, 1877-02-07

Memrs; W.; lawrence and Burel'ard concurred
W.T. Y. rFn. Fta;,, seelys. =; y.,-
MI. f!c!u lto Lhaar1nan)-ls It not case Of
So!tS1'Pt ana niencmeanor under tho laws ol
tnc Dlste1cI oi Eolusiihia for witness to refuse
toan 10 answer questions tropounlca by Commit
tcca
TIE Ghaj,msnHlt ft!; h.
Ms. fleld-hHness u contumac!ous In the
'ASt.e's Hr riafG MfgtGe. ,fs. ..u,,,..
meEs showing ts numMr 9f votes rejected in
.nc hcyGral parlshGa attested by Abclf, Secretary
6.'sa'.i. ~ MGtu'nlhg a noaIu.
T'r TTee,on %uas,,'s ~ns .lal .aa.lo 70 Inc paper.
orcte,' cne iinss.n ss eg aaxen Tue objection Was
~ The Z! stateinent showed that tlc Board reject.
u r.t.. ',.o' nc''ose anu io':o MeEncr5 Electoral
-,,,. ANOTHER rArEn
;. ~ gA'onea 70 Wtnesft aiso attcsted by Abel,
enoNHG t!sat Ine Snlcfsfsofa Q! !ttglstratl0n re-
s, susneu 'o,nf Kellogg ana sobl5 MSEnery Elect
gras votes, alto tue certificate OF tue Returning
ccts an r.. 70 ts elesson q thc ,kciloe
nnu nao. t''at INC "cEhefs ELECTORS received p,5B
c;nr,. @ .amfensc a % asked Witness whether u The
tic tablate stat"ncnf rat W.. u Tpafe fe WIZ
of1eina! a,e returns. i WA done With his knorl-
e'.Hs Tunp VI applonat,13n. ,,
o,,na !. ~, 'Gea u we hot. nor nay NC knoNI-
..'- s,s maI aotlG mntI tnc appIopatioh Of any
u.aet ~ n.stef y! tnc noafu' ana ny ai8u uefscu
rE slim H. =. ieas statement that l1c ".
MhseT a ad Antsws r. Jadge and DistrcAttor
| "e9' lucy mcEc nIs pcrsonal olt
| IT. r,,, MT POLITICAL tHlEsps'
~. F; IL; seta ,nterrGgated. Mtness about the pa
e,Incl to r answer. .'''' s@0''eo 'o' WITNESS oc'
un%lin IL e Y1n H. ore naeF duFcss' are sou
| 1vtn.E :" ~. ~, 1no tau1.a =.
| .r,,ti' a"' ncscs u""'l'1nR 10 te!! inc
| tfutH.
HMianen Hi,naa sVy..! wsVay 10 you not answeft
,vtl, nnswer ~. ~ ~ w., t,. Is femoscd
WI ""s"ss' III! uus hos ~ .hch.
-,r ,om .,...,,a ~. Mese asSea 1ust now whether
;aro ur 'tum ,m, ua' tae vates LOT reasons which
,o,s.a,9 mS.s vanM" tE, un esuetee satisfactory to
NGTat em,5oees m 5an sbh"er abs ,ro,o ,no.,,, ,,
.,nrofarn .1in eac "ho'c question, anu
'aG!e'TvG M,g,I "se1tic. .,a!iH,
te!t yoa' Ia aceli1s: ,:
rnr n,.r, t,ea ~. ~, "aE ~ i1 70 tcs!y #hether
auIs as nod1u .nicW W. lV,eoo anu odd votes hon
e1t'5 y a.s1enHst5a ~, ,.';is.5
.o,.,, ~ III n.y. wms, "nen relieved from tho con-
'et1pt a. ~ sag IT,, iio1SG. tsI!,i.. ,
T~nse 5ou Ninns 10 uo so nowt
,t..', san,lut answer the question until re-
"Iieo 4 4, 20 ous1 ~, I"nse,nHtt "i,s ,r;;;,
~. hsG .xi,a5 5.q how Muine 20 answer the q1cs.
a raon "ne.fi .,.n ~ throwing out loo0o md odd
nn.-mc Az ,' acted IN conformity t,a With Inv.
VI taLow!aG oos sotcst
ttan ~ .aie taIe~ .ae oat 1or fraud, tntimida-
Q.-Were any thrown out because Of irregu.
1aI'1'eft .,,,.,, ,c.,,
81 thliaK dtant Parish Vas excluded.
T'-nf!iHy !Hy; c;1ccpt tnatt
Al !hink not.
an tc "ran tI,a, 1ho thr onjeeson 10 tme votes
Q.-Ttcn they must hasc been thrown out
aEScn as ~. onnump fnpsn or iSTiMipAIloxt
"Isaesi
Q.-Haa you any wltncsscs before your Board
70 prove thaI any particular voters were Induced
to SotG contrary 10 tMS!r wtslest
~, s'1lt was halposalolo to mare oral testimony.
d.is ny noanl anoplca rue tfat the Testimony
sn0u'a &c, &c laRc'l by botn parties.
,.-nsa tle VOTERS t,cmeelvGs testify TINT
Ia.J 5eJ s9aGu 9..,a auet eounis'oht "as such uyi.
ueeec 1urti,Aeu 10 foui
At tn, THINE 80. .......
R'EMAi YOU say tnat proof WAS presented to
',. .nat nMnIcu ulheteht voters lad voted
H@f o ,'nt kno soiasa,y ia :" theis
WI Mas esuense ~ u tnc !act. There mar bc l, or
wv Ut mots, & WHY sa,u ~ tncS were ioFycd to vote
:. x,.,.a!, ,CostnAni Io THEIR WISHES.
~ ~ further examination witness said no votes
Msru V!tcica except ~ consequence VI intlml.
:, ~. tac!u called the attention Of witness to
thc iaet t'at y appeared ti1s l'arlsl, of Con-
easu,a tsiat Josgp!is5 one of tile Republican
Sa!9 s9, VI tac Hctufh'oR Noafd cscutcd him with
1'9H3 'H1.s sotes.
roon Of a'as sexe y ~ eyae9se tat
tae Cointn'ssloncrs ss a. Election, who made up
'Ae IctnIns IRON tller count aud sent them IN.
~. Fieta asked the witness whether. llc did
i'o1c1 @ IN sts,I.na t u'''Son COMMITTEE that ts
MNncss replied: fcs, and something Of tic
R'ha '
,,. ,.-,, n GoScoRptA ALSO.
.,, Mr fse,q cal!cs! tls attention q witness to
10,0M votes cast for tho Ti!lrn Electors rayu