New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-10

IS ; lamb, and finding the witness not
afraid Of him, gave mp the exeminhtica N
despair, and the Investigation was nd
journed until tomorrow.
Governor Wells testimony is the Eaost
important that has been taken by the qom-
mittee. he proved beyond all question that
his letter to Senator West was writer to
warn him Of efforts being made by the
Democrats to secure the vote Of the State.
The general impression to night is chat
the evidence given BY Governor Wells
completely dispOses of and overthrow the
testimony given by Little6eld. That per-
son was before Sengtor Hows's committee
this afternoon and succeeded in proving to
the entire satisfaction Of every one who
heard him that Governor Wells was not far
wrong when he denounced him as ar, I'M
mitigsted liar.
Yesterdays New York Times report OF
Governor Wells examination containe the
following and much more equally emphatic;
Shortly after the committee went into
open session, j. Madison Wells, president
of the Returning Board, was called. his
appearance created marked sensation, as
did his testimony. He swore positively
and in q clear, straightforward man
| Der, which carried conviction WITH II,
that the stories told by the adventurers
Maddox, Pickett and Littlefeld were false,
| Regarding Littleheld, he was particrla rly
Outepoken, denouneing that pet aReat OF
Mr.. Field as an unmitigated liar. His tes-
timony and the eorrObOrative proof Wnlcn
be brought to support it fully justifieAi, mr..
Wells in using this expression. 1t WILL Dc
remembered Littlefeld swOre among
other things, that at the request
of Mr.. Wells the original tally
/ sheet from Vernon parish had been de-
| stroyed. This the Governor denied in the
most emphatic terms, and prOdue9d the
official report of the proceedings to SHOW
| that no such papers as those described Dy
| Littleield had ever been in pOssessblon OF
the board or any member of it,
A Times editorial this evening lie ST. Ongel
than its report above quoted. The follow
| ing brief extracts are fair samples of itl
editorials on Louisiana matters:
Between the testimony of Mr.. Wells and
that of the self.oonvioted Eeoundregls who
are his accusers there can be but littll hest
tation as to which ought TO be- accepted
The meanest criminal would not Re con
| victed on the testimony of rascRls 10y Pro
fession, like Maddox aud Pickett, sAnd tht
members of the Louisiana Returning Board
are entitled to the full benefit of the very
explicit denials with which they have mel
the assertions of David Dudley Field
pet witness. The contradiction ipf Lat
tlefeld's testimony by Governor wells
equally emphatic. That person b. I'D sue
ceeding in raising quite an imposing struc
ture of fiction based on the assertion tina
the original tally sheet from Vernon parish
had, at the request of Governor Weliis, peel
destroyed. The official report of the pro
ceedings was produced to show that no sue
papers as those described by Littlefaeld ma
ever been in the possession Of the board O
of any of it's members.
Mr.. Wells denounced Littlefeld ste an Vl
mitigated liar, and he certainly opug6t :
know something of the character OF tn
ex clerk of the board. It is unfd)rtunRe
that the failings of this ingenious iperJure
were not discovered sooner.
The Albany EUe'ting Journal says;
The more the Democrats look into Lot
isiana matters the worse they fneo then
selves.
The New York Commercial AsdUertist
says:
The most ingenious questioning9 by M
Field failed to weaken GOverno9r wen
testimony in the least.
The Pittsburg Gazette says:
1t was only necessary to BRINK Picke
and Maddox to the test of truth to shO
what perjured scamps they were.
The above extracts show the public se
timent throughout the North and West
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