The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-31

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THE LOUISIANA RETURNS.
KELLOGG AND KENSxI BEFORE THE COMMIT r.
rEE-rHE QUESTION OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CLERK LlTTLEfIELD REcALLED-rHE CHANGE
OF THE VOTE IN THE VERNON PARISH rS-
DER GOVERNOR WELLS IxsrRucTIoNs-Ia-
PoRrANr WORK ACCOMPLISHED AFTER
DINNER.
wAsuisoros. Jan so 1877.
littieGe.d, Clerk OF the Louisiana Returning Board,
was examined by tho Morrison House Committee
day. He testified that the 3D. Of December he al.
tered the orig nal from two OF the polls In
Vernon parish so az 10 transposc rs
Iican candidates. He further testified that
he did this by express direction OF Governor Wells
and that making copies Of the altered originals
and substituting them for the originals, the latter
were burned either by himself Governor Wells he
did not remember which; but at all events with Gov
ernor Wells knowledge.
CONGRATULATIONS
General Hurlburt, OF Illinois. conducted the cross
examination OF this witness, aud reading certain
from the stenogrsphers notes Of yesterday,
which witness Is recorded AS having then made, no
and to-day did not agree.
The witness stated that he did not make tho
yesterday claimed, but that he refused TO answer
all questions, and he stated here, he did at the boz
ginning OF his direct examination that he made no
such answers on his examination yesterday
reported
BEFORE THE GENERAL COMMITTEE.
The Committee on the Powers, Privileges and Dutiea
OF the House in Counting the Electora! Vote to-day
called Louis ~ kcnner. who testified the vacancy
in the Louisiana Returning Board. DR.. Kennedy, whs
had been proposed TO I'LL II, was democrat and man
Of lar standing IN tho eommunty witness neyei
son. OF the Board were against electing Or. Kennedy
to m the vacancy bat he did NOT know The for
their doing Tor hnAclf he was not opposed to tho
Doctor know Hayes was elected oy throwing
votes; these votes were thrown out because there
was evidence OF intimidation, banging, men driven
from the polls and from their crops, and therefore tho
Board thought they were iustdaoe IN doing SO.
q BY Mr. Fie!d-Do you know of anybody who was
forced TO against hts deliberate Judgment a.
10 not remember; rather think not; we had soms
testimony that persons voted the democratic ticket
Q. Were there half dozen such' A. cannot say.
Mr. Field called tho attention Of the witness to thu
fact that the OF sixtysx precincts Louisiana
were thrown OUT thus excluding 10. $50 TiIdcn votes,
and in reply to sundry quesons the witness said he
thought there in which alidavits Of
intimidation, &C., came IN with returns.
In response to further heterogeneous no responded
| thai some OF the other aIidavs from persons
who were afraid TO make them in their respective 10.
calitles owing to threats and intimidation. Witness
could not say how many nnidavits before the
| Board when they commenced counting the returns,
nor could he say how many wcrc made in New Or.
leans
rHR ELECTION QUIET AND rEAc8ABLE
.. In general was not the election in Louisiana quiet
and peaceabler A. Yes everything was quiet In New
Orleans; know nothing about the country, where
there were or Two Instances OF lttlo disturbances
believe there were some andavits concerning such
| Disturbances
Mr. Field asked witness whether corrupt influences
were charged other than intimidation.
Witness answered there charges OF bribery,
such as giving voters suit OF clothes or Shoes but
he could not tell how many.
MIR. Lawrence asked who said that n great many
persons had been driven from their homes IN tho
country and took refuge IN Now Orleans IN conse-
quencc OF threats and violence?
Mr. Field having asked whether hc know this to b
true witness replied that men told him they had bees
driven from thor homes
Witness IN response 20 Mr. Lawrence, said he had
knowledge OF any part Of an original return having
boen altered nor had he knowledge that the Board
had any consultation on that subject or that there waa
any fraud by the Board or any member 1hercof or
under their direction OF KNOWLEDGE
In response 10 MI. burchara tno witness SAID there
was no conceancnt from the democratic committee
OF any papers before the Board and that accounts Of
she proceedings wore published IN the newspapers.
Ax-oovnnNon kELLoco KxAMiSEo
! ExGovernor kellogg was briefly examined concern.
| Ing the electors OF LOUISIANA. lie had no personal
knowledge OF Levisse being United states Commis-
we're voted for but he knew that they nbsented them
selves from the College, ana that other electors dlied
the vacancies
PRIVATE nkMoaASDA PRODUCED
Messrs Kenncr and Casanave, both OF tho Returning
Board, before the committee this afternoon.
Inc examination u inc FORMER resulted ~ ms being
compelled 1" produce private memoranda taken by
himself IN the Board during the addition compilation
and statement OF returns The memoranda showed
numerous precincts thrown out on alleged grounds ot
Intimidation violence. &c There was nothing IN the
memoranda about Vernon parish. witness saying that
he made his notes oi the proceedings ouly while Lao
was present at the Board
LrfLEfikLD RECALLED.
Mr. j. +. lLtlcned was recalled His testimony
was in all substantial points similar TO that jest pre-
viodsly gwen before Mr. Morr'sons committed Ho
sad tha yesterday when hc appeared before The com
mtco he had ihkcn no regal adVice, out, since that
time no had conferences with an attorney, who an
formed nm thdt he could Toll Tho whole truth II he did
80 under protest, otherwise ne would have TO bear The
burden or suspicion IN aDs,ractng the original return
OF Vernon parish
Mr. Field asked witness TO look at the paper mark cd
IS, " and he answered after slight Inspection til at