The daily gazette., 1877-01-31
SECOND EDITION
Startling Developments.
LITTLEFIELD UNBOSOMS HIM
! SELF-GOV. WELLS AS AN IN
STIGATOk OF FORGERY
.ltr AND PERJURY.

KELLOGG ON THF STAND,
WASHINGTON Jan. 80, 1877.
AT the evening session of Mr.. Fields
committee, Ex-Governor Kellogg was
briffy examined concerning the electors
Of Louisiana. He had no personal know
ledge of Levisee being a United States
Commissioner and Brewster Surveyor
General at the time they were voted for,
but he knew they absented themselves
from the college and that the other cleo
iors filled the vacancies.
KKNNER's MEMORANDA.
Kenner and Cazenave, both of the Re-
turning Board, were before the committee
this afternoon. The examination of the
former resulted in his being compelled to
produce private memoranda. taken by
himself in the board during the addition,
compilation and statement of the returns
The memoranda showed numerous pre-
cincts thrown out on alleged grounds of
intimidation, violence, &c. There was
nothing in the memoranda about Vernon
parish, the witness saying he made his
notes of the proceedings only while he
was present at the board.
LITTEFIELD AGAIN.
j. +. Littlefield was recalled. His tes-
timony was ia all substantial points
similar to that just previously given be-
fore Mr.. Morrison's committee. He said
that yesterday when he appeared before
the committee, he had taken no legal ad-
vice, but since that time he had had
conference with an attorney who inform
ed him that he could tell the whole truth
if he did SO under protest otherwise he
would have to bear the burden of suS-
picion in abstracting the original return
of Vernon parish.
Mr.. Field asked the witness to look at
the paper marked S, and he answered
after slight inspection, that it was the
same paper that was before the Return
ing Board. The witness in reply to aues-
tions said he was requested by Governor
Wells to transpose the returns of the two
polls. taking the votes from the Demo
Gratis and given them to the Republicans
polls and 8. The number of votes thus
transferred was 178. The original figures
were erased and those required written
in their place.
nor Wells assign for requiring you to
make the change? A. To elect Hunter
Judge, Andrews District Attorney and
Kelso State Senator, the parishes being
in the judicial district in which Governor
Wells resided.
By Mr.. Field. When the change Of
figures was accomplished in the way you
mention, what became of the original
papers from Vernon parish? A. I was
instructed by Governor Wells to bring
him the two statements accompanying
the consolidated statement. l gave them
to him the day after the official promul-
cation. He was about to put them in
his pocket when I asked him whether it
was not indiscreet to do so, and he said
l was right. Whether he or l destroyed
them can't say, but saw them burned:
As to the original statement Of the poll
of Vernon parish, with the alterations
now before him, Gov. Wells told me to
destroy or make way with it. l felt l had
done little too much already, and took
the paper home for the purpose of de-
stroying it, but did not. communicated
these facts to Mr.. Spering, my uncle, and
gave him the paper to be used by him
and others in whom confidence could be
placed, to be used in behalf of theNicholls
government, which Nj. Sp.ering support
ed and thought that Nichols was elected
Governor.
MORE oE WELLS RAsCALLITY.
Continuing, the witness said: "On the
Sd of December Governor Wells also ask
ed me the same night to make changes
in the electoral vote; Governor Wells
was examined by the committee which
went to New Orleans; Governor Wells
afterward told he was asked by the COM
mittee how the returns from Vernon par
ish were received, and in consequence he
felt very uneasy; he first said to me,
Can't you make copy of the original?
find out what will make an aggregate land
We'll select them' he then said, We will
have the affidavits prepared, meaning af-
fidavits showing why three polls or Yer.
non parish were rejected; the affidavlts
were sworn to before United States Com
missioner jewell"
The witness also said Governor Wells
asked him to practice so that he could
make the signature to the returns, but he
did not do il, The witness further said
that since he had been in Washington
he had seen Governor Kellogg, but the
latter did not question him, although he
seemed anxious to do SO, Marshall Pit
kin had told him to stick to his friends
and party, and offered to engage counsel
for bin,
THE WITNESS THINKS HIMSELF A RASCAL.
On cross-examination Littlefeld said
the Vernon parish return was the only
one he knew to be altered, but saw con
siderable scratching done. His fellow
clerks knew the alteration was done, and
Governor Wells came in repeatedly while
it was being made.
Mr.. Seelye said to the witness: When
you were asked yesterday whether Gov
alteration, did you not say he did not.
A. l evaded an answer; am satisfied 1
did not say Governor Wells did not make
such request.
The reporters notes say you thus testi-
fed. A. Then they are wrong.
Q. Did it seem to you perfectly right
to make the alterations? A. L thought
there was nothing wrong in obeying in
structions.
Q. Did you think Governor Wells 4
rascal for making such a proposition
A. will say l have the appearance of
being rascal for what have done.
Q. But you committed forgery. A.
do not know the alteration Of figures
be forgery. In reply to Mr.. Burchard
the witness said he knew of no alteration
having been made in the returns of any
other parish.
By Mr. Field. How much scratching
was done? A. 1 do not know.
During the further examination of the
witness he said the PRONUNCIATION of the
falsified return was signed by all the
members of the Returning Board.
The committee then adjourned till to-
morrow morning.