New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-10
INVESTIGATIONS.
TESTIMONY OF LEVlssE, DAGGETT, AND PEYsER.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPArCH.i

GENERAL PRESS DIsPArCHi
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Senate Sub-COm-
mittce Louisiana took the testimony Of b. Leyisse,
the Hayes eecor said 10 be ineligible, to-day On the
subject of Mr. Levsses disqualification the witness said
tina, he was appointed United States Commissioner in
1874, served until about Nov 90 1876 he was a
Commissioner on and after election day; be then re-
signed and his resignation accepted he did not act
with the other electors al the first meeting, but dd SO
finally Copies of the resignation and its acceptance
were produced aud accepted az evidence by common
consent. The witness then stated that he had been
offered consideration TO east his vote for ar. Tden
His testimony On the subject was as follows:
On tie 4th Of December reaching the residence Of
Ntg BarloW on COlstaUDope-st.. where was STAY ing
at D. M Mrs Barlow ana her daughter gave note.
when had been left for me, inviting me Ia meet G. n
Johnston al Cis>idays HOte next day on important DIs
mes. the ladirs il they thou hit Johnston wanted
vote for Nlr Tld,n Johnston called early next morning,
ana - Eed ne TO meet 5. y, OF Shreveport AT Cas-
slday's Ho.t early that Gay; made an engagement -
meet leu T.: / o'clock Aahur Vas banker al Shrcye-
poIt for sX eight years but recently failed. and
ibtn IN New-Or cam became strongly impressed with
tbc ld that TIC ladies were rgat III thci- con ecIt.
anc after rejection went To Marshal Ptkn suggested
not 10 bIf the thing of, but to temporize.
to ascertain who the hackers were and get As
many names possible IN connection with 1t;
net AsAur O'Clock we walked % retired part Of
The .id be had important business 20 picpos";
encouraged aim 70 70 ahead IL made q oio2etc eX-
p1ndtous and rtmnrAs' ana said ne would MAKE lar
proposition ~ hroEI; he then pre'cnied his oier-
money, 'dy S3u"oO OF $4,000, ana icIlse 20 receive ny
cr.;.tcate@~ an eccior; gave No direct answer and
g-,la ,rNtI raj 4 tle
toe small ana td' HuShl a. wen :ecet T-uo,oVO -
$1,000; that il aog chance 10 make big thing;
that oly happened once IN hundred years that one
luan had an oiF"ithiy 10 mast Il fIcsIuIL anu
finally that Johnston might say to h' friends that Lew
sse 'eS Lot dl"i TO sirh TO pr2posIton' nat that
they rad nos eOt up 70 s p!et Jtii 5t nun aiiSr -
pointing another place of meeting that night at O'Clock;
II was at Cnarlcs Hotel met that night again.
ana. a. TAG iotuIda " a. Id ne went OUT aud %a,htd
Ashur theE clangcd Dis Proposition, and sad ihat
would be required 10 east my vote for 1dcn; replied
that TINS was ht quelgh 'hd pat MN on ana Stuch
10 the price Of 100000; finally wanted TO know VINO
lila bacrer were hon c Went on to see his friend or
prompter and back ig mai. hour; he sand H. had
been 10 see walter Pugb; don't know Walter Pugh,
whether Pugh knows me; AsL'r said 100000 vas tie
utmost could b. raised 10y PUN the banker, and
asked NE to - with him the next morning to certain
Pu would b. Of them, and the other would De the
Aloucyed mani Ashrr ana went 10 The place ap,
POINTED and met Two men as described; the IHoueyed
man Mr. 'Hcrnaudrz, a PROMINENT T-oreaAs
brOGer; Hernandez wished 20 tai. and d-c.hcd, say!
hernandez could tax Will Ashur, IS he was tie
arno,,tteut Tor the neXt morning NJ Tie hotel met
Aslu, al Il clock, when be said tna >lO00CJ
" - a. 10 ' rct cItI ,, 10 t9!S About j. nv moe
Ashur is Jew a business InaI, ana good nei Oh
noT regret h. have expose his naiue reported al
tarSe proceedings 10 III KIN as they anspire, AMI Pr
kin was We! -a;is:c! Win wat Lad done; / have
never seen johnston since.
Cro,srxalnncd By sir. saulsburyTlc first suggestion
aaou bus ug Ia: vote from Ir,. BarIowS sue Is
widow OF judge Barlow Or RITldes Parish; p about 30
or 80 years Of e and very good looking and shIevd
ana sharp as any woman witness ever saw have
known her personally til, over two years; sic does
only one WHO boards in the house; / pay her
so per month; that j. her principal means Of support
lady Of high resprctiDlty, and pucn esteemed
IL church and By her neIEAborS she owns the house
lives in when Johnston came IL Mrs. BarioSs he
remarked tia: he wouc Ike 10 be Witness shoes,
nr could make 100000 in two Gays don't think Mrs.
Barlow or girated the remark about S2OUOOOi John
sion. Of wealth JOllus.On's in
teTv"w with AZ Mrs bdIIOw's house on his second
visit did No; last over tSo minutes; never suggested
that 1 would aCcede - their propositions ard make
speech 10 the Returning B0ard placing action
for nor voting FOR Hayes on Nigh moral grounds sucn
suggestion, however, made 10 by Ashur, but |
didn't agree tOIt; never intended negotiate; prob
ably suggestion FOR rZOUoJO Looked Ike pyslive en-
20 AsuT tnat hc ana LES bac kers might ne
gOtiate he; all tne interviews from first Ia List
within II hours ri tile very last Interview Asnur stated
that The 100000 Was "alilhs Ter me never men,
toned any sam les IMAM F.OUOOp, ana then informed
Ashur thai Il useless 10 continue the negotiation
The senate Subcommittee here adjourned until to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
Albert Pey ~, a West Virginia Presidential eeetOr,
who SAID IL b. ineligible "a that office be not
citizen Of this country appeared before the Senate Com
mttce Privileges and Elections this morning. He tes-
titled lie has citizen OF this country for sew
eral years, produced his naturalization papers
COPY Of which was placed In evidence and the case
then dismissed.
The Committee on the Powers, Privileges and Duties
OF the House Counting the Electoral Vote tins morn
ing examined Il. VI. Dlggett, elector from Nevada
supposed ineligible account OF having held the
office Of clerk The District and Circuit Courts of the
state lie stated that he held office prior the election
but had ceased TO perform the duties of the on
Nov g. he resigned by telegram Judge Sawyer, the
Circuit Judge VINO at Francisco. and sent
another telegram Judge Hlyer the District Judgs at
Carson City; received Geographic reply Judge
aver the same day accepting the resignation he
filed written resigp al CHf-oI iDdhg II on the
9Th Of November; has never received answer from
Judge Hiiyer.