, 1877-01-31
LOUISIANA.
THE f'ERIuREn i1rrI.EFtELp.

LOUISIANA.
TIE rEHIuREn L1rrLEr1ELn.
Special nsrateh 10 7At Tribune.
WAsNfNuTos, d. e., Jau. D.-Thc Democrats
claim that tho effect Of j.ittlcfcld's Testimony
Is tn Drove, frst, that the paper produced Is tile
original official return from Vernon Parish.
Second, that the t13 votes were transferred from
the Democratic to the Republican Electors In that
partsh after the return Wns opvned in the pres-
ence Of tho Sherman and Palmer Committees.
Third. that this change was made before tho
final compilation Of tho returns, and this Is
shown by the fact that tho tables made up by
the Returning Board, showing tho result Of the
election, correspond With tho return of
tint pastsl, ns It now appears,
and not with that opened in the
Returning Board Ia the presence Of til. visiting
Committees. 1tttlcncld. In any cvcnt, proves
himself to be a great rascal AMI criminal. It
should not be forgotten that he sworc absolute
ly that he did not know tlat any changes were
mndc except in Vernon Parish, and tAat could
not alter the aggregate Hayes yote. Littlci!c'l's
a:tion yesterday tu placing himself fu contempt
appears clearly to hayo been
TRICK.
The Democratic managers, beforc he was placed
upon the stand, wcrc assured that llc would tell
The story OF his own infa,ny which he ayowed
to-day. His contempt proceeding was evidently
u dramatic trick 10 intensity the effect Of tho
Tlldcn conspiracy to weaken Tho Louisiana re-
turns.
Gov. Wells, Anderson, and all tho Clerks Of
tho Bonrd swear tha, L!ttlcncld's story Is per-
| jured fnlschool. Their character rs incn and
witnesses is better than TINT OF sclf-convictcd
| forger.
The treatment Of the members Of the Return
tnc nonr,] hr FJc1,,,a conmt,tcc ia NJ Unfair n,
noss.h1c rio tx" yxhltc ,uc,nl,ers mr. Ia lc kcnt
togethcr' aha t'le co'ofca hempes" " tneH-
selves, and this separation las been carried 40
far as TO forbid counse! OF the Board to consul.
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10 t"s hfnefn Assoesa'f" ar<",
| WARRINGTON, u. C., Jun. W.-Littlcicll.
Clerk Of ttlc Louisiana Returning Board. tcssl-
fed before Moyrtson's Ilousc Committee to-day
| tI.t m .hr nj ~ Dcccmh.r 1c nltrrr1 Tho
sas .'", -, ~. ~ .,..s =, ~ s,,s ~ ,-",,'.
uSaa se.a'ps 'so.a a"a =. ue ps's ~ '.s'.o
over to the Republican c.nd!iutca; that he dtt
this bv tIc exnrcs, direction Of Gov, Wells. and
th., n,.srrntna eo,,.s ~ In o1tc,..1 orrg;,a1s ME-
.na Wy, nas'us Iop.es y. Nv .,.. ~
tsr were burned either ~ himself or Toy;
Wells, ho DID not remember which, nut NJ I'LL
e'ciith Hth 10y Meiis ia knoWaeaee.
ncn, hul,but, o. l1lanois} e1oss.e@a!'thca ~ ~
tcncld, and reas!'ng certain answefs tTgn III TIC
etcnoGTap1cr,s notes o. yesterday, which VII,
ness u fccofdeu as lnslne theh 1na.tc, he asReu
MN nov u wa tnat US answcss o yestSruay
anu to'uay uiu not a.,ee' NMhess statca that
Le dtd not imake tlIs answers YESTERDAY, a'
claimed, hut tfat " refused u ans"er a. qtet-
lions and he stateu mere, q ne ia o. tnc ueslf-
nsnE oi .a ai1eet e1alna.oh, tna1 ne m.ana nn
were rcportsd'
hnASEA. .,
ne tommttce on the !.o"ess fflFl!cccs, anu
!!ulieso the ltoufe ~ counting tile Electoral
sotc to-uay reca!lca LOUIS ". henHeI. ol INc
Louisiana Returning Board. who tc.ti!lc,l as to
INC vacancy III the loalslana returning i'nara'
Or. Kennedy proposed to t'll 4 with Detn"c.As'
anu man VI lair sta'"lfI'E IN tho community
Wells anti Antlcf son were Against hcuI'cuys
The witness knew llases WAS elected hy throw
lEE OUT votes. lug fotca wcsu tnfnwh out nc
ea1se there was evidence OF intImhlat!at', hat'E-
tug, mth driven from the ptH1s anu trom thcr
crops, and, therefore. the boAri thought
THEY wEnR JCsTlf1AnLr
In doing SO. We had sotna testimony that per-
SOUS votcn the ucno;rat1c ticket through
!eal. "Eness ttouEMi ,i tne1e; Tc,G r.
ton came tn W!th the returns. so'nc OF
the o'htr afdayits came frozn, persons
afraid to make them IN t1'elr respective lra!l'
t!rs, owing to thrcath q INTIMIDATION. Every
thing WIS quiet In New 0ffcan:. Know nnthtn.
ahuut counting where there were oac or tWd
Instances Of little disturbances. Hcllcye thcrc
were come as''dayits concerning such t!ss.
tusbanees. There we're charges of bribery, sur!l
as giving voters suits Of clothc. Or SHOES, hut
could not tell how many men toll him they hal
bccn driven irotn their h"n1es,, Hal no knowl'
edge of any part u nIt original return having
l,ccn altered, nor bud l'c knp~letlyt tllat the
l5oartt hAI my consultation on t!Iat subject, hF
That there was my fraud !y s!'s Board r any
member thereof. oF undcr lsIrlr direction aF
knoMlcslGc. There wa IN eonccalinsnt ifotsl @
tho Hoard, Atl accounts u tue proceedings re