The sun., 1878-06-11

JACKSONVILLE June 10 -McLin's tcsti-
mony was continued. lie detailed his ap-
pointment a. Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court OF New Mexico. the Office for which
his letter to Gov Noyes. put in evidence
on Saturday. had been written. His re-
lection 10y the Senate he attributed to
the personal ill-will Of Senator Conover.
Hayes had told Cowgirl that he was under both
political and personal obligations to Cowgirl
and witness Cowgirl was appointed to an agen,
cy in the Treasury, but declined 10 take It. and
was then promised an Auditorship in the
the Fioridn eleotion Of 1915. the following
named had been provided for: Gov. Stcarns was
JJpp'WlE''' u. Howes. I% @ % Who p'Ssf sot 0I up Dig
eers's return in Baker county, is now
Collector Of Customs at Fernaqdina, Fla;
Joseph Bowes, election inspector, charged with
manipulating ballots in Leon county. ls in the
Treasury at Washington; William II. Vance,
position at Washington Il. II. Black. inspecior
cerkship in Philadeiphia: Bell. inspector
in Jefferson county. had received a Federal
appointment. but was since removed;
George H. Leon. inspector IN Leon county is
Of Alachua county had recently position In
the Treasury: Mos - J. Taylor. one - the Re-
turning Board Of Jefferson. is in the Land Office
Noycs eame direct from Louisiana few days
before the state canvass was made He told
witness that Hayes and he were bosom friends,
aud that he had come al the special request Of
Hayes. Witness did not remember thai NOycs
directly made promises OF anything further
than that the members OF the Canvassing Board
would be provided Tor This whs both before
and after tho canvass. From all he heard. and
all that took place. witness looked upon Noyes
n "A special representative OF Hayes. expressing
his views. with rognrd to everything and felt
satisfied that. IL the State went for Hayes. the
leading kepublicans OF the campaign would be
provided for.
Gen. Lew Wallace was very active in getting
up the testimony before the board getting in
the returns and evidence in the contested pre-
cincs and counties. He said he had been telc
come 10 Florida and said. before and after the
canvass. he was satisfied that Hayes. If he be-
ing for the Republicans Of Florida.
II the board had followed the instructions of
the supreme Court Of the Smte-had counted
the prcrin is which were thrown out by them.
aud had thrown out the countes ot Alachua
Leon and jefferson; IN which fraud had eyi-
IDENTIFY been committrd-the state certainly
Ia Jefferson ample evidence had been shown
that 100 Republican votes wetr sHrrrpiiti4Ey
count. d. and IN Ala"hua that 2l9 REPUBLICAN,
votes had been added 70 the poll list after elec-
tion. These facts had come to his know ledge
since tho canvass. With, IS was told ~ Janu-
nry 1871 by Howell then Deputy Collector Of
Internal Revenue. ana recently appointed Col
lertor NJ Fornnndina. that ho had got up the
Drl.4,ols return. throwing out JohnsunVlIle
and Darbyyllo precincts. and making Baker
county Republican, instead OF Demo rate.
Howell was n candidate Tor state senator al tho
Witness was also told in February ,lqst, 10y. L.
Il y
spector. and Vance clerk. Of Archer Precinct
No 2 alter the election brought the return up
70 Gainesville, and there added to II Zl9 l'rpub-
lican votes. Dennis told this to the witness in
Washington. and expressed Il desire 10 make
an exposure Of what he know Of frauds III the
J5seph @ ~ Bowes. Inspector at Richardson,
Leon county. said TO the witness about Jan; /.
1871. that ho would have 70 leave lhe state Tor
having stuffed the ballot box at hlchardson,
where the fraudulent tickets known as Lilte
JOkers," to the number OF "a were iraudulenty
put in the box He and the other parties men
TONED now hold Federal positions in or near
The witness was shown by Bowes ono OF the
little Joker" tickets prior 10 the election, ana
intended for WAS 10 fold one in each ticket OF
the ordinary slZe 50 that the voter would vote
two, instead Of one at n time.
one Bell, County Judge OF Jefferson county,
disclosed to witness in Mushlh-ton last winter
the manner in which 100 HepuhNcan ballots
were substtut for "A Ike number of other bal
spector, The inference which the witness drew
was that the substitution made change VI 200
Wiiliam Archer Cooke. who was Attorney
General OF Florida, and one Of the three mem-
bers of the Returning Bonrd in 1876, testified
that upon two O;rasiOns, Ht the hour appoint, "a
for the meeting OF the board. lo attend 'd at the
close Of the Secretary Of States on 90, and wns
obliged to wait an hour before gaining ndms-
sion. that when the door WAS nnlOcked from
tho inside. Gen. Noyes and Gov Stcarns passed
ont, and inside he found Messrs. Cowgirl and
Mcl.in. the other members OF the board
S. H. Booth lcolorrdl who was inspector at
Richardson Precin + Le94 county, tesli iisd Ihat
he saw none OF the "a . LitlIe JoHT1r" dt tckr,s Us
knew OF them wns 10y seeing them ~ the ballot
box while counting the vote with bowrs Hnd
Dent. None of the other inspectors lived Wlllln
ten miles of the voting place.
CIaret., Cognacs, ChampnGnes.
The Chateau Lagarosse Clarets Jonlac coRnacs, and
MSrTaS sor ast,' yc.S1 io Kssde st.