The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-13

Off you did state to him on that occasion
that on of the members of the returning board
had demanded $4,000 for signing the report and
that you were compelled to raise the money on
your own responsibility, you do not now re-
member it.
A. No sir, and it would not be true. If
Senator Spencer has stated anything VI that
kind he has certainly Inexperienced what
said. To put it in as emphatic and respectful
language as l can use it is certainly not COR
rect.
Springer then read to WITH ess extracts from
letters published in the Cincinnati Gazette,
signed "Renaud," in which iG was stated that
the $4,000 was raised for the purpose oil paying
the necessary expenses of witnesses, &C., in
New Orleans, and to pay the expenses OF par
ties brought to The City who had been badly
wounded at the hands of Democrats, pull
dozers, &c.
Witness-Those articles are the speculations
of an utterly irresponsible man. The man VINO
wrote them is sort of free lance or lshmae-
te, and stateme nts contained in his letters are
untrue. The money was not raised ana the
Republican committee is not cognzant Oh the
| fact that any money was raised for that pur-
| pose.
Q-Mr. VIM. Simpson has testified before
the subcommittee in New Orleans, that he was
informed by gentlemant who was present at
the time in Gov. Kelogg's office, that one OF
the members of the returning board declined to
| sign the report until he was paid $4,000. what
| do you know about that.
| Al know nothing about it whatever, except
that know there is such a man as Simpson
and he has been turned out of the custom
| house, and is probably soreheaded, and has
| been specializing good deal. [ have no
knowledge of any such thing ever taking
place.
Q-Doyou not know that certain assurances
| were given to certain members of the board?
Al am not prepared to say that there was
not some conversation which might have led
members of the Returning Board to believe
that they would be protected. ~.
| Q-Please glue us the best Information you
have as to what the Returning Board did ex-
pect for their services?
| Al believe the Returning Board and its
officers generally felt that if Hayes became
President there would be Republican state
administration, and in that event they would
not be subject to the odium or ostracism which
they knew was unavoidable the state fell into
the hands of the opposition.
Q-Do you mean that they expected to ba
provided for in they way of offices?
A-NO sir, 1 think the only thing they ex-
pected was as 1 have stated that the stats
governments be in harmony with the general
govern ment, and they would not incur in tina
event any Democratic hostility.
Q-Didn't they have assurances that ethel
the state or the United States would then b.
public offices?
Al do not think they had except as they
might infer that they wou!d receive that degree
of encouragement from the National govern
| ucut budl ID usually COlCeQou " meu Va lila
class.
Q-What offices have any members of tbs
Returning Board received from the genera
government?
A-Gov. Wells is surveyor of port of New
Orleans, Anderson is special deputy collector
of the port, Kenner is deputy naval officer
and l am not aware that Casamore has any
office.
The witness was then questioned at length
by the chairman in regard to the sending o
| ~ oo ole ooe< = H,al
ton, the being found to be irregular in forr
and as to the manner of preparing the secon,
set of the retur MS, but stated no new facts
B-What knowledge have you as to tn
signing of forged names to electoral certifi
Gates?
Al have no knowledge whatever on tina
subject and never inquired into the matter
had thought it in the line of my duty
would have done So
Q-Dis you ever inquire of Mr.. Clark, you,
Al have talked with him two or tire
times about it and he told me he had nothin
! to do with it. All knnw about it what hav
read in the newspapers and heard from variou
parties recently. have received letters froI
people who conjectured that Kelley, Clark o
Anderson may have signed those names, but
knew nothing about it personally.
Q-Who was Kelley, who was said to hav
signed the uames to the electoral certificates?
Ale was detailed officer of the police
think on duty at the State House.
; Q-Do you not know where he now is?
Al do not.
!. Q-Do you not know that at the beginning Q
r this investigation he was at Lake Providence
La?
Al heard that he was
Q-Have you not heord that on the day b
was summoned before the subcommittee a
: New Orleans he was carried off by ma
, employed in one of the departments here i
, Washington?
Al hove heard about it. have receive
one or two letters on that subject. 1 receive
l letter from James Armstead, a colored ma
! in New Orleans. formerly on the police fofct
in which he stated that Kelley had gone up tn
river with man named Kennedy who ha
been employed here in the q. s. Senate. l d.
stroyed that letter as do all letters containing
scandal and rumors concerning matters of tina
: kind.
! Odd you get leave of absence for Kcr
: nedy to leave Washington?
Al asked Mr.. French, the Sergeant-a
arms, to let him 60, but | had no consuItatio
, with him in regard to his purpose in leaving.
found now?
q Al do not.
Tue committee at o'clock adjourned unit
Saturday morning