The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-02-02
THE RETURNING BOARD IN .!MEO.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-Before the
Privileges and Powers Comlnitee, GOV.
Kellogg was briefly examined regard
ing Levissee and Brewster, iucliSiDl,
Hayes Electors. They had attended
the College, and the other Electors fill
Ell the vacancy.
kenuer ana Casailavc, OF tie Return
ing Board, were examined this after
uoon. l<cnner produced y private
memoranda taken by himself during
the addition, compilation and statement
of returns. The fue:.sor;tii,l:. shows
numerous precincts throw out Oh al
legged grounds of Intimidation, violence,
etc. There was nothing in the niu;nU-
randa about Vernon parish.
j. f.. Littfctieid was recalled. Hi
testimony was substantially the same
as that given before Morrison's Com
mittee. lie said that yesterday when
he appeared before the Committee hv
had tax eli no legal utlvi.:".s iIr had nov
consulted with an attorney who to!H
him he cOulil tell the whole truth, ii he
did SO under protest. lie identified.
the return as Same that was before the
Returning Board. The witness sail h..
was requested by Gov. Wells to trans.
pose the returns of two polls, tax ing
the votes from the Democrats and Civ
ing them to the iccpabiicans-po!ls two
and nine. The nuMbc: Of votes t!.,i.:
transferred was IFS. The original fig
urcs were erased and those required
written i'll their place. Question:
.sWhat motive did Gov. Wells assign
for req uirin4 you to make this changer
AnsWer-tsEO elect Hunter Judge,
Andrews District Attorney ,stud kc!:so
state Senator"
The parish was in the District where
Gov. Wells resides.
Question-Was one OF the person.
numed James Andrews who refused! to
accept office on the ground that he wa,
not fairly elected:
Answcr-I presume So, from the fnet
that he was candidate for district Al
torney.
t2ucStiou--Wi,en the figures were.
changed in the way mentioned VIVA;
became Of the original papers from Yer
non parish:
Answer-I was instructed by Gov.
Wells to bring him two statements &C
campaigning the consolidated state
ment. i gave them to him the day
after the PRONUNCIATION; he Was ;,buu,
to put them into his pocket, when !
erect to tio so. He said 1 WAS right
Whether he or destroyed them, can
not say, but saw them h;rneu. AZ
to the original statement OF The poll o;
Vernon parish, with the alterations
now before them. Gov. Wells told
me to make away witt, it. l felt h;tt
done alittlc too much already, land took
the papers home for the purpose of de
stroying it, but did not. i com,nuni-
Gated these facts to MIR. Spcaring, my
uncle, and gave him the paper to b.
used by him and others in whom con
fdence could be placed, to be used i'll
behalf of the Nichols Government,
which MIR. Spcaring supported, and that
Nichols was elected Governor. / re-
quested OF him that my name Shctt!u
never be known i'll the transaction, ana
that l should not be sub:,cn:cu to tCs-
tify. l gave him tho papers in New
Orleans. The last time | saw the paper
was III tho office of Governor Palmer.
in Springfield, it having been conveycs!
thithcr by Mr.. Spcaring. from tina,
time to this, l had never seen the pa
per til it was produced yesterday before
that COMMITTEES. Governor Wells ask
ed me the same night to make the
change in the Electoral votes. Gov.
Wells was examined by the Committee
in New Orleans. He told mo he was
asked how Vernon parish returns were
received, and felt uncusy. First, he
said "can't you make a copy nfthe orig
inal; find out what will makcan aGgrv-
gate, and we will reject thcm.' lie
then said we will Chen have the aiii,.a-
Wits to show why the polls were reject
ed. The aili,lavits were Swurn to before
United States Commissioner lowell
each affidavit was sworn to by three,
persons. l rccollcct the names Of those
persons who sworc to thcm-.lim
Brow. sam Collins, and Sam Collier
They made their marks, the afi,lavits
were dated, I believe, Nov. lith, 1876.
and camc into the office of the Board
on the eighteenth of December.
Questionable Gov. Wells speak to
you about forging the name OF Thos
Franklin?
Answcr-Hc asked me to practice, So
l could make the signature to the re-
turns, but l did moi 40 it.
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