The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-28
POTTERY WARE.
The Investigators Inveigle Dennis.

Special to the Star
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The Potter Com
mittee met at II :25 a. III. to-day. Capt l.. 6.
Dennis resumed the stand and testified that
the Democrats claimed that there were two
hundred and nineteen fraudulent votes at
Box No. 2, in the Archer Precinct. He was
asked what he had in his mind when he
told Governor Moves it would damage the
Republican cause if he was put upon the
stand in regard to the vote Of the Archer
Precinct No. 2. He replied that he had
known of fraudulent addition of 2l9 votes,
and other matters which he did not want
to disclose He said this addition of 219
votes was a matter of public notoriety in
Tallahassee.
In reply to a question by Mr. Potter,
Dennis said he was appointed to office by
this Administration, but did not know ex-
acty to what Office He was on the rolls Of
the Secret Service, but did not do any of
the work of that service He was detailed
to examine records of the United States
Courts in some of the Southern States as to
forfeited recognizances. He resigned after
having held the office two months,
In reply to Mr.. Butler, Dennis said after
he had decided to go upon the stand at
Gov Noyes' solicitation, the latter jocularly
said, "You are good at talking, Dennis, but
YOU don't do much swearing" A letter
from Gov Noyes to the Secretary of the
Treasury was read, commencing Dennis as
an active, intelligent Republican in Florida,
and recommending him to the Secretary s
favor
Dennis stated in reply to Mr.. Hiscock
that during the canvass of the votes after
the election his friends regarded him as in
personal danger from the attacks Of persons
fayoring the Democratic ticket. In the be-
ginning of the campaign he had been shot
at, and the feeling had not entirely died
out He thought that his safety and that
of his friends depended upon the election Of
Mr. Hayes.
Governor Stearns in fact did not think it
would have been safe for him and his
friends to remain in Florida; that if there
was anything fraudulent in the case of
Alachna County or any other one, he sim
ply handed Governor Noyes the evidence
and let that speak for itself. He threw no
doubt upon that. Governor Noyes never
said ANYTHING which led witness to believe
the Republican cause in Louisiana.
Dennis believed there had been frauds on
both sides, but did not believe somebody
had attributed votes or returns in any way
so as to show fewer Republicans had voted
than actually voted,
The election officers were in witness
house the morning after the election. to
make up their returns. They told him one
| hundred Republicanvo had been changed
to Democratic, and they proposed to correct
that.
After they had done the work they told
the witness the contents of the returns
Their names were Thomas II. Vance and
Richard III. Black. Vance is now a clerk in
the Sixth Auditors office. Black is en-
ployed in the Philadelphia Custom-house.
New ORLEANS, June 2S The following
gentlemen of the Louisiana Subcommittee
arrived this morning:
Hon w. S. Stenger, 0. b. Reed A. r.
Potts, Sergeant-atArms Isaac r. Hill Dep
uty Sergeant-at- Arms; Joseph |. Gilbert,
Stenographer; Scott Dunbar Messenger; NJ.
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