The Morning herald., 1877-02-07

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THE LOUISIANA Bus1NEss-oeNTINUATIoN
OF GOVERNOR WELLS EXAMINATION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-In continuationo of
the examination of Governor Wells, the
witness, in response to question BY Mr..
Field, said he also had conversation with
J. P. Kennedy about an interview with
Governor Nichols. Kennedy opened the
conversation, and asked him whether he
had any objection to An interview with Gov
ernor Nichols, and hs replied In language
similar to that in bis conversation with Bar
rett. Kennedy suggested the interview
with Governor Nicholas bout State matters.
Both Barrett and Kennedy were his political
friends.
Question. Did you not state that you
would make q clean breast Of It'll A. 1t 10
most infamous lie.
O. Do you mean to say that you never
said to anybody you conversed with, that
YOU intended to max clean breast Of It'll
4. l said nothing of the kind.
O, What was there in State affairs about
which you wished to have an interview with
Governor Nichollss A. / do not know what
Governor Nichols desired, therefore I can
not say: had I remained in New Orleans
would have had the proposed interview
with Governor Nichols.
Mr.. Field read q letter dated New Or
leans, January IA, 1875, and signed by
Governor Wells, as follows
'I am quite unwell, too much 10 to I'LL
our engagement to-day will inform you
Tomorrow relative to its fulfllment."
Witness said he wrote that note, and tn at
Mr.. Kennedy was to have been present at
the proposed interview with Governor
Nichols.
The witness was asked whether he did
not. an hour after he wrote the above note,
send another, marked "confdential," a.
"Dear Sir After our frind Harrett had
loft our room, there were place d IN my hand
matters requiring nay absence from Now
OrleansS'
The witness said he expected to be back
in a few DAYS, and then related that he had
been summoned to Washington.
Mr.. Field asked "a question requiring ex-
planation of tho manner of proceeding to
E8uv26D Uu0 vOtS AA AVAASA0AASs
The witness said that on Saturday he had
sent note to the committee asking to be
heard only with reference to Maddox and
Vernon Parish, and he did not Intend 70
throw away his rights as an American citi'
zen, and be forced to answer questions on
other subjects. q.
ever until the House should relieve him
from the charge of contempt OF It's authority
When thus relieved he would feel free 10
answer.
The chairman reminded the wituess that
he was subpenaed to appear here and was
expected to toll tho whole truth. But he
declined to answer, and If he persisted IN
doing 80, the witness again placed himself
In contempt, and such would be the opinion
of the committee and of tho public at large.
Mr.. Lawrence agreed with Mr.. Seelye and
the chairman that the witness should
answer.
Mr.. Field asked witness several questions,
among the following, namely I'm canvass
ing the vote of Natchitoches were any IRE
rularities discovered Did tho Returning
Boa rd deliberately add 535 votes to five OF
the HAYES Electors, which had not been
cast for Hayes! Did you not add 574 to the
vetes cast for Hayes in the parish OF Con-
cordias .,
These questions the witness sevsrslly
refused to answer.
The witness also declined to answer the
question whether 1900 votes had not been
thrown off from the Tilden Electors In the
parish of Orleans,
O. Were there any forged aflldavits before
the Returning Boards A. I decline to
q. Did you advise that forged afHdavits
be- prepared A. decline to answer.
O. Did you not direct that forged af1da-
Wits be prepared In the Vernon Parish cases
A. did not advise the preparation OF any
forged af1idsvits whatever.
Other questions were propounded, but
with q like unsatisfactory result.
Mr.. Field called the attention of the wit
ness to the note which he addressed to Mr..
Maddox, on the Goth of November, rs fol-
lows: "You fully understand the situation,
cannot YOU advise with me relative thereto"
Mr.. Field asked the witness why he wrote
this note to Mr.. Maddox, when he replied
that It was intended to be shown to the
President and other Republican friends, land
in order that M. Maddox might have an en-
tree to such friends in order to explain the
political condition In Louisiana for that
The witness had also sent by Mr.. Maddox
q Latter to the President on the same sub! ect
drawing his attention to the fact of the ex.
asperated condition of the people OF that
State. 80 that he might be prepared to ar
Feat any movement initiating against the
returning board, and to prevent any destruc
ton of papers, etc.
HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
The House Judiciary Committee this
morning agreed to report that in their opin-
ion the difficulty in regard to an adjourn
ment Of the House before the completion