, 1877-02-04

Palmer With Spearing. When Lr lett Spring.
field it was not understood he was to be VII
ness Was with Spcariug in New forii~ spear.
ing served d suhpena upon him there. Did
state TO Gov. Palmer ic did not want to be
witness; ulsu to Murphy aud Spearlllg.
Senator Mcdonald showed witness paper
which he identified Us the returns of sernun
Parish. The Polls and y; Of nlnety-sescn
and eighty-one votes, for the Democrats he had
changed ~ tic Republicans, where there were
no Votes
In making the fabricated return, after the
ORIGINAL had been destroyed, witness and Davis
used the regular consolidated blank form. The
OBJECT WIS to make it appear that tue return
HAD BEEN REJECTED
rather than that the votes had been transferred.
Tho three polls fabricated aggregate IT. Demo-
cratic votes. There was one more vote i'll the
fabricated list than in the original. .Iulge Da-
yis was informed about it, and he sAisl that WAS
near enough. Davis was Parish Judgcat Baton
Rouge. wells tlcd lis evidence on which the
fabricated list was thrown out in a few days
after the list was promulgated. Davis furnished
tue evidence from Wells, saving it WAS auoEt IS
good q thing as he ever saw.
Witness read atIi,iayits furnished by Wells,
and thought Davis was right. Two Of tic attl-
ants lived in Tensas and tile other at Baton
Kuugc. Witness afterwards couied the atll,
dayits. They were sworn to before United
Republican Committee on Registration and
Canvass, who assisted Blanchard in doing what
ever figuring was necessary to be done,
The Clerks sent By the House Commission to
New Orleans were uerer permitted to examine
any OF the returns Or tabulatcd statements III
the office Of tile Returning Board. Gov wells
proposed to witness to practice, to see Ii lie
to,,1I
COUNTERFEIT FLASAGAN's SIGNATURE.
Spearina supported Hayes anti Wheeler, anu
the State Democratic ticket. This 1eeilnS Mas
general among business men. Many business
Republicans supported the Nichols ticket. ING
heavy business interest was uli that way. Col
lins:is large, heavy 1nail. about III years OLD.
Lives in 1llc West. Tie night Gldurd SEM tlie
dispatch to Washington to Allison he %as & very
much under the influence OF liquor. witness
urged him not to send the dispatch, pnt he at1-
sisted. He said If witnrss wouid mol come 10
Washington with linn he could 70 10 tue tleas-
ury or to the manager of the National hcpup-
liln larty thinks lis mentonca Tue ~ nne reas ot
ury and get the Sl0o,GU tor tue information.
Hc was 60 drunk witness thinks he had to copy
the dispatch for him.
Witness never showed the 3abrlcateo return
to anybody tlll i'e gave 1t 70 spsaf' ', NM wno IT. -
ceivcd it under pledge never to use the hanle OF
witness,
OR COMPROMISE HIM .-..-
in any way III connection with It. II was copy
Of the tabu'atlon Of the sotes OF eaen !ar,sn "
Louisiana as they we're received " !ne Poalu
from TIC Supervisors tiat"as 1qlnlsucul9 nais,
and at his request witness aud Noodwaro maac
copy for Halc, who took it and left Alter
wards VIC discovered the mistake anu Weht
with the original to ltale anu eo1lecteo tnc
error. Hale Iclt ~" Of!caus ua1 or lmo - a.
ter. This occurred On lhanks4s1Si1g-daS, anu
Hale diued with Packard that Cav. rae was
Republican visitor. Gov falmer WAS tncre as
Democratic visitor, aud nc learned 1ale uau
beeu furnished with tue information WHICH nc
had not got Senator Sherman was present
when we made the comparison, anu coltegleo
the error in tue copy given to Hale. GoF.
Palmer wanted to KNOW why ne had not tne
same courtesy as Hale nad. Nltness oec1mcd
to answer. Hc asked tor copy OF the same
document which had been given aa1c, ana
asked witness to coEne back at ) 0 CLOCK aud see
hlM. Witness promised, pht t1d not 70. oo''
Palmer stated to witness that II nc naQ any
thing to do with this business he should pay tor
nothing No Democrat eyer offered witness any
,nnnov nr s,1cuested nay to him in connection
.;ti tha-a " .S,5s,sins,,roe Cortair1v Coy Palmer
was 1ne IasI person "!laess Muuau e,t!
70 to lor snch puT1ose- All the "11'te Mepuo
licans in New Orleans are on some folls anu
drawing pay from the Government i'll some way.
To tfr. Hoye-It was after the pru1nutwation
of 1he Flartora1 returns THAI Nciis requested
,,.;+nnse ~ ,,,o;-a un ,n ,oso retrrns 1'nr iit.-
M!sess ~ !.'ane ~ ~ ,.;.i; .,,.> ,.a,a. ~
titlous Icturu Is colfeel, or "lu!ll ~ .u.ss ~
being he correct copy OF TIC oi15'na1 fetu1n oe-
Witness was subjected to an hours cross
byN r, Howe to test tue correct
rcss ri his st3ce,nents and of his recollection
nc f., The manner in which the fabricated ret1rus
o1 Vrrnn,, paTis1, Ind been made up. Witness
-. ,,,1,.. t<yo1f- .-1or4 t,r