The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1878-06-13


he testified yesterday was in the possession
Of Stanley Matthews, and he declared the
document not to be original, but very fair
counterfeit. letter from witness to Stan
ley Mat hews was then read, also letter
to witness from A. D. jerks. These letters
were introduced as collateral testimony to
corroborate what witness had previously
said OF the efforts of Matthews to prevent
the real facts of the frauds being made
public.
ANOTHER WITNESS.
The proceedings of Thursday were
very interesting. The witness was one
Levisser, an attorney. He stated that one
Asher offered him $10O,0OJ to cast his vote
as elector for Tilden, and he gave the Incl
dents connected with the Offer Mr.. Lewis
ser further said that In his conversation
with Mr.. Asher he guessed what was COM
ing before 1t was mentioned, and therefore
prepared to meeth him. Helistened to Asher
instead Of bluffing him or calling the police,
and listcled in such way as to give m
opportunity to Asher to devel6pe his
connected with him to believe the thing
would succeed. He merely wanted to draw
Ash out. He knew this was the only way
to got at the
BOTTOM OF THE MATTER,
and he said to Asher, Tell your backcr that
Leyisser is not unwilling to consider your
proposition, provided you can raise $780,
OO0." He mentioned so large sum, be-
cause he knew or believed it could not be
paid, When aftcrward told that 100000
was all that could be raised, Mr., Levisscr
said it was not worth while TO longer talk
about matters. Mr.. Levisser said he was
never bribed, nor did he ever offer to bribe
anybody. In reply to mere motion he
said he never made an affidavit Of affairs,
though he entered into the matter as Il
means of political justice. Continuing his
testimony he said: After he had broachcd
the matter and found that did not take Of
fence at once, he said, you can make your
self immortal in this country. [Laughter.l
l said thought it was rare thing that a
man could be so well paid for immortaliz-
ms ANOMI Sulu llt, lllc way W uO IL
would be to put that thing on
HIGH MORAL GROUNDS,
take the ground that you were not elected,
refuse to accept your certificate and say to
them, in plain terms, that you believe Til
den was elected. One Louisiana Presiden-
tial electors return, which was shown to
Witness he identified as having been sign
ed by him day or two after the vote was
taken in the electoral college. About the
7th of December the returns on which his
signature was not genuine bore the New
Orleans post-mark of December Goth, 1875.
CLOSED DOORS.
The investigation on Friday was con-
Quoted with closed doors. The only new
development made public were the letters
furnished the committee by President Hayes
in relation to tho appointment of Anderson
to consuship. The first is recomenda-
tion endorsed by the Louisiana congress
sional delegation: the second is from the
delegation direct; the third from Anderson
himself, calling attention to vacancy, and
endorsed by Stanley Matthews. Mr.. Mat
thews also writes a letter of recommends
tion. A letter signed by j. W. Bulldozer
asks for Andersons appointment to any
consulship at any earthquake shaken point.
any cholera infected city, yellow fever point
or small pox ridden community" The let
ter says Anderson will serve the party best
which pays the most money, but can serve
the country best by dying
FORGED PAPERS.
In the proceedings OF the investigat-
ing committee on Saturday Mr. Mckinney,
one of the clerks of the electoral commits
sion, was called and testified regarding the
duplication of returns from louisiana. The
only difference in the papers appeared to
be that ono certified TO the election of
Hayes and Wheeler in joint certificate
and the other one certifying to the election
of each separately. Judge Levisser was
recalled and testified that there were no
blank ballots cast by the Presidential elcc-
tors of Louisiana. A communication was
received from Stanley Matthews deciding
to appear before the committee as request
cd by a resolution previously passed. He
denied being possessed of further knowl-
edge of material facts relative to the mat
ter under consideration than the committee
already has in the letters which passed be-
tween himself and Anderson. Gen. D. F.
Butler then introduced resolution for
subpoena to be issued calling Mr. Matthews
before the committee. The resolution was
discussed at length.