, 1877-02-10

~. AuJAstFAs uCH bpcu 3ts8atju Nun tEHuHEs1f
Charles Cavcnnoe, who was privately introduced
By Field ny "t1Ie dynamite: wtLcss" Ut the
DcmMrats, wa* put on the stand. lls tSsti;
tn1ny proved s9 a'e dynamite to The 1.tttiedfll
engineer It., including, apparently, Coz. Palmer,
Of Illinois.
LfrTLErisLp's rnsAr potyr
las been TO prove that the Vernon Parhh re-
votes at the cxpsess or1cr Of Gov. Wells. aud
t}at this change was taken advantage of Ly tlG
Returning Boan1. "The dynamite witness"
Carann9c proved clearly ttat whatever change ;f
nut hare Affected tue votes for the HAYES Elec-
ter. tavannoc was Democratic lawyer befotc
the Returning Board. lie testified tllat }!c saw
t1eI the return ft'm Vernon ra..h opensd in tie
turn "f twn sutcs for lIaycs When opened; that
II was tt',inttsi, fafufatel md coEv2s.ed bs the
,rtler uf the Elnari two votes f1r luycs, hhl
tnat ile proceedings were soon after
PUBLISHED NJ ORDER or TIE hoard
itl public new*pairr two votes Tor Hayes. Ne
also swurc specifically that, II any changes l,ad
heen madc IN tue return increasing Il stose two
tie tsnyaAs br the Bnar,l. 1}y the Testimony,
therefore,, Ut jeaatng Democratic Witness,
l.fttfcac'd's story that the return was changed
ty or1er VI tivy. Wells to Increase the vote
of the uayes Electors was transparent false
hood. .
TESTIMONY or \. n. EEvt7EE.
To ths HtsferH Assactdttd ff<ss
% oo,sua ~ Ia at9 %srs 3 r. g. ry
tscc, m alleged Ineligible Hayes Elector, he
fore them to-day. 1n the course Of bis exami-
milton tie Witness tat} tl:4t /" pruposltioh WIS
:Isciurai vote for Samuel ]. Ti'ie,,. On On
thc tth Of t}ecnltwr tho wttnets WIS at the
RESIDENCE nE Mrs. Barlow, On cunetantinople
street, Scw Or1cans: laA !lLncd out, and was
ter being present, ono of tl':1n garc witness
i.ntr. ask!ng him to n'ect E. y. .1salns!on at
Casstly's Hotel IN Important bustness: JOHN
ston wrote the note at Mrs. DaFlow's. The
he Lad no ilca. Thc la.lles thunght Johnston
"anted wltncss 10 vote for Tllden. Afr. .to11n-
sto1', an acslye DEMOCRAT, canlc ne1t morning
and asked tllc witness t. usrct y. u. Ashur,
tlrst informing Aarslal 1'Itkln Of Ills t,ttprious.
AShnr md the witness walked to rrtt.eu paTt
n1 tue tnwn. Ashur saI,l .hc l,ad Important
proposition on broker. lie then presented his
offer. whether witness would bc willing to re-
eeisc Q tcrts1n fts' ot fnones-sny $4,000 or
$i0 000-and
nKrC.E MS CERTIFICATE
~ E|rctor. Witness Eaye no direct answer, Us
he had arranged to do With rltktn. md asked
several questinns, asl1 finally said the price wns
too small; tl.at be might as ~ef' receive s21-
@ s 'n tat t,at 4 ras & Sssncn.a Sx ssncs ons :"
LII hundred years that one lilan Ind an oppor-
.unlty to make President: and finally tlat
johnson might fay to Ills friends TINT Lesisce
was uot unwilling to 11stcn to the proposition,
but that they bud nut got up 10 hts price yet,
and left him, after appointing anothor nlcetIlig
that night. At tue SECOND meeting Ashur slttl
the vi Witness woald be required 70 cast Ills vote
question, md put him otf, and
Of sooooo Finally, siter more ns close inquiry,
wttncts wanted to know who hts ha:kers were.
t.fu
and WA back III half an hour. Witness asked
whom he had scel,, and hc give thu tame Ut
Walter pugh. Ashur satl .*l0J,000 was the ut
most that could be raleel for Pugl Or llfs buck
morning to the Coumou, md they would meet
two tneu. pngh and the Moueyctl INN. Witness
and Ashur went to the place app0lnted, aud mct
tho two men Us descriAcsl. I liz nlah said to bc
TUE MOSExED MAN
the witness recpgntze.t ID Hernandez. promt-
ncnt New 0rlea1s broker. Hernandez spoke to
withess and witness introduced A8l,tr 10 l!m.
hernandez wished to talk and witness dcclned,
was tue party to talk to. Witness then went
ho.He utter 'naKtng all appointment fot the next
/ morninr At the -. Charles Hotel. Met Ashur
day e. Il sa x sd a as ,. s M apgen
aatd that <1u0t0O was all that could lie raisctl.
Witness stuck to hs $2D0, COZ. aud said 1t wls
not worth wlllu to talk about It any more.
AslIur Is jew. i1nc business 1nau. mud guod
Ills na:nc. Witness reported all tnesr procced-
iugs to l'ttkn as they took place. mud l'ltktn was
well sat'si!cl with what witness had done. liz
llall neycF seen Johnston since.
During tho eru6x-cxatninatlon Levisec stated
thnt When Johnston catne to Mrs. Dartow's hu
remarked that he would like to le IN wttucss'
Bives, as be could mnke s:aU, ,000 In two days.
Witness named S:3sN, ,uN u a tnore proper gou~
alteration fur 50 l,lK lhtng. Never suggested
he would aecedc tu their proposition nntl nuke
u speech 10 the Returning gnard placing hls nc.
tio for 'ot votnE for ases en on t!gh moral
but didn't agrca tu i. At the lust Interview
tanl nll too' placr within twcnty-four l.o,,rs)
a,lur stated the elo,tA) was whiting for lin,
at the meeting Of the Electors, Witness a.,~
nuunced that le lad been offered $l00.000 to
Gust hls yote ior l'ildcn.
Hor RELIABLE.
At the seasIon tu-day of thu House Committee
tn connection with tl,u Electoral! vote, Capt. t.
1rns Ry Il it. al1s adac1 fTssd =: e. a fl, a .si
scrps'ty, among citizens Vt baltimore Is 10.
good. Witness would not believe llim uudcr
oath. Malaux's reputation for honesty IL not
very Eood either.
Mr. Lawrence offered to prove that ,ta.l,iox
offered to furnish q Confederate regiment with
siotfing from tile North; that le solicited eo.
trlGutflns 0f money anu tobacco. but ncycr fur
p!siss.i ths Confederate GoycrnnIrut viii. sup.
piles. but witness statcs lv l,ah ~ .pcrsonal
knowledge Of tho fasts enumerated. Thu only
persons who could ..tve pr9ies + Mts't|,,io!'y uto',
lis Adiutant-{lcncra1. Dootl. Thu general
.atnsor was that Ma,hiox .lll not tMrniah the
clothing he Ind agreed to furnish. Witness saw
Maddox III, New uFlsans last Aovember, usnl
rraiIty le was tbs rollldyIiital agent ot tllu
President ut the United States; lint la was
acquainted with peuie u, New orlean. who sup
POSED him to Lu u Democrat; that he had r.
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