Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-02-01
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ing hat he he'd been down there !
desired benefit Of his wisdom aud
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Q-What was the statementMr.
Littlefeld made to you. Ale
handed me this return, and bis
statement was that on. Sunday, |
think, while the Returning Board
was in executive session, [ think,
they went into executive session,
perhaps, on Friday, and this was
Sunday afternoon, Gov. Wells,
President of the Returning Board
came into the clerks room and adj
vanced to some desk on the mans
telpiece and took the parish of
Vernon and began figuring on it
He requested, after figuring some
little time, Mr.. Littlefsld to trans
pose the votes Of polls 2 and 8, |
think, over from one side to the
other. He said that his reason for
making this request was to elect
/ the Judge and District Attorney
of the 9th District, which is Mr..
Wells district, composed of the
parishes of Vernon and Grant. He
(Littlefeid) told me this transpo-
sition was made, and that it was
made by him, He also told me
that after your committee had call
ed Mr.. Wells to testify that he(Mr
| Wells) came to him and said that
there was some annoyance about
the parish of Vernon, that there
would have to be some changes
! made, and that they would throw
out some polls. He asked Mr.. Lit
tlefeld if be would not figure up
and see that there were not other
polls than 2 and 9 that would am.
cunt to 178 ~yotes'in the aggregate.
He (Little6eld) figured up, as he
said to me, the votes in Polls l, 7,
and 10, which made ITO votes.
every we'll said MIR. Wells, eve
- rnW . H-| H IT.
will make a record to throw them
out, and we will have some afida
Wits prepared
Q-Afidavits prepared for what?
A-To justify their throwing out
these votes. He Wells then told
L~ittlefeld to make a copy of this,
as wear as he could, as a substitute
and to destroy tn 5 paper, and he
(Little6eld) told me that there, in
his presence, Gov. Wells burned up
the tally sheets Of these two polls.
My object in going to New Orleans
was to verify, If | could, by docn~
mcntary proof Or otherwise, the
truthfnlness Of this statement
This statement Of Mr.. Littlefeld
waa also made to Gov. Palmer at
the time we won't TO Springfield.
Mr.. L~ittlefeld, / suppose, went on
to Boston, as he told me he left
New Orleans for that purpose to
visit his family. Mr.. Spering and
went TO New Orleans, / there
met the Chairman Of this commjts
tee, and OF my suggestion Mr.Lit
lefeld was aubpmaaed 70 appear
before your committee,
Mr., Huribut-AYo recollect am
ong the thingsMr Littlefeld choosa
TO tell his testimony, which you
heard, was that he aid not nave
any instructions from Gov. Wells?
Ayes, But he did tell me 50 ,
have a clear recollection of that.
Mr. Little6eld further testified
that he saw the papar in question
again on the 9Th, and that it was
then in the possession of the board
O. Are there any marks on
that paper referring to the paper
H
showing the alterations that you
noticed at thattime? A-There are.
Q-Will you point them out?
'A--There is a memorandum say
that "No votes returned at the SCI
eral polls for candidates for the
police, omit"
Q-Whose handwriting is it? A
| knew the handwriting was there
but | do not know who wrote it.
AT that particular time we had re-
turns from fifty seven parishes.
Q-Upon how many Of them
were written the word :'complle?'
A-None at that TINA.
Con Dec. 8 the wJrd'compile
was not upon this paper? A-No.
Q-Nor any OF, these pencil
marks? A-No, sir. s,
Q-Do you know how the pa
per was Withdrawn from the place
where it was deposited by the
be lard? Al 40.
Q--How? Al decline to an