Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-02-03
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eating Committee again yesterday. lie stated
that the return figures which were altered
by himself came into the bands cf the MorTl-
son Investigating committee through his uncle,
Mr. Spearing to whom witness gave the re-
turn. He also stated that Mr.. Spcaripg Is g
republican, but q Nichols man, that he gave
the return 10 Mr.. Speariug without compensa-
ton, that lew days before doing so Spear!ng
had introduced witness to man named CHI
ford hank examiner, and witness told Spear
ing in the presence of Clifford Of the existence
Of tue return which had been changed. Gift
ford told witness if he would go to Washington
with him Clifford the Secretary would give
him (Giford) 500, 900 for the returns. WIZ
ness would not 20 because he would not set
price on himself. lie was not Tor sale. tic
regretted what he had done, and wanted togct
out of the difficulty without having 1t known
that be had changed the figures Gu return.
He atterward stated that the $1,000 Was to
come FROM the secretary of the national party
or the treasurer OF the republican committee.
When he went from New Orleans to Spring
field ILL.,, be vas accompanied by MIR. Spear
ing ADD by Mr. Murphy, lawyer and demo
Graf. He stated that he refused TO testify Gc.
fore the Morrison committee 90 the first day OF
his Appearance before them, but on the second
day he told all because General Hurlburt. CT
the Morrison committee, had tried on the 1rSt
day of witness examination to prove that nc
(gitpess) had stolen the return which had conc
into the possession Of the committee through
Spcarng, and witness had to tell all to clear
himself of the suspicious cast upon INN. Mar
shall Ptkin offered to obtain witness Il lawyer
...l En nj ~
first day OF witness examination, but he de-
clincd the offer. Mr. Murphy, the sama per
son who had gone with witness aud Spcarlug
to sec Governor Palmer at Springfield, ILL.,,
| was consulted by witness, anu through HIM
learned that he would not lay himself liable TO
criminal prosecution for having changed the
| figures Oil the returns from Vernon parish il lie
! testified under protest Tor having done 80.
Maddox was, yesterday, again before the
committee who have been examining hiul. aud
gave further testimony, which was mainly cor
| roboratiye OF that already elected from him.
| Ia response to question he said :-Whcn |
went to New Orleans it Was with view o! OK.
| aiming the canvass for myself; became sat
istied that the vote Of the State had been cast
| for The democratic party, the election having
been as fair as any that could be held; / had
some sympathy for the people there L found
! that they had been trampled on and oppressed
and their substance being taken away, and al
| ter my interviews with Gov. Wells | was salts.
fled that his proposition to his Northern friends
could not be met; did not wish it to lie met,
but | wished that the after proposition should
be carried out. acted on broad moral grounds,
that it was better for the people to buy their
rights than to lose them. 1t was part OF my
game to appear to encourage Governor Wells.
| The witness referred TO attacks on him IN the
newspapers, and expressed his qualification that
| they now gave him an opportunity to protect
bis character. ,.
1t is understood that Gov. Palmer, Of llli-
nois. who is pretty we'll posted on all the mat
| ters connected with the action OF the returning
board, is likely 10 be summoned before the
committee.
MIR. Wilson, the counsel for Wells and An
! derson, is trying to got them out OF the hands
of the House Committee and before the Senate
Committee on Privileges and ELECTIONS, the
majority Of which arc their personal and poiti-
cal friends, and who will deal with them ten
dery and put just such questions as they can
| give answers to.
Mr.. Wilson has had several conferences with
members of the Senate Committee on the sub
iect, ard yesterday that committee ordered
subrcoas to be issued for Wells and Anderson.
y deputy sergeant.a alarms Of the Senate called
on Mr.. Thompson, the ScrgcaIt-atarms OF the
House, ADD asked access to his prisoners, so he
could serve the subp@nas. Mr.. Thompson
promptly refused the request, and said he held
the returning board members in custody by or
der OF the House, aud that he would allow no
access to them unless by permission OF the
House Committee. This the House Commit
tee is not likely to grant until it has done with
them.
New YORK, Feb. The Times Washing
toa dispatch says The Senate Committee
that investigated the Louisiana election will re-
port 10 few days. They have carefully ex,
amined all the questions regarding the five So
called bulldozed parishes, and the other dis:
tricts where intimidation was practlced, and
their report will show that, It fair aud peace
able election bad been held, Hayes and Vince.
Ter would have carried the State by decided
majority,