Daily globe., 1878-07-14

were driven out OF their parishes by Democrats |
previous to the election in 1876, and said he |
would furnish the committee list of names of |
persons killed. hung and whipped for political |
reasons if they SO desired.
Gov. Kellogg, then, in reply to Mr.. Potter,
stated that he had no knowledge of any appli-
cations for federal troops having been made
by the officers in the parishes of East or West
Felcinia the day of election.
Gen. Butler interrogated Senator Kellogg and
then said in the way of a question. Il under
stand the state of fact to be that all the men,
bers of the visiting committee had federal Off
ces given or rendered to them. and that one
was largely interested in a whisky case which
was settled All the returning boards and all
the supervisors except one weber, who was
killed) and Capt. jerks, Mrs. jerks and her
sister brother have all been rewarded under
the civil service order of the administration
for acting in the election other causes.
Mr.. Hiscock said the question was cate
gorical and must be answered, yes or no.
Gen. Butler then modified his question
follows: Have any of them not been appoint
ed to federal Offices, SO far as you know"
Mr.. Hlscock objected to the question on the
ground that fact must be proved by affirma-
tive, not by negative testimony.
Gen. Butler modified his question and Sena-
| tor Kellogg answered by showing that accord
ing to his knowledge some had been appointed
to federal Offices and also that some of the SUI
pervisors whom he named had also been ap-
pointed to places.
Butler then asked: Do you know any reason
or of any special qualification of any one of
these persons why they, more than any others,
should be appointed to office unless in connec-
tion with service in Louisiana politics?
Mr.. Hiscock objected to the question, saying
it was intended to make the administration APP
pear ridiculous.
Gen. Butler said he could not render the adj
ministration more ridiculous than it had made
itself.
Hiscock-I thank the gentleman for that re-
mark; it characterizes the whole purpose of
this inquiry.
After further discussion between Butler and
Hiscock, the chairman stated that as there had
| been a charge of corrupt election and return
in Louisiana, it was pertinent to SLOW that
men connected with that matter had been APP
pointed to office, and that that their only
qualification for such office. He thought that
question proper one.
The witness-With the exception of James E.
Anderson, all parties named [ believe to have
been appointed because they were competent
to discharge the duties of their respective Off
ces. and they We're men of sufficient character
to Justify their appointment, and also had been
true, consistent and working Republicans in
the last campaign, and l think there more
Republicans of good character wis were eff
cient and active In the campaign, who ought to
be appointed to Office for that very reason if
they are otherwise competent and upright.
~. "
whom you speak, did not happen to be super
visors who made protests at the time of the
election, did they! A. They may not have
done that, but they were more or less promi-
nent in the last election.
@. BY Hiscock-E. l.. Weber has sworn be
fore the subcommittee that you instigated
him to go to Mississippi and testify there be-
fore the Congressional committee. Please state
all you know about that. A. Mr.. Weber was
a member of the committee appointed by the
State Senate to investigate regarding alleged
violence in the parishes OF East and West Fell
cinia and that committee had made report in
writing which had not been printed. When the
Boutwell, committee went down to Louisiana,
Weber was anxious to appear before
it with this famous manuscript. He in
the city about that time, and expressed a de-
sire to go before them, and | may have sug-
gested to him that he had better 60 if he
wanted to, but at the time he testified l was
, not aware of his doing so, because | in
attendance at the Cincinnati convention.
Witness was then questioned by Hiscock in
regard to violence and intimidation in East
and West Feliciana parishes, and stated his
information was based on kilograms received
, the substance of which he had embodied in a
telegram sent by him to Zach Chandler.
| @. At the time you forwarded that dispatct
to Chandler there had been communicated tic
, you the facts upon which you predicated it
and which induced you to believe the contents
of that telegram to be true, and you believe
j them yet? A. I had large number of dis
patches before from supervisors of those
t parishes, and l believed them at the time, ant
have never had any occasion to change m,
opinion, except that had doubts to whethe
: they were correct in the statement that an,
/ considerable number of armed men came owe
G from Mississippi Arkansas at the time of th
! election.
G O. From facts which came to your knowl
V edge, is it your opinion that intimidation aros
: defined plan on the part of bulldOZers, or wa
q it a national exhibition of feeling and conduc
n on the part of the whites account of thei
n antagonism to the government by the negroes
n A. l think there was a determination to carr
d those five parishes specially because they wer
It known to be Republican. That the action o
/, local politicians may not have furnished flu,
). ther argument to intensity the feeling agains
# Republicans on the part OF whites, | do nc
is pretend to deny, as to one or two parishes.
" @. By Chairman-Referring to E. l.. Weber
letter to you concerning outrages in East Fell
70 lana, will ask you ii there was not goo
d deal of that kind OF letter writing in Louisiar
,e at that time? A. Weber was one of those me
,e who used to write such letters as that in whc
| he mixed up great deal of truth and gre
ID deal of romance. He very sanguin
r Jealous man.
err The chairman then questioned witness in r
ut gard to signing the second set of the elector
returns and the action of the electoral com.ni
w sioners thereon, but no new facts were elicite
is The committee then went into executive Sc
ry sion and adjourned till the 23d of July. to me
,e at Atlantic, N. j.
n Ne,r Orleans Sub Committee.
ne New ORLEANS, July 13.-Henry c. Fish ties
fed concerning his connection with the a
IL davts of Hobbs and Williams, that they hea
n n, Wilder say Weber did not sign the Wei
III agreement, and that Anderson did not swear
mt it. Witness corroborated the testimony
as Hobbs and Williams, that Wilder made su
en- statements. but contradicted Williams sta
ment that he (Williams) did not read or auth
IN ize certain statements made il his second a
shil davit. Witness said the affidavit was tw
ell read to Williams