The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-22
MAJOR BURKE'S TESTIMONY.
.,crs ELICTTED ny GEN BUTLER'S
CROSS-ENi NIN1IICN
.,, he witness said to Springer written
mn,rnntces Missing Originals-A Display
:, rrmpcr was BiuH Gnme The
,t,,.. Interview with Nj. Hayes.

c.n pu,lor continued the cross-cXamina-
v,,.f MAJOR Bur',c throughout the session Of
rtt.r Committee yesterday. He pressed
',9 CLOSELY Co give detailed enumcra-
~ ~ ti, various assurances that were made
a. ,l. OHIO statesmen. 10y authority oi Mr..
has,. i'm consequence Of which the troops
a,s Withdrawn from Louisiana and South
c,r,nn1 AMI Hayes was counted in Some
s,.,,,r details Of the Wormlcy Conference
.,,,, ,ut I'll wilma. that Hayes WAS party TO 1t
=, far that lt- d.uEs were Immediately re-
+.1, him through his factotum. Young
r,,vn. MAJOR Burke was sharply questioned
nilacouccalmcut that was practised by the
rsr,D- % the Wormley Conference. in Keeping
10th .pu,li' tho fact that an agreement had
,..,, maIo hy which the Southern members
,.,.,isl from the nlibusterlng movement in the
H1u-'.
Atone stage Of the examination. when Gen.
ru,l.r r marked that hc questioned the truth
fitness % the witness. Major Burke positively
d.Hur,l t9 proceed unless the offensive EXPIRES
Ill.,, $3.50. withdrawn. Tho matter was finally
,,rrI y striking the words from the record
MAJOR Burke gave an account of his interview
r,h Hayes after the latter had been sworn ill.,
Sunday Mar'h3
Gen. Butler began 10y inquirlng whether it
va. dis ii--cd in the Wormley Conference how
nwouI he possible for Hayes To- sustain the
Nichols government when Packard had more
,o,.- thIu Hayes. MAJOR Burke. eftcr per
ss.nf questioning. replied that the under
I.lI.u.. was simply that the troops should te
Withdrawn. md that thDrc should hn no inter
tr.n.n rs the Federal Government. nothing
wa- SAID about sending down the Commis-l Jon
u r.. d -.fINe assurances wrrc given that
Grari wHlI Poo lnilurnccdtO remove the troops.
nri ID % Was NOT done by Grant. % would b.
done iy Hayes When hr camc into power In
return IF q f. me southern men EhNe ihr AZ
surln tha' Tiny would INFORM their friends In
m flYu-i.t a. they wore sat silud with ths"e us
slrln.r-. tIuf they believed the troops would
lawtDlraWu. and that they advised the with
irawal oi opposition To the count after the
UauY.rItff tau u.s.
Gen Hut-r-uon't 20 back TO the Democratic
nau U.s. That has been dead and huri't n
vak L't- have ING, next thing. pid YOU not
alrH.Un th' .6ih, az Normlry'- that. go Tar ~
n,.l.ay. "a your side, opros ton should be-
withdrawn Co. the counting in Of Hayes
MAJOR Burke denied that he had any authority
ty,r ihr House of Representatives aud said
,hlt be-" simply represented 10 the friends oi
IauI-iHuu there That II would be- best the count
-h.u.l e0 ON: THAT those who participated in
,hr Morml,y Conference simply gave 70 the
n.mter- Oi Congress an expression Of their
sunl.rif uuA iUt the count should 20 on.
"N,udii ~ Us az the iiuoustrrs from 10 20
~. Hal y.u any doubt tAat you could work
rne u'roa-e ot tho opposition to the count
INK 800 nl N.y wr- hl-' u largely upon repro
Iou.- .lna aut myself 20 persons who were
frieudlyf1 Louisiana. When their apprchcn-
siuu- us o. fhe W.T.. 20 Louisiana and South
Carolina wnr. ramUy"l. | believed their oppo-
sition woud r"a-''. ami such WAS the impress
sUn upon the minds u Matthews and sherman
and % $50 = u'InWen.'
Maror Burke WIS questioned closely Ms 10 IN.
tepr "niAt.onS which he had made to Congress
nlIu 81 niger ia order 10 Undue" him 10 c"ls,
llhu-irriu- and replied that he had cony IA go,
Nj springer hy showing him copy 9i his lr
- t,h ip Gov. Nichols giving details OF th'
eouirrn moo with Sh' rman. Matthews. Dcnnl
sou. fairfield. ana Foster. lie dld not itl
Springer that h' sign Il an agree nt ana de
nNf show MIN n PA r when he SAID WAS
signed agreement. H. might have sgd that h
lal -Hnu written assurance from Hayes hu
hat referred 10 Fosters tier from Presii n
HAYES VIZ item ON the 23i Of February. whicl
VS. written assurance that Hayes was prop
'rv represented by Foster He alsg, snow"'
ringer an .eNplanntion of Bishop Wilmer
aap zion. MAJOR Burke said: " might hav
con Butlor-Don't tell me what you Nigh
nov" done. The May bee ceased to ~ tw
months ago. Did you or did YOU not tell hin
Dat yen had received written assurances iron
MAJOR Burke adlel that h. was correct
iegrn-. utci hy MIR. + -ter. u put IL pa an
form it was IN mat form. haze n' di-un.
recollection oi Isl .t Was said To- Springer.
aouli not have told him that had written a.
iurinrr- from Hayes. ! could only nave toll
lim that had seen letter of Hay = ui th
23l % Mr.. Foster. | have said distinctly that
a"yer alleged That had written as-uran',
rom Hayes We had ussuran = thht w"f
conveyed M these kilograms o. Nir.o.l- iron
sherman. Poster and Matthrw-. u" hai ~
ls-urunras Of two members Of tu" louise. wi
were ms peers upon the floor. and who wcr
present when the assurances We're given
" 1t h" had all that. why was II nrc s-ary
show papers tO Linn 20 some sort -
" simpy To- satisfy him Of the nature Of tn
assurances that we had.
Was ther0 on. word Of assurance on IA
pnrt II Dem ison. Foster. and Matthews. 50 n,
man reading with spectaolgs ON would :,
any Hs-urtn - on thclr phrt
representatives. OF Louisiana and tn agent d
h. NICHOLS Government were satisfied, thi
BUR friends in the House would likewise
Cen. Butler-vcry well. don't see how tn,
answers my question. Where is the assurance
Nnon thoy We're read by Springer how coul
D. -'e any assurances lie did not Just TAI
/ do moi think he ever asked TO see an
papers. We Just explained to him the natul
III rNt"nt Of what mad been arrived at.
NhHr" are the writings -
"N,l. You will have to ask sherman al
mathews for the writings thai th'y hold.
on you r.mmlttcd the whole thing 10 wrl
~ Gld YOU ~
N0ur l.lrke answered. we did" and thcre
lpou trQse ioug and sharp series Of qucsti n
~ urn. Butler. end"aN1ring 10 ct cut VIII.
aat $50 ting was, mud in Whose poss' ION
A. VI jon Burke finally SAID that II was XIV"
.oJlDn Sherman. That the only written guhrar
"., signed ny these persons. that b" knew o.
H"r 'Ir written guaranireS of /, ster, Maj
h"N- sherman Garfield. ami Dcnnisun. IN IN
-a nl various gentlemen assembled d
iH.'F-, ana rupi . were cN, .iaug"d On
o. ..In.el satisfactory. Major Burke SUI -
!N"H.f HNlIlIuel tho word exchanged. b
-}l- t.yu hs meant c1lles were deliver
" Nt. 0H"funu, meaning copies OF me fef
giIn- f'ft Na.i boon ,Nchang u between Lin
30 COW NJ NN Us contain us n .rDp} ~ III
aA' or posed by Ihs N,eholls Govern
D J. "r-Oh, yos hut whercs the o'h'
il"' WANT meth ~ That WIS = ven on oh
-ih". -iir wh -h made them silp the oppo-
30 i.e House and swap oil INIrA !.
lou present IT incorrectly General"
N'h. lut " tll. swap on nobody tor llayo
"ih' 10 ku0T whether you went Ia ana X
NlIls ul lue TIM aud never took any Do
gaze -.lu s-pw III a moment WIZ re you sD
will mover show that got no WI 'inl
~ fl' -u.A ts have boon lci"rr q to. ami ul
49, d. evidence in Mr.. ElAs's tcstlmon
Mr. l.,,o.k objected To- tho question an
''rf FOB Dad mot been pointed cut MAJ
LIfA' I.on Enumerated us ia" writer gu1ral
! -'er.s urrl0 John Young Brown an
To- b.. .ut iIe Joint lcttar of Matthews and Foe
Woe" li'r r 900 Hayes tp Foster On req. 2
".I- also assurances verbally gwen .
NHiu Ma'turNs. Foster Donnison. an
HuI" d In the Finance Committee rom Of I'll
Senate anal at Murmiey Hotl. tn So, Il
sl'l 'inhraNd all thr guarantees and as1iil
hN S'lHt me- friends of Louisiana had, excel
w. eram from Bishop Wilmer
W 20. Butt r1I7rd the question IA 10 wheth'
..i' zee other written Eunrante's thal III
"II' $50 hni referred Ia. Mr.. ii .scOck oble 'te
,Nti VIC ~ IN IS had fully answered the IA g
81 %, Alu. Burke said. finally, that he Ia