The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-03
LOUISIANA MATTERS.
Maddox Continues the History Of
Wells bargain and Sale.

MNuuOA CONTINUES tnN HISTORY Oh
Wells bargain and Sale.
Before the powers and privileges
committee OF the House, Maddox tes-
titled that he did not approach Pickett
and General Walker until after his in
terview with Secretary Cameron. No
proposition had been made witness to
deliver the Wells-West letter for
money considerations. He required
further time for the production of the
letter, which Is in the hands Of
prominent Republican. Witness WAS
allowed till tomorrow. Witness was
willing to give the present location of
the letter, hut the committee, by u
vote, refused to receive the inf0r-
nation, as witness said 1t would
endanger its production. Maddox
went to New Orleans to examine the
canvasr for himself, aud came back
satisfied that the vote of the State has
been cast for TildeD,
The Election Having Been AS Fair as
Couid Be.
| Witness delivered letter from Wells
TO President Grant, which was intend
ed for submission to the cabinet. Wells
wanted protection In the discharge Of
his duties. The president said he
should have il; that he wanted fair
count and IN honest declaration. The
court OF examination then went into
Maddox's personal affairs.
General Anderson on the stand in His
own Defense.
General Anderson knew nothing OF
Hayes in Vernon parish or the oes-
truction of the returns. Anderson had
not know Maddox to shake hands
with him for twenty-five years; never
had two minutes talk with him did
not hear in New Orleans of the propo
sition from Governor Wells to sell out
the State; Governor Wells gave the
witness no information Of his CONVEX
sation with Maddox; never spoke to
the witness of money for witnesses or
negro members of the board.
General Anderson was not present
when the returns of the Vernon parish
were opened.
Question-Is II a fact that negroes
are on the board?
General Anderson-There are two,
said to be, colored persons.
The Lie Direct Fassened on General
Anderson.
The evidence of Littlefleld seems
corroborated by the report OF Mr..
Meads subcommittee taken In YER
non parish andl printed here before
Littlefeld testified. The reports, says
this sub committee, left New Orleans
before any public information had
been received as to any votes having
| been thrown out or changed in the
parish by the board. The chairman
of this committee received from Mr..
Anderson statement which he now
retains in the handwriting OF the
said Anderson, which was made out in
the presence of Wells, and showing no
changes whatever had been made by
the board in the original returns re-
ceived from Vernon parish.
The Necessity for tie Change I'm the
Vernon Vote.
Rumors OF changes reaching the
committee, they examined the super
visor of registration OF the Franklin
parish, his clerk, and the clerk Of the
district court. They testified the
election was peaceable. No protest
or objections were made by the super
visor, commissioners or citizens. There
were no colored Republicans In the
parish to intimidate or Cypress, The
three cross marks to the affidavits OF
Samuel Collins, Tom Brown and
Samuel Carter, dated New Orleans,
and taken before jewell, November
l4th, are proven to be bogus. No such
persons live In the parish. The affl-
davits appear to have been made three
days before the returns Of the Vernon
parish were received by the board.
The committee find that certain men,
hers OF the legislature and other local
officers could only be declared elected
by the assistance of the change Of the
l7s votes.