The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-25
COMING TO A CLOSE.
THOSE FORGED CERTIFICATES.
Something More About the AHidavits-
The Committee wiz Take
a Recess To-day.

The committee got 10 WorA NJ Ii Be- w. yeSVer-
day.
WIN. R. WHITAKER,
Judge Of the Superior Criminal Court was the
first witness called
10 Mr. Blackburn am Judge of the Supe-
rior Criminal Court. | am an expert Of large
experience In the matter OF handwriting.
MFR. Blackburn-I will give you this paper
now and ask you TO examine II and state which
of the two names we're written first, that of
Peter Joseph or that Of Lionel A. Sheldon2
Answer-The name Of Lionel A. Sheldon was
undoubtedly written first. / have examined
this paper through a glass and am satisfied of
Il. although Joseph's name precedes sheldous
tThe paper was electoral certificate No. 81
Witness then examined second document
accompanying certificates, and said that on the
fret sheet of the document Joseph's name had
been written previous to Bheldon's, on the
second sheet Shedons name had been first
written and Joseph's written on top Of 1t, and
on the third sheet Bheldon's name had been
written after Joseph's
Mfr. Blackburn-Judge Whitaker. take this
paper. o letter written by Thos J. Kelly to the
Hon. Carkson N. Potter. and compare 1t with
the papers now hand YOU, and say whether or
not they we're written by the same person.
A.--They were written By the same person, sir,
Q.-,-Just state what these papers-those l
handed you last-arq2
Clinton. Auditor. for pay; 1t is Endorsed by
VIM. +. Kellogg, Governor; -u-,--,.
Q.-Ate you familiar with Gov. kellogg's sig
A.--Yes, glri very ..
Q,-And is that his signatures
Ayes, sir. The other paper is an order on
Geo. 3. johnson to pay A; s, Badger s25.
Q.-You are satisfied that these papers we're
written by the same person who wrote the
Alan, sir. examined these papers care
fully before coming here, and I am satisfied Of
hn nrln IN IOh hnu hnnfa writ tAD
with blunt pen, the others were written with
sharp pen, and to the casual observer 1t ap-
BY MIR. Gox-You are Judge of the Superior
Criminal Court. believe, and before that you
were e.practcing lawyer, we're you not.
Ayes, sir; but have had considerable eE-
perlencB and have often acted as paid expert.
o. On what grounds do you make the state
ment in reference to the names of Joseph and
A.~The ink Of one signature ,overlies the
other, and in the crossing OF the lines the
abrasion on the surface of the paper shows 1t.
examined Il carefully with glass,
Odd YOU use a microscope or one Of the
ordinary glasses used by an engraver2
Al used an ordinary engiavers glass. |
did not use q microscope because 1t was not ne
cessary. can examine II with a microscope If
desired, but am thoroughly satisfied that the
result will be the came.
Q.-Then you mean TO cay that with an or.
binary engraverg glass aud with such q hutd
as ini YOU can tell where one line overlies an
Att was not the fluid ] examined, sir: 1t
Z, DOUGLAS,
professional expert and engraver. was placed
on the stand and gave the same testimony re-
gardlng the documents and the handwriting as
that given by Judge Whitaker
Mr. Cox wished to place Morris Marks or the
stand, but his 80 doing was objected to by Mr.,
Blackburn on the ground that the members of
the committee had tactly agreed TO
TAHE RECESS
tomorrow to-day in time for the members to
At l..
stand 1t would probably cause a delay, as he
would not agree to allow MIR. Blackburn to close
his side of the question involved in the previous
testimony of Mr.. Marks. and leave his (Mr
Blaekburn'sl open
After some discussion resolution. moved by
NIr. Cox. that the committee take a recess
tsubiect to CALI to-day In time for the trains
was put and carried MIR. Blackburn voting In
the negative, and then, on Mr., Cox stating that
he would not occupy more than an hour in his
examination, he was permitted to call
MORRIS MARKS
and place him on the stand.
Marks stated In reply TO questions by Mr.,
Cox that he had looked up dates and found that
he came to this city from DonaldsOnville In
1875, the day before. Christmas. and remained
until the third df S, Of JapHasy b next
an interview held between him .twtness) and
James u. Anderson, In Washington, about the
Sherman interview. and he made the following
on Sunday morning James L. Anderson came
to my room S and knocked at fret r refused tc
that he had no doubt he had made d-n fool
of himself that the newspapers would make d
see me In reference to IL. admitted him after
hesitation, and he suggested that Gov. Hahn
and mlysselt should I, Sign a card denying the
down and wrote this card:
Witness here read a paper stating that the
visit to sherman was social In tts character
and that he lAndersonl got offended and left thu
room, and that the statements In the paper were
not correct ! refused to sign the paper and
with him.
10 Mr. Blackburn-The interview with Ander.
son when the letter was presented was held al
No. 400 Eleventh street. Washington. d. @. There
were no witnesses present.
H. O. MAHER. SWORN.
To MI. Cox-I reside ut Donadsonville, AS.
cension parish. am parish Judge. The muir.
der OF Arreux occurred on the eyentng Of the
twenty seventh of December Marks and
came down together two OF, three days before
the murder. On the morning of the twenty
ninth went to Donaldsonvtlle and left Judge
Marks in the city. He had some business tc
70 Mr.. Blaekburn-Judge Marks got back tc
Donaldsonville three or four days after go
back there. | have refreshed my memory. o
fed that Judge Marks was not in Donaldsonvill,
until the end of the year.
Mr. Blackburn-Then Judge Marks was very
much in error when In his testimony he statet
that he got to Donaldsonville the second dal
Al called the attention of Mr.. Marks tx
that.
THOMAS H. holland. SWORN.
To Mr.. Stenger-I live in New Orleans.
came to Louisiana with the army in 1862. In 1877
/ acted with the Republican party. lived theI
In the parish of Ibervile.
Mr.. Allan came to the city before the election
to attend to the printing of the tickets. Thu
tickets came up in the night before the eiec
ton. l distributed them to the men who wer,
to carry them to the different wards, 1t was
discovered that five of the electors were not on
the tickets, saw him and he told me that
was only necessary to have the names Of thu
electors for the district and the two at large Oh
the ticket. believed he did it perfectly limo
Gently. spoke to number of the leaders of thu
party about the matter; among them GOV
Campbell, and they said we would lose tn
State. That the
DAMN RASCALTTY
in leaving off the names would give the State t
Tildap Tbau said furthar that IL would napnS