The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-07-02
Mr.. B.-Have you ever been paid for carrying
hose returns on 2

i
johnson, the Auditor. and borrowed It, and paid
been paid. -
M RI r. Have you given us all your o0nVerSa-
Hill have stated all the conversation had
Mr. B.2When did you deliver those two letters
" Hill delivered the two letters to Hale and
Frye the day after delivered the returns to the
Mr.. bid you have any talk with them
about how Louisiana had gone. and how the re-
turns you brought on settled the vote
HILL had talk with them about Louisiana
matters. / wouldn't like to state; 1t would take
too long; It was about the matters down n re-
Mr.. Bob, tell it all to US. We can best Judge
of what 1t is worth ourselves. | prefer my own
opinion on this matter to yours.
Hfll-The substance of 1t was that Mr.. Frye
told me to tell all down here to hold firm. and
TO HOLD THE FORT,
and they would stand by us. l did tell them
that l had brought on the returns. They did not
discuss the question of the second retu at all
Mr. mr. a oG y9u Ters enaer Ra
you had told all you knew about the returrs-
the conversations had Laughter Did you
have any more interviews with statesmen in
HillNThatis ALL / teIegraphed Packard that
the returns were all right,
to witness the receiptot the returns when you
gave them to Mr.. Ferry2
| Hill don't know, except InHJ ne was III Ju6
| Senate chamber. or room adjoining.
Mr.. BID you send any other kilograms to
New Oreans2
ard, and getting no reply. returned to New Or
| leans.
when he was here with the visiting statesmen
Hill saw Mr.. Sherman some five or six
times here-once in Cockrems Office and once
in Casey's office, but never in Gov. ellis Office
have stated ali that took place between us.
Mr., B.-Did Mr.. Sherman say anything else to
you in Washington?
Hill-When was coming away called on him
| to bid him good-by, and he gave me to under;
stand that the party would stand by US. and
gave me words t Of & 10 6rldg 10 5aGs OK
and that we should go on and inaugurate Mr..
Packard.
one else OF the fact that the second returns or
certificates you had carried on had cured the
defects of the old ones?
Mr.. Hale or Mr. Frye anything about the curing
OF the defects In the first. Mr. sherman knew
that better than I did, They evidently knew
more about it than did.
| Mr.. BLOW did he know thaf2
i Hill-He must have known; / suppose they
must. They evidently should have
KNOWN MORE ABOUT 1T.
don't know that Mr.. Sherman did.
Mr.; B.-Have you got any ground for suppos-
DHfli-No. sir; tbesitating) I've not got any
ground for supposng 1t.
! Mr.. bid you see Mr.. Sherman again
Hill-Yes; called on him in the committee
room In the Senate chamber. He told me to
give his regards To Mr.. Packard and Kellogg
!, and de me good-by, and thai was all. peyeT
had any interviews with Mr.. Sherman in New
Orleans except in public offices.
TO Mr.. SteUger-I had no interview with Gen
anderson except aP9pt fhat trS SSo that
room room int In the est State, @ House. ~ ~
Mr.. S,-Did you see in whose handwriting the
) authorization to you was written
Hill am not sure but think that the author
ization was in Gen. ADderSons handwriting. II
was not written in the room up stairs know
i The only papers delivered to me were the re.
turns that letter and the other private letters tc
Messrs. Hale and Frye.
. Mr.. s.-Do you know. sir. what the contents o.
that sealed paper were?
Hill left tue sealed paper with Mr. Ferry
} / don't know what 1t contained.
; Mr.. S.-What did Gov. Kellogg say to yor
when he gave you the returns?
Hill-Mr. Kellogg merely gave me the returnt
and the authority. and said. Here now Is your
authority, Gen. Anderson was not present
!, was after the $50 in the ante-room OF the Gov
! ernor.
t Mr.. Brewster before your departui e?
! Hill think Mr.. Brewster came out OF tina
With Hs ba The last am srn eftaf b
: signedtbe paper in the room, and came out
The witness was here discharged, Mr.. Reet
4 not desiring to ask any questions.
4 w. FL. Seymour called.
!, To Mr.. Blackburn-I have appeared befor
. one branch OF this committee tn Washington
d one T. H. jerks. did not hear his testimony
/ know him personally. On the, eleventh Q
o May fixed jurat ON an affidavit dated May L
+ 1877. / am positive Of the signature and tn
= seal.
l. To Mr.. Reed-Aside from finding my sigma
ture and seal to it, have independent recol
: lection of it. IrecolLect there were two, one c
8 which jerks made. The writing looks lik
}, that Of JAS q, Anderson to this, but the sigma
= ture s Jenks'. / did not read the paper.
n saw jerks sign the paper, though. The 1ok
: the signature is thnt use, jerks did 4 not bic
his signature and did. The clerk then rea
the following affidavit:
BE IT KNOWN.
=, That on this the eleventh day Of May, 1877. pei
9 sonalIy appeared before me, W. ii. seymour,
o notary public in and for the parish OF Orleans
!. duly sworn depgses and says that during IN
I, month of August, 1876. he was commissioned
= East Feliciana by j. R. G. Pltkin, United State
% Marshal for the District of Louisiana; that pre-
4 vious to his departure for said parish OF Eas
,r istration returned from said parish and CAV
l his resignation to v. r Kellogg, Goverbnorh & nc h
the State And ne t1rher M f sass Sot t9af ad h1 n9
20 kellogg refused to accept such resignation, be
V. lieving that said Anderson would not return t
I'd said parish, although he ostensibly. desire
le him to do so. And he further states that 1t
w known to him personally that said Kellogg an
other Republican leaders did not desire the re
er turn OF Anderson to his parish or the appoln
Id ment of any other person in his stead. the oil
ce iect being to hold no election in said parish an
~ that SatQ Kellogg ana GLnefS InHuceu Oue ~;
ct Jenks to watch said Anderson and prevent hi
after be had d6 promised sdd SeFa sant f46f Sr6f
AYERS that both himself and said Anderson wei
sRd parish and h day a5 G z
or Quoted under their supervision and was, Il
ht most peaceable and fair one ever witnessed
And he further states that said AndersC
protest againsst the 9f fse s
er and after the return of himself and said Al
d the city Of New f oss9s Hs1as It ang TaT Wble eT
ne depended upon the electoral vote of Louisian
in Of f6f TACT and ma u 0f
he s0n signed in the pre- -ence of aft ant, prote
partly in blank said ban6 being 6af aebTbr botb
I and said Anderson would not have signed an
protest for said parish had it not been nece
wv sary to throw out said parish In order to secu
Ii the election OF said Hayes and and WhealeTIi
Sworn to and subscribed before me this ele
Il / 0n'n u"S y WM. NJ H. SEYMOUR. Notary Public
Al. have recollection