Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-27
LOUISIANA LIARS.
"A Batch of Them Produced by Kellogg to
SuDstaaiiate His Claim to Seat in the
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A Batch of Them Produced by kellogg to
SuDstastiate His Claim to a Seat in the
is. Senate.
New ORLEANS Nov. 26.-In the Kellogg
Spofford examination to-day Charles 8. Abel,
formerly chief clerk Of the returning board,
now employed in the custom house, testified
concerning the proceedings of the board. He
never saw Kellogg in the secret sessions of the
board.
Vincent Dickinson, Q member of tho Pack
ard legislature, referred to by Dreyfus as being
flush the day after Kellogg's election, de-
MED the statement made by Dreyfus. Was not
paid nor promised anything for voting for
Kellogg. Tom Murray came to witness and
wanted him to acknowledge or state
he had been paid for voting for kellogg, Muir
ray giving witness to understand that there
was money in it. Witness declined the offer,
preferring to die poor rather than to join the
noble band of Louisiana witnesses, who prefer
to lie to telling the truth.
Geo. A. J. Sway testified that he was sent
by Maj. Burke to the parish to look for testi-
mony against Kellogg. Saw Bernard Williams
in Washington, but never saw him in Gov.
Kellogg's room. Witness never made affidavit
against Kellogg, consequently Kellogg couldn't
as sworn to by Bernard Williams in Washing
ton. Murray told witness he wanted Janitor
Ladd's place in the custom house. If not he
wanted the Republicans to pay him $4,000 to
keep his mouth shut, as he could make that
much out of the Democrats. Witness was a
member of the Packard legislature from West
Feliciana parish. Received about 800 votes,
his Democratic opponent about 1900. Wit
ness was declared elected by the returning
board. He and others made atfidavits about
bulldozing. General and systematic BULLDOG
ing was carried on in the parish during 1876.
Colored people were murdered and whipped
because of poiiti al sentiments and were forced
to vote the Democratic ticket. My own
relatives were not allowed to vote
for me. Am satisfied, if 10 bulldozing, the
Republicans would have about 800 majority in
the parish Witness testified at great length
as to outrages committed by whites, referred
to the killing of Webber and another Republi'
can who returned to the parish after the cleo.
ton. Witness concluded it would not be safe
for him to return. Though his family live
there, he has rot been in the parish for two
years. Delany and myself slept in the sauna
bed the night witness arrived in Washington.
He did not go to Kellogg's room that night.
Don't think any of them went there. Witness
never received any money from Kellogg or any
of his friends as an inducement to vote for him
nor any other purpose.
Cross-examined by Senator Hill-Witness
admitted he had been charged with numbering
q respectable citizen in West Feliciana parish
put the Senator couldn't get the admission Of
witness that this charge of murder and hi,
readiness to fight caused the people there t.
consider hin bad man, and for this reasoz
didn't want him 30 return. Witness insisted
the objection to him was on account of his pol
tiles.
Aristides Des joie, member Of the Packard