The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-02-10

consider 1t his duty To pot . Democrat
on- The clerks did the figuring; there
was no figuring done in secret session;
couldn't mention any sffidAvits in any
precinct or parish, because be couldn't
remember.
Questioo-How many parishes we're
thrown out? AnsIer-There were
only two parishes thrown out; there
were u good many precincts thrown
out
Question-How many votes were
thrown out? Answer-Don't know.
Question-Do you remember wheih-
er there were 500 OF IL, 100 votes throw o
out. Answer-Didn't know how count
would result think 300 or iOOi
votes were throws out FROM the time
the canvass b~guu until il ended
Never bad = conversation with any
human being concerning H. Dad not
know how the State had gone until the
returns were sent TO the Secretary oi
State; they were sent the Secretary OF
State on the .5ih or 9th of January Al
y O'Clock g. N. the final Return for the
presidentia. electors Wac made.
ln the sftsrnoon-DoB't remember
the day IL was in January.
Question-Were all four Of you pres
ent? Answer-Think so.
Questionable all four OF you sigI
the returns? Answer-I think 20.
Witness said so far As be knew the
sfiidarits of Intimidation before th.
Ioard came in with return,
as they came originally from
supervisors. Witness was examineo
ut length as To the proceedings OF tb,
board but could not tell how many
vote. OF how many pzri-hes were
thrown out. He was shown the re
turns from Vernon parish, and Hskec
whose handwriting II was in which
they were complied. He said II dic
look like kinne-'s and did not lool
like kennsr's, aud did not believ,
Kenber wrote IL. He didn't know
anything of the throwing out OF the
votes Of Vernon parish, and said, d
done, IL must have been done fragdu
lently.
Que-tion-who did 1t?
Answer-I don't know. / doa'i
know anything about the alteration
The way the returns shows, IL Is a
fraud
the AetIss sf the hoard hey ond th,
Seraon Vote
Wells testimony before Howe
privileges committee was mainly con
tiDed to contrsctions aud Ia breakiu,
down Littleheids testimony. He tssti
fled thai NO statements Of votes o.
tally sheets had ever been received
from Vernon parish, therefore the,
could not have been destroyed b,
Littiefield or himself Wells Va
shown his letter to West aud said be
fore he explained he would ike to 80
the letter written by Maddox 10 th,
President and signed by WeIl-, recon
meDding Maddox for Office.
Mr.. Maddox ~as called into III,
room and denied all about the letter.
Wells then proceeds. gives scatterinl
details of his intercourse with Maddox
denying all conversations respectiul
money for himself aud fellows Of TIA
Board, for tamperiDg with the return.
Maddox never said anything To Well
about the Democratic money Well
never heard OF Colonel Pricketi; neve
authorized Maddox 10 correspond o
negotiate for money to influence voter
| Questionable you ever have an
conversation with Maddox about " hs
Sord Hold" sbpuld mesn2 Answer
None, whatever; knew nothing Abou
the cypher by which Msddox's corr,
-popdence was carried op.
Questionable you say You wante
500. 900 for yourself aud Anderson, an
. smaller sum for the niggers? Ma
dox used the word ''dsrkie-" in bi
testimony Answer-Never used ,ha
language with reference 10 my co
leagues on the Board, they are nc
niggers, but colored men and GENT.
meu.
cuestioh-were any returns fror
Vernon parish burned In your pre-,
ence or with your knowledge Al
s~er-With due regard 10 the yentl,
man of the committee, I will state
am unwilling to eatbari-e upon the =,
suits of the election until I hay
been discharged from contemp; befor
the House aud my liberties as q
American freeman allowed, with "a
exception of Vernon. Upon that
am willing To give the fullest explain
ton, but upon all other matters rel
ting to the election, must decline
testify, until the punishment Of " whiC
, | have bSea adjudged sfali have bee
carried out, or have Teen relieved
am ready to answer your question.
= Qsestion-You may state xheth
the returns from polls No. and ..
other polls from Vernon parish, we
burnt or otherwise destroyed
your presence, with your know
edge? Answer-No, sir: the ms
: Who has sworn that 10 effect
q an uumitixated liar. l beg your Pc
e doE, gentlemen, did not me "a 10 G
: fend the feelings Of the committee. d
\ the outrage upon my rights and n
e character excited me and caused me
use Language which, perhaps, oug
, rot TO be used before this committee
Question-Did you make any I
, quest or give any dire-tion for {,
> destruction, iD any form, Of any par
b returned to the board
. Question Make the abatement nc
4 In connection with that matter. VIII
} the complied returns by the superyis
J. of election from Vernon parish ".
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