Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-02-14

ner . Col. Sellers did; he meant there was
barrel OF money there 70 be used against the Re-
publicans, and aid va needed; that is, II morey
was TO be spent ON one side, it must be spent on
the other; he (West) would not rest for moment
under any suspicion that he WAS traficking In
Electoral votes.
Gov. Wells was before the House Com
mittee again on the 9th, and further cross-ques-
toned; he said he did not have, just before he
left New Orleans, discussion with A. j. Bar
rett, member OF the Packard Legislature. about
the action OF the Returning Board; he did not
state TO Mr.. Barrett that he had determined to
make statement to Gov. Nichols, or that he
would make clean breast of it," the state
an Infamous lie; witness refused to an
swer several questions on other subjects
until the House should have relieved him Of the
charge of contempt OF its authority, when he
would feel Tree to answer any question concern
ing the action OF the Returning Board; votes were
thrown out for fraud, intimidation and violence
at the polls. The House Louisiana Sub-Commit-
tee examined charles s. Abel. resident OF New
Orleans since 1871, who was Secretary OF the
late Louisiana Returning Board; knew Lit
tleheId; recommended him Clerk for
the Board at his (Litllefeid's) request; from
the Parish OF Vernon there were returns re-
ceiyed as from Commissioners; only knew of the
consolidated statement Of he Supervisor from
there; dned with the Board Sunday, Dec 8; when
all returned to the Office Of the Board Lttlefeld
was ut his table; Littlehcld told witness he had
destroyed the Vernon papers: he said one
ordered him to destroy them; Littefeld
made the returns good the return from Vernon
Parish was opened in the presence OF the Board
and the Committee from the North; the transfer
of Polls and Of the Vernon Parish would have
no effect upon the election OF any candidate
witness cettifed to 17s votes for Republicans
from Vernon Parish, having full confidence
in the clerks; at that time knew nothing
abont the transportation of votes; the copy that
Littlrfed made was put on die by witness; there
was no statement made that the original had been
destroyed or lost, but the paper purported to be
correct copy Of the original; In answer to Sen
ator Mcdonald, Mr.. Abel said the fabulated
statement shown Republican visitors showed a
large Democratic majority, but 1t did not include
all the returns; Judge Davis, Chief Clerk of the
Returning Board, gave testimony SINH ar to that
OF Abel in so far as 1t affected Littlefeld.
Louis NJ. Kenner, of the Louisiana Re.
turning Board, was recalled by the House Com
mittec on the 18th, and testified that he had no
knowledge of any alterations having been made
In the return from Vernon Parish; no knowledge
of any paper having been burned or otherwise de-
stroyed, nor did he know of any proposition
for receiving money for any act In con
nection with the Electoral vote, nor alb.
straction OF papers; was not acquainted
with Maddox; never heard OF any conversation be-
tween Gov. Wells and Littleheld; witness said
the Returning Board did not feel safe, and hence
there was a necessity for troops TO protect them
the Board felt intimidated but this did not affect
its action; witness voted to throw out more than
10000 Illden votes there were irregularities in
one UT Two pdrNnts. some VOTERS were kept from
the polls by intimidation, others We're killed and
Others were made to vote against their wishes
it appeared to witness that some person made
an alteration of the Vernon Parish returns
without the knowledge Of the Board, and then
stole the paper and carried it away in order
to throw suspicion on the Board; no member Of
the Board ever gave witness instructions for
changing the returns, did the attorney for the
Board. The Senate Sub Committee on Louis ia ma
examined York A. Woodward; was one of the
Clerks OF the late Returning Board; was at the
office after the return of the Returning Board
from supper on the Sd Of December; was AT
work until two in the morning; was with Lit
tlefeld, but did not see him making any erasures
first heard Of the transfer Of votes in Vernon
Parish when he came to Washington; Lttlefed
generally called off the figures, aud could have
called of false figures II he desired as the Gle ks
were very busy r. w. Eaton. anolh her Clerk OF
the Returning Board, testified that he did not see
Littleheld or any one else make erasures on the
original returns; Littlefeld never asked him to
make any alterations. Isadore Mccormick, an.
other Clerk, corroporated the testimony of pre-
vious witnesses as to Littefeld's operations in
the Board room that night.