New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-08
LOUISIANA INVESTIGATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-ProctOr KnOtts COM
mittee recalled Mr. Kenner OF the Returning BOARD 10
day. and questioned him further He tesned nc ha ho
knowledge OF any alterations having Deeh made III VIC
return from Vernon Parish and that ne had 10 khow
edge Of any paper having burned or otherwise De-
sroyed nor did he know OF any proposition Ior
ing money for any in connection with the electoral
vote nor the abstraction Of papers. The Returning
Board did not feel SAFE and hence there was necessity
for troops protect Them
Mr. FiedIt appears that the Tden electors received
90 400 votes and the Hayes electors 1ooOo Can you
imagine any motive by the friends OF liiden TOT destroy
ing the votes for ndeni A. cannot we ieit nhin,
ho fitness voted TO throw out more than 10000 OF the
1ilden votes there were irregularities III one or Two
parishes including Grant, but he could not say now
manv irregularities there were he could not say there
were one hundred of such cases some v9tsTs we,s
kept from the polls by intimidation others Keo anu
others made to vote against their Wishes nm -. A..
@ viii you that in your opinion lUUo 81
their WILL owing intimidation A. tnlnK there were
1000 votes thus gwen
The witness said he did not know that the other men,
beers the board committed frauds but he knew 'na' no
did not
Mr. Field-Does It not appear that gross fraud was
perpetrated as to the from Vernon Parsht A. IL
was rather bad; should say something was done WIN
But was there not something grossly fraudulent
Mr. Iawrence-As you have stated how the paper APP
pears to you will you state whether IL appears tnat
tHe of the board then stole the paper and
carried il away I'm order throw suspicion on the board
The witness answered in the affirmative.
Mr. Lew Washington OF this city, engaged In the bank-
ing business was called expert, having had much
exnerence in the examination Of checks, etc. Mr. Field
handed him tho return Of Vernon Parish when the VIII
moss noued out the alterations from the original having
been written on erasures The witness In reply to MI
Lawrence said he the paper about two weeks ago AT
the Arlington he was invited by John F. Coyle 10 call
there at Col PeltOn to examine the paper rs an
eynert lac was introduced to Mr. Weed OF New-fork,
who had the paper; Mr.. FAINT, formerly q banker In
Washington, also looked at the paper.
VIM H. Green (cOloredl testified that he wa now AZ
sant Secretary OF the OF louisiana but had pre-
viouslv acted as the minute clerk OF the Returning
Board he remembered the board dining together on the
Sd OF December.
At this point Mr. Lawrence suggested that the members
Of the board be admitted to the and to this no OBJ
lection WAS made The chairman sent for the members
NJ the hoard All OF them soon appeared, except Gov.
Wells who is sick in bed.
Mr. Lawrence asked that the examination OF the wit
ness be postponed until Gov Wells could appear here
The committee in Difference to this request discharged
the witness until tomorrow.
The Senate subcommittee examined YORK A. Wood
ward T. w. Eaton, and Vim. H. Green, clerks OF the Re-
turning Board to-day They all denied any knowledge
OF erasnres by Littlefed though present at the time
they were said to have made The witnesses were
very explicit declaring that they knew or heard
of the erasures until after coming to Washington, ana
seeing il in the papers.