The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-02-09

had received W7 votes which was alter
ell to Ago votes.
At o'clock court adjourned until to-
morrow, when witness will he called
again.
New Orleans, Jan. 81. Anderson'>
trial resumed. Attorney General Ogden. .
and Assistant Attorney General E"an for
the State John Ray, n. Castellano,
aud + North u,lom for defense. Frank
lin, superintendent of registration Of
Vernon parish was recalled. lie said
that all other alterations on the consol.
dated statement besides tinH. relative tr
presidential electors, was ut POLL two am!
poll nine. All the votes cast ut poll two
were for constitutional amendments
There were none against them. Returns
produced III court showed ninety -cighi
votes against the amendments at pon 8.
AS to The amendments "a similar change
ofSl votes made when the entire vote
was for the amendments. Franklin tcS=
tilted that the return he forwarded show
ed that ELAN, for congress, and Nichols
and other conservatives candidates for
state officers, received tho entire vote
cast at poll 2. The return in court
: shows ninrty-scvrn votes for the Repub-
lican candidates for the same officers at
that poll He said The record has been
changed in the second and nine polls,
and the total amount of votes cast Th.
total for electors have been changed as
follows: The Democratic electors rccciv-
J ed 647 votes the Republican total was
two and also for members of congress,
, Elam G49 aud ONO for Smith. These
figures have been changed.
by MIR. Castclanos-The information
charges that 394 votes We're deducted
from the Tildcn electors and you have
, the consolidated returns. Will YOU
, please explain how this is!
: Answer l really can't say.
$ Cross-cxamincd by Mr.. Ray-I com.
, piled with all the requirements of the
D law in that elections; l appointed the
. commissioners OF election. There were
ten polling places in that parish there
+ was list returned to me of all the votes
a tally sheet and statement, showing
20 the votes cast for each candidate.
Being asked whether he had observed
!. the act of 1875 in appointing commits
J. sioncrs, he asked counsel to read the law
Is to him. After being read to him he an
u swcrcd yes. did not comply with the
= law III appointing representatives from
d different political parties, because there
were none. am sat listed that there are
sixty or severity registered colored yo-
t. rs III the parish. l don't think there
c were more amongst that number; I conld
4, not fiud ten; l did not appoint any r.
d publican or colored commissioner of cleo
,e tons. There were two republican votes
N cast. 1t was the second day after the
=. election that made out the cousolila
e. ted returns. was assisted bY two of the
~ commissioners: my assistants did the wri
s, ting; signed it after it was revised BY
rc me. don't think | compared it with
es the tally sheets before. Signing. | did
u not mailit from the seat of Vernon mar
" ish, but thought it safe to mail it from.
' Alexandria. enclosed q statement witt,
the return which mailed to the boar;
~ of returning officers. Senator Texad
Nv was present at the time it Was mailed. !
," forwarded to the returning board tw,
". W consolidated returns; the other was sent
=, through Senator Texada by hand and
- they correspondent. A statement accc I'M
- panied this return made by me of ten
~ votes cast at poll No. I. There was nc
~: ~! protest at tho election whatever | di,
' as not comply with the law in sending. tn,
az tally sheet with the returns. When
arrived at Alexandria found that I die
Dt. not understand the law. then COPIED
'Iy off a tally sheet and sent 1t with lupli
a cate Of returns by Mr. Texala.. From
r. my construction of the law L thought il
advisable to send duplicate and state
Of nent by Mr.. Texada and not by mail
~. because deemed it SAFEST 49, .'.
zee Re-cxamined by Assistant Attorne,
ia General Egan- being shown the dYcu
no mcnt witness s,id this is tho ,stateinen
o1 sent by me accompanying tile RETURNS
III Mr. Egan offered the statement in ey
dencc and read some 81 it, being a repol
from witness to Michael Hahn, state req
istrar Of voters showing that illegal vote
of were cast and ten other votes on certiti
Gates of 1872 - 81 =, @.'r 49, )"
Hon. Tcxala, called. By 1.-The state al
'do testified to the document being show,
'cd This looks like document | lirst saw 4
Vt, my house in the parish of Ra1pides I'll
.ol figures arc not the same; saw this lo'
at, ument sealed up and put in tho postotiie
ma at Alexandria; the change is the. figure
'on 81, which were blanks, also figures 51,' Z
Pa' Hayes elrctor; see 17o for Peter JOSEPH
10 wien it should be two. As to the DEM
W. cratic electors, so far as remember, Il
ere Tilden electors were marked 647 vote
Try the only alterations are Mt polls 2 and
I'll, A sealed package was delivered to Iii
ma by the mail carrier stating that it was
.9;s' copy of consolidated returns and. tax
the sheets. l brought them to the city al
handed them to Maj. E. A. Burke; VI
=. sent them to the secretary Of state's'o f1ic
Cross examined by Mr.. Castel)anos-
live f0rty-6vc miles from the seat of We
ter non parish; the: package was delivered
en- me early in the morning. =;
M j. K. McGhce, clerk of supervisor
the registration Of Vernon parish, and Jol
ned Franklin, son Of the supervisor corrpl
,sed rated the statements of the latter reg;
The ding nltemti'ns i'll returns from polls \
;cly Z and aud total returns. - ',t
hey Secretary OF State Strong prOdnce1 t
lies. taba]ated returns of Vernon parish ant
nse. stattment sig,red by accused (Andsfso
ored which contain the forged figures. 2
pnse Isaac L. Cramer, a prominent ,physiei;
nan. and Mr. John DuglaSs, cngruvCr, as
ex- perts explained the alterations and
IS in clumsy manner in which the same d
had also the erasulcs were done, to the jur
l re- " J.. =; -
owe, vt - IT,.
ated 49,, The MOltett Register. ,-,'.
im' "a bill proposing tn adopt tho NJ
Of Of felt register system Of taxi,ig liq
Su- (lpalers in this State. las been nro