The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-16

Mr. Potter desiring 10 DO present in the House q
AFTER RECESS
Amer recess the committee r~assemblcd at one
= NJ ana MI Clarke again took the stand aud cor
rected MS orisiDai Testimony as follows:-ia NV
Original statement SAID tue original certificates wrrc
hahdcu around by mo TO the electors aud signed by
them ~ my presence the nrst certificates; shDuia
nave said no process verbal accompanying the original
certincstes was handed round. the hrst sos
or original certificates were handed 10 me signed.
MI Clarke then testified 20 tho order
In which tho siEnstuves were attached, and also
the tho witness nrs, heard that tho gentlemen
whose names wsro appcn to the second had not
signed them realty In reference 20 the latter inquiry
ne ssid that the first ihtmatiOn he had u
paper paragraph ~ a Cincinnati paper. That
alter the Electoral Commission haa met ana made
Their decsion u was In he neighborhood OF the Atm
Of March
the SECOND SET or SIGNATURES
Returning now 10 ths second set of signatures,
your attention had not been called whom you seaiea
them up, 10 tns irreguarny IN the sgnaturesy A IL
has never be called 10 II.
@ We're you acquainted With tho handwriting Of
any OF thosc VINO sigsed lhcms A. Yer. SIR: was
acquainted WITH Mr. Ksioggs. 81 course Mr. Burch's.
Mr. MarA's and MIR. Sneldon's.
q there nothing Ia the pppcr which sxciiod
your suspicion In that regard when you sealed them
q A. regards Mr. Brswtsr's, Mr. JsGrions, Mr.
Joscpn's ana MIR l. visecs you sere not acqua,ntci
with themr A. Mr. Brcwster's war n very remark
BILE eignaiure. hal seen the signatures OF tho o,Ler
gentlemen 70 the process verbal, but was not iamtnar
q DO you mean say that Il any Of those sigma
lures 10 tue secoud SCI OF cercat,s are no, genuine
"a
q snow you these csrtincates ftno certificates OF
the second sci) ANA ask tney Ic.rcsa your rec
regard 10 tnemY A. Keiiosgs Burch's, sheidon's,
Marks and Brewsters are the oniy signatures with
which was thoroughly familiar; havo nothing to
add.
O. II / understand you, you deposited one OF tho
lists IN tho Post once the .9,h OF Deccmoery A. Yas,
q And the dupiicat, you handed to Mr.. Hun your
sciiY A. wouia not DO certain, but think did;
at any ratio naa seated II up with tnis old scat.
alter tue nrsI meeting Ut the eiectofsr A. (PrOiuc
ing the ccrincascf Yes, SIR
Y Didn'I this orIsisaily have Governors ccrtia-
cate preceding ~ \. Yes, s'r; nae Governors
cerunca,c; certificate preced,.s that used on the
other; transferred that
rhe witness also produced from his pocket "
ernor's certificate
hxu number OF them; this rs the certificate OF each
esctor; had number made out ami Ma IN douot
IN my own nina now many blanks would havet, DO
made Il had y nunucr signed, ana Governor Kellogg
objected 10 tho haud wrtiDg aud consequently hsd
ors aud then there were number OF o,ners; there
were fourteen signed and threc bcsdcs my recolicc-
ton 70 that took inc certificate mat was Atacnsd
that and transferred III The 0uiy difference III ads IN
the record, 10 my know,edge was That look two
lists inatead OF ono list.
@ You observe that 10 this second list tho dup l.
Gates are both here; you took ono OF that; where
aid yoa get Inc others A. | had ensosn 70 supply q
and sun mad somo lott over.
Q Have you my objection TO allowing as 10 look At
tho one yea have IN your pockctf A. Not all
The witness here produced Il aud hanaed II quickly
10 Mr.. Potter saying II will state had motive
preserving those papers; tney nave come on to mo
sInSe have boon ON 10 Washington; my wife, when
she followed mo here, brought tho contents OF my
dssK, aud those were among them"
Q You knew Thomas :. Kelly, doorkesper for Gov
ernor Ksloggs A. ZOE, sir.
O. Could no writer a. believe he could
a. Would you know his writing " you Jaw Ill A.
No. SIR; well, won't say ycs or no; don't recall
" definitely now
O Do j on know where ne ISL A. No
Ex-coxGREssMAS DARKALL AGAIN
Ex-Congtcssman Darrali Was rccslicd ior question
or two by Mr.. Potr. who asAoa MIN where he was 10
Louisiana the visiting statesman ime to New
UrcanB ana no replied that ved eighty miles west
oil New Orleans, and visited the city twice. aud
stayed Two days; no was not sent Tor, 0ut re
membered gong up and .scoing MI Halo nnd one %
Two OF hers; sOmo OF them had lott; Governor Noyss
had gone across to Floraa; ne was asked II ne mud
prvacy he did, although nothing tha. Was nxcd
In hrs mind.
O. We're you requested 20 confer with any OF the
gentlemen OF the Returntng Board A. 1 think
bcrs OF the Returning Board would be Illuminated ny
the threats stand Arm ana rcs,st any oors OF pur-
chase; did not huut up any OF toe members OF tue
Roturning Bonrd wniio Was thsrc, or soc tncm
@ You Lett them 10 stana nrm without your A.
Yes, sir
the committee mere adjourned until Monday morn.
Ing as ten o'ciock.
STATE DErARrmKSr LETTERS.
The scut the House VI RoprcseDta-
tives by the Prestient embrace AL the comsuunica.
1877 charge OF the Department OF state, and wcrs
furnished NJ tho Instance ot tho Potter Committoc.
Insrc 10 In them nothing new In addition
what has been heretofore published, Including tiss
sIou, In which no makes tho pledge IN the most
pitcit OF q broad and hUorai policy aud adj.
quate projection OF All persons IN LOUISIANA without
disttnctioA OF race or color.