The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-13

he continued on the Board. l think tha,
was about the commencement Of the can.
yass. Governor Wells said that Kennel
was rather timid, and had suffered good
deal for his relations with the Board In
1875, and that he was comparatively
poor, and felt that be did not really like
70 further incur odium connected with
his position on tho Returning Board.
Q.-Was not = proposal made thai
come money must be raised Tor kenner
or smother member Of the board? A.
No, air.
Odd not Governor Wells say ths
Democrats were using large sums oi
money, and that il would Be necessary
for the Republicans TO do 80 also? A.
I think that Governor Wells SAID that
the Democrats were making great efforts
and he feared they might bring 10 bear 8
great influence on some members Of the
Board or their clerks or attaches, which
might do damage. He thought the op-
position would bring that influence to
bear, II necessary to accomplish their
ends; but he did not suggest the raising
OF money by the Republicans for the
purpose Of counteracting that influence,
and no such measures were taken 10 the
beat Of my knowledge.
Odd you not borrow about $40, ,0o0
after the election from the Union Ma.
tioual Bank Of Chicago3 Al did.
@. Who were the sureties with you on
that loan? A. John B. Lyon, Of Chicago,
& commission merchant, an old friend oi
mine, endorsed the note, and l bad some
assistance from my friend O. B. Fsrwell,
formerly 4 member Of Congress and, !
believe, director in the bank, though he
was not an endorser of the note. This
was in August or September, 1877; that
paper has since been taken up.
@. For what purpose did you make
that loan? A. Il had nothing to do with
the election. loaned portion, about
$4,000 or $4,000, Of the money obtain.
ed TO my brother.in.law, g. W. Wills, and
used q portion to pay of debts that !
owed in Chicago and New Orleans.
The witness was questioned at length
BY Springer in regard to the disposition
OF the money thus obtained, and he re-
iterated his statement that none Of Il was
used in connection with the election or
the count made by the Returning Board,
but it was purely business transaction.
The witness was also questioned by
Springer as 10 the conversation held BY
him lihe witness) with Senator Spencer,
at Chicago, in regard to this $40, 900 loan,
and he denied that he ever said or in.
timated to Spencer that the money was TO
be used for the purpose Of paying one Of
the members Of the Returning Board for
political services rendered.
Q. Did you ever say aDything 10 Spen.
Ger about $4,000 having been paid TO any
member OF the Returning Board previous
to the final signing Of the report Of the
Board? A. No air. II Senator Spencer
has stated any thing Of the kind he has
certainly inexperienced what said,
to put It 10 a. emphatic and respectful
Language as l can use 1t Is certainly not
correct.
@. Mr.. Simpson has testified before The
subcommittee in New Orleans that he
was informed BY gentleman who was
present at the time in Gov. Kellogg's
Office, that one Of the members OF the
Retu rning Board declined 10 sligo the re-
port until he was paid $1,000, what do
you know about il? A. know nothing
about II whatever, except know there is
such man as Simpson, and he has been
turned out Of the Custom House and is
probably sore headed and has been
speculating 4 good deal. / have no
knowledge Of any such thing ever taking
place.
Q. Do you not know that certain assu-
RANGES were given to the members OF the
Board7 A. / am not prepared 10 say
that there was not some conversation
which might have led the members Of
the Returning Board 10 believe that they
would be protected.
@. Please give US the beat information
you have "a to what the Returning Board
did expect for their services7 A. be-
lieye that the Returning Board and its
officers generally felt that II Hayes be-
came President there would be Repub-
lican State administration, and In that
event they would not be subject 10 the
odous ostracism which they knew was
inevitable II the State fell into the hands
OF the opposition.
Q Do you mean that they expected to
be provided for in the way Of Offices
A. No sir; / think the only thing they
expected was, as have ststed, that the
State Government would be in harmony
with the General Government and that
they would not incur in that event any
Democratic hostility.
@. Didn't they have assurances that
either the State or the United States
would reward them by public Office? A.
do not think they had, except as they
might infer that they would receive that
degree Of encouragement from the Ma
tional Government that ia usually con-
ceded 10 men Of that class.
Witness was questioned at length BY
the Chairman 10 regard TO sending the
electoral returns Of the State 10 Wash.
ington, they being found to be irregular
in form, and As 10 the manner Of prepar.
ing the second set OF returns, and in ans.
wer TO one Of the questions said that
Kelly, who was said 10 have sigued the
names 10 the electoral certificate, was
detailed officer Of the police on duty at
the State House.
Q, Do you know where be is noW7 A.
I do not.
Q. Do you not know that at the begin.
ing OF this investigation he was At Lake
Providence, La? A, IheArd that he was.
Q. have you not heard that the day
he was summoned before the sub-com-
mittee at New Orleans he was carried
of by man employed In one Of the de:
partments here In Washington? A. ]
have heard about II. / have received
one or two letters on the subject. l re.
ceived letter from James ArmisteAd,
colored man Ia New Orleans, formerly
on the police force, in whech he stated
that Kelley had gone up the river with .
man named Kennedy, who had been en-
ployed here in the United States service.
destroyed that letter, "a do all letters
scandal and rumors concern
ing matters Of that kind.
Q. Did you not get leave Of absence for
10 leave WMhington7 A. l
Asked Mr.. French, the sergeantat.ArmS,
10 le, him 60 bnt had no consultation
with him in regard to his purpose In
leaving.
Q. Do you know shers Kennedy can
be iound1 A. ] do not.
The committee then adjourned until