Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-02-15

The New York Bull-d0zer Gets q
Square Wells Ia
ss1erf, HIS Own Dtfense..
WAsnINeros, February G

Governor Wells was cro.s-examines
by David Dudley Field. The fcllowin,
are some of the more striking passages
haiQ. Was your letter 20 Senator Yves
dictated by nybody? sge = fss-ssts
A. Nobody, sir. f.sls ~ s,
Q. Was it suggested to you by any
body: 49,
Z "A. Ii was not, sir. ID = tsess
Mr.. Field-Look at II, il youpiease
and direct your attention to he hrsi
paragraph: ma .ssssr,z j
II regret much not seeing yoa wher
here..'l wanted TO say mach to yot
which would be at least impraijeut tc
put upon psper.'' What was it thaI
you wished TO cay y hich would be sim
prudent 10 put upon papeE?"
A. Nothing pertaining to the suhjecl
matter before this committee.
l. q. What was IL? ~, - - -.
A. II was this: i was afraid OF Sena
tor West, i wss anxisus to hsvs hin
re-efected TO the Senate, and there va:
combination of my own party to in
sert in that letter the names of parties
who were opposed to him.
Q. And that pafagraph had references
solely
Wells-( Intrrupting) )-Solely-
Field-You had better hear my ques
tiOn, unless you can divine my
thoughts.
Witnes-Go on, sir; don't want to
bother your thoughts. Go rig hit ahead,
Laughter.
Q. Have you stated that you did moi
know what parties had carried the
State at last until you actually made
returns? r-f
a. But =
Field-You had better answer the
question.
Witness-I will answer your ques.
ton, but I will answer it In my gay.
Field-Well, don't answer any more
than my question.
Cbairman-Answert the question.
Witness-I will answer the question,
but 1 must answer it in my common
plain style.
Chairmsn-Yes; that is the kind Of
style we want.
Field-Have you stated that you did
not knoWwhat parties bad carried the
State at last, until you actually made
returns?
Witness-I have said 30. will ex-
IlAin: The results throughout the
States had not been known, so far as
these States were concerned, where
there was no trouble or difficulty, no
numbering of people because they had
attempted 10 vote, and the whole mat
ter in regard to those three Southern
States WAS in doubt.
Mr. Field here made an inquiry oi
the stenOgrapher. The witness inter-
rupted, upon which Mr.. Field repri-
nanded him.
Witness-Ihave right to speak in de.
fense Of myself.
Chairman to witness-Ke p cool.
Witness-Well, protect me, or will
protect mys,if. and that very quick.
@. You say here, "As well as my
duty to the greatest living General,
Grant" Do you mean to say that your
duty to General Grant was any greater
than Your duty -
Witness interrupting-Not at all.
Field-You know what | WAS going
to say, of course?
Witness-No, I did not know your
thoughts.
Field-Why did you answer, then?
Witness-Well, j perhaps answered
little too quick.
Field-NO at all IL you knew ex-
sctly what was going to say.
Witness-1 did not know.
Field-Then you had better wait
until you do.
Witness-Then / will answer you
when please.
Field-You will answer me when i
am through with my question.
Witness Well, that Is q question to
be considered. Ii you put y proper
question, will Answer it. IL you don't
l won't.
The Chairman-Answer the ques-
tion.
The witness-I mean no disrespect
to the Com nittee, but mean to defend
myself.
Field-Yeu had better wait until you
are attacked.
The Chairman The best way to de-
fend yourelf is simply to answer the
questions that are put to you. 81
Field-Do you mean TO say, then,
that your duty to-
Witness(sgain interrupting)-No, sir.
Field-May 1 be permitted to finish
the question?
Witness (condescendingiy)-Go on
with your question-go on, sir; then
the committee will decide. Laughter.
@. 1t was in consequence ola bribe
offered to you that you wrote in this
letter to Senator West that the State OF
Louisiana should never, with your
consent, be edelivered over to the parol-
ed prisoners, was il?
A. No. 1t was in this way: That j
never would consent that bribery,
which was an illegal act, these parties
should control the State. l knew
positively that the Republicans were
about Is, 900 stronger, and thatthe only
way the State could be controlled by
the other side was through money.
Q. You bad this intimation or offer
from Mr.. Kenner?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Is that the reason why you said
you would not consent to deliver over
Louisiana to the paroled prisoners?
A. The Witness-My reasons, sir.
Mr.. Field-Can'ty you answer me.
The Witness-Emphatically, no; /
won't do it.
Mr.. Field-You won't do IL?
The Witness-I won't do it; / will
answer my own way, or you won't get
it at all.
Mr.. Field-well, give 1t your own
way.
Field-The witness outrages all IL
cense of witnesses, ,aud must ask to re.
quest him to answer questions, and
answer no mere.
At this point witness interrupted Mr..