New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-10
PROC FOR KNOTT'S COMMITTEE.
TESTIMONY As TO MADDoX-HIs REPUTATION BAD
THE BALL IN Nhw-ORLEANs.

The BALL IN NEN-'RLEANs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The Committee on
the Powers Privileges aud Duties OF the House continued
the Louisiana investigation to-day. Judge Charles Cava-
OF New Oreans Of the Democratic counsel be-
fore the Returning Board testified in regard to number
of minor points about the election His most interest
ing was that aiidavits about De Soto
Parish received Nov 25 bearing late Nov the
clerk told Judge Cavanac that they received Nov.
Is Mr.. Kenncr of the Returning Board then whispered
the clerk and he changed the date OF receipt in the
receipt book 10 Nov. 25.
In the afternson Capt c. irving Ditty Of Baltimore
was examined by Mr.. Lawrence with reference the
character Of ]. II. Maddox He said that MaddOxs repu
tation bad, ana that it understood that ne
offered TO furnish Confederate regiment with clothing
from the North that he solicited money and tobacco
consideration and them, but sent the clothing
Capt. Dirty referred the committee Gen. Bradley T.
johnson for fuller information In answer TO Mr. Field
and Mr.. Sparks, the witness made the following state
ments:
have not circulated injurious reports about Maddox;
have stated acs and can't help II II these facts are
injurious to Maddox wrote an article ~ me BdH'i0Te
American of a column In length concerning Nh !d0X;
have been Democrat all my life, but voted for Hayes
and Wheeler al the last election; was IN the CohteueT
ate ARMY the time the Federal troops passed through
Baltimore on April H. sitting In my Office when
citizen III and tod me tnat the ir0op+ were nrlng
upon the citizens; took up gun and rushed into the
tive 20 the safety OF Presidents Lncons NE nor uttered
threats against Mr.. Lincoln piior To the attels uaESu
1
Lincoln but the order carried out Gen.
Bradley T. Johnson told shortly before the battle or
Treyians Depot that an important move was 70 De
made and found from the book which Gen. Johnson
afterward published that Mr.. Lneon's capture was con
fered with the OF the scheme; it not in AID
OF anv scheme If J. Wilkes Booth; never SAID thai
would assassinate President Lincoln on his passage
through Baltimore; no sucn proposition vas ever maue
IN my presence never proposed to raise tie back nag
and never heard this cn.iDned there procIma
ton in General Orders by President jefferson DAVIS III
obedience to which any Confederate soldier would nave
of tiIp
BENJAMIN T. Butler Of The persons named; can
not recOllect the OF the others; while was IN
New-Orieans attended a qladfoon bali and danced
there | told my wife about II ana y number OF Othet
Indies auI gentlemen; Lyman Tum6uIl Tds there also,
and danced With the gifls Nj SHERMAN auG 9ir ,Iirnru
were there, hut number Of gentlemen u D0th VSlt
ing committees were thefe.
Quite an excedaltercati0n at this point between
the members Of the committee and the witness. MI
Sparks having said thai he believed that Judge TrunJd
voc DESIGNATE the Witness story stun" and Capt
Ditty replyiug with some show Of anger, that II TIE
chairman meant to insuuate that his (the witnessed
statement was untrue he 1.-THE chairman assumed some
thing which he had no right 10 assume. He stated tIat
all parties to the ball az matter al curiosity ana
mentioned, as one Of the features OF the bali, woman
with pink eyes The portion Of the witnesses test
Eony caused considerable mlarty.
The next witness was samuel ~ Shoemaker resident
manager OF Adams Express Company IN Baltimore VINO
stated that the reputation OF Maddox Tor truth ahu
ver1citv WAS bad and that he would not believe INN
under OATH
Enoch Pratt and J. S. Morris, bank presidents, and
ThoYna, r. Rich inan,er. from Baltimore, also gave
testimony relative Maddox's character winch 'housh
not "a positive Is that given by the first two Witnesses
had a like tendency
GOV staal1s WAS also before the Committee, and es
fed 10 the dispatch between himself and Secretary
Chandler There was nothing whatever new III BIS te9t
mony.