The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-26

sY9%%iied' 9H an! to ascertain whether would sustain
Very truly. CA cowen.
In this letter Mr.. Cowgirl protests altogether
too much while admitting more than he should
have done. He admits the conversation with
conversation and the one Dennis gives is not
material. Dennis II entitled 70 as much Gre
serve by telling falsehood about this conver-
sati9n. while Cowgirl has. He is not ready to
An entirely new development ia mado. in re-
gard to tho frauds committed in Columbia
county Neither before the Returning Board
alleged that there was ANYTHING crooked in
Columbia county. And yet ! appears by the
p9n Of bas SSN sans % was sas carried out in
this county. M the following anldavits prove:
sat ssi q r c. "a '.. h. :pSsrscn Ss 30 s
cI.Ik lSr ths county o. CSlamUa, fIs, during me
hoS ws ws he s C & d during .
@ in nds Sd 4S S c a. s snae sspp " s Si
That ne Clerk Of county sad noyt charged
by the law of the state with the duty Of properly and
sEs m 1T the ss ss % s e . tsS
% be complete N days prior TO The day felceion rha,
sa..sd s ~. Ss % meet nsSs 2! pst
Az. to f % .s . & q ss
SsG q s Day "S" % sc ana ADDED
he regular t's,iraton hats Of ns eS"hy NY re, ,s
directed this dsponeni 10 pu hem on the registration
he q II III. De- % p'f IN EoS s &
part OF ine IRE reeSd' & :. e eia coTt a, - .
:ofecorisd, were the name: men represndns Rspa6
Republican toss That ,Sc IsPIs 'fnisd BY ihs:s
them legal voters. and the n'eruon Of hsir name.
The registsuon book OF the county wasa fraud and in
Deponsht urher say, tina, there were lour polling or
four saSe. %sr m a ' situated IN he town a o LHs @
the county seat Of Columbia county. and were numbered
is iuriheI mat large majority and n fact the
s hSe @ Fla, S law sssS po Sa
C % S .s vi M hs a a The M S Of Sn ana u"
check the name OF each voter as he voted and return
the poll iisi and returns ircm srrh precinct
DsPSn,p' y: ea. sS copy 5SsS Of S Ss,,sSn e. s y;
once as required by law the knowledge of this depo
psri Of lie record Of The County Gems once and cannot
Deponent further says that the poll lis, required by law
to- keptb ne INSPECTORS arg clerks OF election ~ Pre-.
cnct Officers never returned by said officers to the
par, Of the Stdr. % Of III The % % ece % Of .ad % cou%y
porions Of ihe ccori. now in the cerk oc an GnI.
That about my on q ne persons who Te5e irsgdgfnty
ucket on the day ofcecuon for Presidential electors IN
bcnevc and do" sbsieyc that nearly ali 81 the rem"in
ns number Of the one hundred aud seSent, nine per'
record wa. 9es,ro,ed ~ iest a. heTenbsfore stated
riiss ipSm, justice hs nains seen nc,ed fo The rsud
ulcnt registration herenhcfore orth and SAID indie,
more iaiiy appear oy The record. Of said court
sworn 70 and subscribed before me M. nm day Of
Seal clerk Circuit Court COLUMBIA county. fla.
siie n F'arfta. ,llnta coisiy. John Nn1ani jr
bens duly sworn deposes and says that he L. he clerk
and custodian an the records said county except
SSsn, on as ins % ISi OF & s 7 a. ann eeas S
e year 1870 and up o the date o the appointments OF
Dcronsnt uther says that he has examined the record
9t ne 9sshon ne IN ~ county Tor ~ seS
st used by the inspectors ot election at precinct No 1,
custody OF this deponeut such Clerk That the poll list
OF precinS, 10 i. no now in tie Cerk once and
never came 70 the posse and custody Of
cSs sy" '''' anu Is 0' any part O' ' ''0''' O' '''
Dsponent further say. that the original registration
session. and the same is cart Of the records OF said
That he knowsA Henderson, and this he .iniormed
and s cv.s that said the Deputy CLERK o.
said Ho,t during the time stated by said henderson In his
AFFIDAVIT pvponent further says that he has examined
persons mentioned in .ai ncndersons anidavit were
REGISTERED IN the handwriting of said Henderson
for the fraudulent rc.irauon mentioned in aid Hen
derson anidaNit AMI mat sad Indictment is now pend
fugitive from Justice he having escaped from the custody
Of an offcer having hn IN change on ssd indictment
sworn TO and subscribed before me April Il. iSis
sat, p Ta1ii. cs,.ty o. D,r,i - deeTe Z ISrr.
asr. a rc,ilcnt OF Jacksonville Fa and csarmakei
by trade thai one n Hardin i the brother ia Law
wa, engaged a. auANclns agent for sewing mae hin,
company and travelled through the counties of northern
that he ircqu nt> travelled with said Hardin IN his ui
knows that sad Hardin was engaged D., the Republican,
IN procuring e names of Georgia ncsrocs other per
the tai! of 1870 Deponcnt Is nuahlc 10 say 10 what
i"ut us irnui was ltacu-ed A. he was Young ana bu
little used to such matters Ana uriher sam nYt
subscribed and sworn to before me this isia day o
seal 7 IL SoRroS. Notary Public for Florida