Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-07-05

| sell. Don Know whether THIS was before
the board met or not. Blanchard arranged
the table of votes in my Office and kept me
advised. Tho knowledge upon which |
based my protest or request to the board
was obtained through my attorney
Charles Hill testified that he TODD the sec
ond set of returns to Washington at the in
stance OF Kellogg. The returns were not
signed by all the electors when he went for
them to the state house. Mr.. Brewster
came in and signed while he was there.
Kellogg took the papers into his off ,e and
signed himself as electOr. | received In
structIons from Kellogg, and two sealed en-
velopes, one with the electoral certificates
and the other u note to Mr.. Ferry had
letters of Introduction to MessFs. Hale and
Frye. | delivered the letters of introduc-
ton to them and had conversations With
them, but nothing was said about the Sec
ond or corrected certificates | supposed
they knew more about 1t than | did Sher-
man was present when delivered the re-
turns to Ferry. | had met Sherman halt
dozen times here in the custom house.
Sherman told witness the party would
stand by us, and We must 90 in anl inaugu-
rate Packard. paid my own expenses to
Washington, and have never been re-
paid.
VIM. ii. Seymour testified that he was
commissioner of deeds. Knew Thomas H.
jerks. lie had an offee in FsIieIana
When giving testimony in Washington
before the Potter committee. witness spoke
Of afhxing the jurat to two certificates
Blackburn drew the fourth paper. Wit
ness e1aming the jurat said, II recog-
nize there my seal snd sigma
ture, | saw jerks sign the jurat. The
affidavit appears to be in the handwriting of
of May, ~, T. Ii. jerks appeared before
Seymour, notary public in the parish of
Orleans, and deposed that during the 9th of
August, 1876. he was commissioned a dep
uty United States marshal for the parish of
East Felicians. That previous to his de-
parture for East Feliciana. j. E. Ander-
son. supervisor Of registration, returned
from said parish and gave his resignation
to Gov. Kellogg and Kellogg refused
to accept it. believing that Anderson would
not return to the parish although he os-
tensibly desired to do so that Kellogg and
other republican leaders did not desire the
return Of Anderson to his parish or the ap-
pointment of any other person in his stead,
ha h,ip g., b.oII
parish that Kellogg snd Others induced
L. b. jerks to watch Anderson and pre-
vent his return after he had promised
citizens o. the parish to do 50 that both
the sfhsnt and Anderson were in the parish
on the day of election, N0y. It'll, 1876, and
the election was conducted under their
supervisionand was the most pelceable and
fair one ever witnessed by the afiIns; that
Anderson made no protest against the re-
turns from the parish, owing to tne above
mentioned facts; that after the return of
the afiant and Anderson to New Orleans it
was shown them that the election Of Hayes
and Wheeler depended upon the electoral
vote of Louisiana, that in consideration of
of Hayes. Anderson signed in the presence
of afant a protest partly in blank, said
blank being afterwards filed out BY parties
unknown, that both he and Anderson
would not have signed any protest hGd it
not been necessary to throw out said parish
in order ID secure the election of Hayes and
Wheeler.
After reading the above the committee ai-
journed until tomorrow.
WEBER TEsTIFIEs.
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-Weber in his
statement said be had taken a prominent
part IN politics, having been sheriff and
state senator. lie was intimate with the re-
publican leaders in their private c0dncIls
lie stated that during the progress Of the -
count by the returning board it was diseOv-
cred that the returns as agreed upon by the
republican leaders would elect Packard and
and majority OF republicans in each
house, but would only secure the return of
six of the Hayes electors. The exclusion OF
parishes and precincts no to that date re-
suited in loss to the republican electors of
about go votes, and to the Tiden cleo
tors loss OF about $50 votes 1t
was then determined to throw out
more democratic votes and that, too, IN the
parishes where no protest had been made.
In this visw the deputy marshals went out
and brought in witnesses, generally col1red
men, and their sfhdavits were prepared and
executed in New Orleans Witness asserted
that he could point out instances in which
parties executing these afidavi,s could
neither write nor read and where they at
ached their marks before the aLidavits
we're read to them. In other cases the
lanes appended were fictitious and
q other cases they were the names
# men who had lived in the parishes but
were then dead. About the 20ih Of Nov.
t was discovered that only six of the Hayes
Electors could be safe, and Kellogg on that
lay remarked II the witness, I'VE are alter
III beaten" Witness admitted he himself
igned a protest, drawn up by L. b. jerks
Without reading or examining it. Dad not
" ear to it but the jurat was attached
y the commissioner a. mstttr OF
Drm. Witness said his only dsiencs
Gas want of delberation. His state
iont AYERS that Mrs. jerks brought n let
er to Mrs. Weber from General Sheldon,
that in case Mrs Weber would
ot come to Washington in connection with
herman of her own accord. to arrest her
nd force her t. 60. Capt. and Mrs. jerks
ave always called the paper, ''the Sherman
'tter.' Capt. jerks, in fact, has claimed
nat his association and cooperation
nth Anderson. was such Is to give him
luitable right to some Of the benefits sup
osed to be embraced in it. Witness had
NO conversations with Gen. nawley, rea-
We to the recognition of the Packard gov
.ument by the administration and Hswley
I'D the President could not and would not
,cognizs it. He conveyed the impression
witness's mind distinctly that the recOg-
tion of Nichols and the abandonment of
ackard was ioregone conclusion, and
nat this question had been determined
' the administration before the McNeagh
,mmissiOn left Washington.
A letter dated, State Senate, New Or
ans, March 81. 1877, and addressed to j.
. Weber, cousin OF the writer in St. LOUIS,
as read. The letter alludes ID COWS
sper accompanying 1t. and containing an
,curate account of the murder OF ID. A.
Teber. Tbs letter states that assasslus
Q officiating as Nichols officers in West
.liciana. The Packard government is al
ded to as the legal government. Weber
VS. under the government at this time in
~ state, administered by Nichols sad
: bands Of sssassins and founded
ION blood, there is not and never
i'll be any security for life
ID property. The letter speaks
the continual murders OF republi
rs by unknown parties. and says unless
o general government protects them they
lst leave the state. Weber in conclusion
vs.: We have abandoned all our property
d lett it at the mercy OF the brutes. IL
.ckard is governor, and | have no doubt
it, he will in due time have
me of my brothers arrested and
nished. If Nichols becomes GOVERNOR,
d the attempt on our part TO
rest sad convict murderers Is made, We
II beyond any doubt suffer
Witness declared that the statements in
o letter were made for political effect, that
supposed the person to whom the letter
- addressed was going to have 1t
blished, and it wOdld create feeling in
. north in favor of the Packard govern
mt lie knew Packard was iairly doeas-
Witness was questioned in relation to
Ii clause Of his. letter, and pronounced
the statements therein a. false, and