The Portland daily press., 1879-11-27
The kellogg Investigation.

New ORLEANS, Nov. 27.-Before the United
States Senate committee today Chas. S. Abel,
formerly thief clerk of the Returning Board,
now employed in the custom house, testified
concerning the proceedings of the board.
Never saw Kellogg in the secret sessions of the
board. Vincent Dickinson, the member of the
Packard legislature referred to by Dreifus as
being flush the day after Kellogg's election,
denied The statement made by Dreiius He
was not paid or promised any thing for voting
for kellogg. Tom Murray came to witness
and wanted him to acknowledge or state that
he had been paid for voting for Kellogg, Muir
ray giving witness to understand there was
money in it. Witness declined the offer pre-
ferring to die poor rather than join the mobile
band of Louisiana witnesses who prefer lying
to telling the truth.
George Swazey testified he sent Maj. Burke
to parishes to look for testimony against Kel-
logg. Saw Bernard Williams in Washington
but never saw him in Gov Kelloggs room.
Never made affidavit against Kellogg conse-
quently Kellogg could not have given him
$500 to go back on the affidavit as sworn to by
Williams. In Washington Murray told wit
ness he wanted Janitor Ladd's. place in the
Custom House, if not he wanted the Republi-
cans to pay him $25OO to keep his mouth shut
as he could make that much out of the Demo-
Gratis. Witness was a member of the Packard
legislature from West Feliciana parish and re-
ceived about 800 votes. Democratic candidate
received about 1900. Witness was declared
elected Dy CnO returning DOdru. ne anu oIi
ers made atfidavits about bulldozing. General
and systematic bulldozing was carried on in
the parish During 1876 colored people were
murdered and whipped because OF their po-
litical sentiments and were forced to vote the
Democratic ticket. My own relatives were
allowed to vote for me. I am satisfied had no
bulldozing been allowed the Republicans
would have had about 900 majority in the
parish. Witness testified at great length as
to the outrages committed by the
whites and referred to the killing
Hill. Witness admitted that he had been
charged with numbering respectable citizen
in West Feliciana. Witness insisted that OBJ
lection to him was on account OF his politics.
Aristotle Deioie, member of the Packard
legislature, testified that Harris never paid
me anv money, nor did l receive money from
any one to vote for Kellogg. Flanagan's
testimony as far as it relates to me is untrue.
Gen. Thomas G. Anderson testified that the
statement made by Bernard illiams that he
(Anderson) had employed him as detective or
was false. Gov. Kellogg was never present to
my knowledge at the executive meetings OF
the Returning Board; don't think Kellogg S
name was signed to any protest except the
general protest made by the electors
of Weber and another Republican who return
ed to the parish after election. Witness con-
cluded it would not be safe for him to return
though his family lived there. Has not been
in the parish for two years. Delacey and my
witnesses arrived in Washington. He did not
go to Kellogg's room that night; don't think
any of them went there. Witness never re-
ceived any money from Kellogg or any OF his
friends as an inducement to vote for him nor
for any other purpose