The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-03
The subcommittee In New Orleans.


NEW ORLEANS, July 2.-The Sub-Com-
mittee to-day examined John Devonshire.
clerk OF the United States Court who brought
with him the duplicate OF the three sets Of cleo
tora certificates filed in the court. the defective
Republican certificate. the Democratic certin-
cate. and the Republican certificate bearing the
forged signatures. The witness testified that
Judge Billings. in Chambers. was asked to re-
turn the first set this request the Judge refus
ed. The third or forged set were filed in Court
ut time and by parties not known to the wit
ness. All the sets were reserved for future
examination by the committee.
Wa Strong. Secretary OF State. obeyed the
sunni ons to produce all the protests and am
davits acted on by the Returning Board In 1876
when were left in the Secretary OF States office
The object Of the committee WINS TO discover the
protests Packard. or his attorneys and Kellogg
made against the counting NJ the votes Of sew
era parishes. according 10 Parkards testimony
Yesterday; and also to investigate other fraud
ulcnt protests. manufactured in the affidavit
mill nj The Custom House run under the super
vision Of John sherman. GARFIELD, and the
others Secretary Strong appeared with num-
Der OF aflidavits. stnting that they were oil he
had found in the archives All the Packard and
Kellogg protests were missing nj the time he
took possession Of the Office. MS were also most
Of those on the strength Of which the Returning
Board rejected the bulk OF the Democratic vote
counted out. These were hastily destroyed.
the evacuation Of the State House bv packnrd's
militia. The witness did not know whit had
become Of the missing protests hut had heard
they were burned. The destruction Of these
documents necessarily lengthens the investiga-
ton.
Ex-Judge Lyon OF Enst Feliciana and Judge
W. II. McNca were summoned to explain KEEL
logg's conduct in trying to prevent Supervisor
james +. Anderson from returning to East
Fcliciann and resuming his duties. The trsti-
monv ~ both these witnesses was currobOrative
Of Andcrson's testimony given in Washington.
They were told nj the time by Anderson that
Kellogg had threatened to arrest him whenever
he should attempt TO return to his official duties.
The witness Ind an interview with Kellogg.
urgently requesting him To send Anderson
back. Kellogg made spacious promises hut
never fulfilled them. Finally. Col. pnttcn.
Chairman ut the Democratic State Committee.
induced Anderson to 80 back in time to hold an
election in the parish. The registration was
900 short between 400 and 800 were deharrcd
from voting and made affdavits to that effect.
W. II. Seymour. the notary. was called for
cross-eNaminaiion, telegram received last
night from n leading Republican Of the main
committee urged the importance Of recalling
Seymour and sublectlng him to the most rigid
cross-cxamination. The affidavit which he in
siantiy md positively identified Yesterday on
it, production Is considered highly important.
Its discovery Is expected 10 have serious conse-
quences. Notary SrymOur's crOss-cNami nation
only established more firmly the identity 81 the
document. md further damaged the weak de-
tense the Republicans NAV strive TO make Tor
those of their leaders who came TO Louisiana
Ostcnsi IDLY to " see n fnir count"