The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-02-06

LIS were given to kellogg, Beech
and Joseph. and $50 to Marks,
Sheldon, Jefferson, Brewster and Levisse.
The democratic electors had received 6i7
votes, which was altered to 469 The question
OF returns for other officials had been altered
was opposed by the defense as the charge
was only as to the electors for president and
vice president. The objection was overruled
and bill of exception taken. At 8 o'clock
the court adjourned until tomorrow when
the witness will be called again.
No news of ex Governor Wells.
New ORLEANS, Jan. STATIONERY General
Ogden and Assistant Attorney General Egan
appeared for the state in the trial of Ander-
SON to-day. and John Ray, H. c. Castellanos
and L. North Cullom tor the defense Mr.
Franklin, supervisor of registration for Yer
non parish, was recalled, and said that all
other alterations on the consolidated state
ments, besides those relative to the presi
dental electors, were at poll 2 and poll 9.
All votes cast at poll were for the consti-
tutional amendments and none against
them. The returns produced in court
showed % votes against the amendments at
poll 9. AS to the amendments, similar
change of 81 votes is raade, when the entire
vote there was for the amendments. Frank
lin testified that the returns he forwarded
showed that Elam, for congress, and Nichols
and the other conservative candidates for
state offices, received the entire vote cast at
poll ?, while the return in court shows 81
votes for the republican candidates for the
same offices at that poll. He said the record
had been changed in the second and ninth
polls and the total amount OF votes cast.
The totals for the electors have been changed
as follows: The democratic electors received
647 votes; the republican total was .. Also
for member of congress, Elan $40, and
for Smith. These figures have been
changed.
By Mr.. Castellanos: The information
charges that 394 votes were deducted from
the Tilden electors. You have the consoli-
dated returns. Will you please explain
how this is?
Al really can't say.
Cross examined by Mr.. RAY complied
with all the requirements of the law in that
election. l appointed the commissioner of
election. There were 10 polling places in
that parish. There was a list returned to
me of all the votes, tally sheet and state
ment showing the votes cast for each candi-
date.
Being asked whether he had observed the
act of 1875 in appointing the commissioners,
he asked counsel TO read the law to him.
After being read, he answered: Yes; did
not comply with the law in appointing rep
resentatives from the different political
parties because there were none. | am
satisfied there were 60 or 20 registered color
ed voters in this parish. don't think there
were more. Amongst that number l could
not lind ten. L did not appoint any repub-
lIcan or colored commissioner of election.
There were two republican votes cast. 1t
was the second day after the election that
/ made out the consolidated returns. /
was assisted by two of the commissioners.
My assistants did the writing and | signed
it after it was revised by me. l don't think
/ compared it with the tally sheets before
mailing did not mail it from the seat of
Vernon parish, but thought it safe to mail it
from Alexandria. / inclosed the statement
with the returns which l mailed to the board
of returning officers. Senator Texada was
present at the time it was mailed. / for
warded the returning board two consolidated
returns. The other was sent through Sena.
tor Texada by hand, and they corTesponded.
A statement accompanied this return
made by me of ten votes cast at
poll No. 1. There was no protest
to the election whatever. L did not comply
with the law in sending tally sheets with the
returns. When l arrived at Alexandria |
found that l had not understood the law. L
then copied off the tally sheets and sent
them with duplicate of the returns by Mr..
Texada. From my construction of the law
L thought 1T advisable to send the duplicate
and statements by Mr.. Texada, and not by
mail, because deemed it the safest way to
send them.
Hon. I. L. Texada, called by the state,
testified on the document being shown
This looks like the document first at
my house in the parish of Rapides. The
| figures are not the same. | saw this docu-
ment sealed up and put in the post
office at Alexandria The change is
| figures 81, which were blanks,
as also figures 81 to Hayes electors, and
see LIS for Peter Joseph, when it should be
| 2. AS to the democratic electors, SO far
as 1 remember, the Tilden electors were
marked 6i7 votes. The only alterations are
at polls 2 and 9. A sealed package was
delivered to him by the mail carrier, SITTING
that it was copy of the consolidated
| returns and tally sheets. brought them to
the city and handed them to Major f. A.
Burke, who sent them to the secretary OF
states office.
J. B. NJ. Clyhee, clerk of supervisor of
registration OF Vernon parish, and John
Franklin. Jr., son OF the supervisor, corrobo-
rated the statements of the latter regarding
the alterations in the returns from polls 2
and and the total returns.
| Secretary of State Will A. Strong pro-
| duced the tabulated returns of Vernon par
ish and of the state, signed by the accused
| (Anderson), which contain the forged fig
ures.
DIR. Isaac L. Crawerns, prominent ply
sician, and Mr.. John Douglas, an engrsver,
as experts, explained the alterations and the
| clumsy manner in which the same, and also
ensures, were done to the jury.
Major f a Burke and Mr.. Frank Nc
| Given, of the democratic committee appoint
| ed to be present at the canvass of votes by
| the returning board, were examined at
| length in regard to the manner in which the
returns were opened. Major Burke stated
that the democratic counsel were often ex-
cluded, while Mr.. John Ray, of the republi.
can counsel, was even permitted to be
present at the secret sessions. The returns
from what was called the bulk of the heavy
executive sessions, where the democratic
counsel could not be present only
when the statesmen from the north, who
came here at the request of President Grant,
and the reporters were admitted. Major
Burke testified also to the safe delivery of
the nackape of RETURNS from Vernon parish