The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-19
POTTER's SEARCH.

secretary 10 Governor Kellogg, was cross clos
examined by Mcmahon relative 10 the sec ,enn
ond set of Louisiana electoral certificates. 9;4h
The witness said the two sets of returns lay VI
on the table in the committee room at New Ca
Orleans, according 10 his present memory, p, m
until he gathered them up for forwading 10 -
the secretary Of state, after the signatures Y
were complete. The only parties signing
in the presence Of the witness that he re-
membereo were Governor Kellogg and Mr.. - :,
Brewster He thought there were one or L
two others who signed in his presence, but
could not be positive as to that; did not
know where Levissce or Joffnon wcrei at the III
time of the recovery Of the second set Of
ceptifcates, and could not say positively
whether or not they signed personally, but
was Of the opinion that tho signature APP
pearng on the certificate is that Of Jaffrion, ercsc
being familiar with that gentcmans sigma c Iet,p
turc. ountr
Odd General Anderson take any
supervision Of these papers, Al don't t cbooj
know. ratiol
Q--Wasnt the matter in your charge! ,s.iol
Now come down to the plain truth, it was
in your private room, where you were pre-
pairing the Governors message. A-No
it vas not in my private room; had OBJ tfise.
tanned the key 10 it, Senator Maseco had ''"'''
the keys 10 it, but il was no longer his iiings
room, as he was out Of the Legislature not ii. I,
having been reelected.
Q-And did You leave the papers there o''hc
! over night when he had the keys TO the
room: A-Ycs. sir. clses
Odd you leave them there purposely: Bible
A-Oh, no; that is, did not leave them Class
there that anything might happen to them;
| did not regard them as important; ! re- ~ l"
gardcd the first certificates IS strictly com eous
plying with the law in every respect.
Q-Do you mean 10 say you set up your =
opinion against the advice Of friends in
! Washington Al did not sct up any -
| action as against friends in Washington.
but my individual opinion influences my
! thoughts; fthcy had been the first set Of
returns think should rather have taken
much closer coenizancc Of them or else not
at all. \
Q-You expressed no surprise to find
Leyssee's and JoifIion snamcs in the paper!
A-No. sir
! Q.-Wasnt II known 70 You poltcians
in town and 20 you yourself that Judge "
/ Lcyise" was not in town. Alt was not
10 ne.
W
there had been talk Of his getting $1,000,
A.-Yes, sir.
Ole WIS conspicuous character
therel A.--yes. sir
Q-Wasnr il known TO YOU and others Of
the same parry that neither Mr.. Iotfrion nor
LeyiSs~c were in toRl at the time the :
psrers were signed; Alt was certainly
not known 70 mc,9and don't know if il |
was to Anderson
p. You did not put the names on the
papers! A.-No, sir lemphstca!.yl,
Q-M3n't you know the state Of Louis. y
lana would settle the election for Hayes
and Wheplert A.-Certainly; WAS quite
certain W that if genuine certificate
could I've made. The first WAS genuine.
BY the Chairman-You mean Il valid | al
ccrttca,el Ayes, that is my meaning "
NJ. Mcmahon. VINO was questioning L p'
the witness objected somewhat to the in. RI
terpoIauon Of the chairman and said he did IN
not agree with him a 10 the meaning Of m
the witness ~
A-Let me give Won the train of thought To-
running in my mind and yon will see why as
mc;>ut valid. The same law which SAYS nu
that there shall he two lists also saws that II
10 each Of these lists shall be attached the me
ca-,f&,-o.a oe tho Govornn, and ,Io, game WI
Iay rro, ,des tha, rho C,oyorror sboll nrn. THU
and noy.r cor,d -. Lo,, tbr.o cartifad q
list could hc attached To six certificates if lot
six were required,
Q-Whon you came to get up these new |
ear, Goatc, how happened You to place ESQ
these certificates On these outside of those SKI
A Because | understood tina, the Presi- tno
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