The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-04
the LOUISIANA INQUIRY.
LavtsG Bare n sickenins Mass Of Fraud and
Corruption.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3.-The principal
proceedings before Mr.. MorrsoD's Committee
to-day were In the examination OF exJudge
Davis chief clerk Of tho Returning Board, and
one Mccormick, aid to Kellogg and clerk OF the
same board. Davis gave q resume Of Yesterdays
testimony, and in reply to questions by Mr.. jerks
acknowledged that be was Deputy Internal
Revenue Collector when Parish Judge, whic
he denied yesterday, stating that he was only a
clerk. lie denied that he was living In open
concubinage with Mrs. Stevens, colored. lie
had not heard that an uffdavit had been
made se inst him charging him with having
paid the attorney to procure a divorce from her
husband for Mrs. Stevens. He sat on the divorce
case and granted the divorce TO Mira. stevens.
lie added ~ don't know that my wife tried to
commit suicide with morphine on account Of
my intimacy with Mrs. Stevens. don't fecol-
lcct that the physician who treated her made
affidavits to that effect. She did take an over
dose Of morphine about that time. / am not
separaed from her hut she has been living in
Ohio since that time"
DR.. ]. W. Dupre testified that he was Chair
man Of the committee who waited on Judge
Davis ana requested him to resign. The reasons
for this request as stated In the mass meeting
Of Democrats and Republicans were his ignor-
ance OF law, non-punlshment Of criminals and
immoral characters. Politics had nothing 10 10
with It. lie informed Davis that nobody OBJ
jccted to his remaining and acting as revenue
oficial. but requested him to cease performing
the functions Of Judge until his successor could
be appointed. Two other parish officials were
requested to resign. They did so and have re-
manned there unmolested ever since, as Davis
would have been had he resigned. The mass
meeting took this course because the tax col
lector was a defaulter and Davis was known to
be incompetent. inefficient and accused Of living
openly with two colored females.
This man Davis came to New Orle ms after he
was notified to resign, and had ten of the lead
United states Court for interfering with him as
Federal officer, notwithstanding he was in
formed by the mass meeting that they had
nothing to do with him personally or as a Fed-
era officer. The citizens were tried. and at once
DISCHARGED. Davis remained here. and such a
character was seized upon as being eninently
NJ t. manage the clerical business Of the Return
Ing Board
Donald McMickle testified that he was United
States Deputy Marshal, and was placed on the
post roll OF the Custom House, at sal ,ry Of t93
month. to watch the supervisors and see that
they issued false registration pipefs. They Ia
sued several hundred. lie worked In the last
election In Plaquemines Parish In Warmotn's
Interest.
Mccormick. Returning Board clerk. and aid to
Kellogg. said he thought the State went Repub-
ican because 1t ought 10 be Republican. as Il
has gone SO in previous elections. lie uidn't
know any reason for change. lie didn't know
tina, PENNSYLVANIA CHANGED nearly 10000 votes
turns showed the election II the lilden electors
lie didn't know personally OF any Republicans
beng murdered since 1866 lie had command
of the main door to the state House last Nom
day. lie ID orders to exclude all not bearing
the necessary papers. except Federal officers aud
other parties specified. He excluded several.
lie didn't know that he had since been appoint
ed to an ON ;e by kelIogg's Legislature.
his witness was one of the first appointees OF
the Legi.lature Every one who has been ac-
cessory to the deeds OF this hoard 60 far brought
to notice, from eminent counsellors to expert
clerks Will stand forever disgraced as their rec
ords are exposed. A few clerks remain to be
examined who may be innocent Of fraud, and
whose labOrs we're purely clerical. This will be
settled tomorrow.
MIR. Blackburn's committee examined Kin.
swore that he made no protest against the vote
OF his parish, and that the election was per-
feclly far and psaceabe. The Returning Board
forged a protest, and on this threw out nine
tenths OF the vote Of the Iarsh, which was
largely Democratic. Daily The mass OF fraud
ana corruption becomes N ore sickenng.
Kellogg Will issue RECLAMATION to III orrow
commanding the legally elected LEGISLATURE to
disperse. IL Is thought here tn 1t the Repupli-
to do tnelr utmost 10 stir up not. 1be Re
turning Board Legislature to dav passed an act
appropratlng $4,000 TO Immediately arm the
militia. and abolished three Of the chief courts,
to which Democratic Judges were elected last
November, by mo- jDrities too large for the Re
turning Board to overcome. Kellogg purposely
withheld the certificates from these Judges
until he could get his fraudulent Legislature
together and destroy the courts. The hepubli-
cans seem bent on opening and forcing COLI.
sion. II they start IL, tue Lord ouly knows
where IL Will end.