The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-08-01

ndu u Iull cOnVeIsdJlOu Win ANDERSON
aboutEast Feliciana. 1t was voluntary on
the part of Anderson, who spoke generally
of the condition of the parish, and Of its
being the worst bulldozed parish of the
State, and said that while travelling from
some point to the parish seat, on a dark
night, he was fired at, his clothes being shot
through, and that he escaped by reason of
darkness. After leaving the parish seat he
went to New Orleans. He said that some
army officer doubted the truth OF the story
about the attack. He also spoke of having
made a profess, on which the vote of East
Feliciana was thrown out. He spoke of
having put in circulation that during the
period of registration he came to New Or
leans and informed the Republican Com.
mittee, including Governor Kellogg, that
his parish was going Democratic,
the colored vote being largely on that side,
and that he had been advised by Kellogg
and the Republican Committee that he
should either not return to the parish at
all, or come away and make such a protest
as would throw the parish out. He said he
had put the story in circulation in the hope
that the Democratic Committee would
make him an offer of money, and when, by
the offer of money he had them good and
fast, he would expose the authors and blow
them skyhigh. The witness did not hear
Anderson question the truth of the protest.
At New Orleans, June %, Ex-Gov. r. c.
Wickliffe, Col. s. s. Powell, and Captain w.
W. Leake, of West Feliciana Parish, testified
regarding their efforts to induce colored
men to vote the Democratic ticket at the
last election. Each assisted in organizing
colored Democratic clubs and addressing
meet ngs of colored people. The most
potent argument used was in relation to the
public schools, which had been badly man.
aged by the Republicans, the funds being in
peaceable and quiet. D. A. Weber told Col.
Powell, November Is, he had not filed any
protest, and did notintend to do so.
A letter was read from Thomas s. Kelly
colored, who will be remembered as door,
keeper of Governor Kellogg's private
Office, dated Lake Providence, La, and adj
dressed to the Potter subcommittee, in
which he states that the names of Joffrion
and Levissee on the second set of Electoral
certificates were forged, and offering, if
summoned before the committee, to point
out the party who committed the forgery.
Capt. James Kelly testified that he left
New Orleans June Is for Lake Providence
at the instance of the Chairman of the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee to secure
the attendance of Thomas s. Kelly before
the Congressional Committee. Witness
found Kelly who promised to return with
boat to come down three boats passed up.
On one of these boats a colored man and
woman arrived from New Orleans. They
went with Kelly to his quarters, and during
the night this man and Kelly
took the next boat and went up
the river. l subsequently. learned that
the colored man who took Kelly away was
named Kennedy, and that he is Assistant
Doorkeeper Of the United States Senate
F. o. Minch, aid to the Chief of Police
testified regarding the efforts to trace
Kennedy and Kelly. Dispatches were sent
and received by the Chief of Police, Boylan
and were received from detectives in Gin.
%cinnati, showing the arrival of Kennedy and
Kelley.
At Atlantic City, on the oath of July
Representative Kelley testified as to being
present al New Orleans, at the solicitation
Of Grant, 20 witness the action of the Re
turning Bosrd. Kelley, in the course O.
his testimony, said that he never heard O.
any suggestion to manipulate parishes fol
any purp Sc, Lor did he ever hear that aft
davits were signed with names of f~ictitioul
persons.
He did not know of Sherman having
conversation with Weber and Anderson
He had no consciousness of having eve
seen Weber.
The action of the Returning Board wa
not communicated to witness in any way
He was, however, of the opinion, and FIRE
quently said so, that fraud had been perpe
trated on both sides, but that if just returnI
were made they would give the Electora
vote to Hayes. His attention was called II
Weber's testimony, in which it was sait
that the Returning Board was influenced b,
the visiting statesmen to reopen the returns
Witness said this was unqualifedly false il
whole or in part. Nothing was done fl,
which any such assertion could have beef
made. Witness never heard any sucl
rumor. The general character of the evi
dence showed intimidation. Some of it wa
most abhorrent. He heard the stories o
Eliza Pinkerton and Rose Richmond ant
another old negro witness, and fully be
ieved all their statements. There we
violence of the most desperate character
If Eliza Pinkston's story is not true, thel
the stage has lost a brilliant ornament.
Cortland F. Parker, of New Jersey, test
fed that he visited New Orleans solely a
the request of President Grant. He did no
while in Louisiana, hear doubts thrown OF
the protest made by Anderson as to Eas
Feliciana or that it was interlined, or tina
Anderson wished to withdraw it.
The witness confirmed generally the test
mony of Kelley.
Representative Hale being examined
among other things characterized as false tn
testimony of Weber about the visiting r,
publicans influencing the action of the Re
turning Board. In reply to a question b
Butler, Hale said " J thought that if Have
was elected President, Packard was electe
Governor. l thought both were elected.
]. Hale Sypher testified to having seen, i
the hands of Weber, and having read hin
self, in New Orleans, the letter purportin
to be written by Sherman. he could nc
swear, however, that it was written b
Sherman.
Secretary Sherman testified he was invite
to go to New Orleans by President Grant b
telegram in terms something like the TO
lowing: al would be gratifed if 20
would go to New Orleans to witness th
count" At first he declined to go, but
second telegram was received from Pres
dent Grant, saying: al think it importar
for you to Co." but he did not 60 till til
Wednesday after. On his way to Cincil
natl he stopped at Columbus, where he sa
Governor Hayes.
In reply to in~terrogatories by Hiscock b
said that his conversation with GovernC
Hayes was general about the election, a
then being in the dark.
Further examination was postponed.
at New Orleans, on the oath, it is though
the Committee made a point. I'll
Committee has shown that nearly, if not a
the afidavits of intimidation and vio!ent
which were made at the Custom-house f,
use before the Returning Board were frau,
ulent. The Committee has been trying
show that Sherman and other visiting state
men knew of these afidavits at the tin
they were made.
To-day Thomas S. Nolan testified that !
saw in the room where the afidavits we
manufactured, Sherman, Hale, Garfield al
Stoughton. He said also that he thougl
they overlooked the business, and toe
copies of the afidavits.
The Potter Committee, at Atlantic Cit
on July 25, continued the examination
Secretary Sherman, and got thereby a su
cinct history of the invitation by Grant
the visiting statesmen to go to New Orlea
to witness the count, and of their dom
while there, together with a showing of Il
need of their going, and a defense Of VIII
they did. In this the Secretary denied pc
J lively that Weber and Anderson wro
{ him the alleged letter, and that he ev
wrote them the alleged reply, promising
behalf of Hayes to take care of them.
also denies as positively the conversati
& ALLEGED nv Anderson as having taken pla