The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-31
vol. XLlV.--N0. l53.
/ MADISON WELLS'S CRIME.


,u.,.d nv Order or vvcu.- Then
He"' Nnrnrnciurrd Win Forged sigma
... sud Raise Amdn,n- ne,ein,icns by
u,rL or,hc Infamous Returning bo"sd.
.,,,,voroS Jan. 3O-Thc startling rcve-
1T, v,a,.rlny and to-day concerning
li'''' ..,I,r n returns from tho pnrish OF Yer
De al'l"'p , M,1iacn Wells President of
non, " ,t,r, p.aurning Board, the Subsequent
me I"u s.''' ~ .nn,hor rcturn. and the forgery
nanu" ,f ,,c suncrvisor of Rof,istra-
e W' ro, ,orish. the procurement of false
loh ~ w. ,i.,,r thc mnnufncturcd rcturna.
tnhN"H -, ,.ad, 10 induce the Xyitnosa who
tlu Nv, ,,io,,,.nta IN ncr,ure himaclf
na"' wv a.. moo, ,rofound aensation al
have TD'" :" NJ. In,I.c,i1 mo ,,,,
ue national capiAl' MI h'"i'hV'u' "'o WI
~ Il, cayn hia testimony yesterday
~ ~. L,,,-c thu Committee on the
md "-"'y r,,,,,.s - ,,,o IIouse and hcforo
roxer. and lriNilcg's ol INC HOUSE, "hu Vci'iV
:, I,uiaiana Investigating Committee. wae
ue """,''',r'' .,.t,,,. u,orI and is ,rc nerson
clerk oi me h''"'H.". .v"," w. "''. - -, -
,ho a, the request of Wells, mado the altera-
IN ',he original returns from Vernon par
lh. H. il native OF New England out mas
lyod tn New Orleans for several years lie rs
,,I Loolipy follow. about twenty Ave or
twenty six years oi hge' anu II 'Nlu'h"S wy
ce.r.hc,dei man Hetold his story in straight
i''""u "'"''''' -. .,,,,i,.,i,r of
ing s'orching cross examination VI
moro than four hours duration by Gen.
,n,, and Jud,e Lawrence two Of
bNtiput "'" n n'tit.,
Dc ah'at cf fiminal laW)crS on ul' H'p"''.'""
,l.i, IN, House. His story wns evidently
tny u" Wv :, - 49,, ita f.e. thn
UuN'lu ""'' w. .i =, ,,t,
stamp Of truth liNd he mnnui" 'ur'u ]. '"' u''
...,-iop he wouia huyc been too clever to have
9 ......,.. ,ri,, b,,saiI vnro
gwen ul' hu'"'7 V' 7''''' -, i,,,.
present and ono oi whom aSSISt'u lh lhHN'lN
b.. alterations in tho Original returns because
,n.'., ,..,,.. ,..,,il IA. chilled tn
s.,ify ,nlbshnl n,uran- OF kuuwingwhoth-
. No.. ,,,,,tl corr. l.,,ai. or contradict him.
"'' .,' 49,. ,..,,.,..,,,..1 L,
Moreover. hi~ H'"''Ih'h'S ut" 'vl li''', ~
nnl,ial documentary evidence furnished the
,",tsI,no Irvoati,.aiin, Committee hy tho Re-
-" ~ i - t.,r,t't,, a, 'ii,.,ri.
eIh!hE nna.", irs 'Y.' ~, ,."r, S "nv "A ti.
ll'rViHors return vl li' Nvt.nl ,'ln"n ln,"n IIt
r,uvn'. III H., '," i't.J ,nta Of me
t' wan - W. w., ,, ~ t",,orl'.,nni rr
So - ,,l' ti,,' ,nri-,as. f,urih ti,' 0nnsnl-
l+."1 -. '.,,. ", IL. 80; ,.',, trn n .ttrntt'..
HtN faI i,s ,V,l ui.i.i ,ra- nrrtriiT
huJ n ,''i n. -o' q is-c Al nf tl.'s' Jn'rim,nis
80 "'' , o. ',,, ,i,, H. in,.,t,, nf l. itI,.
'i"'' ""' '"''''''" ''' -
p,ooL o.ho loo,l Iu.,.o,t1,a ,ca,i
,,n, 'n,E' en1 i who .Namin"d m" corf"lorai n,,
a,,,,,,iirv ,' sali tonight thai II il
" n''s H." ,t i''r't ',- a., ~ .,,a,,, f,..i
H. , ~, MA b.. a. a., s- ,l"- .iv anl isi'nci
WIZ IT,. nn'r n Ia ,'i'i' ..,s 'o' a. h,
i ", ',,,' , 90, a. ,t, M " ,ii az, ;.,tn
-, b. h.i,,,,'in,, +, ,ri K.un,.r ,vaa urss.ni
l''','',l Z - ~, i',' , ,' - w.
- i''t ~ ~, man, -,, W H., ,.,, ',loi.I
a. hiHo' ~, u" y ,,,i IA ,, M ",,to A. ~
~ in the committ~e room. Tho counsel frl
wells and Anderson who wa ii.9"ht' Mis rNi
sunsGliatl5n with The Republican membcrs o
ui.H.i III ~ r.,,er,icJ NJ kins an .nl OF tn,
Lpuhhean case Several prominent hepnbli
rams -sid this evening that II the evidence o
a. rnr,nnnrnt'.d in the manner r.pr,,ac nt.d
tey ana their party could not defend sucl
Vminy any longer, .,,,,,. ,,o u.,,
no-s chair. that wien be- was examined yesier
lad the adyie" OF an attorney: that although h
nipdnt no uHItSpH. " W. ,t, ~ , ni
n.lin.: 10 give testimony such ns hc would b.
M n ~ - some meni6er Of thc commttee la,
Hr3"h ou, the H. u ..d i, h,nr, i
iomw ie in mani, th9t would pl1tSs S nm mli u
snAi lisht ~ he reused To- si4's an ne my
Ini'gi ,uestioms 'onocrnins IT, Hcnd,l-ithat u
.'7 ms nnsT ~ w3u.n n' T., sEn corr't u't m. n,
laee IN what purpored TO be a report q
Lis stl-tlmOny in pne particular, wni = did no
VI, m,,ii I'M I'M ,.b,thr an INV n,.mhmr ~ m
b"rl hti dirrtI MN OF any i.ll"% ri"rh =
I.fsh This he refused To- answer, but no /
f-pr.s-nted IA hayins snd tAnt he or the
'I hrv,r revN.n ~ nI sui urol,.I,,nintio
', ,u,, "a ,i',, 'i ,.rrra,nJ,,d WIN In
M
lfln- 'Dut from tho ~ HnpgfuHulc hutS. i u
IIr,af examination to-day was con ia tod l.
NJ I.nl. i,nd 4. t,, follows.
d., t'I' hs.e AK r,'atiriuon spocililN concernin
,.u-,idaud statement from tht rarsh OF Vernon
So
ia YOU receive any su.cia directions privately
r.iA !, ION an, nemis.i OF The Returning Hosrd cei
i,nt YOU should do with rccrcnov 10 that psnsh
i't
" state n ynr pleas what those directions wer
D., 'rYu whom leoa.cdf Al W., ted by II
IN.frui DO Hoard. Gov Wells o. trHu-po-' the vnt
I, 1850 loL,-1 ana ,-takins from thc p,niocrnuc ~
al ~ ~ the kepuicsu side in both iit lNil- n
f,i~, LAT he gave that he wantd Ia tir't Hunt
si Andrew. one csniuaie tor Disrlct judy, ami VI
su4laatD iof Di,uict Attorney.
q Did Nnu OirJ tho-' iirccLun-' Al did.
q At What time did uov Ntl- give YOU tho- d'rc
ton-i About hall pr-' 10 or ~ oei-k on suid'
fNrihug the sd dan al ID D,mh'i. l. lac We.
q Ntrr Rn1 other members OF the Board then Pre-
~ a A-Ih,rv wtic not
Y ~ i"r ~n-i uAi H. gave you ue ulf'cuon' a
4 Ih' ti,tA uric"
Y -fuof to Vie nfne he gave you we di'tcNoh, hfi
d. pap ~ ~. i'o>-' '-iun' ~ hti pc was sth
small d''k 'h "u' iil". al Ahd u' % hu'y engage
b. nsuun. Tor -''e rnr ,,. ,
u, with rg1 1g,uc' to- unN Two eHnill+n-, or "ili
f'fnc" 10 tc "hur Nfhrif ! made u, 'hHn
au-huui Though ala iiul o'ii.Nt a. 10 tle JusuNc
l'ffc
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