The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-02
Tie way IL Was Done In rlorida.

The Supreme Court Of florida ha-
decided thai tho lilden Electors wrre
elected ~ that State bv majority OF
ninrt, -fOnr aAsl Ibis would seem 10 bc
sufficient ~ settle the matter The GER
.if.raie that was issued 10 the lIave-
Electors hv the Returning Board was
as'ieved 10 he based upon fraudulent
rl4ns. Application was made 10 The
rrrc Court for writ Of quo war
aly ~ nnder the examination that
ieiloAfA hr fact that the Tilden FIcc-
-r- ~nre legally chosen was made plain.
4al tie Court decided accordingly
Nothing can be said in vindicaiion of
lhc conduct Of the Florida Returning
Board. On the contrary. their utter de-
iance Of all law and deccncy was so
palpable and monstrous that no state
incnt can do it fully Justice. AS AN IN
stance Of the cxpedicnts to which the
local election boards resorted in tha;
State, we ask the attention Of The read
lers of The Courier to the following.
which II taken from the Tallahassee
If'Ioridian:
The House Investigating Committee.
before its return 10 Washington, looked
into the Baker county election. II stop
ped nj Sanderson. the county seat, and
among those examined was Mr.. a. A.
Allen. Sheriff OF the county, who had
united with Mr.. Diggers. the county
Judge. in making the bogns return which
the State Board. at iis first formal can
vass, had rejected. but which in order
70 eke out pretended majority for the
Hayes Electors. ii afterwards accepted.
Mr.. Allen was placed on the stand, ex
inincd. and this was his testimony:
q. Why did you refuse to act with
the Clerk in making the canvass?
"A. was going TO act. but Judge
Digrers told me not 10 do. as he was
going 10 make it aud wanted me to act
wiih him.
q. Whcre'did you make the canvass?
A. In the Clerks office. The Judge
rad q key and we went into the Office,
found the returns and made the canvass.
q. What time in the day was that:
A. Ii was about o'clock in the
evening, after the Clerk had rot through
aud left.
q. Was The man who acted with vou
and the Judge Justice Of the Peace,
A. didn't know he was a .jnstice
until Mr.. Digrcrs told Ne was.
q. Did Won canvass the returns from
Ill the prccinc;s?
a. No. We throw ont two precincts.
@. Why did von ID tlla'
A. At one of them The Judge sail ~
believed flIrie were five Or six Illegal
votes ca; aud that the return ought to
be rejected. and We threw II ont.
q. Did You have any proof that lie
.al votes had been east
A. No.
q. Were there any ailidavits before
vou 10 that effect?
a. No. The Judge said he believed
there were Illegal votes given and tie
precinct should he thrown ont.
q. Yon acted on the belief Of tho
Judge. did you?
A. Yes. >,r.
O. But yol threw out another pre-
d;d YOU 10 that.
a. Well. the Judge said he believed
there was a man there who was inii'hi-
dated
@. What was his ramc?
A. don't know.
q. Dill yon have any evidence besoer
ycn of ,he fact,
"A. No. sir
q. ANY atiiiavi's?
A. No. sir; no afIidavits.
Q. And 50 yon threw ont the pro
.inci because The Judge said he believed
u man Wa iniimiiated from vo'ings
a. lcs. s.r we did.
1ir. NcuGburn--l OH threw out pre-
'nrfs oil lnAr-sy?
a Yes. sir. we did
nv. Woodhurn a. This threw himself
rack. leaned his face on his hand and
e.k,d no more questions. apparently
satisfied with thcsinanner Republicans
had performed their duty. or else di~-
gustcd with the f,nnkuc>s Of the vii
ness.
The Committce made az effort 10 in