The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-02-27

driven out of the parish by him and his
witness (Wharton) to "dear Maddox" It
said: "Write me and let me know how to
address you when you get to Washington. II
cret Service Bureau, appoint me at once and
order me to New Orleans from here Jackson
vile, Miss.), as in that way the Government
will have to pay my expenses, otherwise
shall have to pay them out of my own pocket
. Write two letters, one to Packard,
informing him that the President wants Jack
Wharton here Tin Washington) on important
business. and to send him on immediately. VI
course you will tell no one of my appointment"
Witness continuing said he had never made
any proposition to any member of the
Returning Board that would lead him to en-
buy him out; was positive II the Board did
its duty, Hayes and Packard would surely be
elected; he was alarmed, however, that they
would not do their duty. Witness in answer
came to hear Of the Jewett letter, said: 81
have not the slightest suspicion. 1t was
given me by Senator Kellogg for my own pur-
pose. He told me this: Look ye here; this
is letter that this fellow Jewett has written
to me- He was angry and hurt both, and
read the letter to me, and when we were
discussing what we should do he said he GER
tainly meant to show 1t to some of the leaders
Of the party, SO that It should not be sup
posed that he was suppressing 1t. / showed
the letter to three persons but decline to
state to whom" General Butler said he had
suggested to the chairman to have Jewett
called, and then this letter was produced
to prejudice his witness. Now If there was
any combination or conspiracy by which
the witness was shot down he wanted
to find it out. Here q witness came to
the stand and quite incidentally, Of course,
coyness he produced it. Then Mr.. Cox, al
ready cooked and primed, says: Mr.. Kellogg
is ready to have the letter produced" Now
he must know how this came about. Mr.. But
ler pressed the witness to tell to whom he
had shown the letter, but without success.
The Committee adjourned until Monday,
when Jewett will be called to testify with re-
speet to the letter. -f-' .r r.H..
. WASHINGTON. Feb. a.
A letter in the form of sworn affidavit,
was read from Charles w. Woolley stating
was then confined to his bed and could not
leave 1t without probably endangerng his
life. The witness further stated that he had
read the evidence of one John F. Coyle and
ceptien, that so far as the statements said
Covle purported to say OF him (afhant), the
| same are utterly false. Afiant asked that his
affidavit be allowed place with the records OF
| it was not received. William E. Chandler asked
| to place in the hands Of the committee some
| papers in the handwriting Of General Barlow.
These letters were put In evidence to show
Il IQaL at Lne time GQcy were WTlGtcu 0cucIdl
Barlow was acting in the Republican interest.
Mr.. Chandler informed the committee that
| his Florida cipher and numerous kilograms
sent by him to Florida were in possession OF
John /. Davenport. James II. Maddox, re-
| plying to Wharton's statements, said that
| Wharton knew Governor Wells was for sale
and he proposed that they should see Packard
in regard to it. They talked the matter oyel
with him, and $4,000 was mentioned as the
sum that would be required, and Packard die
| not decline to put up the money, but said ht
| would take the matter into consideration. a
few days afterward 1t was suggested by Mr.
Wharton that Packard should promise an OF
fee to " ellis. Mr.. Packard said he coult
not promise him Office at that time, but h'
had done Mr.. Wells many other acts o
kindness, and he must judge from th'
| past what he would do in the future
Mr.. Maddox reported the conversation Il
Mr.. Wells, who declined the offer; he said b.
might want to leave New Orleans, and did no
want an Office, but money. Mr.. Wharton pro
posed that he (Maddox) should keep up nego
tiations with Mr.. Wells, to prevent his enter
ing into any other, but witness declined. MI
d. j. NJ. levitt, who acted as Secretary to tn
Repr blican Campaign Committee OF Louis
lana In 1876, testified to false protests mad
from several parishes of Louisiana. tn
Chairman then produced the tt-Kellog
letter; but having asked the witness II 1t wa
his handwriting, and witness having reptile
in the Affirmative, the document was laid o.
the table without further question being pu
in regard to It