The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-10
Louisiana Investigation.

Cavausl, counsel for the Democrauc par
ty before the Louisiana Returning Beard,
testified to the House Committee to-day,
that some of the afidavits dated Novem-
Der 18th were resolved by mail from Da-
kota parish November 25th. He asked
Abel, clerk of board, when these afids-
Wits had been received, and the clerk re-
piled November 18th. A minute later the
witness saw Kenner 60 TO the clerk and
Whisper something, and then the clerk
made some changes on the receipt book.
Witness asked Abel what he was doing
and the latter replied nothing; witness
then took the receipt books and found
Abell had changed the date OF receipt
from the 18th to the 25th, the sftidsvits
were all sworn to before Wolf by the
clerks TO the Court in New Orleans.
WASHINGTON, February 9.-The Sem
ate sub Committee on Louisiana Affairs
had A. b. Levise, the alleged ineligible
Hayes elector, before them to-day. In
the course of the examination the wit
ness SAID that proposition was made to
him for a consideration 10. cast his cleo
toral vote for Tilden. On the 4th OF De-
cemper the witness was at the residence
of Mrs. Barlow, in New Orleans. He
had dined out, and returning home, Mrs.
Barlow and her daughter being present,
one of them gave the witness
note asking him TO meet Z. w.
johnson at the Csserly Hotel on
important business. johnson wrote =
note at Mrs. Barlow's; ladies asked wit
ness what il meant and he replied he had
no idea; ladies thought johnson wanted
witness to vote tor Tilden; John son, sn
active Democrat, called next mernlng
and asked witness to meet ). NJ. Ashur,
whom witness had known ss a banker IN
Shreveport, at the hctel.
Witness did so, first informing Marshal
Pitkin of his suspicious. Ashur and
witness walked to retired part OF the
lawn. Ashur said he had important
business to propose, and would make
fair proposition as broker. He then
presented his offer, whether witness
would be willing TO receive certain
sum of money, say thirty or forty thous.
and dollars, and refuse his certificate as
elector. Witness gave no direct answer,
as he had arranged to do with Pitkin, and
asked several questions, snc finally
said that the sum was too smsll-thst
h. might AS we'll receive $4,000
n. $40, 900; that il WAS n big chance TO
L axe biz thing; that 1t only happened
cnce in hundred years; that one man
had the opportunity to make fresi-
dent, and finally that johnson might say
to his friends that Levise WAS not un-
willing to listen TO the PROPOSE
ton. but that they had not got up to bis
price yet, and lett HIM after appointing
another meeting that night. At the
second interview Ashur said witness
would be required TO cast
his vote tor Tilden. Witness replied
that this WAS new question,
and put him of, and stuck TO
his price, 100000. Finally, after n
more close inquiry, witness wanted to
know who his hackers were; then he
went off 10 see his friends, and was back
in half an hour. Witness asked HIM
whom he had seen, and he gave the
name of Walter Pugh. Ashur said that
100000 was the utmost that could be
raised by Pugh or his hackers, and asked
witness to go with him next morning to
Con way, and they would meet two men,
Pugh and the monied man. Witness
and Ashur went TO the place appointed
and met two men as described; the man
said 10 be the monied man witness recog-
nized as Hernandez, a prominent New
Orleans broker; Hernandez spoke to
witness and witness introduced Asbur
to him; Hernandez wished to talk and
witness declined, laying Hernandez could
talk TO Ashur rs he was the party 10 talk
to; witness then went home after making
an appointment for the next morn
ing at the st. Charles Hotel; met Ashur
the next day at IL o'clock and made
an appointment for noon, when they
again met and Ashur said 100000 was
all that could be raised. Witness stuck
TO his 100000 and said 1t was not worth
while to talk about it any more. Ashur
is Jew and a fine business man and n
good neighbor. Witness regrets TO have
to expose bis name. WitHess reported
all these proceedings 10 Pitkin Ms they
took place ana Pitkin was well satisfied
with what witness had done. lie has
never seen johnson since.