New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-07
THE VERNON RETURNS.

TARY OF THE RETURNING BOARD.
The subcommittee Of the Senate committee
investigating the Louisiana election met to- lay al IL
IL ~ They first the testimony oI Charles 3 Abel
His statement to the following effect
WAS secretary Of the Returning Board ami littleiet
was appointed clerk az ais recommendation; no com
missiOners returns received from vernon PARISH
nothing except the consolidated satenemt Of the super
visor; dlHed the board sunday tle Sd Or De-
cember; all returned TO the ollie ~ TN h0iru saw LILY
tIried al his table didn't making any erdsures
me ir. Imiimniinn had of any loss from the Vernon
paper after the House committee arrived; Little
Held told me that he had destroyed tie Vernon papers
wnen the request made for them; nc Said tlIJ 10
one mad ordered MIN 10 destroy the papers; Lileneu
uromi,ad 10 make the returns good, which did the
transior polls two and min, OF Vernon Paribh would
have 10 upon the election u any chnhlutlc uu
MOI knov Itteneld until last summer; him nearly
every DAY the LEGISLATURE wnen hfst went 10
Louisiana, the Parish ot bOs5ere; zoos my seat
LIN I.7I and ne.d the Ciias two years. held the
Office Oh Suuerneuden. OF Education az the same Time
| afterWaru went to Ncw-Otietns aud was mot
inspector IN the CuslOm-s puse received the appoint
a year, having two or three nouns "OrA NhtIcNer
steamer came in WHICH happened In two or three
DAYS: received ~ per day; engaged Ia specuat-
lag until appointed hour inspector H'ts rtct 'I
b0tn Offices SINCE the pay OF te CLERKS has been P2 per
day while IN SESSION. the returns IrOm NcIhOH 'IlSH
sare received ,y the board mail and nut through tine
Office oil the Secretary Of state returns we're uscled
IN OF STATE NOuu 80 W o'hSci'
,sho yul,d send them back to the Returning
Board, and 1 wOIld then receipt ior thcn
the tabulaed statement that was SHOWN 20 tne epuD
lid not include AL the returns; DO not ko" that inc
r1naI ,ttid,yi,s m the Vernon Parish Hcre re-
Ssd 10 tnr committee; at dinner al the Four
..ans1 res taIr;.nt /; cost the Republican Committee
eiO OF mOre WINE and cocktails were dfulA' tlt ",-a
hc yhf before the b1ar began tHrl SESSIONS the ceIh
Ld 49,, c;,nre 10 20 home 10 dinner anu got the STATE
Committee to stand treat; the dinner lsteI an hVa
ma a half: no one Nas The worse lOl NE
dllu Ia lin. cocktails: we auit wO,R tEat
night at midnight; think that the i Diti 40, ZOE
the dinner was paid by before the parties ieI th1
aoon: Litt.oneld might have been present when tAe
OH ~+ 1o Vernon Parn having fu confidence IN the
hat i.u. 4
non OF the votes the copy tht lttiehtid ihe is ~.
an NE py me there was statement made thIt tue
rgInn had been destroyed lost, but the paper pun
norird 10 be copy or me Original saw INC
PM Ist ABOUT the first Oi January; wnen gave tue
f Iso "ommitee copy it was certified ~ correct
cnnv OF the statement file IN the OicG lttlch.t Has
iii nn tle hazard wnnn told to make copy % the
Vnn return bar he leu a DAYS after; -lttieheld
told me to say nothing about 1t, but told tno DOaru 'no
next morning.
titled follows
Ikpov IjttIeield; did not see him talking with Gov
WaTIs or making any erasures first heard 81 chaige
tine returns when read ~ ~ , aa Win return mad
been chang could not nnd tne OrgihIi
said il was gone theh 10Y; anu a c,ers we're
ordered Ia complete the papers ia tle oluoo i a.
I the data FOR the required copy that ne cOuiu nnu ~
III ittl taIa aid they agreed with the original
generally itairld called of the figures 10 De copeu
and II he desired ne cOiin IalslS tro me- he .tange
was no opportunity for reviewing the WORK He chanSe
OF votes Polls aud would afirct 10 ao
napers pnrpOrtlng be commissioners "eo
NOT regarded authentic, ~ they nau peoh ne
rciyed By the Secretary OF siato IlOlh s'idn5'ln
III did MOI cav the Vernon returns had been de
.fr1yed by instruction; informed only MI Apel, Ine
secretary OF the board the canvass was naue uP nUu
ton with reports Of the commissioners ana te ty
shees: the canvass and computation IN vernon
w. made from the snperysOrs' returns alone because
there was netting else that authentic 70 Very p
II the returns from Vernon had Deeh pIon u.s. 1
ceved frDm the SUPERVISORS the other candidates iOi Dis
rict Juge and District Attorney would have Dcell dt,
irad elected the raspOslt0n OF the lIs votes wouu
han-e Inc result or the same result would nave been
attained by throwing out The polls "nch "cIo ao
ferred: the afdayts IN the vernon farlSh 0"'o "oie
never received with the returns
ID J. NJ A. Jewett United States Commissioner OF
NowOrleans who the adavits OF four persons IN
relation Parish VOTE wass"orn by the com
mittee and told about making out tie aihdaViIS' lie
also explained at length the manner OF 'ooi'
and the legal requirements connected tneEewi'n
The committee at 4l5 o'clock adjourned TIL to-uorrow
morning at 10 o'clock.