The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-24
Alleged Indisputable Evidence That
TiIden Carried the State.
THE ALACHUA CRIME.
Affidavits from Baker and
Leon Counties.
HOW 4 JUSTICE OF THE PEACE MADE 4 PRESIDENT.


lowing which may be relied upon, nothing beng
stated but what there seems to be the most perfect
authority for. For several months . capable agent
has leon at work in the State OF Florida
securing such evidence as would 60 show that the
State went Tor Tilden and was frauduently counted
for Hayes IL Is impossible 10 say In whose interest
or by whose orders Investigation has been made.
The agent has been vol supplied with funds. has ac-
complished things that usually require money. has
spondence with Washington and New York. writing
to evidently fictitious names.
WHO EMPLOYED HIM2
1t 10 said on one hand that he is In high democratic
employment and by others That he represents the
anti-Hayes wing That he Is AZ work Tor some power
ful and determined organization Is certain. He has
worked wish utmost secrecy, and perhaps not bali
dozen pcrsons .outsde Of those directly
interested suspect what he has been doing.
He declines 10 say word, even in regard
TO matters that have traced hts very nngera He
was in Florida during the Returning Board campaign
as republican Official, and mas since then been North.
On thing certain, he has succeeded IN getting from
the managers OF the the most complete confess
sions OF the fraud they committed Enough has been
confessed 10 give the State 70 Tilden oy large ma.
jorIy.
McLin, chairman oil the Returning Board, has
written affidavit In which he says that no is now
CONVINCED he misled IN the count, and that the
State really went Tildsn BY 800 to ooo majority.
lie SAYS Noycs OF Ohio offered him all OF pre-
fcrment and reward II ne would only stand up
to Hayes, adding that he was authorized
70 speak Tor Hayes. Mcl.n says influenced BY this
pressure by his s,rong partisan bias and by the
mendous stake at issue, he was mlsed and gave the
Site to Hayes when it should have been TiIden. His
affidavit general in It's nature, aud mere premise
OF what he will say when the occasion offers. Tive
copies Of this aiadavit are exissenoe-one Nov
York and ono In this city. H ss@
THE ALAcnUA GIANTS CONFESSION
The most IN portant admission is made by Dennis
the little giant OF Alichua, who has confessed in
written 10 the fraud OF Archer number two,
where 29 votes added bodily 10 the Alachus
vote. Dennis says that he secured election returns
signed in blank before the election. That night he
had Vance aud Black IT hts house and they de-
stroyed the real returns and nIlsd out those
that were signed In blank, adding 2i9 names.
The whole details OF the work are given
In the confession. / have not seen this paper.
The mysterious agent informed, failed 10 get Il.
aud II denied that IL - In existence. have the
most positive Information that there Is copy sealed
and Ia the hands oil prominent democratic official
awaiting certain contingency l have seen two men
who have seen this confession. am told that Dennis
disclosed 1t TO General Butler twho 10 hts friend
wasninglonl and that he possibly has a copy Of II.
DENNIS REWARD.
am also reliably told that Dcuns read II TO Senator
sargoant ana demanded good position at the hands
Of Hayes. Threatening TO publish IL II he was not
satisfied he received, a low days ago. commission
MS revenue agent 10 ONO. In the meantime there
were seven indictments against Dennis IN shs, State
courts which his friends claim political prosecu
tous Against these . noilo proscqui was
entered the l0th inst By State Attor.
noy Hooker. About that time full confession
OF Dennis as to AIachua went into the hands Of
prominent demccra and 10 there yet IL Is said that
Vance, the negro member, who swors 50 sioutly IN
the Alachua case has also confessed and made state
ment l cannot vouch for this, however. Vance 10
now in q department In Washington. DeaDis' law
yer CLAIMS that did not want the case suspended,
and tha, Tho state did because Is could do nothing
with them.
az CAN'T ANOTHER NAME"
A few days alter the election q scaled messags was
sent to Dennis asking him 10 "add more names u
the list, as there isn't enough" lie said, impa-
tIently .lve added all have to IL already, andI
can't add another namc.n I have this from tho
most uudoubted source, aud II - part Of
Dennis confession. Green X Norre, who swofe
ia this Aacnua TO no r ud aud thon denied It.
and then reswore H. killed the other day. Floyd
fraud sim sticks TO Ii do Black anu Bolton The
Aachua fraud, thcrciorc--a plain and proven fraud
when 0rst brought before the Board, stands
fcssed or avowed BY every OF those who partSi.
pated In IL
BAKER COUNTY FRAUDS
Tho Baker county case is shown up quite com.
p,ctely IL oil he remembered that this county, ro-
haoiy democratic aud ncar TO tho capital was held
back until the very last The Official gave The
democrats % majority BY strange coincidence the
State was just evenly balanced the prina acic
turns WITHOUT this county SO that rs stood TiIden
would have had the state by 95 majority just his
majority In Baker county. IL was or course,
important that Hayes should have Tho prima iacis
victory that there would be no appearance OF
changing the verdict OF tho people Accordingly q
new justce Of tho peace was appointed and new 70.
made by dropping out two precincts, SO that IL
gave Hayes an apparent majority OF 10 The dcmo-
cratic managers were asioundei at This disclosure,
made ony the day Of the count. Adramatic scene
occurred whom tho false retarn vas read. McLin was
forced produce the gnaI return, but the false
turn was adhered TO- anu ~ was adopted In tho nna
count
SHOCKING ExrosE.
Tho whole story is now made plain through the
confession OF the participants; at least two OF tho
three have made written afldavi,s end, think, tho
third one also Tho Law In Florida required that tue
returns OF the various prscinots IN county should
DO canvassed and certified by The clerk Of the
court, q justice OF the peace and either the
county judge or sheriff as third party. In Baker
county local politici IN, SO the confession runs,
aarcoa 10 hold tho returns back unui It decided
what was needed carry The state, aud then 10 So
canvass the returns 10 meet the emergency. Itap
paats no had perfect control OF the judge and sheriff.
so That whom tho clerk aud justice, who
had supcrintendsd the elcctlon. applied 10 each Of
thom to assist the and certify 70 ITS
rcctness they declined. The canvass was then made
and forwarded BY the clerk and justice. When II was
discovered what was needed a new justice was ap-
pointed just TOR the occasion, sud iasc canvass
made aud forwarded.
EVEN raE Boaus JUSTICE coSrxssxs.
i The new Justice now wntss . confession and says