Show WELLS OBDURATE wells refuse to testify while under duress lively encounter Euco nuter the hie D bield n wells ells is bothered to make out whether ile ho is a vassal or a free boru Cili zeu I 1 bobi rob 6 alia corn com mitten on the tha powers koj and I 1 alegos of tho the howie house this morning recalled wells and lis bis crom was continued by fiod field who asked witness w lenher j gitil buforo h he lert now DB bo had a with wilb A J earrell Ear Itar relt a raea ibar 10 of taj packard legislature aboc the iho aa action of the iho returning boar 31 hero ro plied lo ho bad not Q was anything said by lim td to having liti oe had bid it interview with gov GOT Nio hollsT liolla A aye ye Q did YOU 11 la fa the ibo of 0 your with baneta Bar eilt the 1 ou bl to make a at t to gov GOT A most infamous lie ite Q do you yon mean to ray eay the hie i flaa 1 aioo is of 0 the ibo nealion al la 1 ot Q it you would amweg my question in 10 the way W T a wilamena 6 elio hooli oll answer it would be bottera balters A I 1 w 11 ll not ask your advice us as to b how ow I 1 shall answer it a question ga estion the blairman Chair manYon yon must answer in I o to a ques question lion ili ih a 8 la 13 not dot the iho place placa for or ioro pero ml ull expirations expiations i A I 1 on defend myself elsewhere Q did you yon state you yoa had deter mined to mako make a llaU alett moot meat to gov nicholls Nio holl A no air Q did you by analog about abbat the ha 0 ot by J I 1 P kennedy A I 1 did not sit barrett asked taa me whether I 1 boull have hare n interview with governor Nie dieboll boll nod god I 1 replied I 1 would a I 1 nicholls W wai a barrett cluade aa in ia the lh legislature lee nl alara refat ioe in charges figal et at me mb witness in ia further arthar freepons 0 to quest ead be had a oj vereal ion with J P X kennedy a pedy who baked asked lit hira im whether hr bo lied bad boy any objections to au interview with gov GOT Nio choll bolls and ho be replied io similar to in ia his with dirrett 13 Arrett kennedy so ac with gov GOT Nio bollt bolls th tb ml iut the ibo tto state ol of nit mat both carrett barrett and kennedy were his big political po ila friends Q did you yoa not cot baits you would taake make 8 breatt of it A afis if 13 a moat infamous lie Q do you yoa meio mein to io sty by you never said eail to you ou conversed with you to tj make maliO a clean bacat A N thina ol of tho iho lied ried field read a leafer dated now net ot of benm isn thiry in Tn iry y 14 b and egand by wt i B aoi larfa am AID quite unwell dowel too much so 0 o to fill our engagement to ast dst will inform you yon tomorrow to morrow ril aliTO to its fulfillment ha be wrote that note nole tod rod wn to ta have beta pres cut cot at 1 l the iho proposed interview with gov GOT nicholl Ki choll witness was a led whether ho be did not an hour after he be wrote ha be above note bole tend soother abo marked confidential dent dett ial BI as follows DEAP SIR sift aber out firlej cleod ter bar loll 1011 bad left kit tur cur room thero th crowni placed in my iby hant hankle matters bequir iak my absence irom new orleans Orle aoe witness said eaid ho he expected to bo be back in a few days then related lo he bad boon summoned to 10 isaida wa faide too IOD bield askco Bs cd oil D explanation tit of I 1 the be manner ot of liag to canvass the vote in ia Louig ieca witness wine said on saturday he be bail bad sent a note cote to the a lioi to be heard beard oal only with wilh reference to lo maddox and bercon and he ha did i a dot intend to throw rights as so ao american citizen and abd bo be forced to answer otle questions on other subjects were put pal ond and i acabo aid bo desired to aas it cr no other questions ioas who whatever lever until tho the nono ilono hire him from the charge ol of contempt of its mt but horny bority when thus he be would feel free reo to answer the chairman ob airman reminded it ho be that pi td he bo would again be in contempt anil and inoa would le be the ibo opinion ork ot of the committee committed and ol of the mr field ie followed foi ioa this thie reminder mr ninde I 1 by iliof king a dumber of que tiodos re gar gardiol diniz irregularities forged affeid V vill ice adding to lo clayes mid tk isk ing votes froni from tilden but iii woo dorle in aoa 1 I df dc ollde alias to wr ho be aid mr air ritia dad called balled the iho Ott eLiaD ol of witness to a note which be bal bad ad dressed to iliodor oo on tho the auth nc bomber vo caber as ai follows follow you fully lull you advise with me m re relative lativa thereto and caked ard why he bo wanto this dole DOC to maddox A it woi was in ended to bt ba tho the bud other friends that maddox might lave bore vie tie calree to hiob do 1 bild to the p ct cf maddox beide a police fulcer aud ud boring been scot ecot to ioula lda ina for that tbt purpose iC witness of il a 0 tit by maddox a 1 stir t tr to the to n the bame subject d his aci attention to tho fact of the condition of abo be I 1 IOL oo 00 plo of cl the baat to BO tint that lie bo might bo be prA lared to lo breit arraet laj any movement to board bed and to prevent avy ot of papers Q YOU yoi aratea you never altered the returns or deb destroyed troyed a piper A I 1 decline to answer the question witness wilne declined to answer soy an 9 bacs aca I 1 lion the rf CI the yard II ard t the 10 house w him bim bi libel ada relieved lim him of 0 LIS hn ila dr bili ay to kno b 0 was ns the iho peer ol of any member A 1 be cori aitta or a kaiml vasa I 1 ilo h V hotl ks 1 l bito that tao obligation akmion of lit hi oath the be witness to answer every etry question queI tion put pot to him such auch would critti rate him bim wells said there win wad no question be might blight answer which would subject licata bim to bat he bid formed his bis construction as to vital atil we r 0 bit li rights tod and the ho committee ba bl d no DO right to question lim bim bhea he bo was kai pa lu derees 1 Q I did purl port in so I 1 racy to give git the state to allden A ate are you yon through 1 auld fit id mr road read lim the the real it wells it 16 that tto ito finish ot of your questions tb abis u Is I 1 inkling In fling the chairman ob mr avelle cah the or decline to ito so Q seer wells cn can I 1 a word the th chairman not now cow 1 10 lo do rot lot know whether I 1 am m a 1 vessel or a cr il if it pm or I 1 theale like to ij know it IIA itil im am a I 1 isal I 1 am m forced in as a to tc an estr faux Tho Chairman cieli in aba kindest spirit to ti bring your attention to ILA th attitude you yon occupy witness thoro thero is ia no DO gentleman ia to whom I 1 would listen with moro st t thin than yourself but I 1 mot meal con sider er my ay dory doiy the l on only y w io to remic kil yoa on that biti having dg worn sworn to toll the iho truth you most anoker witness I 1 will fully whenever re hevea ot of tho the disability by the which holds me IG at dareil da Lif fronco ascol fetko l whether lis hi doo linel to answer because he ha feared be might reader bita bicsok boll jablo bimo 1 I do nol DO fiel I 1 will yoi yell capla ia what pa po you yen occupy Wit netti am I 1 a vs pl pal or tho the peer of the chairman fiehl that has nothing to 40 to with your conf position you aro are under obi tion to doimer cr every cry question tice of course snob t as might tend to criminals YOU yoa I 1 boera to ihn or my rights n and the ha have no to compel w arques hiltl I 1 am under beo tence of the houe Field rom yoa rejected voies and nd or forrd rd were a thoy they rejected fur noy day cause other than 7 I 1 decline to answer tinia cr Q did you loot dot know goow that tho the ro j coonon 0 a of votes ana aba part tart ol of the to give giro the electoral doctoral vote toto to the I 1 arty arly not entitled to toil ii AT AI I 1 leave that coap Q D dd d yoa t lulls pail in ib toy tn snob BOCI racy 2 adas A 1 DAos es that Cm olude your Cb oll ob the qua lion or not duckor we WB will take taka a vote to ta sea os if aeh eboh conduct on ibo part or the he witness should be tolerated ja ia the iho commil loa chairman Chiri the th is 4 question aletho r the committee will require the tha wit I 1 I 1 nesi to 10 andr tucker A Benle oco 0 of reprobation be put on tho the witness for or dot an swell og I 1 i then I 1 am m av THI arail Oll Birmin keep order tir sir mr remarked remT kid that it il was decided atit bis s i morning morn ioK 0 80 o far as a the authority til of the ibo commit tco fro wear that i boul I the questions LAw laurenco renco sod bur chard concurred oon currod with wilh mr seelye field fied to the chairman Is il if oot dot a cw case of contempt and nd misdemeanor under the ib laws lawa ol of the district ol of columbia lum bialor lor witness to refue refu e to on ewer quo quoita Ima propound et bytho by abo committee it it field la is cioce in ilio he big bigit degree field then exhibited to witness a allor neg the camber ol of votes rotea rejected in several parishes crested by abell fa bell secretary of the tha Rista board Obi objection ottoo wa win i mado made to the paper rho question brioc taken ibo be objection we w overruled by a strict party parly vote vet the statement showed that ht tho the bord beira rejected 1763 lor for kellogg and 10 for McKoe ry of the electoral vote another piper paper was el bibi Libi ted Led ato by b abell showing tho returned for or kellogg sod and tor lor Me mcenery Enery electoral votes also alsi tho the certificate of the ROW retain I 1 U DR boord or fring to the election of the kellogg cle declora dec tora clors sad that they receive votes vote sod that the th ace cry electors received role lawrence gaea o lel witness wt whether ether if the le 10 urns urea treat from vernon its hs compared eom pared with wilh the be tabel led iotte mear idear wa wai different differ eDt from tho abo original retort re it wi wad dolo doi o without lis hla knowledge lioon ledga or 7 witness replied it was not dot nor lil bad hs he knowledge tint that it was ira done dona with tho the st probation ol of any member of ills dis uxry ho also alo denied tho the troth ol of Littlefi eldo statement Blat ement that ilat hi he directed tho the ri turns to la be tl so eo so as to at cekot ot hunter hooter tod sod andrews judge ian ind amnot they were hia bia personal pors onal not nol political friends field interrogated about the th I 1 the bj bad exhibited but bat dephnea dac inca to answer Q because you aro arc under duro dare freyou arc you unwilling to toll tell the truth NY I 1 BOI am never unwilling to tell the truth Q then why do da you yoa not answer waco cOn contempt is n ze ie moved I 1 will hill answer but dot till lill then ihen Q you were asked just jast cow whether you throw out votes for or reasons which were founded on oa evid evidence enco to yours it if alter after fuelber parley of the lb like lind kind l ind witness said io in rejecting the votes volca the board noted acted lawfully they throw threw out the ibo votes for aad ad violence grant larih was wa thrown out because ol of irregularities there wt was no na tu to the OLO oo on the ground eliot they were cot 1201 SO ao dually cast governor wells stated betted tho the meatier io in which evide was wall gotten colten before the beard no was ked it if proof was waa to the hoard board that a hundred voters I 1 voted under nader compulsion compola iou enot to their judgment ho could oot dot say bay how bow many testified to that effort effect alter after further questions so a sia ii s without inzhir evidence tho the adjourned |