The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-08
THROWING OUT A STATE.
now LOrTSTiNf UiS DECLiRLD ron
MIYI.S IND WIILiY ER.
A VI, mhcr of the Returning board Admitting
th.a I0.2SO ridden votes were Thrown
uut Ihc GROSS Fraud In vernon Parrish
anA. " nIls ~I.k ,Ic.i I.nnnN of a aIrnk.

nuf The Gross 1rt,ud IN vernon Parish
GOV. " ellis ~icL -Ic-,t.nony OF "a Clerk.
W,-HINeroN. Feb. THE Committee ON
IT, Toss. r- Privileges. and Duties of tic House.
morning. recalled Louis NJ. Kcnucr. Of thr
f.. na Returning Board. In answer Ia
aU.-.uu- hy Mr. Lawrence. lac said tina, hc had
rlhu.Al ll.c " any alterations on tho original
ruH- from Vernon parish, and if any were
n.d, d Was done without his knowledge or
,uu- 90. or that OF any other member OF the
board .l far IL he knew. lie did not know
what papers accompanied tho returns from
sermon parish. lie had not heard oi the de-
s....iun ol any original papers from Vernon or
ans other parish. and had no knowledge OF the
n.-.rt'u tom Of any papers or returns. lie dis
t.uuD d any knowledge Of an attempt to ncgo-
t.i, tuo sale " the vote Of Louisiana. lie was
] acquainted with Maddox. aud noycr heard
of an, conversation between Gov Wells and
Mr Lulcncld.
In reply TO Mr.. Field he said that the NOM
hers of the Returning Board did not feel sair (;
hence there WIS necessity Tor troops to pro-
toct them.
, a@ ga i vat t 'Re Tln SISTERS Te,'iyc S"
& "S or ,.I BY 0c lraa, Of 'a, , ,or e,rq. M
Dot this did not affect The action oi the toar
Witness could not say how many votes alto
e''h"r tho board throw out. H. Thought that
infrd $50 votes. was the correct number. lie
A.usht he voted for the rejection OF all these
votes. lni could not roeollcct what the r,ason-
Wnr' Whi d caused tle rejection of carh purti.u-
iarp Iii; The lH.t III ot Grant he thought. wis
rI. iHt h" muse the Supervisor of Election WIS
f.rlu away. and hr'ause There WAS uo proper
N1iVr uf election there. Spmc polls were re-
l,.tad because Of intimidation. Some voters
W.rH ktit rom the polls. others killed.. and
others made to vote for Tildcn against their will
q rNh you now ,'y mat l"tH pogrc who voted fcr
iat0,, Co. ~, that "''''
Are you. as man who desires To- tell the truth
i'r' did So against their Win Ayes, sir can say
I'o you mean to AZ mat there were iro men who
had Their ohucci A.-Oh, ye.. sir
Witness admitted that the board rejected
Laa.t larisl, aunough the vote there was GER
TILED and testified t. by the United States super
visor. because no proper state officer had been
there. He did not recullect that In Nat hito-hcs
PARISH some 5p votes wer" counted for the
Hayes electors upon The ccrtli ate of the United
states Supervisor alone. lie could not say
whether the other members Of tho board COM
mlttrd fraud or not.
wt,I ,s T. iy is9fr, rom Vernon lan. Y va.
. oh VI. i know there was something done there
hu i'~ ~ noi seem 10 YOU there thins grossly
r ~, ni a.Hs ih,rci We NJ look, MAT way;
,ii p" H,pe 4. to yea va. t9ud wa committed
O. ."u, noiN altered tc-, o. turns without the know
N'' 20 ''''' W. 'itN tl''e 90 ~ NulA'
N. Nr f.cd-tiow do Won know that the whole hatch
H..- Tore You NtIN uHt fNI.tflr~ Ntt. f
WN tN.fNm House IN New oreau. ami were Imposed
10 49, Of you know DO suu huHw ANYTHING 20 the
ff.r'tf d don't fhink they wflt IMPOSED uQun w..
Aat . not
Mr. Low Washington OF this city. engaged in
tl' h.Nih ing huSint -. was called as an expert.
LAWNS uau uurh experience IN tine examine
iN0nNi clocks. g.. Mr.. Field handed him the
tt'utl ri Vernon parish. when the witness
j. ni "ut the alterations from the original.
having y,en written on rra~uro-
q. 4 DAVIS, on ui the oivrh- uf the Return
.4- T. ard. testified. He remembered hearing
u' tlr at ration OF returns. his attention
NHs called 10 the fact after the promulgA-
ton ut the electoral vote that votes had been
paced Dn the Republican side that did not he
lNu- there. lie had made NJ examination of
Nir return OF Vernon parish after he learned
Il had been Ilmpercd with. Mr.. l.ittleiiold, ON
inquiry, Informed him that il had been lost.
VIM II. Green lcolorcdl testified that he was
ana, hut had previously acted as the minute
clerk ot Tho returning Board. H. remembered
the board dining together on the 81 of December.
AT this point Mr.. Lawrence ~ugasa sted that the
memb, ~ Oi tho board be- admitted To- the room.
and Ia IN 40 objection was made. The Chair
man sent Tor the members OF M, board. and all
of them soon appeared. except GOV. Wells who
L. = X in brd.
Nh Lawrence asked that the examination ~
Witnf ~Srs be postponed until Gov. Wells could
appear hore. The committee. in difference t.
TINS request. discharged witness until tO-mOr-
roW, and then took "A recess until l.. NJ.