The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-11-28
Last Nights Dispatches.
LOUISIANA

New ORLEANS, Nov. 26,-In the Kel-
logg-Spoford case Charles s Abel, former
~ chief clerk of the returning board, now
employed in the Custom House, testified
concerning the proceedings of the board.
Vincent Dickinson. the member of the
Packard Legislature referred to by Drey-
fus as being flush" the day after Kellogg S
election, denied the statement; was
not paid nor promised anything for voting
for Kellogg; Tom Murray wanted him to
state that he had been paid for voting for
Kellogg. Murray giving witness to under
stand there was money in it; witness
declined the offer; never made affidavit
against Kellogg, consequently Kellogg
could not have given him $500
$500 to go back on his affidavit, as sworn
to by Bernard Williams; in Washington
Murray told witness that he wanted Jan.
itor Jadd's place in the Custom House;
if not he wanted the Republicans to pay
him So, 500 to keep his mouth shut, as he
could make that much of the Democrats; :;
witness was a member of the Packard
Legislature from West Feliciana parish :;
received about 800 votes and his Democra
tic opponent about | ,200;witness was declar-
ed elected by the Returning Board: he and
other witnesses made afidavits about
bulld0Zing: general and systematic bulidoz-
ing was carried on in the parish during
1876; colored people were murdered and
whipped because Of their political senti-
ments and were forced to vote the
Democratic ticket; my own relations
were not allowed to vote for me; am
satisfied if there was no bulIdozing
the Republicans would have about 900
majority in the parish; witness testified at
great length as to outrages committed
by whites; referred to the killing of
Webber and another Republican who re-
turned to the parish after election; witness
concluded that it would not be safe for
him to return, though his family
lived there; has not been in the parish
Tor two years; never received any money
from Kellogg or any of his friends as an
lnducement to vote for him nor for any
other purpose.
Cross-examined by Senator Hill: Wit
ness admitted that he had been charged
with numbering respectable citizen in
West Feliciana parish, but the Senator
could not get an admission of witness that
this charge of murder and his readiness to
light caused the people there to consider
him bad mau, and for this reason did
not want him to return. Witness insisted
that the objection to him was on account
Of politics.
Aristide de Joie, member of the Pack
ard Legislature. testified that he was not
outside the State House after the meeting
in January, and consequently could not
have been in Judge Dibble's Office as stat
ed by A. W. Flanagan. Harris never
paid. me any money, nor did / receive
money from any one TO vote for Kellogg
Elanagan's testimony, as far as it relates
TO me, is untrue.
JEFF Stokes, porter in the Packard Legis-
lature. testified that he knew Thomas, of
Bosier; was present on the days of Kel
logg's election; the Democrats elaine d
that Thomas was absent
Gen Thos G. Anderson testified that
the statement made by Bernard Williams
that he (AndeGson) had employed him as
detective, or to go to Washington in
the interest of Kellogg is false; Kellogg
was never present to my knowledge at an
executive meeting of the returning board;
DONE think Kellogg's name was signed to
any protest,