New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-21
WHARTON 4 WILLING WITNESS.

Hi VIRTUALLY CHALLENGES THE COMMITTEE TO
AK HDf TO PRODUCE THE LETTER 10 KELLOGG
--KELLoGGs CONSENT 10 MS PRODCClON GIVEN
TIE sEWING-MACmNE CIRCULARS.
WA,uINGiON. F,b. 20.-rhc Potter Investigating
Committee assembled at half-past II to-day. an
hour and half after the time appointed.
Mir. Jack Wharton, United states Marshal for
Ioui.ana was called 20 the Witness stand lie les
titled as follows:
lama R,pnblcan. AMI have b,cn supporter Of the
r.. arr, Government. During thc time the Returning
Bu4ru OF 1876 va, sitting w9- IN NeWOilcaN-' pui
never any of their sessions. There wa, SicH
deal u. scandal aJa at the uc about public M u, and
me- "a a,nnte miner tlnrs tnat Wells was trying
u,k money 81 Is position IL - not ny charge
The charge VS. that the Democrats had men Gown thcFt
ya tu,,lry ana iney wer. making on, t. huy, "nd
u was believed matters could De afTahSDu, Eo'-
cruor Wells vas r-.r!y 10 treat. 49,. A.,
The Cnairinal-sgcakIug " the election was there
no; At ous time great deal OF disturbance 10 New
ORLEANS ro7irg ont NJ what IS called tue seTins-iaa-
Q-nrrc You IN New Or.clns at the time A.-No.
sir; not linmrdiatep al 10, mn was 40. ,u''e d. 10
Ipcup u0n l1it " was ruiihlG "r re- '.'I uA'- -
O-rne crcu.ar4 Wcr, addressed 20 nearly every
gc %, taa r.I ;car,aiis i.cG g,,s tnci A.
\ ett many warrant. were issued. ~ ana u yoh WIZ
allow me- VIII tell yOu the WEol" story, Inc ~ punt
cans D'cauir couy Hced lha' mere wa aI I n
auoant 70! false registration go"g on ava now 10
"g''t2' ''' III ''VI, s,1 ticn Wat Wa
called tie ingmachine circular plan WAS adopted
We got copies o the res'sttnton books ann 'oaV,y
name thereon ~hi,h wc could not irchtIy WIN a it',.
live person was posted one q. 'E"Ss st"I,'-
ctlr!I.r-. The pU>t-hUys carried item around, ana
,,nn ,r found Ike man dId not live at tAr address
gwen ana h" hrNrt !t'ut t"Tt', I,5,r,i 20 r r.
oil cri was to hud Out the persons Who Iti made IL
t:ous trlior and wherever tie o!icuar WAS re-
tu,I,d q T. presumption mat the rogi-iaiOn WIS
trluauCnt ava % warrant WAS issued og arrest al once
Jner. Nrrc grctt many thousand warrants Issued,
,rI rs 10 0OD and Tue effect thar the peope be-
AFRAID d. making THESE hril'ouS Registrations
There were arrests, comp ratIyeIy "ade Oh ines.
,rraufs because. ,uppo~nL man registered IN an 81
The ten ward, lcieut namr-, ten variants were
issued, hut We COUiu cniy MAKE one arrest. 49,. o.,
OF hi, one OF tue warrant Al tnluk It Is. bu
90 not RENE mbcr tav njincs h.Nc .cyrrH yiht'l
in possession found them u the Mar'h"ls once
one ruud-y.
RcBiand Parish having been iors h.l m"I NV,
don. So bii n mas passed. out o. I.J mind But 4ead
a letter the other day from Mr.. Jcwcu, pIoInncA
gentleman down there 4 nave u I'D lp pGchti, SI
Shall uot be- asked o produce H. wherein he speaks OF
Tins cu>c. and says that Louisiana politics must be run
after tGls Ia>EO and mat ulcsT Richardson ge!r
T1-irrou. a.d AN IS PtEn Is made mar lai and NJ
other nicnGS taken rrr oI IA manner entirety 9aH>-
factory 10 Di.h, hc must taxi the consequences.
Q.-Iou knew kc,y, the supervisor OF Hcn'hU -"
O. DID Jcwett no say that he knew the protest flom
! TIA. p.r.~n forsedi Al cannot say. - .,-
ODD ne not say that hc SAN hi Og-, 10" senator
:r5u Louisiana. forge M Al calHot Answer lIi'
oIya YOU not seen an or gtnol letter which this
Is Nia.ea A. -W you give Ine tIme 10 asa Il may o.
relieved Ion trouble all cfe[{ rtstIu rc s
ton OF letter Is as told yOn Ii Was threatening
0EDo You swear uat you have not seen an original
letter written by ID. j. ". A. Jrwottf
Mir Rec,l-i wonder II those letters are a cipher.
Tue CAlirman-I don't know. Have you seen letter
from him addressed TO William I1tt Kellogg, low sen
Nor o Inc Uatcd States tor LUJslauJ, stating that he
IeweD ham Kellogg forge the Signature OF Kelly
Us supervisor Oi hichIand county 10 lne PLo'est
~ $50 ana that II bs frcnd Richardson
and olner p,rsous were not taken care OF,
or woIds that elec lie woud slate tue tacI OF Such
iorSoyl A.Fur t.e present ask to be excused nom
answering question. Il nave permission To ne
tue letter viii do So think the Gentleman VIII be
wIl- 10 make the .rttr public for hr sad to me that
now tur hing been br acned, instead oi httPlnG
secret he would rather let tnr world know all about ~
Q.ioiuG Jack 10 NE TINE OF tne e'ectSn =" LAY did
he'd Wells Intended 10 SEA cut the result % Tue
election she Dem0cra ;; tna ne chJoNtd E"yG go
was inclined 70 make MIN the hesothiCr lie Thought
hc had DETER encourage Tie confluence ne ,.., 80 ua
he would Dee I'm atIituue, jus about the timr would
cumlnstc tctUal trade 10 post usthe Requirements
80 tIat cOud break 1t up Ana p4eNeh %H9 coASu'i
NATION o. H.
Mfr. Cox said he might make statement with re-
srect 70 the Jcwctt letter when would probably
relieve the witness. lie said that few days since
Senator Kellogg had Informed hun that he re-
ce,yed such letter. and desired to tell him, aS a
member Of the committee, that If any question
about il should a1,e, he would not have tie slight
est objection to its being prodced.
OFFP2S TO PURCHASE LOUISIANA
Tho chairman said he thought they had better
wait for short time at all events, and continued
his examination Of the witne,, with reference to
the statements made by Maddox Colonel Nhar-
ton continued:
much c.cdeuce was to be given to Maddox s'4tneni
Irruird that WAS perfectly satisfied that Aad OK hda
sI whether Governor wells Vas dealing frankly
VIII i.addoy. Mr.. Packard sad ho would not
H ,nl ~, oIi Tor tien 10 kchp up win toe new Of the
sonethIg bar concluded that such an arrangement ~
inat proposed by Maddox vas nnprActcaslr have
not whether Lc - the purcs' OF Vles' man J" I'
O-What occasoned his soreness A-Wel. IN" Oh
man ",s = raiiy sore about S"methnS. tla"-hN'i
meat y,t ruad, win G0ycInor WcllsI A-No. sn
do not / : omd haTc SHOWN II had II been doii'. -.
Q-Dr:y"u not hear aD"ut M war; iul' 'na' hts.
wrongly used! A.-Wcl don't IAIuA tney were 10 any
".u y,m t,ia he would want more Than that A..
Ycs sif; Huow what ne Was wOith On tho marker Hl
Q.-Hc was worth the Presidency. WAS he not Al
TO- i.Vc hc
h-c ~, uaion- for the purpose OF LttInE money "u'
D.. the Republican, party Al - ptoN4pe 10 'u"'
have aud tia.. hut 40 not r,coilrct H.
o-Nob5dy approlrnod yo1 on the subject ofrurrhas-
in the Gcuune noaia A-N"' ST. tn, NOS;
/ lad uuilil - TO do win the macaiucry.
Cid 10 no icer from nator West az any time
nud Le isrrl inc tu bccp ior hiu anti at "au,d A.
Q-Dld il relate To- tlls N liter OF buying At is
Maddox when tnls ,alk va going on
Q.-Aud thc IL, gotiauons lc through you say A
II An argued that Democrats WOutd not trust he
X. turning Board and the u turning BoAru "'ud MOI
trust tne democrats. so he ths ieii infouSh. ,, %
lst6lnd purisncdl IA me Cbcvg0 htr- Cce!t-lid Nou
writ. tnst Al do MT KNOW. 10 / dd IL was II 'hr
b,uti that Maddox NOdld ~ "O, carr tuo thlhB 10
/ IA noiut and plyr IA the information about H.
O-lhi, ctirr SAYS. II thuk Buu hat brtter ADVISE
nd IN 10 abandon all hopes OF Scttng anything ruh US
and advise him make aut .uriLr 5on 10 maze "
distinct proposition 60 thc other SIDE. A-lc' 1nAt
! ~ Sai'tI him to bring the matter focus was
afraid thc matter might dritt mao other hhhl- ana Ld
/ tl,ur ma M Ice nude auu NOT know IL. wanted
N,dnN I, Ca ON ~ that might KNOW the amount 10
h ua that 80 money was put here, ana 80 mUch
tn,r, n, 80 On aud 80 enabled To Dr Al NJ toe rauc
a. maj acc = rather like ntrust'nE the IfrHdeheJ
Il, sI, NAddoAt Al uid not ntrusi IL to auJ UOdy,
- snnnn.n II Ind gni down 90 That poIn A-Ihen