Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-06-14
The Investigation,

The Investigation.
In Anderson's cross-examnation, on
the 4th, he acknowledged that he had
Intentionally and under oath misled the
Senate Investigating Committee while
at New Orleans, for the purpose of car
rying out the bargain he had entered
into with the Republicans. The con-
tracts between witness, Nash and
Weber were largely used by the cross
examiners for the purpose of showing
contradictions and discrepancies and
disregard of moral considerations on
the part of witness. He said he gave
testimony as to the election on one side
of the question before the Senate Com
mittee and carefully suppressed all evil
dence that had tendency to help the
other side. He misled the committee
! purposely.
AT the meeting of the Investigating
Committee on the 9th resolution was
adopted requesting the President to fur
nish to the committee all the original
letters mentioned by Anderson in his
testimony. Anderson, on cross-exam-
ination, declared that a copy of the
agreement between himself and Weber,
produced by Mr.. Cox, who had pro-
cured it from Senator Matthews, was
not the copy mailed to the latter. A
letter from witness to Matthews, dated
| April z, 1877, was put in evidence, an
extract from which is as follows:
Packard on Monday concluded that his only
nope lay In his ability to frighten the Presi
dent by threatening exposure of rascality
committed during the past campaign and his
agents have been at work since then endeayor-
ing to collect evidence. He has sent for me
three times during the past two days and yes
terday two of his trusted friends, in order to
induce me to go with them and to convince
me that the President could not throw him
over, gave the outlines of plan by which
they claim they can bring him (the Presi-
dentl TO terms, viz: Three OF the electors on
the Republican ticket will swear that they
did not vote for Hayes, but voted blank:
that they did not sign the certificate, their
names being forged, etc OF course they
commit perjury, but that is small matter
here. Enclosed find the Weber
agreement. This is the last piece of docu-
mentary evidence in existence. will now
have to trust entirely to you, as the ill-feelng
borne me by the Republican leaders has been
intensified by my refusal to aid them in their
infamous scheme.
JACKSONVILLE. June 5.
The subcommittee arrived this morn
ing and commenced investigation i'm
mediateiy. messenger was dispatched
for McLin. Secretary of State Blox-
ham producedfour precinct returns and |
two returns of the canvass of Baker |
County, the first showing majority |
for Hayes by throwing out two pre- |
cints. Cox, formerly Clerk of Baker |
County, testified that he made the first |
mentioned canvass in favor of Tilden,
and that was the only one that could |
be made from the original returns of |
the precincts, as they were always in
his possession.
JACKSONVILLE, June g.
A. A. Allen, Sheriff of Baker County |
in November, 1876, testified that he |
made the canvass with the County |
Judge and Justice of the Peace, and de- |
clined to participate with the Clerk; at |
the suggestion of one Driggers they |
threw out two precincts for intimida- |
ton and illegal voting; there was no
evidence before them in regard to one |
of the thrown-out precincts; in making |
the change it gave the Republicans the
a Democrat named Barnett to sign the
CdnN ass OI JH0 Nlerk.
WASHINGTON June 6.
Cox reported that he had received
from Stanley Matthews originals of the
between him and An
derson, which the clerk read. In one
dated April %, 1873, Anderson said he
would consider his claims upon the Ad-
fully satisfied if Matthews
would secure the promotion of his
brother and obtain for friend 81 200
or 81 400 clerkship in the Philadelphia
Custom-House. A resolution inviting
Matthews to appear and explain these
letters was unanimously adopted. Judge
A. B. Levisee, of Louisiana, testified
that he had been asked by one Asher
if he would accept $50, 900 or $40, 900
and refuse to accept his certificate of
election as elector. Witness suggested
to him that that was a small consid-
Grafton for so big a thing; that it was
Just as easy to make 5000, 900 out of
it as less; that he was willing to
listen to a proposition. but his price was
not reached. His object was to draw
Asher out. Witness and Asher parted
with the understanding that if he would
go up to 5000, 900 it would be accepted.
At the next interview Asher proposed
to witness that he cast his vote as elect
or for Tilden. Witness afterward had an
interview with Joe Hernandez, a New
Orleans broker, who told him 800, 900
was the extent he could go. Levisee
replied it was not worth while to fur
ther talk of the matter. Witness said
he was never bribed nor did he ever
try to bribe anyone. In regard to the
official returns from Louisiana shown
witness, he said a portion of the docu-
ments were never signed by him, al
though purporting to be.
JACKSONVILLE June z.
In his testimony Allen said he felt an
interest in the Republican party and
took every advantage he could for it;
was not asked to throw out any pre-
cincts; could not remember signing an
affidavit in Tallahassee; went there and
his expenses were paid by Deputy Clerk
Howell, of Baker County; was drinking
and was drunk while in Tallahassee,
and would not swear whether he signed
a paper or not Green testified that he
lived in Baker County in 1876, and a
commission as Justice of the Peace was
brought to the house, Nov. 13, by Orig
gers; signed the paper Driggers said was
the returns of the election without read
ing it; would not have signed it if he
had thought it wrong. On cross-eXam-
ination witness said about two months
ago he swore to an affidavit drawn up
by Mr.. Morton, and was paid two dol
lars for his time; didn't ask what the
affidavit was for. Springer, of the
committee, read an affidavit in the
Finley-Bisbee case, signed by Orig
gers, with certificate signed by Green
and Allen that Driggers' statements
were correct. Witness never knew of
such affidavit before. Hiscock, of the