The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-02-09


TmE LOUISIANA RETURNING B"Ann NiLLAINY
The New York UT.M, of Thursday, thinks
that the disclosures of Littletcld, Maddox and
Pickett ciicctually settle Mr.. Hayes hash. 1t
speaks only what all honest men everywhere
think when it says:
The astounding e>tim0ny Of the last two DAYS
amt especially that part Of il given yesterday,
cXplodcs all the chances of Mr.. Hayes to be the
next President, unless the crcdibiliIy of the wit
ncSscS can ba ovcrthrown. The evidence taken
ycstcr lay 10y the House Committee on Privileges
and Elections will iucitc even deeper interest
than the proceedings of the electoral commits Sion
because this evidence, unless successfully i'm
pugncd, will compel the commission to reject
the action of Il returning board stepped in viii
lainy and perjury. No body of honest men,
clothed with authority to decide, could make
themselves accompliccs after the fact of such
rascahtics rs have been sworn TO since the be-
ginning Of this week. Not even Mr.. Morton
and Mr. Garfield will vote in the commission to
count Louisiana for Hayes if the credit of these
witnesses is not impcachcd. But naSmuch rs
Hayes cannot be declared elected without the
votes Of all the disputed States, he will have no
chance at all unless this fatal testimony from
Louisiana can he dcmolishcdS 49, y 1t is
prohabtc r-7ttt tthrt -tlc-ehnractcr of the vii
nesscs will appear to no great advantage after
thorough scrutiny. \ But that
does not necessarily discrc,it their testimony
In courts of justice important convictions are
often obtained on the testimony of accumpliccs
who turn states evidence. 1t happens in this
LOUISIANA case that the statements Vi the Wit
nesses are supported by documentary proofs
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE UNITED STATES
DETECTIVE TNGL.--- From lc letter given be-
low it appears that the conduct Of Detective
Williams was even more outrageous than nI first
supposed. The wonder is now why Mr.. Wagner
should have quietly submitted to such iusU-
lence
Fort MoTTE, 5. c., january 30. 1871
On Monday last. the postmaster nj this place
Mr.. VI. Wagner, was arrested by one ---
Williams, claiming to be detective in the post
office department. On Saturday last he sent n
''dccOy letter TO this office. and being very inn
patient did not wait reasonable time. but came
on Monday and arrested Mr. Wa"ucr and son ia
bDY) on the platform. and cOmmcncel vigorous
search. lie then took them to the post office :;
there he searched Mrs Wagner and child, then
diycd with the vim of an expert into MIR. Wag-
ncrs personal papers, and finding nothing. he
thought Of the letter boxes. and there his ode
coy turned up. exactly where he should have
found it. Then lie told them his business, but
being caught in his own trap, he quietly packed
up and left on the first :rain to find n more ge
NAL cline --SHyyo"R. Mr. Wagner j. Il re spCcta-
hle gentlemen, and 10 BE- ilus made q T.'..'s
spectacle at is very hard indeed, more 50 wncn
all without lh' sha'pw Of Il cause. such men
a. TIL detective should lie held to account
"Sl!ow h.n roUnd.' CLI.
Some Of the Philadelphia ,N.crs arc nearly
hllci with advertisements Of real estate IN ihar
city 10 be sold 1T pubic lIc uuIcl The sheriff
hammer.