Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-01


NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 31.-Mr. Franklin,
one of the supervisors OF registration OF
Vernon Parish, was recalled. He said all
the other alterations on the consolidated
Aatements, besides those relative to the
presidential election, were at poll two and
poll nine. All the votes cast at poll two were
for the constitutional amendments, none
against them. The returns produced in
court showed SO votes against the amend
ments. At poll nine, as to amendments, a
similar change Of 81 votes is made, when
the entire vote was for the amendments.
Franklin testified that the returns he
forwarded showed that Elam, for Congress,
and Nichols and another conservative can
didate for State officers received the entire
vote cast at poll 2, while the return in court
shows 81 votes for the Republican candi-
dates for the same Offices. He said the re-
suit had been changed in 2 and 8 polls, and
also the total amount of votes cast. The total
for electors have been changed as follows:
Democratic electors received CAT votes; Re
publican total vote 2. Also for members of
Congress, Elan GAO and 1 for Smith.
These figures have been changed.
Bv Mr., Castellanos-The information
charges that 374 votes were deducted from the
Tilden electors. You have the consolidated
returns. Will you please explain how this is?
Answer really can't say.
Cross examination by Mr.. RAY COM
piled with all the requirements of the law in
that election. appointed the commission
ers of election. There were ten polling
places in that parish. There was list re-
turned to me of all the votes, with tally
sheet and statement showing the votes cast
for each candidate.
Being asked whether he had observed the
act of 1875, in appointing commissioners, he
asked the counsel to read the law to him.
After the law being read, he answered, ''No,
did not comply with the law in appointing
representatives from different political par
ties, because there was no need. I am salts
fed that there were 60 or 70 registered col
ored voters in the Parish. I don't think
that there were more than that number. I
could not find ten. did not appoint any
representatives or colored commissioner of
election. There was two Republican votes
cast. It was the I'd day after election
that made out the consolidated returns.
was assisted by two of the commissioners.
My assistants done the writing. l signed it
after it was revised by me. I don't think
compared with the tally sheets before sign
ing. I did not mail it from the seat of YER
non parish but thought it safe to mail it
from Alexandria. I enclosed statement with
the return which I mailed to the board of
returning officers. Senator Texada was
present at the time I mailed and forwarded
to the returning board two consolidated re-
turns. The other. was sent through Sena-
tor Texada by the hand of correspondent.
A statement accompanied this return made
by me of ten votes cast at poll No. -.
There was no protest to the election what
ever. did not comply with the law in send
ing the tally sheets with the returns. When
arrived at Alexandria I found that [ had
not understood the law. I then copied off
the tally sheets and sent it with duplicate
of the returns by Mr.. Texada. From my
construction of the law thought it advis-
able to send the duplicate and statements by
Mr.. Texada and not by mail, because I
deemed it the safest way to send them.
Re-examined by Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Egan-Being shown document, wit
ness said, this is the statement sent by me
accompanying the returns.
MI. Egan offered the statement in evil
dence, and re-read the same, it being a re-
iport from witness to Michael Holm, State
Register of voters, showing that illegal votes
we're cast, and ten other votes on certificates
of 1872.
Henry L. Texada, called by the State, tes-
titled, document being shown: This looks
like document first saw at my house in
the Parish of Rapide. The figures are not
the same. I saw this document sealed up
and put in the post Office at Alexandria.
This change is in the figures, 81 of which
we're blacks. Also the figures 81 to the
Hayes electors. I see ITS for Peter Joseph
when it should be g AS to
the Democratic electors, SO far
as remember, the Tilden
electors were marked SAT votes. The only
alterations are at the polls 2and 8. sealed
RoSho$3O was OO1A'ClCA W I'LL ny LILO uldll-
carrier, stating that it was a copy of the con-
solidated returns and tally sheets. drought
them to the city and handed them to Major
E. A. Burke, who sent them to the Secretary
of States Office.
Cross-examined by Mr.. Castellenos-l
live 10 miles from the seat of Vernon parish.
The package was delivered to me early in
the morning.
B. McGhee, clerk of supervisor, of reg
istration of Vernon parish, and John Frank
lin, Jr., son of the supervisor, corroborated
the statements of the latter regarding the al
teration in the returns of the polls and 8
and the total returns
Secretary of State w. A. Strong produced
the tabulated returns of Vernon parish and
the State signed by the accused, Anderson
which contain the forged figures.
DIR. Isaac L.. Crawens, prominent physi-
clan, and Mr.. Jno. Douglass, engraver, as
experts, explained the alterations and the
clumsey manner in which the erasures were
done to the jury.
Major E. A. Burke and Mr. Frank Nc
Given, of the Democratic committee, ap-
pointed to be present at the canvass of the
votes by the returning board, were examined
at length in regard to the manner in
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