The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-25

parishes. The vault in the Post ONCE was un-
locked and u number Of packages were taken
out, which proved to he the consolidated state
nents and legal endorsures OF De Soto Web
ster Bolster, and Cnddo parishes. The several
smpcrvsors from these parishes were present.
MpcsS nTew the bprCnSs Snd they we're
serted in their proper packages with the other
BY Mr. Butler-wns 1t not rather stupid per-
formancc to put protest dated Noy. "a into an
envelope stamped with the postmark Of Nov. IL.
A.-Rather.
Witness was then requested 10 give an account
OF the Bosier massacre Of 1868. Mt the close Of
which Con. Butler. referring to Jack Wharton.
And the commander of tho rioters in that
massacre is now United States NJ arshal
Q.-By the appointment Of Mr. HAYES OF Ohio
Is not TINT sop Witness did not reply.
=, Other details were given by the witness as to
the drawing up OF the protests, and ho was then
asked whether he had anything to do with the
Returning Board. He gave n negative answer,
. aud the General thereupon asked. " How was
Well" was the answer. M we have always
had Coroner's inquest after every election. /
thought II hest not to know too much"
Gen. Butler-About the death OF the party 2
Aust so, II you put II that way
Q.-And you avoided knowing any moro than
you could help In order that you should not be
called before any committee? A.-Yes.
The protests. witness continued. were drawn
up upon the evidence and aflldavits Of the Su-
pcrvisors and they were obtained in some in
stances only by dint Of considerable pressure.
Mr.. VIM f.. Anderson refused to make his pro-
test when he arrived. but subsequently,, on the
same day he made one. On the following he
repudiated IT, On the 18th he readoptcd it. and
on the 23d 4 was transmitted by letter to the
Returning Board.
Q,-Haye you got the original draft OF tho
Highland protest AL have.
Q.-Is il drawn by Mr.. Kelogg7 Ayes. II
is in Kollogg's handwriting. He drafted It
Referring again to the second electoral certi.
hcntes. and questioned by Mr.. Potter. the wit
ness expressed his belief that Blanchard had no
completely In il, He (the witnessl received n
letter from II. d. Clark during last summer.
who wns also charged with being guilty OF forg-
ing the names to those certificates. He assured
that the forgery was not done by MIN. but that
IL WIS his impression IL had been done by
Thomas $. Kelly. He had not copy OF any Of
these letters.
Again asked what persons we're in the Pos,
Office at the time the returns were opened and
the protests put in witness named the follow
ing 4. ID. Smith. Cashier OF the Post Onice
who had asked him To be present; e. l.; fergu-
son tDe Sotol. T. II. Hutton tBoisierl. J. W. Nor
row, Supervisors; Fred. q. Heath. cand
| for the Legislature. and Gen. Gardiner. Percy
Baker, State Senator for Bolster was also pres
| cnt. He remembered meeting with Weber and
| asking him II he had filed his protest. The re-
| ply in substance was: My head is n Id
sight more important to me than Packard be-
| ing returned"
The Chairman then produced the Jewott
Kellogg letter. but having asked the witness 4
replied in the affirmative. the document wa,
laid on the table without further questions beinl
put in regard To- IT, At o'clock the Committee
went into secret session. during which II wa,
resolved to take no more oral evidence witt
| the exception OF Woolley and Solomon. II thel
can be brought here
Tomorrow the Committee will meet for
long secret session. Rt which certain docu
| mentary evidence will be produced. and thu
question OF the Committees report upon thi
testimony collected will probably be discussed