The Republican journal., 1877-02-08

4 Jerk in the New Orleans Custom House, and
was the individual who manufactured afidayits
OF intimidation TO order. When he received his
subpoena Tonight, he said "Great Cod Well
they have summoned me- | suppose | will have
10 tell the truth, but il will lie an awful dis
closure He also said: ''lIave they summoned
Col. Pickett: | suppose he, too, Will be sum
lnoned' and be compelled t@ tell all ne knows
WHAT THE PRESIDENT SAYS OF II.
The President has been made acquainted Will
The testimony of ilttietield, and is terribly cX.
erciSed. lie said tonight that all the trouble OF
his Administration could be laid al The door OF
The Louisiana politicians; that they had lied tt
him and deceived him. He is represented I,
have said. also that Wells ought 10 be in The
pentcntiary.
WELLS FRIGHTENED.
When The news of l.ittlefield's testimony WA
told Well. i'll The bastilc to-day he became eN-
ceedingly excited, and paced up and down The
room III great agitation, refusing TO speak on
1he subject. His friends say if the worst CONES
he will ''squeal' on the men who induced him
10 do the work. 1t will then be i'll order for Tho
distinguished Republican citizens who went ID
Louisiana to stand up and explain.
THE TESTIMONY OF MADDOX.
On Wednesday the House Prerogatiye
Committee called Joseph ii. Maddox,
special agent OF the Internal Revenue
Service who was asked whether he had
any letter from j. Madison Wells. Wit
uess asked time until Thursday forenoon,
which was denied. He stated that he had
known both Wells and Anderson tol
twenty years; he identified the letter
above mentioned as written by Wells in
his presence; when Wells handed him
the letter he said he trusted the witness
to protect him in regard to a previous
conversation they had together, and not
To say what the subject Of the converse
ton was; had many conversations with
Wells after that, but refused to say
whether they referred to the Returning
Board. The following extracts from 3
letter written by witness and kilograms
were read to witness by Nh. Field, but he
refused to answer any questions with re-
gard TO them:
BtENuA'S, Nov. q, ls16
Dear Colonel-iiaye Just arrived and have re
c"iyed despatch. | can't wait, and so leave at nine
o'clock. think j. Thomas had better telegraph !
II. Maddox ~ Bienyille street, and see what he
do. He will see his party in Baltimore. Gods
do your patriotic friends hesitate? They are MOI
alive to the situa ion. You may say what you
please to your friends, but keep Inc from trouble
will hold thing i'll hand till see you
Witness explained that u Thomas
meant Col. Pickett The following tele-
gram was also read
DALrLoRi, Nov. :, 1s,G.
10 John /. Pickett, New York Hotel, New orl,
Leave tonight Telegraph me Is agreed o.
morning OF 3oth, but not before.
Also the following:
10 Joseph Hitchcock, New Orleans
All right. ! can get money at live, six, seven
eight, nine or ten per cent in New Orleans or Bal
tiInore, where l will go and be there the 2gil
inst or lat, ID OF ID proNimo, if it will suit YOU
Also the following:
To c. NJ. Calvert, New Orleans
Hold viii telegraph You Monday evening.
JOSEPH HINCH, oCH,
NEW ORLEAN=.
10 Col. John /. Pickett, New York
Telegraph party to trust person you wrote about
May be to Your interest,
Signed Jo.Ern HAN.oCE.
WASniNGTON, ID. C., Jan. /.
10 Col. +. G. Lacharie, New Oriean.
double game, but, if well informed. you NIGH
truSt person wrote about.
Signed JoHN f. PICEEII.
WAsHrSGTo1, b, G., Jan. =.
10 Joseph Hancock, New Orleans
Photographed as desired. Damn my Interest
lhink OF the best interest o 10000 OO0 of people.
'SIgned) JGhH i. Piti4tTT-
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
he Committee On Powers, Privileges
and Duties of the House in counting the
electoral votes, to-day recalled Maddox.
Alr Field asked him whether he wa
now prepared to answer questions pro-
pounded yesterday, when he caused to be
read an explanation Of his refusal 90 re-
pond. II was because OF his disinclin:t-
hon to commit q breach of faith. He ha,
asked for delay in order that GOV Wells
might make a full statement, but as Wells
had not done SO witness was now ready
In : H.,
before Wells wrote the letter TO hlm he
had Il conversation with Wells with re-
gard to the political situation and difficult
ties with the Returning Board Gov
Wells proposed that witness should 90 to
Washington and explain the situation
tie concluded that he would write Il gen
eral letter to witness as confidential, and
he also wrote another letter to a friend OF
ms IN " ashington When witness arrived
at Wells office next morning one Of the
letters was finished and he was writing
others. Witness brought away the letter
10 him, but il had never been delivered
Gov. Wells said his life was in danger, a.
he had
A VERY DIFFICULT JOB ON HAND,
and that he did not see how he could get
like to serve his party in making returns
in favor OF Hayes, but he would not take
the risk unless he was paid for it. Wells
said the majority was very heavy and too
much for him to handle. and that he did
not know where to commence to throw
out The other was sealed The latter
was addressed to Senator West, Wash
ington, to see influential men and obtain
protection tor him, and also to see whett-
ct he could not get the required none =
to satisfy him. Wells said he ought TO
have one million dollars. Witness show
ed the President and Secretary Cameron
the two letters addressed to him by Wells.
lie told the Secretary that Wells wanted
money, but the Secretary declined to have
anything to do with the matter. The
money Wells required was to protect
him. The programme was that the va.
cancy in the Returning Board should be
filled and that Wells should resign in an
ger on that account. Witness did not
know there was any special arrangement
between him and Wells about details, but
witness was required to submit 4 plan
which would be acceptable
Witness having been nterrogated rela-
tive to the telegram sent to Gov. West,
under the assumed name of f. w. CAL
vert, said it was understood between him
and Wells that if the Representatives at
Washington failed to bring the money,
the witness was to use his own Judgment
in negotiation to give the returns as
they were made in New Orleans and that
he should commence
a SECOND NEGOTIATION.
The word "hold' in the telegram to Gov.
Wells signilied that he was to hold returns
in such a situation as to make them avail
able at will.
The first negotiation failed. Gov. Wells
stated to witness that he wanted for him
self and Gen. Anderson
AT LEAST 100000
each, and a smaller sum for the darkies
or negroes of the Returning Board. When
witness returned to New Orleans he had
a conversation with Wells about the fail
ure of the negotiation. Witness received
a despatch from Col Pickett saying the
negotiation had failed, when Wells sug-
pested that witness endeavOr to max a