The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-14
The Proceedings In Detail.

The Proceedings In Detail
WASHINGTON. July 13.-Thc Investigating
Committee did not begin its work until II 30
o'clock. MIR. Potter Chairman and Messrs
Springer, Butler. and Hiscock being present
Senator VIM. r. Kellogg was recalled. and tcs,i-
fled as follows;
s NJ % S ySI nrSn n a SM SHS q N.
was the ST charles Hotel several umcs during their
and at nv house rsrior was the headquariers OF
probable result OF the election 6ut Was not present al
an, 1.-THE formal consultations believe
aycshy any Of the visiting state smcn PENDING the Re
bSs er AN . s1 A HS.c fly @
wns dissatisfied with his protest a. g. the parish East
heard anyihins definite about Andef being d.sans
nel unul we,hs ~ months never during ihe
inf that there something wrong about his
ne to make disclosures regarding the protest, to the
eject that his name was forged or that he was never
y You hri frequent conversations suppose viii, l.
nalencc With WSScr; Si asked Rm @ 70 % usc IH n. ina
iosc, Anderson 70 return TO East iccHna but do
"pi you ever wr't letter 10 NJ. jcnks rcd9c.tng
hcr TO come to washnstor IN your interest A-No Nr
ldl not know " her arrival here until day or two
. In your correspondence or conversations with Mira
lcuks did she ever intimate 10 YOU that shc alone was
DR. N-No. sir never heard o that uniil saw Il in
the newspapers and She never wrote scratch OF The
Q-pid you have any conversation with Mr, jcnks IN
lcsard TO tlc matter while shc Was IN Wasnnsion' A.
Ind .hc .isto IN any conversation snythin; about
1n, rsohhrd ayl,tt1,sml H. na,N c,o M ycg 5,
81, a'i hs' 'g n'1 y, % y,9ygt & ' ent ,o b DIV
er4o. o,,cr neuIins me- co,,, I Iont remember
s.cne d, 90 my .nco 20 t dnrns ue count but ii Is
Q-l.n true that Mrs Jeuks had great many inter
KY ,i,nR .he /. m.tkcn anie.. .he mean. IfoT TO
& count ui lvh- Ne tas, Nv Y Yi lii'' az 40, ", ,,
don't recoicct any interviews with her during tile
what position did Mrs i'nk. hold IN the council.
Of ihc Republican lnu.' A-Shc wa. ulg WIG OF
Niih tic ar,y but ,,i cannot tsi -he AM eo,i
| many others. male ani lcuAr. were not important
factors tn tine ctcnis which occurred there
The witness was then questioned in regard
| to statements made before the sub-commiitec
! hy Mr. Kelly. the Supervisor OF Richland Parish.
ahi' ln contradiction 9l mat tstmony' ionlri
said that II he dd tn paper itself coud hc pro-
/ duced. and the handwriting would show for
| itself.
r. c'e NJ, yf,, , ,h, krps 'a ~ ,ri M, IN m on,ns s
| that Jld not gard Inn a, our cadng lrpubn
sells OF the R'puhcan party there, and regarded him
va. no fo9 @ fd,ncI & by d. % sSer'oT. [ OF Ka., 81
~ h, ii' ann NO, e4tain ,t EVER esaiaei % i.n ,he
= We're me leader, o, tle nsmoegi!c rat, in Louis
| ic, ~. go,d man, oi inein
rom pa-i r,i.-enre taai tlerc hat b. eu aienii
Il 4 a'R" " x # , any ,tss cs, sa p. "a S s' ne %oc %
vote N-ihc> may tt'c EuNnt ....,,.........
da'tus ,ot.t. 90 that view o' ilr cas-, ->.mpl, G..
l''. .Sr @ 20 f",, h, a. ta' ,, ,a '' 3 c
ui lor u.e hrnrtt ot TIE "uut, against thc ins
nle ..r,.ttt ihe ,ot, oi ih, rar.l world be ut. .vr
"ui 'nu"N' Al wa ieil you NA' ~ 81. "i WAY -,
ki.. vr. ,. r.d 1,ofi, we're iu s'oub were iri,r
" H IIH Lee "H . N.N IAa
g Q-fIat n,u. -o vh4thai the, To- gain b, ati,mrun.
o oi"rnIdalc an'loiy at tle la..,' N-tlcy lM l,'i
,'.n reached ~ hrt "ii o'Nri state. an ,I'N N,n
49, iu.ingl n9i 4" '.N 'i 70 H.. ,l, ~ W. i,tut .
pa',d ly t4r var. hov-h leN were ~ large in'oilu
of 'lr i.,taluu- Boarl' A-rlat uci li hot care fo
mn lut ac,gg or thc l,lrc' Tho, hoped Ne ioy
u l'',- wa, il.mcd li,f l"ea rapers sMi wo"n onA
Q-And you thnk What you cell intimidation be
nect he ,mmsii,,e .ic,iuon, Yes .ir. / think If
that they might ultimately gain a,ecnianey ~ IN,
DO you not think might have occurred to .one OF
| them 10 Try % concihatr Tho c''rci people Tic
~ the oi the shotgun The, di attempt cancellation
r. ons i1,ian' howe,g ani m H. s, se ,nl
Q.-Dont Sou know That IN i-7t EFFORTS wcrc made b,
the pr~ At' To- conciate the clored voters IN loui'
. Ana Gaa 10, ihsi gGer been Ig,iratsi b., The nc
| Odd you ever hear taat Go, Nlcoli' Lad made
thcy would bee protected in tcir rghl,' Al do no
remember Nis going thcrc SUI he ma, have some
IN coortd people on his hcha' A-fhey may hav'
Q-Wa, there an, evidence OF intimidation in Fast Fe
hciana eSrcpt that contained m the protest Of James
Aul' rs,nf A-su tar a, MY know isr or Information
soc, there wu- mot There may hay, been protest. iron
IN, iunmssiuners o khcuou hut have No fccnhrc uu
Of any rtei',t bcns before 'hc kciu'hn. Board eA'ep
Q--Wcic YOU apprehcn.ye Of losing the vote Of ras
Fricana until .hort time before the election, A.-Ne'
sir when GOV Pac kard visited thrrr weeks before ~
e.
be- lo., 70 the Rrpuhlcan, by reason Of iuni. alton
Qpid you OF not hear before the clccu1n that ihe
publican eni,yri 'n ~ Lem t ~ yI,Ihl a. d u,
Q5yaa GaS o;;sra SsT'aG n,.agan,Gs 2 %paG ,,,
,c pa codn yGs a 6 vote tS @ IN 3vd , II u & EtpSb 'n
cans At meant to imply tiat in III, ludsni, NJ II
ncm,rrs w 'hr n' ',N,"s hII an fgoitc. 9 old na
a Hcpu'li'au state Administration than under Dean
Q-N,a matter olmct, they dl count The state for tn
| Rrpuhhc4n,' A-ihe> dd H.. n.,,....,. ,..,,..,
they were cheated IN that count - believe hcy dd
f IN Ion,.ina' nave ti,y noti Two Of ucm Re
d,i some unc in III parish prison and qnr Of them va
mittrd To be douhtn ground to say the least
& gSS@gS @ora II 'ss Ms n nd, on Tss N p"'
9Apa tn. '|n,epcs ,S 'ng pST9a wasp ree rgG,'
9-ihey .ull remain II New orlesqI,' A-ye', 'iry
| Q-And are all In Federal Offices, believe A-Nsi
| sir. they are most OF them
M M1 s@' s,eF @ @ yS% Sman a@ hST n 6e 'frsn narSf
regarding tand she called on me at the senate thamPe
ali. IN the course OF conversation relating 10 hnuthe
matter asked her about it, and she SAID she had an u
cryieW with Mr. sherman. but that the reports IN III
| papers were incorrect AMI size seemed somewhat eN
cited in rvfHrd Ia the matter She was then seeking
| pu,iuon iUr her husband OF brother don't remembe
| which
| By Gen Rutler-Frm how many parishes were pre-
tests il,if A-FTom some rs OT IL
Q-llpW many of tho supcrNisoi, from these II nal
| lsits have received ONCE under the Administration
weber has not because he was Killed but Anderson ha
| How many others thcrcf i don remember nON
MMch ~ them have received Offices but think two v
thltc ui them were appointed IN tho Custom House.
tan Nou give the names o any Of those supervisor
who have not been appointed to Federal oilice' A.
| cannot
V-Then this is the condition o things in Louisiana,
| understand II. All ul Tie MnCNcdsh Commission, say
have hAi II itral Offices either giVCn or rendered
them and that one has been largely Interested as an al
| tOrncy in Mhl-key eases which have lrcu settled A
the Returning RnarA pnd an the protesting Supervisors
EXCEPT The one who WAS Nlod-br.ilrs Cant Icnks all
Mrs JrukNs sister and her brother have all been rt
waried under the CNil Service order of this Adm,tra
ton tor their connection with the election ih,rr ami m
oho good causes That's about the condition Of ding
Is II not, GoVernort Laughter Mr. liscock directe
the witness 10 answer The question caegoucay, yes
mo- Al cannot answer that question ailrmatiNplY u
negatively because II contains statement OF facts that
| AMI partly acquainted with mud partly not
| rs Gen Hucr-I viii ask you. then. n James NJ lla
IAN OF the MaeveAgh Commission has sofa Federal office
| Al hcheye he has
| shin % the rAlis ELuOstOnf - don know.