West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-13

]
to the lamp-posts. Pitkin also gave an i'm.
teresting recital of the conversation had
! with the manater of the Louisiana State
| Lottery, who asserted that he had furnished
| money which was given TO members OF the
packard Legislature TO desert to Nichols.
/ lie stated emphatically that he believed
| mat had Packard been recognized by the
! Executive that he could have maintained
his government within three weeks after
such recognition without the use of United
/ States troops.
Next a man named Glasscock, a resident
! OF Washington City, was called 20 prove
that Mrs. jerks had told him that Sherman
had insulted her, and that she would make
/ II hot for him yet by producing n letter or
/ document which she had got from Mrs.
/ Meber, aud which was then in New Orleans.
/ Mrs. jerks aiterward went TO New Orleans.
| but whether she got the document witness
had no means OF knowing Witness was
not cross-eNamined.
/ Inc Florida case was taken up. and VIM
/ l.. Chandler examined. The object of the
| examination was TO show that General Moves
had made promises to give Offices to those
| who helped to carry Florida for HAYES. and
\ To connect Hayes with the bargain Moth.
| ing came OF ii, however. The witness
memory was faulty.
l.. G.. Dennis was sworn. In regard IN
Noyes he said Moves always spoke of
Governor Hayes rs his intimate friend
ana used TO assure us of his fidelity TO
the republican cause, ana of his special
\ desire to take care of Southern Republicans.
| enever showedm me any writing from Gov.
ernor Hayes, and did not speak about his
/ having been invited by Hayes to 20 there.
| but we regarded him as the personal friend
ana special representative of Mr. HAYES
/ during the contest there / was very en-.
thusiastic myself, and / required no pledges
or assurances from any one do not Know
whether any such assurances were given TO
any oil the members OF the Returning Board.
Noyes gave me, think, the gravest assur.
ances that President Hayes was very
| staunch Republican,, and that he had volun.
tarily pledged himself to protect Southern
Republicans, and he called my attention 10
something that had been published to that
eHect-some speech he had made, or letter
he had written"
j." f.. Dennis was on the stand again on
June -. lie said Box No. , of Archer
Precinct at Alachua County, Florida, was
objected to 10y the Democrats on account nj
alleged fraud. The inspector of the noIIs
had, in confidential conversation with viii.
ness, admitted there had been two hundred
anu nineteen fraudulent names added To the
list oil voters, and mis- knowledge of this fact
was partially the cause of his declining To
testify rs requested bv Governor Moves
The addition of these two hundred and
hlheteen names was a matter of public
notoriety.
witness was appointed by the Secretary
oil the Treasury as an employee i'm the Secret
service. His instruction were to examine
me records OF the United States Courts i'm
North and South Carolina, Georgia and Flor.
IDA. After resigning this position he was an
pointed agent of internal Revenue. lint his
commission was Cancelled before he entered
upon the duties of that Office The letter
oI recommendation, written by Governor
Noyes, was submitted. 1t is a formal letter
OF recommendation to Secretary Sherman.
mentioning the witness as one of many Re'
publicans ostracized in Florida, and com.
mendlng his application to the considera
tlon oil the Secretary. Witness never knew
Governor Noyes having put in evidence be-
iore the Returning Board anything except-
ing the facts as furnished him. Ii was the
luea OF the southern Republicans to impose
upon the minds of neutrality-suspicious. that
every thing was fair and honest in Florida
witness believed the returns in the Ar
cher Precinct should have shown two hmm
area aud nineteen votes in excess of what
they did for the Republican party. Republi
can olhcers made up the deficiency from the
SiS'tI''oh DOCK so as to make the returns
snow their proper number of votes. He be.
ileNed there had been fraud on both sides.
Mhen the votes were turned out of the hox
the missing number of Republican votes
appeared as having been legally cast.
witness testified that Black, ReDubIicnn
ReDuD-
hcan Clerk, had made affidavits to the cor
rectncSs OF the return and his reason for not
wishing To go on the stand was that his tes
tlmOny would have tended strongly to have
contradicted theirs. He did not disclose
tnls knowledge to Governor Moves, but sim.
ply tried TO impress him that the idea that
he had not better put him on the stand no.
cause IT would injure his case.
Minister NOyes occupied the witness
stahu Tor several hours. He told the com
mlttee that he hoped that they would not
"at un'll their report was formally made
TO congress to pronounce upon his case,
put would arrive at verdict so far ne
ne was concerned, and If tbey
thought he had been indicated bv the
evidence, that they would n1bIisb
the yindication as widely as the accusa.
uon' lie did not want to 90 back to his
post win any stain resting upon his reputa-
uon. lie complained of the use of his name
IN the Potter resolution, and insisted that -
was unwarranted and unjust.
The principal point made against Minister
Noyes IN the investigation of the Florida
case, was IN the testimony of Dennis who
resumed that he told Governor Moves thai
~ "Oulu ne dangerous to put him on the
witness stand" and Democrats infer that
lennIs meant that 10 wOvld be Dangerous IN
Republican interests for him to testify. I'm
regard TO this, Governor Moves saws that
Dennlss statement is true: that he did saw
thatlt would be dangerous to put him on the
advantageous to himself CDennisl. Den.
ms further said that he had already ag
kIaVated the Democrats so much that his
NE was IN danger, and he had got the neo.
PIE OF Alachua County 10 meet i'm a church
ana on their bended knees 10 swear TO pro.
tect nm, and If he was killed 10 avenge his
death. ''"se MS
Noyes said he had no means of knowin,
mat Hayes ever knew he was going 10
lorlda. lie had no private conversation
at any time with McLin previous to the
completion Of the count. lie read several
lttters from McIin, expressing the greatest
pleasure at the success Of the Republicans
lhe last one being written the dav before
me Inauguration, expressing uDbounded
Joy over the result Moves Also said be
had, when he came here, n four mace Letter
from hcLin, dated i'm June, after the in.
augur alton, still expressing satisfactior
with everything This had mvsterionsly
dsap pcared from his room PrivateIy
'ifcumsta are known 20 be such as 10
give good ground for the belief that AN IA.
tempt was made 90 steal his papers.
The testimony OF Governor Wallace and
General Little corrOhorated that Of Moves
Wallace disposed Of the reason De1nis
assigned yesterday o. the one he supposed
determined the Republicans not ~ coil
MIN namely. that be would defeat Their
case 'eneral Wallace testified that the
reason was that Dennis had given them To-
nnHerstand that 10 call him would subject
Nlin 10 personal danger, and he was not
csIel in order 70 save him from difficulty
Of this kind