The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-08-08
THE INVESTIGATION.
On the Gath, Representative Kelley

The lNvEST1GATlONss -7'.-,7-sz-
On the gath, Representative Kelley
was examined, and detailed the circumstances
attending his tisit to New Orleans in 1876. He
went there merely a. n looker-on and TO see that
| nothing improper occurred. He had talked with
Grant before ON .TSESyng at
aid other visiting statesmen. and also number
Of distinguished Democrats A committee Of
the latter addressed a communication to the
the business Of The Retarpine Board;
but the, latter declined. Witness said
Of the Board. and never discussed the question
of the propriety Of such interference. Witness
attention being called to that portion ct Weber's
Board were influenced, by the visiting stat.smen
to reopen the returns be said that HIS iWeber's(
testimony vas nnaualidedly false; The general
heard the testimony Of Eliza Pink.tsn and
then the = stage has lost brilliant ornament.
Witness had never heard Of any suggestion to
manipulate the parishes for any purpose. and
had never seen Weber. and did not know Of Sher-
mans having any conversation with Anderson
Cortandt Parker, of New jersey testified that
he went to New Orleans by request of President
Grant. and confirmed generally the testimony Of
Representative Hall said he went to New Or
leans solely at the request of President Grant,
and not at the instance of Coy. Hayes or anyone
for him. He alsc characterized Webers test,
the action of the Returning Board as false. In
reply to a question by Mr.. Butler, Mr. Hale said
II thought that if Hayes was elected President.
Packard waa elected Governor. l thought both
were elected"
Representative Danford testified that there
ns sT foe
except in NatchitOches where Packard had two
hundred three hundred more votes than
Ex-Congressman Sypher testified to a CONVEX
sation with ID. A, Weber. in which the latter said
he should demand of Matthews and Sherman a
his parish: Next Weber. exhibited letter to
him. which witness read and returned. This
purported to have been signed by John Sher-
ing was Sherman's. but he presumed it was.
The body of the letter and the signature were in
the same handwriting. 1t was written on note
Sec'y Sherman testified that he was invited to
go to New Orleans by President Grant by tele-
Would be srtsd woa New
Orleans to witness the count" At first he de:
clined to go, but u second telegram was received
faf Sou e sank
Wednesday after. On his way to Cincinnati he
stopped Mt Columbus. where he saw Gov. Hayes.
said that his conversation with Gov. Hayes was
general about the election. all then being in the
dark. The further examination of MIR. Sherman
Was postponed until the following morning.
SEC'Y SHERMAN resumed his testi-
mony on the 18th. He stated that the visiting
Republicans called upon the Returning Board
to pay their respects having understood that
the visiting Democrats had paid similar visit
Of courtesy. The statement was made tO the
Board that they came to witness the count, but
not to interfere. The Board thereupon adOpted
resolution inviting FIVE gentlemen on each
e to witness the Except that the
animation of papers, ETC., than the Republicans.
the conduct of both parties was the same. The
WORK OF preparing Intermediates and cross
lnterrogatorlcs for the examination Of witnesses
was assigned to the Republican visitors one of
the bnll-dozed parishes to each person. Neither
edge. ever met privately with the Board, or any
OF Its members. Witness never transacted any
bushes, in the New Orleans Custom House. He
had never met ID. A. Weber or Anderson except in
casual way. He had somewhat indefinite rec
ollection Of having met them in a restaurant,
and ct having short and inconseIuential talk
Witness emphaticaily denied the truth 81 An.
de.sons version Of that talk. and said he had
never had any such conversation. The Secretary
ten to him by Weber and Anderson. in Novem-
Der 1875 and said he never received such let
ter Gnd never saw or heard of it until was
Insulting. and would have s"'r resented ie'' It.
He had never suggested to these men
payment for any services they might render
reference to the alleged reply to this letter Secy
Sherman said, most emphatically, that he did
not Wlite such letter. He did say to various
lana who stood by their guns deserved credit
His conversations that subject were similar to
tne remarks ne mad made in the Senate, and he
would make them in New Orleans to-day. The
Secretary, in reply TO a question. handed in a
memorandum detailing the circumstances of
Andersons visit to him at the Treasury Depart
0v,N tnr IN Hast
conversation rs noted at the time by the Secre-
tary's stenographer. He declared AndersOn's
account OF that interview apocryphal. Mr.. Sher-
written by him to Gov. Hayes, in which he insist
ed Hayes had carried louisiana and Hayes an
s va thereto ere With reference to Webers testi
the New Orleans Custom-House. and Weber
could not have seen him write as he had
PlnkstOn or manipulation of her statements for
political purposes and he had never asked Mrs.
jerks to suppress any letter written By him. He
presence Of Others, and had never offered her any
reward for anything she had done or was to do.
In relation to the appointment Of sundry wit
said he would not hesitate to APP
bad done his duty d e'e Bn Sfes"'s asked ed
Of Postmaster Parker, Of New Orleans. brother.
in-law OF MIR. Butler. but Sec'y Sherman claimed
that he was not bound to reveal Cabinet secrets
and declined to answer the question.
Gen. Garfield testified as to how he came to 90
to the late .. A. Weber for information relative
else He (Webcr) told him that the whole
trouble there was founded on the sug-
gestions of the Democratic State Com
rife clubs to show That there was physical as
denied The truth Of E. L. %ebers testimony t IN
ing Republicans There was not a word Of truth
in his statement that they advised the Returning
oat
Witness Stated that o.1 he believed eli d" pacKari
lana. Gen. Garfield said he understood that
troops were led out to prevent a conflict be-
tween the partisans Of Nichols and Packard. and
In reply to a question by NJ. Butler, whether. if
Legislature has right to turn out a Governor
Congress has not a right to turn out Il President
MIR. GARFIELD replied that there was difference
MIR. SYPHER was recalled, on the
18th, and testified that he had seen Mr. Sherman q
signature, and thought he could recognize it.
The Sherman letter shown him by Weber he
thought was in Sherman's handwriting. In re-
ply to question by MIR. Potter, witness stated
that the allegations of fraud and intimidation
were not made until after election. The Demo-
Gratis in Louisiana cOnciliated the cOlOred voters
HcCOTu1uR W Tue NeW 4Ofk pldu-Lncy bought
them.
Ex-CongressmAn MOrey testified that. there
was NO bu!l-d0zing in Madison Parish. He had
heard of the PinkstOn case. Her affidavit was
taken by White, one of the visiting statesmen
| She WAS under no influence to tell an untruth,
| and witness believed she stated what she
thought to be the truth. The work of
| getting evidence was done in the Gus
m-HOuse, and was under the supervision
| of the visiting statesmen. Witness saw Don
Weber in New Orleans frequently. Witness de-
clined to answer question in regard to the as
| sassination of Dr. Zergrove, assigning as a rea-
son that deceased was his friend and he was
| then engaged in investigating the circumstances
of the murder with view to the punishment of
| the murderers, and if he told what he knew the
| ends Of justice might be defeated. Witness
| said the Republicans were greatly dissatis-
| fled with Packard's nomination; he be-
lieved any other candidate would have
| brought out much larger white vote in support
of the ticket. Regarding the political murders
| in Louisiana, witness stated that under Gov.
Kellogg or WarMoth he didn't think he heard
| of any conviction for murder, and the same was
| true Of the Nichols Government since the Demo-
| Gratis have been in. He called ON the visiting
| statesmen on the day of their arrival, and saw
| one Or more of them every day; they addressed
themselves to preparing evidence within. u day
| or two after their arrival; understood that the
visiting statesmen went to New Orleans to wit