The New York herald., 1877-02-09
THE LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION.
JUDGE DAVIS UNDER CRoss-ExAMrNATIoN--Tu
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD IN SECRET
sEssIoN-GENERAL INABILITY TO EXPLAIN
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sEssIoN-GENERAL INABILITY TO EXPLAIN
ANYTHING.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1877
The Senate sub committee Louisiana, Senator
Howe presiding, met at ten O'Clock. Judge Davis was
recalled and cross. examined by Mr.. Mcdonald. He
explained that he furnished tho data upon which tho
table Of discrepancies between the democratic and
republican returns made. That data was ur-
nishcd from the data In the Returning Board from
the Published democratic returns Hc also furnished
the statements the right of the tables under tho
head OF Explanations" These were compiled
by tho witness from data furnished by
the returns OF tho supervisors. Tho explana.
lions briefs Of the papers filed, and The
remarks made by supervisors and commissioners
under the proper heads the Of the had
particular evidence that the statements referred
were true; took IL for granted they The table
was suomtted to the witness, and he read from the
statement regarding the discrepancies In the parish
Cacasicu, and stated that the afdavs supporting tho
explanations attached to the returns so In
the statement concerning Concorda parish the proofs
not with tho papers but werc afterward found
had not looked up tho 18th of December last
regarding poll No. In tho latter parish the testimony
was supplied by going back to the ballot box; witness
saw tho box In the Clerks and the clerks
counting the ballots thinks this while the Board
was In session. no one examined the ballots but the
clerks; NOBODY connected with tho Tildcn side saw
them; candidates admitted into tho Board
rooms; polls Nos 2, ana In Concordia parish
rejected, and witness any evidence why, cx
cept the protests which filed against them; poll
No. in IBERIA parish rejected OF non.
cancellation OF the certificates oil registration, giving
chance Tor repeating.
UNABLE TO EXPLAIN
MIR. Mcdonald read from the public proceedings OF
tho Board, when the Sherman Committee present,
showing that tho poll referred TO was examined
publicly and ordered be taouatcd by the clerks and
asked tho witness why tho poll ordered To bo COM
piled, and having largo democratic majority, Was
aftcrward rcjecledy
The witness could give no explanation except that
nc had already stated that tho word 'votcd' had not
been written opposite the names ot the voters by tho
commissioners, thereby giving opportunity for repeat
ing; the poll rejected in the secret session OF tho
Board; IN the case OF the rejection OF votes at
polls ana in Natchitocnes parish there was o cx
animation OF the ballot boxes; tho charge Tor the
lection was general Intimidation; In Vernon parish
polls l, and 10 were rejected because the org
nal return mad been destroyed by Mr.. LlttIencid;
there was no way OF accounting for the appearance OF
11S votes ON the republican sIde these wero tho
votes which Ltcfcld testified that he had
from tho democratic side TO the rcpu bcan side ana
tho Board decided that II Was u clerical error; tho
error OF ransposItion by Lttieneld has never Dccn
corrected and stands now the tables had been mado
up before the transpostl0n was discovered,
and witness thinks the returns had bcen promug ted
IS TO the aggregate voto and hcrc has
correction OF that promugation; the explanation IN
the table oil dscrcpancics furnished by witness assigns
reason ior tho rejection that IL was clerical
error the person who madc ou. tho table made tho
additional note about the transfer by Iteacld; tho
voto oil Grant parish wus rejected because the election
was held by pretended electors; the supervisor OF
registration left the state without appointing any
missoncrs, and the returns made up by commis-
soners appointed by the United States supervisor; do
not kLow that tho Election law oil Louisiana does not
provide for the contingency OF supervisor leaving his
duty unpcrformed and going away; witness don't
know what rules were adopted by the Board ~
them In deciding upon the rejection OF votes.
BY Dir. Wadlcgn--fho memorandum witness gave
! TO Mr. Lines, on which that gentleman made up Tho
table OF discrepancies tho effect that there
general intimidation, and that polls Nos ], 7 aud