Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-07-27
THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION.
The Louisiana Sub b-Committee.


Additional evidence taken before the sub e.
Committee up to the 10th: Isaac w. Patton,
| Chairman of the Democratic State Commit
| tee in 1876, testified that he saw Anderson
about October. Anderson proposed that If
| the Democrats would support Nash for Con-
gress he would give them two members of
| the General Assembly. and 800 to $50 DEM
| ocratic majority in East Feliciana Parish.
sition but telegraphed for McCabe, in Fell
ciana. He came down and talked with An
derson about his treatment of the people.
Anderson finally agreed to go back If they
would cash his scrip: Patton finally agreed
with McCabe to pay $3.50 of the amount. The
not take It as a bribe, but would as n loan. {.
A. j. Reynolds, of West Feliciana, had a con-
versation in 1871 with Mrs. jerks. during
which the latter asked witness If he didn't
think ID. a. Weber had the sherman letter on
mis- person when killed; had a conversation
ness he was not going to make a protest..
John Clegg, Secretary of the State
senate, ser testified; There was no protest on
made up by the witness at veazey's request
veazey swore to them and brought them to
New Orleans, where another set was made
throwing out three polls and giving the Re-
publicans four hundred more votes than the
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men of West Feliciana Parish, testified that
they swore to affidavits made in the Custom
declared that most OF the statements con
tanned therein were untrue.
On the 18th a number of witnesses testi-
fed to bad character for truth and veracity
of Hiram Smedley, who testified a few days
previous that he had seen Jos. w. Jones sign
ment. W. II. Seymour, Notary Public, con-
tradicted point blank statement made by
sSmedley SIN that he ssmedley) bad told witness
was false; never had any conversation with
Smedley..... John s. Dula, colored, of West
Esles2s Ss Parish testified ,IT,s he Vas Par
sign, but did not resign; made an
affidavit before the Returning Board
made the statements on information receiv.
ed from Others The. cross examination by
Governor Cox brought out the statement
pany OF +. L. Weber for the past week. that
Weber had offered the witness $500 and the
promise of position in the Public School as
teacher II the witness would fol-
low his lWeber's) example, recant the
affidavit before the Returning Board
ness. promised Weber that he would do SO.
but his eonscfepcs would not permit him.
and ss5 to-day; was to receive the balance
after testifying. ....,S- III. st. Martin, Deputy
Sergeant alarms of this sub Committee
When the ss interyieSs ter s mentioned nj % by % D1ia
seSm pscs Ia DRln gsss witness to s mnder ne
of testimony; never heard Weber offer Dula
any money, hut Weber borrowed so of wit
ness yeSerdsy and ss5 today. which was
did not receive It, as bribe, but as n loan.
E. l.. Weber being recalled, said that
Dula's testimony as to his Offering. to bribe
the latter was false; admitted loaning Dula
the money, as stated by Martin.
l.. NJ, Clarke and Geo. A. Swazey, both
colored, testified on the 18th that Il. L. Weber
had tried TO bribe them to recant what they
had testified TO before the Howe Committee.
Both formerly resided in the "bulldozed I"
parishes, and were afraid to return on ac-
count of the feeling against them. SwaZey is
now employed in the New Orleans Custom
house. The testimony he gave before the
Howe Oommittce was based on Information
be received from others. letter from VIM.
+. Chandler to Weber was introduced, in
quiring about the sherman letter, which he
said Mrs. jerks and Anderson had been to
see him about, the former claiming to have
ID IN her possession.