The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-01-15

ering at the home of A 5. Berry, and
had remained there from o'clock until
3 O'Clock and they had then gone home
| to his brothers house, where Carlisle was
residing. On the night of the election
| Carlisle had gone home at o'clock and
| gone Immediately to bed This affidavit
is corroborated by an affidavit from
Henry E. Queen
/ ABOUT r. W. NELSON
Touching Sypher's statement that X
w. Nelson had declined to participate in
| the meeting of Carlisles friends and had
taken his hat and left the meeting when
its object was explained to him, Hallam
| read a letter from Nelson.
HANDWRITING OF THE RETURNS.
| HalIam next turned his attention to
| the affidavit of John j. Pierce, of Gin
cinnati, To the effect that with the ex-
ception of one precinct all the returns of
Carroll County appeared To be IN the
same handwriting. To meet this he
produced the affidavit of K. +. Harrison,
county clerk, who was custodian of the
poll books. In his affidavit Harrison af-
firms the correctness of the returns IN
every particular and to substantiate his
statement incorporates, as part of his
affidavit, the original poll books, which
We're submitted for the examination of
the committee, the County Court having
authorized this withdrawal for this pur
pose. Hailam declared that an exami-
nation of the papers, which could be
made by the committee itself, would
satisfy them that the signatures to the
returns We're not in one handwriting.
d. n. Vance, register and cashier of
the bank and Republican in politics,
makes affidavit that he had examined
the returns and declares that the re-
turns of votes in the books appear to
have been made by the clerks of the
various precincts who signed the re-
turns.
THE RETURNS CORRECT.
A. t. Leep, Knight of Labor of Car
rollton, declares that he was present in
Thoebes interest when the vote of Car
roll County was counted and that he
found the returns to be fair and beyond
lO
j. I. Lewis, Republican and ex-pOst-
master of Carrollton, affirms the correct
ness of the entries in the poll book.
Similar affidavits from five out of the
eight precincts of Carroll County We're
presented by Hallam, with AN expIana-
tion that he would have procured affi-
davits from the remaining counties, but
for the reason that he was pressed for
time and they were difficult of access at
this season.
Hallam read the affidavit of Speaker
Carlisle, the substance of which is as fol-
lows:
CARLIsLES AFFIDAVIT.
The affidavit of j. G. Carlisle saws that
he has carefully read the statements
contained in the affidavits of Chas.
Maunder, used before the committee ON
the 9th day of January, 1888, and he
says that the statements contained in
said affidavit, so far as they relate to
him, are untrue in every particular. He
says that he was not at the office of the
Kentucky State Journal, in the city of
Newport. ut any time during the evening
of the Sd of November, 1886, nor has he
been in said office at any time, either
during the day or evening since the Con-
gressionaI. election on the 2dday Of
November, 1886.
DID NOT GO To CONVICTION.
Affiant states that he did not go from
Covington or from the direction of Cow
ington in a hack or carriage, or other
wise, to the corner of York and Belle
vue streets, i'm Newport, at any time,
during said evening; nor did he go from
said corner north on York street to-
ward the residence of Hon. A. s.
Berry in n hack or carriage, nor other
wise, at any time during said evening.
DID NOT SEE HALVES.
Affiant did not see Detective Halves,
of CovingtOn, in Newport or elsewhere,
at any time during said evening: nor did
he attend any meeting or conference
with anybody on said evening in reIa-
tion to the Congressional election in said
Sixth Congressional District, or in rela-
tiOn to the result thereof. He says that
at that time he resided with H. E. Queen
on the water works road, south of the
city of Newport, in the county of Camp
bell, State of Kentucky, and that he was
not outside of the house of said Queen on
the evening of the Bird of November.
1886, at any time after O'Clock, or about
. O'Clock.
QUEENS AFFIDAVIT CORRECT.
Affiant says that he has read the affi-
davit of III. f.. Queen, and that the state
ments therein contained as to the where
abouts of this affiant on the evening of
the second day of November and on the
evening of the 3rd of November, 1886.
are true.
NEVER ATTENDED A CONFERENCE.
Affiant says that he never attended
any meeting or conference, at any time
or place after said election, to consult
or to consider said election, or the result
thereof, or to- take any measures to affect
the result thereof in any manner what
| ever, and that he never knew of any
such conference or meeting upon the
part of his friends or supporters, nor did
he ever hear of any such conference or
meeting.
| DID NOT WRITE LETTERS
He says that he did not write any let
| tiers or send any kilograms or messengers
to any part of said district after said
election for the purpose of ascertaining
the result, or for any other purpose in
| connection with said election, nor did he
request any one else to do so, and if any