The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-02-03
The Louisiana Investigation
TESTIMONY OF MADDOX.

TESTIMONY DE hADDOAs
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.
The house committee on powers and
privileges, etc., to-day resumed the exami-
nation of Mr.. Maddox who said after he
came TO Washington and before he went
south. about Novembet 10, he had several
interviews with Pickett. While in New
Orleans he spoke TO several democrats, but
the remarks were of general character.
He did not, however, have interviews with
Judge Walker, who proposed to introduce
him to Baldwin Sc Ca, on business con-
corning the vote of Louisiana. He did not
make the proposition ON that subject until
after he had had an interview with Secre-
tary Cameron. McDill called the attention
of the witness to telegram signed "Joseph
Hancock" dated New Orleans, December
/, and addressed to Pickett, as follows
"Telegraph party to trust persons you
wrote about. May be to your interest. "
Said Colonel Zacharie was the person al
luded to. Witness said he was DESTROYS of
producing letters called for by the commit
tee from Wells to Senator West and from
Wells to Maddox. No proposition had
been made to him or any one else to deliver
etters for money. He asked further time
to produce them. To designate where they
are might leopard their production. Wit
s3 stated that the letters were in the
hands of prominent republican. Burch-
ard and Seelye desired the name of the
party given, in order that subpoena might
be issued for the production of the letters.
Witness was allowed till tomorrow morn
| ing to produce the letters.
By SeelYe-Did you not enter into q
double game to turn over the state of Lou
isiana to either the democratic or republi'
can party, whichever should furnish mil
| lion of dollars?
A. When went TO New Orleans it was
with the view of examining the canvass
myself. became satisfied that the vote OF
the state had btea fairly cast for the dem
ocrdtic party. 1 had some sympathy fol
the people there. 1 found that they hat
0 Ell trample1 on and oppressed. Aftel
ny interviews with Wells l was satisfied
that his proposition to his northern friend
could not be met. did not wish it to b.
me-, but l wished that the after PROPOSE
ion should be carried out. acted on lht
br ad moral grounds that it was better TO
the people to buy their rights than to los'
them. Witness referred to attacks on hin
in the newspapers, and expressed gratifca
ton that they now gave him the opportu
nifty TO protect his character.
Witness said he delivered letter 4
President Grant from Wells which was in
tended to be submitted to the cabinet
Wells wanted protection in the discharg
of his duties. The president said tina
Wells should receive protection, and re
marked that he wanted fair count and al
hon .st declaration of the vote. Witnes!
said the treasury department was satisfies
with his Official duties as revenue agent
and that several times his compensation
had been increased. He had been ARRESTED
in Baltimore in connection with stool
transactions, but tho charge was dismissed
Mr. Anderson, of the returning board
test fled as to the manner of holding see
sIons. He said with regard to certain aft
davits appended TO former special mes
sage OF the president on Louisiana affairs
charging intimidation, etc., he was salts
fed that those aflidavlts were before tn
board. He remembered the names of tw
or the atlantis, namely, Lane and PloveI
the latter a supervisor of registration
Witness said that to his knowledge ther
was no change in the vote of Vernon pal
lsh to re-elect Senator Kelo republican. Ii
was not present in the board when tn
official returns from that parish wer
opened. The result was, however, i
favor of Hunter as district judge. Wi
ness had always looked upon Hunter as
democrat. He was formerly treasurer @
the state. Andrews was declared distriC
attorney. He believed Andrews to be
democrat. The witness did not know c
the destruction of the official returns Q
Vernon or any other parish; " : Ut awar
of any alteration Of returns, and lever ha
conversation with any fellow member o
The returning board regarding the alteratio
] or destruction of returns. He had know
Maddox 20 years, but not intimately; hs
no conversation with him during the se
sion of the returning board. The only col
versatlon ever had with him was to sA,
"Good morning." and shake hands viii
him. never had two minutes talk vii
4 him. l did not hear In New Orleans
any proposition from Wells to sell out Il
8 ate or anything connected with such
, thing. did not meet Maddox In Wells
room, my room or any other room. Ma
' dox said nothing about the use of money