The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-07
Chairman.-It is.
Witness.-You cannot deter me.

Witness.-You cannot deter me.
Chairman.-You will be accommodated.
Witness.-I am willing to be accommo-
| dated.
Mr.. Field.-The witness is contuma-
cious IN the highest degree. Mr.. Field
then exhibited to the witness a statement
showing the number Of votes rejected in
the several parishes attested by Abel, sec
rotary of the returning board. An objec-
ton was made TO the paper but was over
ruled by strict party vote.
The statement showed that the board re-
jected 1853 Kellogg and 1O,2sO McEnery
electoral votes. Another paper was ex-
hibited, also attested by Abel, showing
that the supervisors of registration re-
turned 76,7l7 Kellogg and s0,5l5 Nc
Eaery electoral votes also certificate of
the returning board certifying to the cleo
ton of Kellogg electors and that they re-
ceived IS, 1876 votes and that McEnery cleo
tors received 70,50s.
Mr.. Lawrence asked the witness whether
if the returns from Vernon parish as car
ried with the tabulated statement wal diff
ferent from the original returns it was done
with his knowledge or appreciation. Wit
ness replied it was not, nor had he kuowl-
edge that it was done with the appreciation
of any other member of the board. lie
also denied the truth Of Llttlefleld's state
ment that he directed that the returns be
altered to elect Hunter and Andrews, judge
and district attorney.
z. Are you now willing to answer
whether in throwing out 10000 and odd
votes your board acted honestly or dishon-
estly2 A. We threw them out for fraud, in
timldation and violence at the polls.
Q. Were any thrown out because of ir-
Irregularities ? A. l think Grant parish was
excluded.
@. Any except that =? A. l think not.
Q.-Was there a single objection to votes
on the ground that they were not actually
cast? A.-None.
Q.-Then they must have been thrown
out on the ground of intimidation? A
Men were forced to vote contrary to their
wishes.
Odd voters themselves testify that
they voted under %compulsion; was such
evidence furnished to you? A.-Ithink 80.
OWN you say that proof was pre-
sented to you that a hundred different
voters had voted under compulsion con-
trary to their Judgment ? Al do not
know how many; think there was evidence
of the fact. There may be a 100, or 5000
or more who said they were forced to vote
contrary to their wishes.
In further examination the witness said
no votes were rejected except in conse-
quence of intimidation.
Mr.. Field called the attention of the wit
ness to the fact that it appeared that in the
parish of Concordia, Josephs, one of the re-
publican electors, received 1850 votes,
while in the certificate Of the returning
board he was credited with 1888. The
witness replied it was in evidence that a
troop Of horsemen seized the ballot box
from the commissioners of election who
made up the returns from their count and
sent them in.
Mr.. Field asked witness if he did not say
before Morrison's committee that this hap
pened in Madison.
Witness replied Yes, and something
of the kind in Conoordia also.
Mr.. Field called attention to the fac
that while the board, by throwing out 10,
900 votes cast for Tilden electors, gave the
electoral vote for Hayes the witness omit
ted to account for their act of thus giving
the latter 5000 or 1000 majority. In re-
spouse to questions by Lawrence the wit
ness said the board gave to the Hayes
ticket only such votes as it was entitled tc
receive that they took no votes from the
/ dpmocrata contrary IN law Adjourned