The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-17
HOW THEY GOT AFFlDAVITS.
THE INDUSTRY CiRRIED ON Nv THE NEW
ORLEANS CUS7OM HOUSE
Coiorcd witnesses Telling how they were In-
duccd 20 Perjure Jhemseives-Another
Forged Protest-Jehn sherman's Promise.

NEW ORLEANS, July lO.-lno SuD-COm-
mlttco's labors were we'll rewarded to-
day. Additional frauds were dragged to
light Tho consolidated statement of the
votes OF Lafayette parish. with its accompany
ing protest VIVA proven to be q forgery. Tho |
original statement was produced before tho
committee. II contains no protest. The state
mcnt on which tho Returning Board pretended
to base their PRONUNCIATION was also produced.
To this il attached protest against 400 Demo-
crntic votes. and these were rejected 10y the
board. A witness told of the diligent search
made by Agnes jerks for the Sherman letter
last July. and of her anxious inquiries
IA to whether It had boon found by
the first man who reached the dcad body OF
II. A. Weber Three afllants 10 the famous
aflidavits manufactured in the Custom House
in November. 1876. swore that the assertions
therein contained were sheer fabricGtions; that
the documents they were induced. cvcn com
PEELED. TO sign were not read over to thom. and
Tint they meyer would have sworn to them II
they had been. These nnldayt. with many
moro like them. were published 10y John Shcr
man and the other visiting statesmen in thoir
report to Grant in 1876. The testimony OF
Sherman i cloud OF Witnesses is beng RAPIDLY
redu 10y the cuiuuitt"r To a tissue oi iahrica-
tion. lrrury mud for;cry. n..,.,,., ,,o...,,
solidated statement " votes Of tho wards Ol Or
leans parish Mr.. Black burn then called John
Clogg. who testified thnt he resided In Lafayette
parish IN 1876, and helped supervisor A. Nrazlo
10 prepare tire consolidated statement Ui votes
OF that parish, Ncazic could write but little.
and hence called ON witness for assistance.
Airr the s!atcmcnt was compiled th,y mNle
oath u 10. Nva1it took the returns To New Or
lcans and he subsequently told Witness that he
attached to the statement.
Here the original document nni The sunsti-
tu;rd return were shown To- the witness. who in
stantly id'n,in,d the former. Nrafic toll him
that be had made no protest. that no polls were
objected to in tho true returns. In the false
document lNlIs uuu tlrpp. containing it lit
'4o1 Drmo'ratr votes. arr objected e.. 80 The lo-
arPHs san, nTG rs% %ss sworn 6Ss nj cs S
clerk oi the court ON Nov. H. The substitute
lurlcrt-, 20 hnvo been sworn 70 II lainyett" IN
To- tho original statement early IN tho morning
| % that day. and Immediately after LEFT the par
l. j Reynolds testified that ho lived in Don
| nldsonyil" nnd knew the whole Irnks lnmily.
IJqy i' he % Ta7 Em pnsSins /" c f. L. aSer wr'n @n
| told hlm Mrs jerks WIS there that she hNd
come up 10 500 Mrs. u. \. Wrh"r about tue
/ sherman letter. Nitucs. won't u. ana sulee-
| qneniY ac.ompnn,rd Mrs, Jrnks from Web;
| "r- house to tho hotel. about Nv" hundred
/ II 1t wn- not liSry that y. \ Wrher had th' let
rs, when be- VIZ g. SI" I, @pi si, 'le lin
shooting Wrnos- -eu.wcr q TINT .Gouir,u fr-,
didnI hink Gonlrau might haNti'aken the TT.
Min,-- hed been an intimate frign = y. A.
Nf'ifTs Nlll ill' iftt''i A'il .iiill ',''t' "
came TO Now Orleans IN November that tao
| election IN West iel.ciauA Lad been iuriy car-
ricd, and tIat he would make Lo protest
| agninst Il.
J, w 0lm-irnd 'colored tcstihrd iHnt ne iivcd
| I'm West frlieinnn. and "1sa 4 puhl'an Com
| missioner Il Election IN tho Iwrlith ward IN
1876. He WAS summoned. with fifteen or twenty
| other o2lorcl men. 70 Ncw Orcans ny q, ni!ed
! States Deputy Marshal several days ntcr tho
election, and taken i9t9tne IN nstom h9nse'~h,ere %
an an inVt wnS mad" ior nm. iie WIS AL"
quest ous by one u!Nn, WINE an otner lrci'nd, -
| - writ" ont an al ltNt from me- S'Htrm3 Il.
lie swor" To tuis, anu slSh'd ". ne NllrlaNlt
WIS NJ, read 10 I'M and he meyer woull have
sgned il II ne hnd known Whht was IN II.
Tho affidavit being rc'h 70 MN py SOC.
tons. he declared every, sentence 10 nr las,
md iorsed hr nad .Y'n m.ysr sa.dl sHrGl ,,.n ,ma,
ateml'. were inaia 10 p,,,N,n' tii.hi'Il] hil mn MN
from voting IhM wns npt irue, ~, ir ma hev"r
W ih9' thry w"r, t'ii u,y p lanSt d'aNH i'
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