q-But you had an impression that
some illegal votes were cast there !:
Ayes. sir.
Q.-You had no proof OF it at all !;
A.-No sir.
Q.-How many illegal votes did YOU
have an impression were cast there !:
A.-About seven, think, as well as
can recollect.
Q.-Therefore you threw out the pre-
cinct without any evidence at all A.
Yes, sir.
Q.-Then you made up your returns !:
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Who wrote those returns: A.
I did.
Q.-You wrote them yourself. A
Yes, sir.
Q.-And the Judges signed them !:
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Mr. Green signed them also, did
he: Ayes. sir.
Q-Then you made return to the
Secretary Of State that you had can
vassed the vote. Ayes, sir.
Q.-And also sent one to the Gov
ernor that you had canvassed the vote !.
Ayes, sir.
Q.-How long were you in the Clerk
Office there: Al do not remember
the time, not great while though; it
was quite a short time.
Odd anybody come IN while you
were there. A.-No, sir.
Q.-Where did you find Mr.. Green /:
Ale was with US; We all went into
the Office together.
By. Mr.. Woodburn-How long be-
fore you and the Judge and the Justice
of the Peace made the canvass did YOU
ascertain that count had been made
on the same day by other parties-by
the clerk and somebody else. Al
knew the fact: was present; I knew
they were canvassing the votes.
Q.-How did you know that one man
was inundated at townsville precinct:
A.-Weil, We just heard it rumored
around at the time.
BY Mr.. Hopkins-Did you say that
you had not The registration list before
you on the night you made the canvass /:
Ave had not.
Q,-Name the seven men who YOU
thought were illegal voters. Al can
not.
Q.-Did the Judge give their names
or did he just tell you that there were
seven there that he thought had no
right TO vote. Ale then told me
that there were seven there that he
thought had no right to vote.
Q-Dc you know when Green was
appointed justice Of the Peace: A.
l do not. He was appointed abou, the
lime of the election, but what date | do
not know.