The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-02-07
Millions in i.
wEM G.sAWEF':'I S"HEY OF TIE
LOUISIANA FRAUD.

Board, u Ni!iIOn for Wells, and
s.%crac Litt!e Amounts for the Mig
Scr&.>'
~ Telegraph to The Journal of Com 1acrcc.
W:>iIIN"voH, February 1.-The r"ll-
mit:rn Oh nuwrrS, duties ;lIL privileges Of
,;n !!uuhn, ever lie Electoral count, inCl
II i!.:n o'clock thjs morning.
Jn!.1 Wilson, counsel for t,:c lEpu!si-
aita Erturnin" hoar,i, requested tinIo tie
!;u,I,t lr Hi!.Wc'! ~ hc rrc~r!!: when the
testimony affecting It's members is beng
taken. The cJ!unIiltcc granted the re-
quest. .
Mr. !. II. Maddox, was recalled. and
M. Fields asked him il ne was ready 10
testify. He SAID he refused Yesterday TO
day II answer questions hcrAll>e
he thought NJ. Wells himself
wnAlu make 4 statement. AS he had
not done SO, he (witncSsl WAS now willing
10 tell all he knew. He said there were
three letters written by Mr.. Wells, con-
crrniug the action OF the returning board.
They are not now i'll MY -poSscssiDn but
arc under my control. l will produce
t;,rm tomorrow. Two of these three let
tcrs were written by Wells to myself and
one to Senator West.
The night before the letters were writ
ten by Wells, it was agreed upon that
they should be written.
Wells Said-Mr. Lamar Gntcrruptlng)
H0w hold OIL, [ want to submit 10 the
committee that he cannot go on until
Wells comes.
Mir. Wells was then sent for and wit
ness continued. Wells and l had IL con-
ycrsation on the 10th of November abCut
Che political situation. Wells proposed
that i should go to Washington and OK
plain the situation. The next morning
when / arrived ut the office, Wells WAS
writing letters, n was to Senator west,
which is sealed ZIP and has never been de-
liycrcd. The other was to me as Il letter
of credentials. Wells said his lif" was III
danger; he had 4 big job on hand, and
, would not take the risk OF making Il re-
turn for the Ecpulican party unless he
WAS COMPENSATED. lie said he might DC
killed, and lc wanted to DC paid for his
risk.
Uucstion-what did Wells say no pro-
| posed to charge?
Answcr-uc stated that he would like
to serve his party and make the return
for HAYES, but he wouldn't do it unless
! Inc was paid for il. lie said the minority
! was 50 Heavy for ridden that the job was
Il hard one. and he didn't know where he
should commence throwing out. On the
Ground of necessity he might have to
throw out New Orleans. lie asked me to
to 20 Washington and see influential men
20 protect him and get tho ~anlount.o! mon
CIV necessary to satisfy him.
Questionable he say the amount he
wanted?
Answcr-IIc said he ought to hvac a
million dollars.
Questionable YOU take the letters
Walls vi, va van tn NnShlnptOn2
AnSwcr-I did; ! made use of two o!
thcm-thc ones addressed to Inc. |
showed Il long letter addressed to me, to
the President. to Secretary Cameron, and
to Secretary Chandler. The witness fur
they said he saw the Secretary Of War,
AMI stated to him the case as VOLS pre-
sriltcd il, and told him the large amount
ut money Well; wanted, and that tllc
Secretary declined. ! then cnd~avorcd
t. carry second proposition that WAS un-
drrs,o0d bolwcv%. Wells and myself.
Witness here explained the memoranda
agreement about Tic million Of dollars
printed in Yesterdays paper, and said l
arranged the details. MSy intention was
to havea fifth man elected on The board.
DR.. Kennedy and Wells were to resign on
the prc,cncc of Anger and Indignation
over the ;aDroiutn,cnt. / WAS to submit
4 plan which Mr.. Wells said would he
aH',t'" "I, thn w.n.rl tnId ,rnc,rcI ,Ir,ni
.hoi r. the rrnrr.aniatinn made ut WASH
inr.nn rIiirI 70 bring the money that was
m,nui,rG WAS to ,;5c nv own Judgment
~ 1trIcr n,rI NEGOTIATIONS TO rive m the
,Ttnrns ~ nIaIc. If made the second
,n,[m,iY.iMu frr word "Uoll'' indjatrd.to
I'm tL.t v,S ynrLiur ON thn second ne
rn,;,,inn the first having tailcd. nud
hat he was to hold the returns subject to
his will.
Mr. Wells s:il he wanted for himself
,rl anderson ut least S1aO 600 apiccc. and
v.:,f,I s,nal;cr sums r,r1lc ni-..rrs. lie
did MOI XIV rxnctly how much iUr the lat
;r,. bat wanted something for them.
Ourlinu-Dil Mr.. Wells saw what lie
wn;IlJ ,lo with his uarty: that he would
Now thrmp
Answrr-IIc said if they didn't treat
him RIGHT he would beat them. After the