The New York herald., 1878-07-03

cratic msjortiss the disturbances and disorders
not political, Of such magnitude materi-
ally affected the election; have personal know
part OF democrats entered materially into Affected
The results IN those parishes James Anderson and d.
A. Weber, the Supervisors. stated their belief
that tho two parishes had gono in favor Of the
crats and shat there did sucent ground Tor
protest in either parish. and expressed their
determination 10 mako no protest; in the case
Of my brother and myself ana the members
Of my brothers. family. IL was agreed that . pro.
tho circumstances ana that its execution not
to be considered; was anxious TO DO returned 10
family forbade tina. / should secure my seat by
bringing upon h'm tho exposure and shame that
knew would follow from this act
EFPoRTs PROCURE PROTEST
knew OF my personal knowledge that strong In
ducements were brought TO bear upon James 4. An
dcrson aud d. a, wcber 10 procure from them such
proess as would supply the legal grounds required
BY the Returning Beard to exclude these parishes
ject sA to to use use my inaaence. sspscaliy ps with
my brother, TO secure the execution and filing OF
ess a.a rae access 70 see rooms 81 .ne
and 10 the rooms OF conference and caucus occupied
by Packard, Kellogg and the menbers OF the Return
Ing Board and the Custom House officials, and was
used more than by the statesmen and the local
leaders as messenger TO secure interviews with An
ss interviews I took place With my brother and when
many OF the afidavits wore prepared and executed
present when Andersons protest was signed before
Judge Campbell; saw him sign IL, aud distinctly re-
memoer that there were blank spaces In said protest;
after Anderson signed the protest he LEFT the room,
and tho iurat attached by Judge Campbcll,
think, IN his absence, and certainly without his
authority; II was not sworn 10 BY Anderson.
ASpERsoS's AND wEBER's WISDOM.
II was a notorious fact IN the Custom House that
not only my brother ana Mr. Anderson hcsitatcd to
make tho required protests but Kellogg and Packard
exhibited great anxiety and socitudv in reference
thereto; on particular occasion, during conversa-
tion AT tho Custom House between the local leaders
and the visiting statesmen, was requested 10 bring
my brother and Anderson there, and saw and heard
the l4tn and 18th Of November, 1876; think 1t wins
tho 18th 16th; found Anderson in tho
had Dson o sigosd S Without his CONSENT ard % when
delivered my message he re' nsed 70 20 and told me
To- ten them .,ro 80 70 n hell, know Mr: sherman
tive OF Mr.. Hayes, ana WAS also spokesman Of tho
visiting statesmen IN their dealings with The demo
cratic visitors, and think 1t he who requested
me 10 60 Tor my brother and Anderson; am positive
that my brother spoke particularly 10 him, and
% ns sh y % as Sx mU
brotoer repeatedly that the assurances, verbal and
written, OF Mr. sherman Induced him to allow his
protest to stand and be used spoke TO Mr.. Sherman
about my brotner's unwinGness to make tho desired
protest. because he considered It an outrage upon tho
lives oil those people, and he replied that my brother
would DO protected and provided for
THE SHERMAN LErTER sEsN.
A day or two aferward my brother showed me the
Anderson by Mr.. SHERMAN; l road tho istor several
times; 1t was in the hand writing OF Mr Sherman; l
seen him write and inspected his writing; never
doubted tho senuincness o the letter. and my brother
assured mo that he received direct from Mr. Shsr.
man himself; was informed the time that several
other supervisors from Caldwell Nachitoches anu
Morchouse Parishes assurances that induced
to file IN cir prOests during tho progress OF tue
count by the Returning Bosrd u Was discovered that
the returns agreed upon by the republican leaders,
would elect Packard and majority ol republicans IN
each house, bat would only SECURE the return OF six
Hayes electors; the exclusion OF parishes and pre-
cinc,s up that resulted in loss the repub-
lsan electors Of about 230 votos and to the rlden
electors q OF about $50 IL then de-
termined 10 throw out more democratic votes, and
made; IN this view, deputy marsnals went out
and brought In witnessos-gencrally coored
mon-aud their afndavlts were prepared and
executed IN Now Orleans; / could point out
instances In which tho parties executing these af
davts could neither writs nor read. and where they
to Them; In other the names appended were lc
titious other cases vere the names OF mon who
had lived in the parishes Dus who were then dead.
REQUIRED.
About the 27th OF November It was discovered that
Ouly SIX OF tho hayes electors could be saved, ond
beatsn In regard to the agreement between r..
Anderson and D. \ wober, here state that person
and substantially tho has been presented
my brother Was murdered Marcn and his murderers
have not YET been discovered; in tho issue OF tho
he threatened 20 publish certain letters aud
cmansinx irsm the stsse Aaaisors Office, and ihsi
supposed to huvo supplied the Immediate cause
OF his death, and to that extent might suggest its
authors; while consider this threat the immediate
would have occurred IL he bad not made tue protest
which deprived the people OF tnsir votes, and thus
placed himself In such position that his personal
sault; tho people OF both parishes have denounced
tho act; In the Sherman report appears purported
ahidavit from United States Super visor, con-
tanning n somew sweeping allegation OF insimida-
tion In the parish of West Fci,ciaDa; | declined
when requested to make afii avit this subject
10 do SO this paper was subsequently proposed by
l.. B. jerks, and without reading or examining II |
signed It; performed no duties rs United states Sd
Aabn mt hat n nnft "a nor
had previously read did not swear to II, but the
jurat attached by the Con issioner as = matter
tiou except say shat Il was done without delihera
tion alter tho death Of my brother his widow TOOK
fathers residence Donaldsonvilie and their
contents not examined until the summer Of 1871.
SHERMAN LETTER DESTROYED.
The paper known as tho Sherman letter was n sub
jsct Of great modification TO Mrs. Weber and myself,
and several times search made Tor II Tor the pur-
pase Of destroying IL; late IN the OF 1877
exam the papers found tho letter and destroyed
IT. roasons that impel Ell us 10 seek tor that
letter Tor ITS destruction induced mo 10 keep silent AS
its discovery tho best and easiest way to have
the matter disappear from public notice.
MRS. JENks' VISIT
Mrs. jerks visited my sisiern-law In tho summer
OF 1877 urged her hunt Tor tho sherman letter
Mrs. Weber declined 10 do so or 10 give her any IN
formation whatever; about tho 21.h OF May she
brought letter from General sheldon onern atto pay
Mrs. Websrs expenses TO New Orleans aud Washing.
ton In connection with tho sherman letter, and
threatening she did not como to have her ar
rested and forced to go; Mrs jerks and husband
always called The paper the sherman letter; Tom
Jenks In iact has chained that his ossoctxt'on and
CO oper alton with Anderson such as to give hun
an equitable right TO some OF tho benefits that were
supposed 10 be embraced IN III have mover heard u
intImatcd until she gave her testimony that Mrs.
jerks any connected with tho authorsb y
ai the letter; have not nor has any member oil my
family sought 10 this cttor rs the means OF OBJ
tanning oiicc.
TnK M'ysAGu COMMISSION.
saw the members OF tue hcN eagh Commission In
New Orleans, and was informed tnat money had been
used secure abandonment OF Tho PLckard Lcgts
ature by certain members thereof; could toll some
thing OF tho paid in certain cases, but could
say VINO disbursed the money or who supplied IL
mad two convcrsatons WITH General Hnwcy relative
To the recognition of the Packard government by the
administration, and he said tDat the President could
not and would not recognize IL; he conveyed tho I'm
preston 10 my miod distinctly that the recognition o
Nichols and tho abandonment OF Packard was lore
gone conclusion, aud That ths question had been de-
terinned by tue Administration before the cvninis-
SION lett Washineiou.
During the coursosof The reading Mr Cox objected
TO certain statements contained tnere,n, on the
ground that they wcro matters OF augmentation. and
said tbat The statement an ingenious ono, which
avoided telling all the witness knew himself, and
IN HII,