The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-02

dental election he was clerk in the custom
House In New Orleans. At the time OF the clcc-
ton he was Supervisor Of Registration for Enst
Fclciana. and IN that capacity made up his
statement and sent it with the returns OF the
Commissioners of Election. 10y mail from Baton
Rouge to the Secretary Of state at New Orleans.
The forms Of law he said. were fully complied
with on election day in that parish.
Q.-State what took place after your arrival
at New Orleans. whom you mot when you went
there. and what was communicated to you by
different parties In connection with tho returns
from Feliciana2 Al called at the Custom
House shortly after getting into the city. and
one Of the first men that met was Marshal Pit
kin. He asked mo what had done with rcfer-
ence to the parish. | told him that had held
the election and had made tho returns. He
asked me IL any protest had accompanied
tho returns. told him no. He nsk-
ed me why l had made no protest.
| told him that the circumstances did not war
rant it-that there was no ground on which to
make II protest. Ho said. You were here
few weeks ago. and you then told me that you
had been intimdated, and that an attempt had
ben made on your ife 9nd thGt t y3n ned a neen zen
was the case, but that did not know whether
the intimidation had been practiscd by Demo-
Gratis or by Republicans. and that. consequently.
! WINS not prepared To mako any protest. Iater
in the day he camo again to me. and he said.
your conscience does not warrant YOU in doing.
hut there Is crisis here. and 1t looks as II tho
Presidency was going to hinge on Louisiana.
against your parish. wish you would do IT,"
told him that did not see exactly how to do Il.
He said Can you not make statement Of
what occurred 2" ! said could do So sat down
aud drew upa rough draft of what had occurred
IN the parish and of what was willing to swear
70. aud gave the paper TO him and told him
that was willing t0 swear to that. He had that
paper drawn w ia legal form; and read II and
swore To- II. II was 10 the effect that no actual
case Of intimidation had been Witnessed by me;
that | had heard OF several cases, but that
knew nothing II my own actual knowledge.
just thon Hugh j. Campbell judge OF tho
Fourth District Court. came In. and Ptkin sub
mtted the paper to h i'm. Campbell read IT, and
said that the paper did not amount To anything I'm
point Of law. and he asked me to make another
protest. told him that he could take the paper
which had sworn to. and that II he could make
meet the law. was willing TO swear TO IL; He
to9k toe II ian ana drew np Pansr which he submit,
less swenr to. He asked me what was willing
to swear to. and told him that was willing to
swear to the facts as given In my first statements
1t to me. read II over. It was partly in blank
aud asked him If he expected me TO swear to
that. He said not necessarily then. and that
|, at al. said. Mr.. Campbell. | do not know
RR@t eHn sign ih2i i FAM as there ARE yS
WAS in reference to the number ~ voters that
had been intimidated IN the parish. He said;
compare notes with other parties. and when
you are ready TO I'LL w the blanks you can come
here s and we will give you the paper and you
paper. hut did not swear to it. The last para
srs{ph IN !. was that did not make the protest
ger Of my life II did SO, and that WINS so. be-
,SGs,hf cause II , the people OF East Fellciana had
out of tho h fruits of I hsr Hard earned vetSry S
they would have swung me higher than Haman
AMI consequently that statement was correct
la NuF M Ina fftaf Had .1N.
Q.-What transpircd in New Orleans and
whom did you see in relation TO this matter
Al met the Governor there. and he asked me
what the matter was. | told him that there had
been an atbem Ut To assassnate me in the parish :
mater and thni haa woS h eaYs
and that he could appoint some other man in
Q-what did he say? Ale said that lie
was sorry for that. but that he thought | had
lett the parish too soon. lie emphasized that
/ told him that WAS thoroughly disgusted with
the whole matter and that thought would
wash my hands Of IL. and that he had better
seni somclnly else IN ther,. Furnucriod II
two weeks after that there were various ucgotia-
tions going on between Kellogg and the Demo-
Gratis. delegation Of Demo rats came down
from the parish. aud they said that they We're
satisfied WIN my manner oi conduiihi
the registration; that they had no iaut 10 Ind
with mo. and that II kellogg did not want 20
INK hat ! should 70 hack. Kellogg sent Tor me
ons day. and IN he presence Of this Democratic 9
delegation from Lnst Fclciana asked m" II
would return. Tho R"puul leans Ind circulated
the report that was afraid To- 70 ba X because
OF cowardice. and when heard that report
told Gov. kellogg that would 70 ba,k. . and that
| was perfectly willing 10 go. But the moment
the Republicans found that was willing TO go
back. they manifested "A desire that | should
not go. and they did not want me 10 go.
:, ,Q-WhQm 90 you mean when You say Kepub-
Of, the State kepu9hcan Committee and who
told me that their object was 10 hold no election
in hye particular D9rishes and Weee,r, We, Mho
%est TFsIlicians snd [: B. Jcnks whom
f haSd Sd'0Tgf promissd Iss NM Mr MacveSxh W and W Mr Mr.
Wedge and other Democrats 70 return. made
dayp pfSR1r8ons and Mr. 2 S JL JenLs ca aed
aside and said 70 me: Anderson. ! thought
derstood that II Was not our intention that you
sSud go back Ts ws e io9nS 4d arb iSess sc
Sery 10 oo Ia M as SSaE Sg as S
my expeFPse. il IL sHi44. DP yog propq3sc 70 g
Said he. - Let me tell you one thing; i you at-
tempt 70 leave the city today you VII Ge arrest
charge Then Thomas II. Jenks, 9fterward
the, Deputy Marshal Of the parish, and cousin
Is. jerks had been hired by Kellogg and others
to. watch me ana prevent my leaving the,
was hardly possible. because Coy. Kel:
lQgg hHd manifested a, go2d deal Of
anxiety Tor me 10 10 back 10 EhSl cllclAnh. lie
said that was all ass umed. and he said: II you
want me 10 prove It to you bring l.. Is, Jonks 10
my house tonight and We vii get him under
the influence 81 liquor, and Mrs. Jenks Will
take him into another room and get all ont Of
him" went up that evening 70 the house of
Thomas H. jerks. and Mrs. tenks took l.. b.
Jenks into another room, and in the course
copspiracy; that tho Object was, mol to
hold an election. in East Fe'iciana /;
that the onus would be thrown upon me. and
that after the election they would say that had
refused TO return. and that consequently. they
could not get the vote Of the parish, and TO use
L. Is. Jenks's own egpresslOnl he would be
damned but they would skin me after election
for my course in doing what had done. re-
manned at Nr. Jenks's house that night. In the
morning whenI got up, Thomas II. jerks told
me that his wife had gone down that morning
and called on Mr. Pattcn. Chairman OF the DEM
ocratic State Central Committee and stated the
circumstances TO Mr.. Patten as to why did not
return t. the parish, and that in the course ot
the day Mr.. Patton would be up th0rc. waited
some time, and finally took a car to ride down
town and met Mr. Patton on the road. got
into the buggy with him and rode w, On the
way told him that was perfectly willing to 20
back and hold the election in the parish Of East
Felciana, and | gave him the reasons why |
had not gone back. | told him that there was
u bitter feeling among the Democrats there
because they imagined that | WAS part Of the
conspiracy, and | said that II he would tele-
nh a his friends und l,uArantap mo prDtac-