The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-24
TRUTH FROM REPUBLICANS.
TIE WELLs RETURNING BOIRD DE
CLIRED TO BIZ 4 IRIUD.
Commissioner Jewctts Infamous Sewing Ma
chine Circular How senator AIiison's
Friend Clifford Tried TO Make u Fortune.

Friend Clifford Tried TO Make u Fortune.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 23-Thc Committee on
the Powers. Privileges. and Duties Of the House
had before them this morning Patrick j. Ken
nedy of Louisiana. whose cross examination
was resumed by Mr. Lawrence. He said that
when he first went to New Orleans he acted
with the Packard Legislature for about week.
and then went over to the Nichols Legislature.
He did not solicit from either Kellogg or
Packard or from any ono else, nor did he re-
ceivo from anybody promises of support to
secure his election to the United States Senate.
llo never offered any member Of the Packard
Legislature any money or other valuable con-
sldcration in order to induce them to leave that
body. 1t is possible he may have said TO some
OF them that If they were, or would become
members of the Nichols LEGISLATURE they
would he paid their mileage, as the Nichols
body had money and the Packard organization
had none. He knew Of none of the members Of
the Packard Legislature with whom he had
conyerscd on this subject coming over TO tho
den. VINO was poor man..
In reply to questions 10y Mr.. Field. the witness
expressed 1t rs his opinion that the Packard
Legislature could not sustain itself ii it were
NO Tor the support OF the United States troops
ny Mr. ficd-I. there any respectable person in Louis.
The Packard Goeornmyn' Is, ,b.hcd through irauif
h-NN hghnr,d Trend here. Judge Rev, thinks that Mr.
not tlink have ever heard anshoiy ci.o say So w Wv
was he notf A.-le>, sir
Henry C. Pylos Of New Orleans testified that
he wns cmployrd hy BLANCHARD, Cntlin y
Jewou who had n list of all the registered
voters in New Orleans. and sent to tho nddrcss
Of each one circular purpurting to hnyc been
issued 10y the southern Charm wing Machine
Company Of Alabama. Whenever u circular
was addressed 70 plac" where 1t was found tho
person did not liXe, it would he returned 10y tho
lettcr carrier This ilrm- Bmnchnrd Catlin ~
Jrw'tt occupy 4 room in the third story of the
state llousc, They employed about a dozen
clerks from tho lnitrr part Of September until
the early part II October Witness il Rcpuh-
ll'nn. The warrants of arrest were issued bv
United States Commissioner Jcwott. who was
one Of the fem. Blanchard and Catin were
connected with the registration. The afIi laNits
w.re sworn f. ny policemen.
usilNed that the atidayts were printed and that
clerk filed them out; Warrants were made out
IN the same WAY and Jcwctt took them 10 his
room IN the Custom House whore lac stamped
his signature upon them. About ten thousand
Of thee warrants were issued.
To Mr. Ficld-Dont know that there was ono
single fraudulent registration. There Is a gem
,ral belief IN L9uisinna that the Returning
Board was fraud. Witness Is a strong Rcpul,-
II an. hut has not much confidence IN tho Re-
turning Board.
Ira NJ. Oxford Of Davenport. Iowa. national
bank examiner. who visited New Orleans in
December last. testified that at one of several
interviews with Liulciold. the hitter told him
that b" hud been approached by leading Demo-
Gratis, among whom was Gov. Palmer, saying
that large sum would be given 70 him II he
L.
sana H,iurnlug DOnrd; that he WIS q icpuhli-
can, and 81. airing a Republican, and they did
MT want e. go back ON th"ir friends. and would
i'th" % inu % less sum from the hepuhllenns for
keeping silence. adding that when Gov. Palmer
was in New Orleans lac Qpproachcd him in vari-
ou- WHY'S. aud intinaf'd tohlm that he could got
at least 10000 for the information he had in
regard To- TN" doings of the Returning Board.
ii ais testified TINT Iittlchold told lin that
great frauds had been committed in Vernon
parish. specifying what they were. aud that in
support of'this statement hc showed the Wit
II IIfI
ISL with few taioy marks and the lgnr 3
ltS. from which the inferonercould he made THAT
certain alterations i'm the returns had laen made.
Iulch'lt WIS Oh, n called and denied Tho STATE
mont of en- ri In every -cuta pHrtiD ulur. He
said that ne had boon in the habit of frequently
NJ ,ilnA Gin"rd with Collins and MIR. Spearing
ia Mr.. Collins's rooms 81 play carGs. Al one Of
come acquainted with Gov Wells and other
m"mh"rs Of the Returning Board. The next
day CHORD WAS introduced 10 Wells. and ON
said that from What a1 he saw ~ WIS g and hs
transactions Of the board that dny. he WAS salts
ilcd that Wells was determined russ and that
." u.t.riieldl was n p9s- .--ion If some very
drinking n good deal that ,irv. AMI talked y.rv
ir."v LttlrA.ld ilnnliyteldt ;iff,r that he ,li
know great deal, and related his connection
WIN H." alterations IN the Vernon parish re-
viato ali he ao- II he H'aar ii, thcn lad
I" witu' ~ u be would 20 with him a. Washing
ton ih'y would BE- fixed for life: that they would
20 ) nutor Allison. who would take them 10
!hapdl r, anu hc ltnnntmrl would take them
to the Secretary of the Treasury. who would
CIV them sluo,uuu that night Clifford insisted
ulwn sending q 'spntrh e. Senator Allison
and asked il,h.ll and .Spcaring e. accom-.
lnuy MN To- me telegraph office. Lifleh'd
rrmpu-frifnd with him MOT io do 80. hut q norl
finally ~ vailed upon thom e. 70 tp the oiiise
intoxicated condition. a. noi Ia ne ahlr To writn
IL legiily and Lifi"lird copied IL for him. The
d"Si at I'll 9ni the r"ply have already been pub
William K. Spcaring was neyt called hut be-
lor" me- hnl lro,"i,d inr in h'- testimony the