The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-09


Additional evidence given before the House
Committee on the Powers. ETC.. Of the House.
Is as follows GEORGE s. fishsr. Of Georgia. TEN
porarily residing In Washington. testified that
he made collections for political purposes, ut the
instance Of the Repu blican Congressional Com
pspss~sns sss ASsSas Once sas w saa
| the Government Printing -ofiice and paid the
money over 70 the Treasurer Of the committee,
ss 81 asp psy C Sh Ss
persons Also made collections. Contributions
were voluntary. Only 70 or y clerks Of proba.
not know that any body was discharged for not
contributing.
Beverly Nash, colored, Of Columbia. tes-
titled on the ed before the House South Carolina
Committee that no was one OF the Hayes Electors
and also a member Of the state senate; that on
the day the Electors met. I. y; Childs. President
he could get three Republican Senators 70 70 over
TO the Democrats and seat the claimants OF the
seats from Laurens. Edgeheld and AbbcvilIe
900 for each one secured. ssThen. !" said thilds.
there Is the Electoral vote; II you will agree 70
vote for Tildeh you can get $1,000 now and
go. 600 more as soon as the thing il cOnsummat-
ed" Nash declined the oifer.
The senate SUBJ Committee on Privileges
and Elections. ON the 27th. examined A. Y.
Bush. Of the clearinghouse OF Ladd \ Bush.
Of salem, Oregon Witness testified that ne
sent certain dispatch in cipher (produced by
senator MitchelD TO G.. n. Tilton. New York,
10 argue before the Governor. OF in any Of the
courts, against the Issuing Of an Electoral ccr-
tihcate to Watts. He received the following
dispatch from A. II. and e. \. Tilton, Of New
York. on the 2stn OF November last = Use all
means To prevent certificate, very important +"
The witness understood the dispatch TO refer 10
watts, but Pelton told him afterwards 10 re-
ferred 70 CrOnin. "A little more than ell. GOO
WAS placed 70 the credit OF witnesses firm, which
he understood from Bellinger was for use In the
Electoral matter. senator Mitchell intro
duced large number OF dispatches. many In
cipher and without signatures. The following
are among them: a.. ;. Hewitt 70 Hon: }. KEEL.
ly, stating that-'On investigation. the legal
opinion H.. votes cast for Federal office holders
as Electors are void, and the person receiving
the next highest number Of votes should
receive the certificate O. appoint
ment. Canvassing officers should act
on this rule, and Governors certificate Of APP
poiniment be given 70 Elector accordingly. and
The subsequent certificate Of votes OF Electors be
duly made, specifying how they voted. This
VIII force Congress 20 60 behind the certificates.
and open the way TO go into the minutes in all
cases. which is not only right. but will relieve
the embarrassment of the SITUATION From w.
r.. Pelton 70 DIR. Geo. l.. Miller. Of Omaha. in
reference refer y g sending party to Oregon % look
after Electoral matters. which resulted in the
visit Of Mr.. Patrick 70 Oregon.
The Committee on the Powers and Duties
Of the house had Louis Kenner, Of the Louisiana
Returning Board. before them on the 27th. Mr..
Field showed the witness certified copy OF the
Parish Of Vernon In which l7s votes had been
given for Hayes. while in the original returns
two votes only were given 20 Hayes. Witness
having been asked 70 explain the difference,
said that II any returns had been thrown
out he was not aware Of IL. Il did not take place
witness 10 look with q magnifying glass at the
original papers, and flnd whether there had been
any erasures or alterations. Witness, after
scrutinizing the figures. said IL looked as In
something had been done. as II the figures had
been written over erAsuree. .-...J. II. DE Berry,
telegraph operator At the railroad. depot al
q number Of kilograms sent and received
by him between the 18th and 18th of November,
the purpcrt OF ssme OF which was az follows
From u. Chandler TO Gov. Stearns-''Wc are
now absolutely sure OF - electoral votes for
Hayes, and we must have Louisiana, south
Carolina and Florida by far means or other
and did not remember the number mentioned.
Another dispatch was; 'Send couriers 10 each
county and secure returns: They must be made
stearns 20 u. Chandler; I'VE can not carry the
State Tor Hayes unless we have troops and mon
ey Immediately" These were not the cx-
Charles n. Brush. telegraph operator az
Tallahassee, from the sth % the 18th Of Novcm-
Der. testified hat z. Chantler tclegraphed Gov
Rotary OF War; and troops would be sent Wit
ness did not pretend to give the exact words Of
the dispatches.
J.. +. Littlefeld, Clerk OF the Louisiana
Returning Board. testified before the Morrison
House Committee, on the 50th, that on the 81 Of
December he altered the original returns from
two Of the polls in Vernon Parish. 80 a. 10
transpose LIS Democratic votes over 10 the Re-
publican candidates; that he did this by
Wells. and that. after making co les
Of the altered originals and substituting them
for the originals. the latter were burned, either
by himself or BY Gov. Wells. he did not remem
Der which. but, at all events, with GOV. Wells's
knowledge. Littl field was subsequently ex
amined by the Committee on the Powers and
the circumstances under which he MAIDS
the alterations in the returns mentioned. |
lie further testified. that instead Of
return. n from Vernon Parish. as directed By
Gov. Wells. he took the paper homo and gave Il |
70 his uncle. Mr.. -pearing. 70 be used IA be-
identificda paper produced by the committee,
a. being the original return referred to.) ON /
cross examination, witness said he did not |
know OF any other returns having been altered. |
Before the Senate Committee on Privi-
ieges and Elections. on the 3 IN. VIM. IL Hol-
bster, Cashier Of the banking house Of Kountx
Brothers, New York. testifl a as 70 es 600 be. |
ing placed on deposit with Kountz brothers on 4
the let o. December by stranger, who repre-
sented the deposit 70 be made by y. Davis y the
credit Of y. III. Patrick, and on the 10th Of Il
December, tl0l9 in gold was deposited in /
Kountz Brothers Bank by Charles Dim~nd, Of |
New York, subject to the order OF y. III. ". Pat /
rick. and Il 10 still there; the bank Of kountx /
Brothors psid draft o. $500 on the 18th or l
18th Of December, In favor of Wells, Fargo a
Co. the draft was dated San Francisco, Decem-
her 8. and was given by J. III. N. Patrick. /
Senator Kelly was next callei. He testified i
that he became acquainted with ,. III. N Patrick \
nj Portland, Oregon. on the 27th Of December /
last A cipher disp strh. directed TO w r. ell.
ton. New York, signed by j. n. Patrick and /
indorscd by senator Kelly. was produced by Il
Senator Mitchell and handed 10 the witness, who
stated that he could not translate the dispatch.
but he would give the substance Of IL, which was /
that he kelly indOrsed dispatch asking the Il
Democratic National Committee 10 send /
~ 900 % Oregon to pay AIRY legal expenses i
which mixht arise Ia connection with the ats