New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-07
AnInfamous witness.

The Chicago BWlldozer and other D.sSD.
cratic papers sre seeking to make pol4ucal
capital out of the testimony Of the man
Littleheld, clerk of the Louisiana Return
ing Board, who, from his own confessions,
lie 80 far untrustworthy and peEjured that
he would not be believed upon the elAnu in
any court. The history OF this champion
political scoundrel, as gathered from his
own testimony, the testimony of the Re-
turning Board, and statements both from
Republican and Democratic sources, may
be told in q few words. Littlefield is
Northern carpet Dagger, who went to New
Orleans and obtained the Office of hay in
speet0r from Governor Kellogg, from which
he was subsequently removed for cause by
Lieutenant Governor Antoine during the
9OvsrnOr's absence from the State, thus
giFfag him at the outset . motive
clerk Of the Returning Board, and in
tAst capacity Is conveniently found and
coached by Ex-Governor Palmer, who
iuFRs him over to Judge Murphyg OF
Davenport. After Little6eid has abb
atrMoped the genuine Vernon county re-
turns from the Office Of the Secretary Of
State, substituting forged returns for them,
Judge Murphy takes him to lowe, having .
copy Of the forged returns in his possession.
BE remains In Iowa for time, Learning bis
lesson, and &C the proper time starts for
Washington, stopping On route at Spring
field long enough 20 receive additional
coaching from Ex-Governor Palmer. He
next surns up Ia Washington, transfers the
forged returns or the stolen original ones
II is not yet quite clear which-tO David
Dudley Field, the protector o. Boss Tweed
in bis villainies, and, after being coached
by Field, appears on the stand and testi6ee
that be was directed TO alter the returns
certain number Of votes from the Demo-
cratic to the Republican side. What the
condition of the return was when
&c was signed il is impossible TO state, az
Littledeld or some one else has stolen the
original and substituted forged copy for
III buE the testimony sheds dood of light
uDon the affair neVeFth eless. It shOWs that
III the bulldozed Vernon parish there were
700 Democratic votes 10 two Republican--a
result almost - notOFi0usly corrupt IS that
ln East Feliciana. After receiving SUIT
Gent proof Of the violence and intimida-
tons praeticed il that parish, the Return
1E Board excluded three Of the worst pre-
elnsas Which aggregated llS DemoeEatie
aud no Republican votes, and Littlefald
was directed to make out the returns ia this
nnsnneg, bnt luatead Of doing this be de-
Quoted fhe l78 r0fee from the Democratic
side and added them 70 the Republican,
AID then nold ont BE infamy 70 Murphy,
Palmer end Field. The proof that this IN
famg il al his own Il clear from q variety
~ raaoors, among them the following.
i Tie Returning Board knew nothing Of
ta4 additional change, and ordered nothing
fffa hla1. 9. Littlefold stole che original
1elnsna and Substituted . copy IN bis own
4fdWTilinR. 3. TIE change did not affeet
erF canfi1afe q the extent Of chan inG the
r.44It. and ttue nutllq1 Waa gained By the
Recurring hoaEd IA Going what hg alleges
AZ board did. No ore We elected by it,
trz ro ore Wao dofeated - Il, but every
Was left where 1t was before. IN
Data. q fact. s Dem0eEatIc State ee1af0r
ma e|a - l33 majority. u did not
carry tNf Stats for Hayes nor for Packard,
nor for any E10u1iIoan member Of Con-
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