The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-06
LOUISIANA MATTERS.

ment of the votes Of Vernon parish
was sent to New Orleans by Thomas
Franklin, supervisor by the hands OF
Hon. Lewis TeXada, resident OF Rap.
ldes parish, and one OF the most inf
entail and highly respected men In
Louisiana. They were addressed to
ii, q. Deslonde, Secretary OF State, to
whom the supervisors consolidated
returns had been previously forwarded
by mail. They were delivered to the
Secretary of State by medical stu
dent, now pursuing his studies In
New Orleans, and were seen In
the possession OF the secretary
Ct the returning board by two or
more parties now in Washington;
knew nothing OF DIR, Kennedy, except
he lived in New Orleans; they didn't
put DR.. Kennedy on, because they had
II quorum without Casanave didn't
consider 1t his duty to put IA Democrat
on. The clerks did the tigIring; there
was no figuring done In secret session;
couldn't mention any atlldavits In any
precinct or parish, because he couldn't
remember.
Question-How many parishes were
thrown out? Answer There were
only two parishes thrown out; there
were II good many precincts thrown
out.
Question--How many votes were
thrown out? Answer Don't know.
Question-Do you remember wheth-
er there were 500 or IL, 900 votes thrown
out. ? A nswer-Didn't know how count
would result. | think 5000 or 1000
votes were throwH out from the time
the canvass begun until II ended.
Never had conversation with any
human being concerning II. Did not
know how the State had gone until the
returns were sent to the Secretary Of
State; they were sent the Secretary Of
State ON the 9th or 9th OF January at
8 o'clock u. m. the final return for the
presidential, electors was made.
In the afternoon--Don't remember
the day it was in January.
Question--Were all four OF you pres.
ent? Answer-Think 80.
Questionable all four OF you sign
the returns? Answer--I think 30.
Witness said 80 far rs he knew the
atilda7its of intimidation before the
board came In with returns
IA they came originally from
supervisors. Witness was examined
at length as to the proceedings OF the
board but could not tell how many
votes or how many parishes were
thrown out. He was shown the re-
turns from Vernon parish, and asked
whose handwriting 1t was Ia which
they were compiled. He said 1t did
look like Kinner's and did not loob
like Kenner's, and did not believe
Kenner wrote 1t. He didn't know
anything OF the throwing out OF the
votes of Vernon parish, and said, Il
done, 1t must have been done fraudu
lently.
Question--Who did 1T
Answer-I don't know. / dom
know anything about the alteration
The way the returns shows, 1t Is q
fraud.
In answer to question by Judge
Lawrence he said he mad no knowl
edge Of any fraud perpetrated by tn
board or any member Of it.
wells on the Siand-WiII Not Explain
the Action Of the BOARD beyond TN
vernon Vote.
Wells testimony before Howe
privileges committee was mainly con
fined to contractions and in breaking
down Littleneld's testimony. He test
fed that no statements OF votes q
tally sheets had ever been receive,
. from Vernon parish, therefore the
could not have been destroyed b
Littlefeld or thimself. Wells wa
shown his letter to West and said be
fore he explained he would like to Sc
, the letter written.by Maddox to tn
President and signed by Wells, recon-
mendlng Maddox for office.
Mr.. Maddox was called into tn
? room and denied all about the letter.
Wells then proceeds, gives scattering
details OF his intercourse with Maddox
denying all conversations respectin
money for himself and fellows of th
Board, for tampering with the return'
Maddox never said anything to We'll
about the Democratic money We'll
never heard of Colonel Prickett; neve
, authorized Maddox to correspond o
negotiate for money TO influence voter
Question Did you ever have an
conversation with Maddox about whs
word "Holdn should mean Answer
, None, whatever; knew nothing abou
the cypher by which Maddox's CORE
spondence was carried on.
Questionable you soy you wante
5000, 900 for yourself aud Anderson, AN
n smaller sum for the niggers? Ma,
dox used the word "darkies' In b
testimony Answer-Never used thi
language with reference to my 60
I, leagues on the Board; they are nj
niggers, but colored men and gentle
men.
n Question-Are you acquainted wilt
|. the adjutant general Of the State
> louisiana AAswsr--I am acquaints