The sun., 1878-07-25
THE .IIIIDiJ'IT MILL.
How Negroes were Trapped Into PERJURY
Nisiting Statesmen Looking on.

NV ORLEANS. July 2i-Judge William T.
Whitaker % the Superior Criminal Court testi-
fed that he had formerly been employed as an
expert in identifying chrography. Had had
much experience in such matters. Being
shown the second forged electoral certificates
which he had previously examined with
microscope he said that on the second certn-
cate Joseph's name WAS written after Sheldons
Maurice Marks testified on Friday that il was
written before Sheldon signed: on the first
sheet Of the accompanying certificate Shellons
name WIS written after Josephs on the second
sheet before Joseph's and on the third sheet
after Josephs. Witness had compared tho
letter Of Thomas s. Kelly to Clarkson y. Potter
with two records in Kclly's writing with his sig
nature attached. ana swore positively that the
letter was in kelly's handwriting.
j. Douglas. engraver. and professional expert
in chirography. gave precisely the same ,esti-
mony relative 10 the specified documents and
signatures as Judge Whitaker.
Gov. Cox moved that tomorrow afternoon. in
time for the train. the sub-commlttec take re-
cess. to meet -uhirl to tie call Of the Chairman.
Adorttd; Mr.. blackhurn voting nay
IhoS. II. NolNnl t--t fed that he was native
~ Mne-achu-etts In 1850 was Secretary OF the
LOUISIANA LcN,e Company; in lsG9 WAS Inter
was also chief enrolling clerk II the Stat. SEN
ate. In 1870 he was Tax Collector for lberyille
thn Fourtrcnth district in ls71 Iost bis s,,,
atcr tho dissolution u the McEnery Legisla-
iu.r. In 1876 =, he -, was working with the
names Of five electors on the Hopuhlicau
ticket through Ignorance. because he'thoIrhi
the electors at large and the district elei"r
were all that should he on the ticket, They dii
not use the Republican Central Committe.'s
tickets because they had been countrrfritrd hy
Acklen, After tho election Kellogg Packard
AMI others talked to him about this mistake of
AHan's. I4ey sad that Aap's damned
was two or three dnys after the election. Judges
Hugh j. Campbell and II. c. Dlho said 10
witness that it would nrce-.itair the rejection
II democratic polls in diner.ut parishes To-
straigh,rn the matter out. Witness was on
gagged with Russ liagins. MrSirarn- MrArdlc
sheridan. and others IN preparing anldayits in
the Custom House in November 1876. Being
shown the original ai1idaVlts the committee OBJ
tained from Wuplhcy. ne Identified seventeen of
thrs" o- being IN his hnndwrilng; These were
from prttrnlrl ununlS IA West IcliciHua. Iu-t
Baton Rouge. Noreh9use. llchmnd, ana Liy-
-tru,i-d ly Hugh j. Campbell II. c. Dilbie.
and j. L. Harris to get all we could out
no sie'inl cNnmlnnllon oi the witnesses. Most
pl IN n could not put their statements into Tin
igiliE.ioiol LANGUAGE. lfawitness said anything
sihlc und sand the Witness knew II. The Iur-
pose was 20 mike the affidavit rrud H. though
The man stlled of his own personal knOwl-
edge. This personal Rnowlrdgt clause wus bit
In that shape before the witness testified We
found worry few of them who know Hnvthiup ~
their own personal knowledge. but most all had
heard Of somcthing We all got To- writing these
a. staten MS from witnesses personal kuoWl-
edge. We All fell into the same rut. in pursu-
anrc 10 instructions rec-iNrd.'
y IN - knew Two of the visiting statesmen
Though introducions EugcRe Hal, mud
Stoushton; knew 10y sight sherman and Car
trd lie saw Hale. Stougfton and Garfield in
The rooms whrrc athdayts Were being made.
They all seemed to he interested in the work
going on. Nj Stoughton WAS busy up stairs in
No Custom House. but witness saw Garfield
cye.J ! morning in the affidavit rooms These
were tho United States Circuit Court room
and tho adjoining rooms. Garfield would
look over the aliiavlts ms they wrrr
hcing made. The ailidavits were handed Car
Held. and he took them to his desk and made
notes. stous4tpn was mostly up in the Sur