The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-08
| informed Pitkin Of

put me on my guard. informed Pitkin of
Louisiana, and did this to guard my po-
litical virtue. II may, gentlemen, seem
strange that such things should exist in
louisiana Laughter.
Lcvisscc further said that in his CONVEX.
sation with Asher he guessed what was
coming before il was mentioned. and there
fore prepared TO meet him. He listened
TO Asher, instead of bluifng him or calling
the police, and listened in such way as
to give an opportunity to Asher to develop
his scheme. He wanted Asher and every.
body connected with him to believe they
would succeed lie merely wanted to draw
Asher out He knew this was the only
way 10 get at the bottom Of the matter.
He said to Asher: TEL your hackers that
Lelssce is not unwi' ing to consider your
proposition pro-, ,ding you can raise 5000.
OOO,' He mentioned 80 large sum because
he knew or believed it could not be paid.
The entire conversation was had during
a walk Of half an hour. Asher apo lted
second interview nt the st. Charles ho-
tel Accordingly they met and Asher in.
formed the witness that the proposition
would have to be changed somewhat and
instead OF refusing TO accept the certificate
aS an clcctor, Leyissce would be required
to east his vote direct for Tidcn.
Upon being asked by the wtncS, where
the money was coming from, Asher said:
"Wc will walk to the corner Of Carsndalct
and Common streets, and there we will see
TWO men standing in the gimmcr of the
gaslight One of them will retire as We
approach, and the one remaining, you will
understand, is the man you are looking for
We went to the designated place and
found the men mentioned. As we ap-
preached one withdrew 50 quickly that
should not have recognized him. The per-
son remaining was Joe Hernandez, broker
in New Orleans.
After samting him and introducing
Asher, who did not know him.
he invited us to his Office, which wasnear by.
Upon arriving at the office excused my.
self and although Hernandez insisted upon
my going in, went home, stating as left
that there was no need of my going in. AS
Asher could do all the talking necessary
! That closed the second and third inter
views.
| Levissce met Hernandez afterwards, and
! Hernandez told him one hundred thousand
dollars was the extent he could 90. When
! T.CvisScc said it was not worth while to lon
ger talk about the matter, Levssee said he
was never bribed, nor did he ever offer to
| bride any body
H. reply to Mr.. Mcmahon he never made
an affidavit of the affair, though he enter
ed into the matter aS "a means OF political
justice.
Ley,sce said he voted for Hayes and
| Wheeler.
Considerable discussion occurred in re-
gard to the official returns from Louisiana,
and those laid before the committee 10y the
secretary Of the senate were called for.
The witness said portion of the docu-
mcnts shown him were not signed 10y him,
although purporting to be, consequently
they We're torgcricS.
He proceeded to point out the defects
and said that he signed the papers referred
to lay him on December q. and that ne had
signed none after that date, He left New
Orleans for Shreveport on December %,
and he did not return until some time in
January.
MI Mathematics papers and sigma
lures which YOU have declared to be a for
gerry were mailed from New Orleans on
/ December u.
The wirnc>s-I am quite positive that |
signed none after had signed the first set
on December &. The two out OF the three
sets submitted TO the houses and by them
to the electoral commission are torgcric,,
The committee then adjourned until to
! mMrrnM.