Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-25
THE FORGED RETURNS.
4 Dream That Vas Not Al, Dream

THE FORGED RETURNS.
4 Dream, That Vas Not al, Dream,
New Orleans Democrat.
You've worked up the lottery dreams al
most to perfection" remarked an individual
on Canal street yesterday to representative
of the Democrat; s.and," added he, give got
one, or had one last night which will get
away with even the last one the Democrat
mentioned the other day about
THAT wAD OF PAPER
"Out with it, answered the Democoat
man; ''if it is on the lottery question or any
thing else that will show how much the poor
washerwoman and servants are befuddled
with the lottery fever"
"Oh, no: it's not on that" answered the
dreamer, "but its on the Hayes fraud, and
everything seemed so real and was impressed
upon my mind SO forcibly that I believe it
might help to make up line of evidence for
the Potter committee
"Then you believe in dreams?"
'Yes, in this case, but not on lottery num-
| bers.''
"What particular branch of the evidence
| does your dream affect?''
!
the second batch of the Louisiana electoral
certificates, which have been talked about so
much IN Washington, and l think my dream
developes the manner in which they were
cooked up here by Kellogg ct al, how they
got to Washington and who received them
there. If you want to hear, just
| COME AROUND THE CORNER.
here, and I'll tell you about it,
| Tho De1nobf,1t fofiv
quested, when, the individual taking him by
the lapel of his seer-sucker coat, continued
in about this wise II ate hearty dinner
at one of the restaurants below Canal street
yesterday-too hearty altogether-and the
claret was so strong that I retired much
earlier than usual. The thermometer was
up nearly to the roof, and the principal
covering I had was the Victoria top bedstead
and the mosquito bar hanging thereto. I
had been asleep an hour or more perhaps,
Christmas week of 1876, when there was no
telling whether
| NICHOLS Oh PACKARD
would rule the destinies of this State for the
coming four years It seemed that there had
been some hitch in Washington about the
first batch of returns sent by the Hayes cleo.
toral college messenger, who resembled Tom
Anderson, and I thought was in Kellogg's
Office.
"He got a dispatch announcing the in
Formally of the return, and went to work to
have another set made out straightway.
This was done, under his secretary's direc-
ton, by one of the clerks in the auditors
Office, ana then Kellogg hustled himself
around to get the electors together TO sign
49, h.,
sign except Levisee, Marks, Brewster and
Joffrion, just half, and he was in a devil of
stew to get the rest, as Marks was up in his
parish, Leyisee had
GONE TO CADDo,
Joffrion to Pointe Coupee, and Brewster:s
f whereabouts were not known.
/ ssFinally it was decided to have somebody
else sign these names, as it was decidedly
important that the certificates should be in
Washington at given time. In my minds
; eve thought saw the returns in room in
the third story of the State house. near the
State engineers Office, but in the hall running
east. In the room were everal persons. and,
as said before, one of them was ready,
- with pen in hand, to hitch on Brewster's
name. Just at this moment a knock was
r heard at the door, and when it was unlocked
: Brewster appeared and the door was locked
behind him. He signed the returns and
left without further ceremony. couple Or
: three
NAMES WERE FORGED,
: one by Kelly, Gov Kelloggs porter, and the
: others by another party whom / could hard
: ly recognize. Then l thought saw Clarke,
c Kellogg's secretary, fix up the packages and
1 give one to a meSSenper who was not Tom
Anderson, but who started for the Mobile
r depot with one package. 1 could follow
b him to Washington, and thought I saw lack
e Chandler meet him at the depot, or saw him
s go to Zach's interior department, where,
when the certificate matter was preached,
Old lack wouldn't have thing TO do with
!. l. them, but sent the man to Ferry, up at the
4 capitol.
: "He went there, found Ferry, delivered
r the returns, and I'll be hanged if I didn't
:: think that saw
a OLD JOHN SHERMAN
n come in a moment later and sign his name
k in q scrawling manner as witness to the re-
y receipt of the returns"
= sJust about this time some fellow on the
street halloed for the police, and l woke up
e to find that had terrible heahache and
i bad
g ROLLED CLEAR OUT OF BED.
:, That's my dream, sir, and I'll bet there
. reality in it too
: Our representative thought so too, and
l for that reason gives it space, in the belief
that the dream will be realized in the Potter
committee testimony.
: Rnb Their Noses.