The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-28

oral OF the United statee. Mr. TAFT upon that
subject. md WINS controlled entirely by the in
Attorney General said the Marshal had the
authority to use the power IN his discretion, and
nf therrior" usea y some OF ins sYnS i
Ing tho election. In the case OF East Feliciana
parish, II was physical impossibility to get
anybody To servo ms deputy marshal. II took
me three weeks to arrange that matter, and got
The witness said that he had heard Of Threats
being made by Anderson that he would kill him.
and he had observed Anderson in the outer
hall on several occasions, and was told by his
friends that he was there for that purpose; and
Mr.. Cnscy, an inspector in the Custom House,
large brawny man. and rather devoted to wit
ness came in and asked him II he should
caro- Of himself
BY Mr. Dutler-Q. From your familiarity
with the politics in the state, haye you over en-
tcrained any doubts Of tho legality OF the Pack
"T5 ydH AN2ns w ,bn, Yer
could have ultimately sustained himself with
out the assistance OF United states troops A.
ton. he could have had force sufficient 70 sus-
t.ln MN WITH ut the assistance OF any United
ment out 81 employment in the state who would
have attached themselves TO Packard, in case
they could have been equipped, and under
Lcagc that If Packard had been recognized. he
would have been very glad 70 have turned over
Italian company who | understood. offered
their services through their commanding on
Ger to Mr. Packard in case he should be rccog-
niZed.
Q.-wqs there at the time the visiting states.
men arrived, or before that time. majority OF
both Houses OF the Packard Legislature who
had been returned as duly elected by the same
Returning Board that returned the Hayes oloc-
tors elected I Ayes. sir there were maJorl-
Q.-Was there any change in the situation
with regard TO the existing Government until
ancrward when by some reason the majority
Of those so returned had gone into the Nichols
Legislature and formed a quorum Of that body
Q.-Before that change was made. was II not
current history and current knowledge in
Louisiana that money had been offered and ac-
ccpted by members Of the Packard Legislature
g got them into the Nichols Legis AZURE Alt
was matter Of current history. never knew
II to oe denied, and | have seen it distinctly
charged in public prints.
Odd you know Of an occurrence like this:
that a considerable body OF the Packard Legs
10 know what they should do. and then reported
the result Of the interview TO II caucus Of tho
LcgislatureY Al know Of II from one Of the
persons who was present at that conference-a
member Of the committee. as II was called who
went from the Packard caucus. / think the
Legislature resolved itself into caucus. and
from that caucus this committee went. The re-
suit OF that interview. the committees report to
the caucus ana their action thereon. became
matter Of public history immediately thereafter.
The caucus passed series OF resolutions on
the 18th or goth OF April. George A. J Swazie
was my informant in regard to the matter. Mr..
SwHzie related the affair in this way: That he
wns accosted on the street by Con Mcmillan.
who was member at the time OF tho Packard
Legislature. and is now United States Pension
Agent at New Orleans, and Gen. NJ MILAN then
intimated desire on the part OF the commits
beers Of the Packard Legislature. The caucus
despatched about twelve persons. who
view e'S'T was held and Mr. MeVeash seemed p
urgent in his efforts to dissuadc the Packard
r iron says 6a OF ss ss
was wholly i'm practicable to absen mt themselves
from the Nichols legislature, There had been
defeated in the seventh Ward In New Orleans
in tho election and they had been declared 70
defeated by the Democratic state Committee.
who were improviscd ms a Returning Boord:
one was a member Of the committee. The me-
cessiiy OF these three men being retained in
this Nichols body. and think the special OBJ
lection then presented 10 junction of the two
RVS bodies was that these three men should be
nut out ol their chairs. and their places sup
pied 10y three men VINO were then IN the Pack
ard body. Mr.. MacNcagh Jumped to his feet
very petulantiy and said we have tried 10 do our
best. hut the Democrats Will not concede these
three mon. and that is the end Of IT, The COM
mittec seemed 70 be exceedingly wroth at this
statement and pronounced against IL Ms being
an unfair proceeding. Mr.. Dinkgrave of Madi-
son parish, also member OF the Packard COM
mitiee. asked in regard TO the troops r"maiuing
III New Orleans, as something Ind been said
a .ont thIr rsm1'hi, whsreppqn Ma NeaEh g.;
iroous. II YOU can make the fight here IN New
Orleans thy H. hut you will be wholly unsurcess-
iul, ami added, As for " courts, referring.
u
they will hang every one OF YOU 10 the lamp
posts. The troops are going 10 be removed
next Tuesday. and the Democrats already
Odd you know It at that time? A--No.
sir did not had not the remotest idea Of e..
l understood from Mr.. Swalie that the commits
toe then left the convention dOwn'nst and dis
heartcncd. know myself NJ matter OF cur
rent history thnt the next morning not over ten
OF the seventy three members Of the Packard
Iegis .Hture Were at the state House.
The witness then read 90 the committee re-
ffsfN
dated April -. 1877. and reported 10 the Pack
ard Legislature. charging unwarrantaole in
reference IN the domestic affairs OF the State,
and appealing to the American people III Nlndl,
cation ~ their course. lie added: II was said
70 me that MacNcagh said that the Democrats
could not give up these three men VINO hhd
been declared not elected ia New Orleans. be-
cause 4 they Lad they would thereby have con.
fcssod that they never have mad a quorum, ana
therefore could not legally have a quorum
Q.-Do you know Mr. Dulree OF New Orleans
Al know him By sight He is manager OF the
New Orleans Democratic nHwspnper-the on
cial organ Of the Nichols Government have
seen his published testimony. ~ given before
tho Nichols investigating committee. The
witness read the testimony Substantially as iol-
lows:
In March 1877 Mr. Durrcc wa. introduced to J. 4
Morris. the senior partner of the Louisiana state LIT
lr Sga4y amt ,eEs , mf ID" 5nS SPnST s"
PRINT The aiycr-ement ct the lottery comrany aud then
ifre .nr. o., money a. i,nce them TO iotm the Nrhol
Legislature ne claimed that MS action placed the lot
trv cnmnan, in position 10 demand iavors from tire
marty lu power lie mentioned paid % the New
Ofcuu, f,otVns and BHi-m. anl ontud 70 aid Duprc'
the same conditions, provided Ht wound insert their
he then Ap0o-ized stating that the mos, he ne ant
plau business pru. osiuou winch Mr.. Dupree declined
Q.-Had il been part OF the current rumor
that some ~ these men had received hribos at
the time Of the breaking W OF the Packard
LegisAturef Ayes, sir; ali Of them.
At Gen Buffers request the witness pro-
duced Il translation Of an article that appeared
I'm tho Gn'Wtui gazette. published NJ New Or
leans. aud raid Ia be written by Mr.. Forster,
the editor. who was a member of tn" Leglsla-
ture. The article A. read by the witness is sub
stautally us follows
Gen Rutcr has charged that tho Macveagh Commits
son was scat 20 Sew orleans Tor Tho lui Jose aus
tDr.af ~ NO az 700 fhc ~. kHrd c1is4turc and
dad use such corrupt means for that purpose and Nh
Mac kruL ur answered thHt charge iu letter dcflar
iu. he accusation fls, aud signntln- Butler ras
cal MenrU .f tate RON accurate KIN Wlcdge tat
lul. 4, cara4ons arc tuc-Buucrs substantially true,
L,t .rH..h,lhv SIR Ntc NcH-I or Mr. luNts The CON.
mission canf to Louisiana and played the part of go.
letNtcn aud t4r uuncf that WAS used came out NJ the
fund uNefn.tliuNonnNF apprulunti ny the NICHOLS
legislature. Tho iiatcs Commission acted as brokers,
r.fl.i s.ns Atc f.cn taknn a. prevent Che payment
nd the warrants issued tins PURPOSE Tie Ascute of
Aoi, did not conceal their ,outcupt for those who
NlH ~ Do fnrn Co. Louisiana ouc Oi TIE nioiu.
b,Is 40 the Nichols legislature sad th'sr
u,nlI been tuulht and sold all ihclr lives and why
-I.s. Itsaic ~ us, lher tcnaAy ioi Tie beheul OF
MIR Iutlor thnn nskNd the Chairman to re-