Year: 1877

was worried because be had boon ABOUT the
Vernon returns said the matter ought to be nxcd and
suggested Davis to make copy OF that return aud
then he would have them rejected, and would furnish
the evidence on which they should be rejected HIM
self: DAVIS wanted witness to assist him IN making up
tnis simulated return we made this return purport.
ing to be the original return; tho witness had been
the Board week before Spcarng know OF It; IL was
week after the annou OF the whom Spear
ing asked witness to aid him with Information; the
return then at witness house; spearing said II
the State was turned Packard they would be all
hung and witness with them; witness thought he said
It would prevent him twitncssl from acting; witness
did not have any talk the subject with Clifford after
he showed the despatch from Allison Ginord swore
that he never gave tho Information to any one, tor
witness told him that II he did ms twitncss') lie
woulc not be worth cent in New Orleans.


on THE TO WASHINGTON.


witness met Murphy in st. Louis, and understood
that Spcaring to meet him there; witness did not
talk with Murphy there; he went TO Springfield to
consult with Governor Palmer and Spcaring; when bc
loft Springfield II was not understood that he was to
be a witness; he made up his mind TO answer q
subpoena II one came when he got TO Boston, ne did
not meet any member OF the Morrison Committee
until he called before them here; his family in
the North not aware OF his marital relations in
New Orleans witness was with Spearing In New York.
where they played billiards together and went to the
theatre; witness did not know what bust
ness spearing had there; spcaring served
the subpoena ON witness witness mere , ou' ne ne
indignant at Spearng that this Information was made
pubic alter his promise TO keep IT secret. witness
n witness aud also 10 Murphy and Spearing. Whom
the scrgcant.at-arms went 10 tho Riggs House and
could not md witness witness was Ia tho next room,
VIII ch adjolns Spcaring's IN bed. He could not have
answered the subpoena Tor he ILL., He was sub
ptenacd when he IN bed.


ALTERATIONS WE'RE MADE


Senator Mcdonald showed witness paper which he
identified as the return Of Vernon parish Tho polls
and OF ninety seven and cighy-one votes tor tho
democrats he had charged to the republicans, where
there were no votes HIS definite instructions
for the reason that there three candidates and
he did not know which was the republican candidate
II necessary for him to know which
person was affected by the change of ngurcs.
Constitutional amendments members OF Congress-
state officers and ana parochal officers all on
the slpay witness charged through the State officers
before Woodward assisted him. The witness. In an
swcr 10 inquiries. repeated what he had previously
stated concerning all the interviews between him and
Wells about altering the various returns. lie
repeated that the altered returns were burned
in the presence OF witness and Wells. in
tho inner room oil the Board and that either himself
or Wells throw them into the hre. The witness and
several clerks made all the consolidated returns IN
a private office, none OF which were ever by a
democratic clerk while thoy being made. In
making tho fabricated return after the original had
boon destroyed, witness and Davis used the
regular consolidated blank form. The object
was TO mako IL appear that the return