The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-10
The Committee on Privileges.
THE NEVADA ELEoroR.


S'S'J eAtnincu ns W. INuBRttl, SltCtOT lTOu
Nevada, supposed to be ineligible on &C
count of having held the office of clerk to
the district and circuit courts of the state.
He stated that he held the office prior to
the election, but ceased to perform its du-
ties. On November G he resigned by tele-
gram to Judge Sawyer, circuit judge, who
was at San Francisco, ard sent another
telegram to Judge Hillyer, district judge
at Carson City. Received telegram from
Judge Sawyer on the same day accepting
the resignation. he fled a written retig.
nation at Carson, mailing it November 6.
He has never received any answer from
Judge Hillyer.
MADDOX IMPKAcHRD.
After the recess, Capt. c. Irving Ditty
of Baltimore testified in answer to Law
renee regarding the character OF ]. II.
Ms ddox, and stated that the latter's char
acter as to veracity among the citizens of
Baltimore was not good the witness would
not believe him under oath. Maddox's
reputation tor honest was not very good
either.
Mr.. Lawrence offered to prove that Mad
dox offered to furnish a confederate regi-
ment with clothing from the north, that he
solicited contributions of money and to-
bacco, but never furnished the clothing,
and also that Maddox furnished the co.,
federate government with supplies.
The witness said he had no personal
knowledge of the above facts. The general
rumor was that Maddox didn't furnish the
clothing he had agreed to. The witness
met Maddox in New Orleans last Novem-
Der. Maddox told him he was there
ostensibly as revenue agent, but in
reality he was the confidential agent
of the president; that he had report
witness next day that he was acquainted
with people in New Orleans who supposed
him to be democrat had received very
valuable information which would be of
great service Is the committee of which
witness was member, and requested an
introduction to Garfield or Senator Sher-
man. The witness mentioned the matter
to Senator Sherman who said Maddox was
probably not Trustworthy. Witness went
| TO New Orleans at the request OF the presl-
dent to witness the count of the vote by
the returning board. In answer to Field
the witness said he had written an article
in the Baltimore American" concerning
Maddox had been democrat all his life,
but voted for Hayes and Wheeler last
election; was in the confederate army
At the time the Federal troops passed
through Baltimore, April 10, witness wa,
sitting in his office when citizen came in
and told him the troops were firing upon
CITIZENS. Witness took up gun and rushed
| into the street but was too late. He never
made any remarks relative to the safety o.
President Lincoln's life uttered no threat
against Lincoln prior to the later's insu
guration; was to be ordered once to cap
tlre President Lincoln, but the order wa,
never carried out. Gen. Bradley j. John
son told witness shortly before the battle
OF Trevilllan's depot that an importan
move was to be made, and be found from
book which Gen. johnson afterwards pub
lished that Lincoln's capture was contem
plated, but the battle of Trevillian's de
pot interfered with the execution of tn,
scheme. 1t was not in aid Of any schem,
of Wilkes Booth. There was procama
ton in the general orders by President JEFF
forson Davis, in obedience to which an,
confederate soldier would have shot OF
sight any of the persons named there Gen
Benjamin Butler was one of the person
named could not recollect the names o
the others.
Samuel NJ. Shoemaker, manager of tn
A ams express company, Baltimore, state
that Maddox's reputation for truth wa
bad would not believe him under oath
The transactions of Maddox upon whic
the opinion was based occurred seven year
ago.
THE FLORIDA CASE.
Mr.. Field examined Governor Stearn
with reference to the returns from Parke
county, and asked him whether he was nc
informed before giving the electoral cert
flcate that two out of the four precincts /
that county were fraudulently omitted b