Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-07-03
9th r witnesses Called TO Testify in the
Matter.

NEW ORLEANS, July 2 The Potter subcom
mittee resumed the investigation to-day.
John Devenshire, clerk OF the United States
District Court, WAS sworn. Produced three seal
ed envelopes said to contain copies Of ificate
of elecuous, etc, which ar signed in uiplicate,
set to he filed in the off ;e Of the district cou
one to be forwarded by mail, and the other by
mess. niger TO the pre'i lent of the senate.
The witness stated that the envelopes had been
kept in the sale since they were deposited there
They had not been wlthdrasn, though application
for the withdrawal of the first set filed ny the re-
puhiicans had been made to Jude Billings.
Wltness was present, but there so many persons
in The office at the tlme he could state who
made the application Tor the withdrawal, bat he
heard lhr Judge refuse to allow the withd avail.
After examining he envelopes, the committee
required The wItLess to open them. They con
hst the tir,t set Of papers sent to Washington BY
the republican electors; sc :ond, those sent by the
conservative electors third, those sent by tue ie
publicans 10 p ace OF the first, which were found
deteciue IN this, that the certIfcsles were for
president aud vice piesident together instead OF
ior each.
Ii is claimed by the democrats that the sigma
lures 10 The las, set of returns by the republicans
are not genuise.
The committee took charge of the documents.
n. A. Strong, secretary OF state, was sworn.
BY order of the committee, he produced ali the
protests led IN his office that were before the re
turning board, relating to the elections of Novem-
Der, 1876. There were no protests by Packard or
Kellogg or by their attorneys. A large numner
| OF afii iavits were made before +. Ii. Woolhy
clerk of the circuit court of this city, aud bear a
date later than ten days alter election.
Strong read The names to each affidavit, efore
| whom al ested the date, &c. aud delivered them
TO the committee.
Alter getting through with the documents, he
| stated that The protests of Packard and Kellogg,
upon which u large humber vi votes were throw Il
out by the returnn ny board. could not be found.
Cross examined by MIR. Reed. Witness only
| knew from hearsay that thei e had been protests
| by Packard and Kellogg. Macy Of the protests
produced by he secretary of state, purpolt to be
copies OF the originals.
Commissioner Woofey has been summoned
and will appear Tomorrow, the object of the Com.
| mittee being 10 trace up the Original papers.
Judge W. l.. Lyon of East Felcitua, testified
regarding bis efforts 10 secure the return oil An
aetson III October, .o76 to complete The reg lslra-
non In the parish. had several interviews with
Kellogg, VINO promis, d to send Anderson back,
and with Anderson, who promised TO return and
complete the registration. Anderson reIui ned Il
the parish three tour days teore the election,
not ia lime TO complete tue registIatiop, couse
quently there we've some tour hundred ConseIya-
tive voters In the parish who had not registered
Talked with Anderson afteI e returned. lie told
witness he only got away IRON New Orleans BY
the aid of CIl. Patten. Jeuks had been shadow =
ing him to prevent his leaving.
Cross examined by MIR. Reed witness said that
he would not believe any slateme Ut made by An
derson, unless corioborated.
Charles McNea OF East Felciaea, testified that
after Judge Lyons returned 10 the paI ish, ana the
f,iluie Of Anderson to return promised. He
| came to New Orleans to see Governor Kellogg.
He related several int rvIews with the governor
aud with Anderson without other results than the
promises that Anderson would return and COM
plete the registration.
Cross examined by Mr.. Reed. Ia 1874 the vote
If the parish 25U0, and the repub lean una or-
ity 500 Anderson complained that he got no pay
aud seemed anxious to tIade. lie wanted Nash :
name put on the ticket for congress-
W. h. Seymour was recalled by Mr.. Reed.
Witness first knew jerks i'll 1866 When he aud
Anderson to my office 10 attest the agree
Went Andei son introduced jerks. had not seen
MIN for four OF five years. Did not hen reieI t.
having met him before. Afterwards met jerks IL
Washington and renewed tue Old acquaintance.
An Gel tau he Is the man who signed the state
nent with Anderson. Wugeos was certain the
paper shown hun IL Washington, known as IL,
Anderson Nasu agret meut, va, The one TO which
he affixed his juiaI, aud that 1t was double shee
orig lnsly.
Adjourned.