The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-25
nent i'm the Democratic party. TO whom fully
related all these untcccdcnt facts.

ton to ret Wells and the Rriurning Board "
Louisiana to- give the State to I ilden; s that IL
A.. He informed me tina, the State Of Louisiana
Was ccl iainly Dgmo"rntic. to the best of his in
formation mud hcliof. by from eight to twelve
thousand votes. Int that II would he counted for
Hayes under this Republican board He know
II COM plcN.on. Tie had been acquainted with
Anderson Tor nearly as long. and in order 60 get
them tu do what was right ussrntcd tn soc tho
h ai,cs az NJ ihs,sh ana 70 'nda'or sec If
THE non. john MoRRIssEY SEEN
:. Tho Wnness-i endcavored first to see Mr..
Hewitt lie WIS out " town that day Sunday
liii no'' wns sent in the evening thnt he had
uturnrd. ana did 500 hun Previously | saw
Mr.. John Morrisscy. with whom | had som,
slight qc1u niqn e., and stqtcd these fncis t.
iim. IT, siii that while he had no particular
ri.lt. We dl MT f,tl thnt he ,vns undrr TINT
necessity III, said that he would buy mp those
follows as readily Tor cords To- that rllceu a. he
would buy pigs, in which conceded with him. in
the Interest Of ipOno0 900 people; but he suidt that
W. an know that I4litu wa- elected and moro
especially. iuasmu"h u- he Ind Just received.
or tho pubic had just received. Information
nom Oregon which made it unnecessary to re-
sort t. any such measure
o.. DID you receive any money from him9
a.. Did YOU see Mr. Hewitt? AIN the even
ing saw Mr.. Hewitt and won't over the whole
story T. nm, ~ wh,ch he St'ned ycry, patient
him Ot L. unnecessary io repent il ain he said
that tl. WAS llr third proposition OF that Kind
winch hal h"cn made to linn on the part Of the
Returning Board ia Louisiana. hut that ~
would say that min" appeared to he the most
plauSihl and nut lcniir. chat was the iden, per-
n,iS m', ,,,r SEn GIt1 uu, uiW uhu,r no
V.I 'u"f. l''l ~, W. l' ,hl'rHi.l HhS su'h 4
li't'i7 uuH iiu II W. u'u-i' ll'nn nov We,
N'"'' ny, 10 nuN 'l'ln 'N'r lrr'WtcF' ulai =!
lh 'oNhllN Nds =" ~, mo 'iNil war We might
~ well Eo now and let the war come and bo
done with IT; NJ that h. had no apprehension
~ Mhr y IL r,s".t eS W., ,"ouhiry knew thal
Lurport OF our conversation. 1t was, presume
htee-Iu"rteis Oh an hour OF an hour In length.
Although Mr.. Pickett testimony is a littlc out
of the chronoo.ica order Of events it is first in
the order pursued by the committee. and closes
,"s 'u"',.. ~, n'Eo'','oh WIN W.T. howli'
pri4ins pa,rio,s who. like some others. Thought
lb,r, Won, q. ia,rl ~ ,,,,.,,.,, .,oro1 o,r,,. in
~ "r ',.' W ~, 80 wv" W., ia
the vi tniiy oi Gramefcy PARK and waiting to
be- carried nif tor the good Of the country in
"Mi'" '''S t." s"'h u''l concern
The ambassador of Wells next appears on the
ss'n". At nrSi he was indisuosrdto testify and
absolutely refused to answer many leading
questions. But Ice did reply to others. which
nave an important nearing as VIII We seen ~
the following extracts
ANphRsoN's MOVEMENTS.
InoscIh Il N,id9x, sworn and eXapigned;,
VII Nj Dc. ,... o,.,.,.
ing About twegiy ,yeafs. =,
, IA.
mtmi,-r ol the Returning Bnardy Al do.
Glow long have Won known Anderson ?
4, Mont tcoufv-'lvn or thirty yrars
- II ~ soon after Won arrived in NV Or
lcin- Iiid YOU have any interviews with Wells 2
An hon arrived i'm New Orleans h, Wa at
/ l. r homo In Rapid,s Parish lie came 10 Nv
Orleans i'm a llat ur two after / arrived and |
s4w nltu Immediately md had interviews with
hin f,rni4lhiV ni tll. Average two "A day while [
wis IN inc clty.
Q.-Did IN .sc interviews relnte To- his connec-
,fon as a mciaher 81 the Returning Board A.
That Is .tn th.r question viii do not desire
Co. answer now.
o. Were those interviews between YOU and
hiIa liuf .. or wern there other persons pros"uts
A,-Tn,y wer. alone.
4 We're they intentionally secret? Al
pr'-uin. -o.
q Where wore they usually held? A-Nost-
is Al the rooms wher" ho lodged. GA Gust IN
House sfr.f. 1ul sometimes in his private
room IN ne Custom House.
Q.-hAl he a private room in the Custom
/ Huuso? Ayes. sir
o. Then ih.S' interviews with him were at
+ his D. om ~ the Custom House and at his lplg-
+ iul-f A-lr- and at the Capitol too. | saw
! him several times there.
O.-Aitrr I'll" canvass began. did YOU see
Wells AZ before. two or three times day? A.
-. sir.
,Q.-Did h. t"l YOU what he had been doing
curing ~ gay A.-1'nrrally.
~ MA ala d" ADVISE with ypn ABOUT ~ A.