The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-27
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.
Further Examination Of tho Wit
nesses for tho Defense.
George Andrew jackson swazie and
Others Toll Their Little Stories
for tho Publication of
the Committee.
the Committee.

Tho Senate Committoo ro-assem' led ut
O'Clock yesterday. and resumed tho eyhmlnu
tion of Mr. Kolloag's Witnesses.
The fret witness on tho stand WAS
CgAs. E. AnELi.
who tes'I1ed o. follows: A.
70 senator CamGroa-I hnvo resided In thi
city since the winter of 1912 nm at prosor
la gov. rnment employ In the Custom House
Ia 1876 wins secretary Of the Returning Board
had charge of the papers of tho board. Nom
Of tha papers ~ tbe board wore over taken gu
If ita posseeRion hy Blanchard Jhwett or AMI
QUO eRe Tho clerks and mambors IF tho
honrd alono had aeoess to tho papers. J"Ta
aud blanchard waro not Clnrks aud hmd NJ
aeeeea 10 Them ] never saw Hov, Kellogg il
the honrd room. Tho only changes made IN
/ tho taturnR outside of those of Vernon parrish
were those ordered by tho board In releoting
polls,
r. senator Hill was appointed seoretnry
p TIC n9 nj II M a1 hDnra m9, at ane m
vote Of a76, ton days after the election. md con
tinred in session until tho work was omploted.
/ wpa not present ". the secrat sesaipna Or tho
hoard. They notified mo OF their hndngs 1t
Ia q matter Of history hat quite nambar Of
polls wore thrown out, None that know Of
we're relaetod without protests. | am assistant
entry .lerR in the Custom House. In the Cel-
! lectots department. NJ So AIRY Of slAoe q year.
know no, hing about he changes hgea n tha Yer
| ! suppose, without my knowledge. great
many thiags could have boon done with tnom
without my knowledge The members Of the
board Of eourRe. had access to the papers,
They had control Of them.
The board for four days nat day and night
compiling the returns Of electors, They eat
from 10 III The morning until In The evening
about. IL open session. and then went Into So
ret session and remnined until ora. O'Clock In
the morning. Tho clerks remained ut their
rooms until the board announced that they had
adjourned for tho day.
THO public session OF tho board We're held Ia
the Senate Chamber. and the eeGret sessions
were hold In another room; | also had n pri
vate room. Witness bore drew o Ian Of tho
rooms occupied by the board. No clerks .ttend-
ed the secret sessions of tho board. Tho board
made pencil memoranda Of tho finding and sent
them By messenger to mo, The room Ia which
police. Kellogg was never at the secret sassions
70 my knowledge Tho clerks were Of course.
busy compiling the returns while the board was
In secret session. The best portion Of tho work
Of the board was donetu secret session.
Tho board had nine c!erka: Davis. McCor-
There were number 81 others borne on the
rolls who did no work, None Of the clerks were
paid. they could get no money.
Cormick IL out of the city. Eaton Is In Colorado
think. can't say whero Llttleded is Green
liz Ia the Custom House.
Flanagan was clerk Of the board for some
time, but was discharged some two weeks be-
fore tho board adjourned
through whose hands papers passed before
they came into my possession DO not know
that thers were orders to bring them to the
Custom House before giving them to tho board.
VINCENT DIoKERsoN fcoLoREp) SWORN.
To Senator Cameron am a resident OF st. |
James parish | was member OF the Packard |
Legislature Prior to 1876 Kept a grocery In /
since the adjournment OF that Legislature. |
reached this city In 1876 the day prior to tho /
meeting Of the Legislature, Iboarded on Mel
Whom came from home brought s4b with |
NO. left at my house about four or five hum
!red dollars worth of goods.
Witness was then questioned relative to the
tasment of the witness b. Driefus. that he
Dickersonl and Simms had no money until
fter the election of Kellogg. and that then
boy explained the possession of money by
aging to a grocery Keeper named Hargrave.
Don't you m know Kellogg l., has been elected
nd had made ut times small liquor bllls-a
ollar or so-with him. but never for any great
mount.
I mover got dollar from Kellogg or from
ny ono else for voting for him United
tates Senator.
Rimms could always get $50 or 800 from his
'laffsr n Sehaeffor wore my merchants. /
commenced business with them on account of +.
le rice In which was dealing.
Prior to tho election OF Gov. Kellogg tho coll
rod members were divided rs to the Senator
ut the day before We met. and after a long ar
cry anxious 10 have the Packard government
eoogniz q, and we determined TO eend him on |
: the beat thing we could do. There WAS no
thor candidate before the Legislature.
| know Tom Murray. He was electod ser l
9 snt-at arms of tho Packard Legislature
'urray, oame to me some time ago and said
mt Kellogg WAS going out and that had bet I
NJ go to the committee and make terms with 9
lem: and that If did the right thing could :
othing which would holp to get Kellogg out. D
e told mo that l was a fool: that had the ;,
hole thing ia my hands, that being leaally !
atem mt | would be known throughout the 2
ntted States. l told him was pretty vol =
noTn " the 'aection In which eIpect to die. !
sgumont continued for week or two he "
TRYING TO ACETATE MY MIND n
He wanted inc to say TINT Kellogg Ind paid "
g to vote for, hIm. told him that [ would say II
at II Kellogg had paid any ono he hnd not n
To Senator Hil-It was rumored that mem
'rs had boon paid for their votes. There was
ot know that members wore paid to remain. a
YVES reported that members Wore pnd to do r
On the day Of the election there was no can q
dnte opposing Gov. Kellogg; Previous tothat =
ere had boon several candidates In tbs fold 9
ov. Warmoth one. We thought Kellogg s.
a at better h known and would be better able to
mate before. Kellogg was not present ut the
ucus II the. coIored mon. t.
got about four hundred dollars in warrants
pm VIM. G. Lane and $50 from Mr. Bray Il
do not remember having paid any bills the bt
" aiter tho election OF Kellogg | did not Oh
spay roll of bills tho day after. neither did g
INNS ~
am not In the Custom House. bnt had a "
ung friend In there from my parish
aui not scholar. but can write letter, aud
I'D we'll enough to get along. &C
To Mr.. Kellogg-Packard and the other prom d.
ent officials OF his government urged your pt
'gtton. Warmoth. who WIS at first an oppos-
Z candtdate mads speech In the Legislature re
that you be elected TO
To Senator Oameron-I repaid the money
rroWed on my warrants. and took them up 81
GEO ANDREW JACKSON swAzIE tCoLoRED) ~ NJ
g here introduced. and the committee and I
, Tow auditors settled themselves to hear 10
no toll swearing. ds
70 Senator Cameron-My name Is George he
drew Jackson Swazle. ! first knew Barney dc
lliAms Ia Washington. His statement about w.
payment Of five witnesses In KeIlogg's
1m In Washington I being one OF theu, is a wi
~ al through. There is not word Of truth 70
It. arrived In Washington twenty four tel
nrs b.fore the Witnesses. did not go to
rs witness. did not sac VIII. re
ms Ia ex-Goy. Kellogg's room at all. ar te!
q t. Washington nn Saturday evening. ri
frst went to Gov. Kelloae's the following We
ariay. | never made an affidavit 7 do not oil