New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-06

10 .ien. and did he then asked me 20 write further
this declined to do. bat told him womb give him q
note giving him the eniree in WashiBgt0n this note did
not satisfy hun, and then wrote the other letter OF
credcnua!s' be then Withdrew from inc room
saying he was going that afternoon at O'Clock
the next morning Mr. MADDOX entered my roam anu
when expressed my surprise seeUg him. said that ne
had not been able to gct OF the afternoon previous
wrote the letter Senator West and gave 20 him.
saying that had intended to send it 10y mail Witness
wrote the letter while the full " persons Mad
COX men WllDlrew ana witness say no more ~ MN uh
the 1t OF Decenber When he returned and said hn was
g0ing mp Red River; Maddox back day two
afterward and immediately on entering the room told
witness ne wanted a. purchase certain plantation and
make Louisiana his home; he asked witness to see the
owner lr Hails IN regard 70 It's price, &c; Witness
lad not seen Maddox from that time until his tness'sl
arrival here said nothing 10 Mr. Maddox in relation
To procuring money or any thing else o yane tor my ef
or other nenhers Of tLe ReturninS Board Of Louisiana
in order 10 declare the rcs1lt OF the election either IN
candidates
@ Are You acquainted with c. NJ. Calvert, No 40
Custom-h0usest.. New Orleansl A. | am. Sir In tho
election OF 1876 Mr. Calvert aided me in the Parish Of
Calvert himself a Democrat and voted for Mr. Tilden
aud Mr. Hendricks and for Mr. Nichols and Mr witt;
but ne voted the parish ticket for the Republican party
q Here Is telegram taken from the testimony VI biz
&C. NJ. CALVERT. yo. 40 Custo7,- touse-st. Ee,c-
Orleans: Hold WI telegraph you ionday evening
O. Did you ever see that original tclcgrimI 4 IEevcr
did; never mad any conversation with NJ. Calvert IN
relation To IT, nor on the subec; OF procuring money be
money or other thing OF value; Mr. Maddox, IN leaving
my office after writing this note 20 Mr.. West. stated II
his business received he received properly AT
Washington. thar he would telegraph me back That J,
vas ~! right stated Ia Mr. Maddox that wanted the
board was then just commencing it, labor commuui-
eaton b. Telegraph ornnyins else during the meetings
ana Inc oper"tions of the board; | received no
ceiycd a telegram from Mr. Maddox that all
was rlgar.lmplyng that hi, application
Mr. F.rld-Do not what implied, because |
thins We can do that rs well as you.
O. Did You have any knowledge was there any CORE
sp0ndence conference with Mr. Pickett In relation
% a & Gh hqfT .w E h
didn't know that there was a man by that name IN
O. After Maddox returned to NcwOrleans. did he give
you any information that he mad been in conference or
money TO affect the result Of the election A. lie did
q. Who is Col F. G. zlchare OF New-Orleausi A. He
is a lawyer, Democrat.
q D.u you nave any Information ~ any telegram sent
to MN by Mr. Pickett! \. None, Sir whatever.
'Iw,suneIoT, Dec. l. 1880 NEW YoaKAvEsuE.
= double game, but L we informed you might trust per
id you ever see or Lcar Of that telegram until it
produced IL testimony before this conimttecl ~
JSsrpH HAScocS, W i37 Btenrlls-,f Orleqn':
TELEGRAPH desired; damn interests tank o the best
interests u Forty millions Of people. JOHN T. PUHErr'
to Mr. Maddox unccG The nama Of Joseph Hancock"
or any other person until II was produced IN cTI"ncG
here, 4 Never; never heard Of II; never requested
Sir Maddox or any person 10 NEGOTIATE or confer or cor
respond with any person in relation to procuring money
or other flH- ut Vue or me or any othef leiDer OF
the Returning Board; | think NY FIRST acquaintlnce
Maddox about l~it ne soldier III the
Mexican War. and was d'sianded thInA; ana having
largc connection Of people living in RapiirS, he
manned there AMI married there" tlln2 II was IN ~
or loi0 D'd LOT nave any go. 'crSl'ioh WIN Mlduoh
the evening before these two letters 81 November 20
were written; / c0dld not have seen him was three
miles nom te CITY when nc came 20 M Once on thc
morning u The 2Oth, had written neither Of'te let
tsf ,r. not say ,n 70 at l.ar 'I snm OF monev
did net request that Maddox should proceed to " ash
.ugton; he -lztsed 10 himself ana tod HIM thought
II his duty a. IN officer To apprSe the Government
% ne believed 70 De the condition Of Things there;
that felt myself that things not altogether rght,
from VIA, saw and from ny Intercourse WIKI people
TIE QUESTION OF MONEY.
Q. Did you say 10 Am that you wanted To serve your
party but did not wan. the risk unless you
compensated Tor II, any language Of that import A
No -ir have been Union from 1919 10 the pres
eat mr; passed through the whole war; prosecuted as
a [ mon man: never ninchod from my position when |
WAS surrounded vita the Confederate sDdrr- WhO were
pursuing me my life, and certainly would not tell
Mr. Maddox 70 procure sam OF money ior me " atu
firm ~ the principles which Lad entertained before The
commencement of the Rebellion; ddn1 say 10 him that
the very heavy Tor ~" - handle nhd aat u
Il had been smaller might have "omp slcd the desired
result by throwing out NewOrcans; no Pirt 3f inc
vote Of New Orleans was thrown Out 10 nv "loNl5'-c'
or hv action ~ the board; II II was, II must nave n
by other parties there was proposition nriole the
board 10 throw OUT New cans pui u wa, p'!o''tIoI
in protest the counting Of the natudlZ votes ana
gave the attorneys On each old" an hour G3ed,s ~"
question: aud after the discussion cohci,l' 81 '"'
board concluded. that they had not power 10 90 il
tHcr wa ~ proposition To throw out the entire vote ~
O. lad Won any facts to induce you 10 suppose that
intended money IN procuring lt,iI-
muuy ami counsel ana otl'r things I" DE d,e Di'f. e
board 4 70 present jhc Drmoc'aur Hi' Oh ue
question ~ strongly a. posSiblfi = lhll ut' prem
done; shcy there sir, using 1t; thty appeared De-
fore he boaid.
o. Do Vol know whether money expended in en-
puyiuS counsel ana r1cd ~ r,siIouf a w No. ~.
know TIE o. the Drnorratr party ot the ny
OF orleans IN regard - these talnss nut presume
Hr. Field linterruptnsl-G beg you will not say what
XII Lawrence-state how il commonly reported.
\ II generally believed tlat money W., lnIe ~,
ySer ~ si tbe Democrats we're I,ing the
employment of counsel ana procuring Of testimony WIN
view 20 Ihr presentation 81 thc .mocr' sac % tne
question strongly a. possible Z" tAe O'4E'' Il Pi'
sum" 80 .. ,,,,..- .h,. ,-,,, r-,n+.d NJ
lc,.i 5000 900 for yourself similar sum iof Ai aHae-
,oa aud q smaller amoaut for tht " nisSei7 a. Nolr
vim me On the board do not consider them Niger.
trcv are c,iorcd people and they are Rrnil mon E'V
'',s in, VAR: used 10 Use u when owned them, but
me are now citizens. and treat them ~ Nicn. ,
q Did YOU say 10 MIR Maddox at noon Oi Tue oth OF
Decent er or about that time, that the malorHy oi h
Htyes electors would be about LOU 10 80. ~.
d0x on that subject either before on ittr ne b', pLt
will state that the evening 81 JAe oth tnc D1I ~ ~
ar,Ird M us conclusions and on the morni@ 81 the Il
the pronulgItOns % the election Wefr H'r ~ io t
lie papers Of Orleans AND ine r5 o, , ,f n ~ b
,ii we been known to Mr. Maddox On tilc ON IL tHe
pnruiug and would have been known 10 MN as ha'luS
been 400 or $500 for Mr. Haye.: with Senator
O. Did Won ever have any cOuNeFaaiIoI WIN
west III relation 10 the Us" OF money 70 ISt' l L'u
OF the election \ never dd, nor WIN IN iE-u u,rj
obtaining money for my self or any lnchDeI O c Ooi
THE VERNON RETURNS.
O. We're any OF the returns from Vernon Parish burned
in vour presence or with your knowledge A Win due
REGARD to the committee aud to the CHAIRMAN Oh 'e co
mtee will state that an unwilling TO be catechlseu
- NJ the rcsuts OF the election with the exception
al Vernon Parish until have been dischar-ch Oh tHe
contempt charged upon me before lnc ioe, Ai VII
Iinarfirs a. an American freeman are dOWcu me. VIII
20 on in order place before the commute elell
fmng in relation 10 Vernon PARISH tHi' hI" ~
I'M ,ut.idr of that in regard 10 the election must u
Line most respectfully until the punishment Wnlen
nave br, adndgcd shall have been carrie! out OF
.ba have been relieved OF IL. Now SlI' an Ie4uJ 10
~ ypn may sit whether polls and o. or any other