The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-02-27

partyi Did Mr.. Solomon say? A. Just as
many as the Supreme Court should order
us to certify.
@. The 100000 offer had no temptation
for you. A. Well, sir, / don't care to vaunt
my virtue.
Q. l simply repeat my question. Ithad
NO temptation for you? A. Not under those
circumstances.
Q Just explain whatthose circumstances
were2 A. Well, 100000 is a pretty large
sum, and likely to influence anybody, butt
was not enough to induce me to betraY the
whole trust of the community.
Q. How much was Solomon to get on this
transaction for being gobetween? A. That
is for Mr.. Solomon to answer. He never
told me. We have been acquainted for
several years.
@. Prior to his offering the $100,0O or
engaging in this little scheme to corrupt
your virtue, what was your opinion of him,
or would it have been altered by this pro.
position? A. / was not surprised at his
making the proposition, because I was well
acquainted with him.
@. You knew what sort of a man he was.
but you thought he did net now what kind
of a man you were? A. Well, 1 think he
had, perhaps, some hope that I would
accept it when he first came to me, but 1
quenched that hope at the very first N
sation.
@. The relations between you and Solo
mon are still friendly, and the effort to cor
rupt you has made no change? A. Not at
all, as far as I am concerned.
Gen. Barlow, Of New York, told how he
happened to go to Florida. He said he saw
DR.. Cowgirl after the Returning Board had
adjourned, and said to him that he, witness,
did not see how they could fairly give the
State to Hayes Electors, and if he were in
CowgilPs place, he should feel it his duty
to give the vote to the Tilden Electors.
The witness said he held a thoroughly in.
dependent position, and could not be
termed counsel for the Republican party,
although he wrote for them opinions upon
points of law, and did other legal work for
them.
Mr.. Hiscock produced a long argument
on the Republican side which was written
by the witness for delivery, before the Re-
turning Board. The witness admitted that
it was his handwriting, but denied any
further recollection of it. he did not see
any inconsistency in being counsel for both
sides.
E. L. Paris was recalled, and laid before
the committee a number OF cipher tele.
grams, which he had deciphered since his
last examination, to show Bariow's init
macy with the Democrats at Tallahassee.
The Potter Committee, on February, 20,
examined United States Marshal Wharton,
of Louisiana.
Wharton said he was a Republican, and
had been a supporter of the Packard Gov
eminent. During the time the Returning
Board Of 1875 was sitting, he was in New
Orleans, but he never attended any of theil
sessions. There was q great deal Of scandal
aloat at the time about public men, and hi
heard, among other things, that Wells wa,
trying to make money out of his position
+" 1t is not my CHARGE" said Wharton, in ex
PLANTATION /; " the charge was that the Demo
Gratis had men down there with money, ant
they were making an offer to buy, and i
was believed that if matters could be ar
ranged, Governor Wells was ready to treat.
Wharton continued: " Maddox told me HI
was satisfied that Wells intended to sell GU
the result of the election to the Democrats
that he enjoyed a good deal of Gov. Wells
confidence, and that Gov. Wells was inclined
to make him the negotiator. He though
he had better encourage the confidence, h,
said, SO that he would be in an attitude jus
t about the time it would eliminate in an &C
tual trade to post US (the Republicansl, 81
, that we could break it up and prevent an.
consummation of it." Witness did no
know of any financial arrangement bein,
made with Wells.
, @. Here is a letter dated New Orleans
: December 8, 1876, and published in tn
Chicago Inter Ocean, did you write that
' A. l do not know. If I did it was in tn
, belief that Maddox would bs able to carr
the thing to a point and give us informs
ton about it.
Q. This letter says, al think you ha
better advise them to abandon all hopes Q
getting anything from us, and advise hir
. to make, or authorize you to make, a dii
tinct proposition to the other side" A
| Yes; that is, I.wanted him to bring tn
| matter to a focus. 1 was afraid the matte
might drift into other hands, and that tn
+ trade might be made, and we not know !
WANTED Maddox to go on, so that he migf
know the amount to be paid, that SO muc
money was paid here, and SO much Their
|, and so on, and SO be enabled to break u
L the trade.
: @. Subsequent to your talk with Maddo
about Governor Wells, did you go to hil
with Packard? A. Yes.
= Q. What did he say theni A. He said b
i believed that If the State administratio
u would give Governor Wells what was r
garded as its biggest offer, Wells would /
u satisfied.
@. Maddox claimed to represent Well
u did her A. N~otexactly representing We'll
. but probably as acting as kind of gotetwee
and keeping us well posted.
@. Gobetween? You mean Packard ar
Wells? A. Well I don't know; although v
regarded Maddox as acting from the pure
a motives, and as a strong Republican, and
being as much interested in p~reventiI
. anything Of this kind, as anybody.
!. Q. Did he say Wells would be satisf,
with $4,000? A. 1 don't remember; We
- possibly he did.
!. A letter here was read from Jewe
If former Secretary of the Republican Cal
paign Committee Of Louisiana, to Senat
II Kellogg, in which he says that Louisial
politics must hs run after his fashion, al
v that unless Richardson gets a position, al
unless Pitkin is made Marshal, and his 9th
friends taken care of in u manner entire
- satisfactory to him, he (Kellogg) must tai
the consequences.
At the session of the Potter Commit
- on the 21st, Manager Whitney, Of the We
- ern Union Telegraph Company, said tn
II within the last ninety days there had be
some kilograms Withdrawn from his Off
under an executive order, and were sent
:. New York. He had no idea what the m
a tive for Withdrawing them was. The te
- grams were from Gibson, at New Orlear
~ To Williams. CORRESPONDENT OF the NJ