The Portland daily press., 1878-07-03
THE LOUISIANA SUB-COMMIrTEE.

NEW ORLEANS, July 1.-The Potter sub
committee resumed the investigation today.
John Devenshire, clerk of the United States
-eassopes said to contain copies Of certificates
OF elections, etc., which are signed in triDlicate
one sent to be filed in the Office of the District
Court, one to be forwarded by mail, and the
other BY messenger to the president of the
Senate. Witness stated the envelopes had
been kept in the safe sincs they were depositad
there. They had not been withdrawn, though
application for the withdrawsI of the first set.
filed by the Republicans, had been made to
Judge Billings Witness was present, but
there were so many persons in the Office at the
time he could not state who made the ap-
plication for the withdrawal, but heard the
judge refuse to allow the withdrawal After
examining the envelopes the committee re-
CURED the witness to open them. They con-
Washington by the Republican electors; Sec
ond, those sent by the Conservative electors
third, those sent by the Republicans in place
OF the hrst, which were found defective in this
that the certificates were for President and
Vice President together instead of each 1t Is
claimed by the Democrats that the signatures
TO the last set of returns by the Republicans
are not genuine. The committee took charge
of the documents.
Testimony Of N. A. Strong.
N. A. Strong, Secretary of State was sworn.
by order OF the committee he produced all the
protests filed in his Office that were before the
returning board relating to the election of
November, 1876 There were no protests BY
Packard or Kellogg or by their allies
large number of affidavits were made before
!. FL. Wolfey. clerk of the Circuit Court of
this city and bear date later than ten DAYS
after election. Strong read the names to each
afhdavt, before whom attested, the date, SC,
ana delivered them to the committee.
After getting through with the documents
ne stated that the protests of Packard and
Kellogg, upon which large number of votes
were thrown out by the returning board, could
not be found.
On cross-examinstion by Mr.. Reed witness
said he only knew from hearsay that there had
been protests by Packard and kellogg MANY
OF the protests produced by the Secretary of
State purport to be copies of the originals.
Commissioner Woolhey has been summone ed
and will appear tomorrow, the object of the
committee being to trace up the original papers
Testimony of w. l.. Lyon,
Judge W. L. Lyon of East FeIiciapa testi.
ned regarding his efforts to secure the return of
Anderson in October, 1876, to complete the
registration in the parish. He had several
interviews with Kellogg, who promised to send
Anderson back, and with Anderson. who
promised to return and complete the reeistra.
lion. Anderson returned to the parish three or
TOUR days before the election, not in time to
complete the registration, consequently there
were some 4OO Conservative voters IN the parish
wv hou NV IcSiSIeTGu. lie talked with An
derson aftsr he returned. He told witness he
only got away from New Orleans by the aid of
Col. Patton. jerks had been shadowipg him
TO prevent his leaving. Witness said he Would
not believe any statement made by Anderson
unless corrobOrated
Testimony of Charles McVea.
Charles McVea of East Feliciana testified
that after Judge Lyons returned to the parish
and the failure of Anderson to return as
promised he came to New Orleans to sea Gov
Kellogg. He related several interviews with
the Governor and with Anderson wlthout
other results than promises that Anderson
would return and complete the Registration
=, On cross-axamination by Mr.. Reed he said
That 10 1874 the vote of the parish was 250D and
the Republican majority $780, Anderson COM
pialned that ne got no pay and seemed anxious
70 trade. He wanted Nash's name put on the
ticket for Congress. paw '''
w. III. Seymour Recalled
w. ii. Seymour was recalled by Mr. Reed
witness first knew jerks in 1866. When he
aud Anderson came to my Office to attest the
agreement Anderson introduced Jerks had
not seen him for four or five years. Did not
tnen refer to having met him before. After
wards met jerks in Washington and renewed
the old acquaintance. Am certain be is the
man VINO signed the statement with Anderson.
Wltness was certain the paper shown him in
Washington, known as the Anderson.Nash
agreement, was the one to which he affixed his
!addae, and that it wasa double sheet originally.