The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-04
The sub-Comu.iit.e Ia New Orleans.

New ORLEANS, July 3-Whcn the sub
committee met to-day the Chairman inquired
for +. A. Woolnry United States Commissioner.
WooflHy has gent in soma excuse for not an
swering the committees summons AT each pre-
vious session. He WIS the Commissioner be-
fore whom nearly all the allldavits and protests
used by the Returning Board were made and
sworn to. He again failed to appear this morn
ing. Tue outside impression Is that he needs
time to arrange or famiiari1e himself with GER
tain records before examination.
j. L. Harris. gauger in the Custom House.
was called. He acted AS Attorney for Packard
before tho board. He prepared and filed with
the board a general statement. requiring fur
Their time TO take testimony concerning the vote
OF certain parishes. and protesting against
counting the votes OF specified polls. Packard
gave him the names OF these parishes and
authorized him to file a statement concerning
intimidation. violence. g.. therein eX sting le-
for" tie election. II is notorlou, that the E"-
turning Board threw ont several thousands Il
votes On this same general Protest The Wit
ness testified To-day tina, this protest Wls not
his, nor he thnu4ht. OF Packari's hut
on rumors that their vote might Doe contested
mnting out his protest ugninst Weet F-nriana
Weber LEFT his protest with him h4rrsl, AMI
he took II To the Returning Board. N"hor left
1t discretionary Win nm ~ townether the pro
test should Ice filed or not. saying II apI"ar-
anccs IN ilcnted ia" ultimate success OF Nichols
! and Tllden not TO present II; but Otherwise 10
| file il. Witness had q general supervision Of
all the protests and anidavls flied 6"lor" the
! board. The work On tue protests ana aii!lhNts
! was performed in IN" United States District
| Court room IN the Custom House About TWEEN
| " Federal soldiers ASS ted in copying these
aftidavits and protests Tor sherman and Gar
sworn TO- Witness iid not know what effect II
| hat on the action OF the Returning Board.
William simpson. a former officer on the
stan Of Gen. Banks, testified that he had ininr-
fr HAL t.a-
| turning Board received money for his decision.
| This TREND Is now in the employ OF the Govern
! ment but was not when this Information was
| given. Here Mr.. Read interposed an objection.
| saving that witness having declined 10 give tn,
name of his friend which he had pIomlse,d
Wien Wien would be, published With damas-
Mr. NJ BIackturn thought ~ that tho
committee were in search OF facts, and should
stsnger n9 saII THAT q though Mr Read Was in
minority OF one 10 two. the committee need not
act like an eight -to-seyen Electoral Commits
| sion. but should RESPECT the opinions of the mi
| nOrity. Still the examination OF the witness
came entirely within the scope OF the investigiI-
ton. Besides. this informant, now apparently
| unknown. would be duly produced II he did
not flee the country Reads Objection was voted
down. and the, witness was ordered TO repeat
his story which opens new phase III the IN
Simpson testified that in September. 1877. this
| friend met him casually. and. while discussing
political matters in very emphhtlc manner
| said to him: " | saw. the night the returns
were taken into Kellogg's office, that they were
| NOT signed by one of the members of the board,
them nj he received 1000 for his signature.
| He demanded $4,000 cash and $4,000 IN good
| notes. The money WAS then and there obtained.
| and the signatur" Affixed.
| Simpson thcrrupOn wrote confidential letter
! to Rutherford b. Hayes. informing him Of the
fact A sworn copy of this letter was produced
and read to the committee; also, an Hcknowl-
alignment of lis receipt from Hayes's secretary
Rogers when informed witness that Hayes
had delivered the letter To sherman; notlicI-
ton OF its receipt 10y sherman was forwarded u
witness by Chief Clerk Upton, with the adj
ditiunHl Intelligence that the matter would be-
referred TO Deputy Collector Tom Ander-
SON Some time aft"rward Anderson All
dressed II short communication 10 witness
him TO come to the Collectors Office To see him
about these Documents Ihls was read to the
committee Witness replied. declining to 60
IA the Custom House for an interview statln ny
that he could bc seen AT his place OF business
Witness said that he WIS not an applicant fuI
Reinstatement IN tho Custom House when h,
sent Hayes this letter, hut had been in business
several months. HIS letter wns sent To pul
Hayes on his g1iri IN NE matter OF hppo,nltlhe
officers in the Custom House. IL was slrl'lS
confidential, but Hayes vlolab'dthis conhdehre
hence he mad no ohe'tion to furnishing the
committee with the entire correspondence
chnrnctrr from GEN. n. T. Banks, the Hon. O
! d. Cnn-scr and others besides he WAS special y
and unanimously coiuplmentod by the Con-
| grcsslun.u Committee wuO came mere 10 inycs-
tsuto the Custom HOUSE, IA loio "a me- hhl,
! and efficient management ol the uNltc when
he then nrd ny Cashier oi Cusons.
Alter adournmrnt, the COMMITTEE held an OK
rcut.Ve session. The uHnlo ol the wtn"sh i'
the hr.hery OF the ltturnlns Bonrd memb'r IL
OhtaiuaDr. II 1t rs not even now IN the pohsos
slOn OF the committee,
OuandO II. brewster will publish in care
ia the UPHiOcrdi OF tomorrow denying LllH
P,nkston' p statement I lat = to nus ny NJ II
! durpd her 10 appear holOrr The lhNurnlh
Buurd or t. his retention O sl3O Ol ~" too'
the yhtlug statesmen prumised nor, BirwHtel
drnlrh having rvur sorn EllHt previous 10 hol
appearance brlurr the board, but he was sret
guln.. up the Custom House steps WIN lni th'
day beiure her dramatic display. Othrr eV
d"nGe Is ON hand Ia support the lbl ol ms IN
Inmate ronntrt,on Wi,h this celebrated cis'
Here ElNl'n word ~ cons tdrrrd as moro Wor
thy of crudcnGu than Brcwhters.
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