The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-02-23

Louis NJ. Kenner, Of the Louisiana Re.
turning Board. was examined BY the House
Committee on Privileges on fhc .th. Ne tcsti
ned thst be had no personal knowledge q any
alterations having been made Ia the rctnrns
from vcrnen Parish. nor Of any papers having
been burned or destroyed. On crosse xnmina.
ton vitnessa admitted That the returns from Yer.
the alteration hn4 been made and the original
lapers Ahstracted m order 70 throw suspicion on
York A. Woodward and +. W. Eaton.
clerks Of the Louisiana Returning BOARD. tcst
ncd beforcSho senate Committee. on the .th thai
been made In the Vernon Parish returns, as tes-
tined % By Littiencld.
DR.. George l.. Miller. Of Omaha, testi-
fed before the senate Committee. on the 7th,
that III. n. Patrick went 10 Oregon at his re.
quest 10 look amer the Electoral vote there. the
expenses 70 be paid BY the National Democrats
Committee.
A. b. Leyisse. one Of the alleged ineligi-
BILE Louisiana Hayes Electors. testified on the
sth before the senate Committee ON Louisiana
Anairs. that on the 9Th Of December be was Wis
tied BY q. w. johnson. an active Democrat,
who desired witness 10 meet >. n. Ashur d
banker: witness did 50. nrst informing Mar
vcrsatien with Ashur IN . retired place, dur
Ing which Asnur proposed 20 witness that be
,Levisse) should refuse his certificate A. Elect
or. In consideration Of which he should be paid
certain sum u monsy-say eS0.ooo or go
Cur. Witness profeeecd 10 entertain the
proposition. INT Reid on on the e. placing
then arranged, when shur said witness would
be required 70 cast his vote for Iilden. Witness
asked Ashur who his hackers were. and he said
Walter Pugh and Hernandez. broker. Wit
mesa subsequently mad an Interview with Pugh
and Hernarcez. in company with Ashur. and
they said that 100 900 was al they could raise.
not worth while 70 ialk any more about Ii. and
this closed the negotiation. Witness reported
all these proceedings 70 pitk., a. they occurred.
The House Committee, on the 9th. re-
ceivcd considerable evidence regarding the an
trustworthiness Of J. III Maddox. former wit
meas before tie Committee. several baltimore
and veracity was bad. and that they would not
believe HIM under oath. Elk Gov. stearns OF
Florida was Also called to the stand and exam.
grams alleged - have beer sert or received by
him. Denied specially ali knowledge OF any
dispatches in reference 10 improper means d
securing the Electoral vote OF the state for the
Republicans. Nothing was said about money in
any telegram which passed between himself and
persons In the North. lie also said ne had
knowledge % any money having been received
from the North either before or after the elcc-
tbon.
John r. Mulhern. n clerk OF the Louisi-
ana Returning Board. testified on the lOth be.
fore the House Committee on Privileges that 4
number Of a1idavifs were made by clerks ~ the
Board il the compiling room. but didn't know
that they were used, almost any names were
signed % them. saw Gov Wells and Litticneld
several times In close conference; saw
alterations made by clerks on con solis;ated state
mcnts from different parishes and made some
himself. the afiidayits maize by the clerke pur-
ported 10 give accounts OF violence and infimdA-
lion az the polls. and from these changed state
ments the nnal compilations were mauc.
James Pelletier, Of New Orleans, was be-
fore the House Committee on the 18Th. and testi
fed that ne was waiter at the restaurant. where
sunday. December Sd the members and
clerks Of the Returning Board dised. and that he
overheard conversation between Wells, .tnder-
son and Littelela. lie heard Wells say. in .eply
10 question BY Littleneid that no matter il IT.
den bal hundred thousand majority in the
thai he (Wellsl did not care what would become
Of the state. Witness was subjected 20 lengthy
cross examination. which. however. brought
ont new facts nor tended 20 weaken his testi
mony in chief.
NJ. Shelton. OF Hines County, MIssissip-
pi. was before the Senate COMMITTEE on Privi-
leges end Elections on the 18Th Testified that be
is chairman Of the Democratic Committee; had
no kno~ edge OF duplicate ballot box keys being
furnished 20 Democratic Judges ~ Election,
knew Of the existence Of arrncsi Republican
clubs during the POLITICAL campaign. thinks the
coIOred people were honestly convinced. pre-
vions % the election 81 ISIS. that they would best
subserve their own interests by voting with the
native white people q Mississippi