The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-08


gard 70 Baker county transactions. dated Tallahassee
December !, 1876, with cersihcste attached, signed
by Green and one ny Allen, that the statements OF
Driggers were correct far they were concsrned
Witness said, II don't recoilect signing u; II Was
Ssv ,eaa 70 nv presence; never knew o. Inc am
Mr.. Allen recalled Gould not RENE mber sign
ipg an affidavit In Tallahassee; went 10 Tallahassee
about that time; my expenses were paid by Mr..
Howell, Deputy CierK for BAKER countv, who said Il.
R.Sss J had him $40 CIV: me-
Ing very hard part Of the time while u Tallahassee
and would not swear positively whether he signed
paper or not; Green anu himself were both drunk one
day.
TESTIMONY OF JUDGE W. DsIGGERs.
Elisha w. Drilgers testified Reside IN Lafayette
county; was County Judge OF Baker county Novcm-
Der, 1876; had held tnat office about three months;
the election summoned she clerk and only Justice OF
Peace IN the county TO meet me the 18Th TO can
my return to sanderson about dark learned that
the clerk ana Justice Of the Peace had mot and can
vasscd the votes; had intended 70 have share
In the canvass myself and went 10 Tallahassee
that night aud got commission for Green, as TO
have full Board; didn't tell stsarns that the can
vass had given the county to Tiden; might have told
him that that was tho superstition; don't recoect
what was said At tue Secretary Of states ONCE got
the commission and went 10 the Court House on the
18Th; diunt get there TIL about AIDE effort
70 get the clers; Allen, Green ana myself got INTO
the Clerks oince by Howell letting mo in: Mr.
Howell was Deputy Clerk; looked over the returns
and went over them To canvass tho votes; ! sad
l couldn't count the votes OF townsville aud
Darbyville precincts infer the returns were nIsd
our; howell and took them over to the Court House
and Howell put the Probate JUDGES seal on Them;
cant say how many were made out; the certificates
did not embrace Johnsve and Uarbyvlile; tho
returns Of those Two precincts were the same as tho
others in form, and tho law complied with;
took no evidence tbcre; never TOOK any
denco at Daroyv,lls: was present myself AT
election; never told Green that the democrats hat
beat us; was not asked by Coke 10 canvass with
HIM ON the ION; perhaps was ON the 18Th, but
tago OF my absence the 10Th; thought had right
70 gst up board Of my own and have canvass;
hassee; had some conversation With the Gov.
ornor; talked some about the result the
state; a9n. M sn,nk We -, has ,, much s doubt Ss
all right; couldn't say whether anything
SAID about the probable loss OF Baker county told
him was necessary to have commission Tor Green
might have told him Of the canvass Of Coke aud Dor
man; didn't tell him OF tho importance OF q
vsss; he asked but few questions IN regard 10 it,
don't think the carried from Howell sealel
don't rccoiiect whether read II not; my objec
was TO have u fun board without Dormap; hadn' 4
asked Green II he would serve. but Imagine ed he would
l think Hawel Canova told me he would serve
on my return from Jacksonville 10 Sanders on on tho
10Th, met Howell and CaDova at the depot didn't luz
tend then 10 20 TO Tallahassee think Howell and
had conversation, and no thought u best for 10
90 on Canova was candidate tor the Legislature;
don't recoilect who FIRST suggested Green; Howell
wrote the note; Understood u was letter OF intro
duction.
now yusrics WAS APPOINTED
When got 10 Tallahassee met Governor Stearns
office; told him we wanted justice Of tho peace 10
MI the Board VI Canvassers ana what Coke and Dor
man had done he SUD- IAN right" made no objec.
ton to Dorman, except that ne had treated un.
Justly; 1t was as much that anything else; the
Iincae we at the canvass took to Tallahassee
.sa gave to tho Secretary Of State don't reSoecs
nor or mott. don't recolisct any CONVERSE
whether be said there had been any other returns;
aIterward returned 10 Tallahassee In the last part OF
was requested TO 20 before the Board Of
but wasn't summoned; was there six or eight days
e. psS sod M
before Joseph Bowss 10 .. used before tho
not written by mel couldn't ssy positively that
made before Bowss; think William L. chandler was
don't remember what Chandler said don't rene mber
whether he wrote the sf1davit; uon't thiLk did ;
don'. rssoiiec; whether Alien wa. pres'n. Or not;
before being County Judge; took counsel win
Colonel bisbee; saw him on tho 10Th,
and no told me where there were cases Of iil,gai
voting; possibly mad power 10 leave out preclncts
asked Bisbes What board would do get out Illegal
votss; he said there way except 10 throw out
precincts; mentioned particular precinct and no
county; understood from that opinion that hal
Snx a
advice Of those gentlemen. but also on my
ONE yS:sS
out Johnsvs was that tho inspectors mad refused
allow man to vote; the man told me himself; he
made AFFIDAVIT, but told mo he would; didn't ex-
anime the law; knew that at Darbyviile some had
been challenged At the polls, ana supposed they mad
In; tho swearing OF them In did not keep mo from
knowing that they wore Illegal
THE ILLEGAL VOTERS.
In answer TO questions by Mr. Hiscock the witness
said Men that voted ~ that precuct rcgis
tered dop't recollect only six or eight; Two did not
reside IN the county; In making the int nded
to do my duty and made " III good faith thought
had right 10 get new board; had no COLLISION with
any State officer; Green 10 the AFFIDAVIT referred
TO, but couldn't say whether Alien did not; ddnt
suppose Green, when appointed justice Of the peace
would do anything but what was legal; made no such
rem AZ m u n
In answer 10 Msssrs Springer and Hunton witness
sald i'll was paid the first time went Tallahassee
received from tho tate; ,hns the law required
law 10 what my duty was; the lAw requiring that
the return shall be forwarded by mail was
.soqs DON" rseocd whether Martin cav. ss.oI mo
money at that time. but think u was that
ms he gave e., me aDos. go Ter expenses aen
the railroad, dont recoloct nov long was there. but
was about three or tour days; u vas wnen went
back to go before the State Board that Martin gave
me $40: don't recolIect how much ro-
ccived altogether; couldn't say whether | re-
state that these we're the oaly two sums
received; expect might have got some more. but
w n1s swear Una. o'a regard 70 me throwing
challenged and their votes sworn In, witness sad that
he supposed now that u wasn't In accordance with
law he had done IL because he Thought 70 right.
In regard 10 the other precinct he knew nothing from
his own knowledge or from nflidsv,s; the whose
u
republican.
Mr. Huntoh asked tho witness II he believed that
tho republican inspector would discard . vote simply
because " was = republics n voter
He didn't know; witness didn't recolccs where no
got the pass on the railroad tut thought It was from
Mr.. Eagan, NJ Tallahassee.
UxMroRTAxr SESSION.
The session oil the committee this morning was
I'm, orapt. Boxban was recalled and tue returns oil
counties read. showing the ajority tor tn
electors. Boxham said he never ielsgrsphi
communication WIN HEWITT, PeIion or Havomsyer;
sent no dispatches IN cyphcr 10 them; IL Rancy or
Pasco sert any ~ witness name IL was ali right;
don't Know who telegraphed under tho name OF Max
or Fox or RIVER
Samuel Pasco, late chairman Of the State Executive
Committee, tesinci TO proceeding before the State
Board OF Canvasers IN regard to the Baker
turns; sent no tserrans IN CIPHER out OF tho state
did not kno~ VINO Max, Fox, River or w. we're.
Adjourned to the afternoon.
TESTIMONY OF rnE ATTORNEY GENERAL
George Rancy, Attorney General OF state, testi.
led that no was one OF the counsel Tor the democrats
before the Canvassing Board IN 1876; George Noyes
also appeared before the Board Gould MOI say Il
In the commencement Of the capvass: did not recoI-
lect nythfng special George Moves SAID ore tho