The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-26
THE INVESTIGATION.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE POTTER
COMHIGTEE.
Examination OF Mrs. jerks Re
sumFd- General Boy nt0n Tells
What He Knows AbOui
1t statement OF
Marshal PttkfD.


WAsHISGToN, June 25.-The exsmina-
tion OF Mrs. jerks was resumed to-day.
She saI1 she had not yet received the let
tiers inquired for yesterday, and didn't
know whether they would be- Of any i'm
port4nce Witness had seen Mrs. Weber
st Donsldsonvlle shortly before leaving
for Washington, and Mrs. Weber had
told her Anderson had said she Mrs
Jenks) had received about 100000 for
certain document and appeared some-
what hurt because she had received no
portion of the money. Mrs. jerks,
however, informed Mrs. Weber that she
had never received any money whatever.
General Sheldon had requested witness TO
visit Mrs. Weber with view to having
her come TO Washington.
Mr.. Sprlr ger. Is it not a fact that Shell
don wanted Mrs Weber to come to New
Orleans and make affidavit to the
effect that there was no such
documents as the 30 called Sherman let
ter in exIstenCe2
Wltness-No, sir, you are entirely mis-
taken about that.
Mr.. Springer inquired If the witness
had received any other consideration
from Gen Sheldon, excepting her actual
expresses.
Witness-( Very sharplv,) no sir. and
il was bat four dollars? You need not
distress yourself about 1t.
Witness was asked By the chairman if
she would produce the letters desired to-
morrow morning If they arrived. A
Oh, yes, If they arrive l will produce
them.
General Ii. V. Boynton, correspond.
ent Of the Cincinnati Gazette, was re-
called, and said that the President never,
during the conversation, gave him TO un-
derstsnd that Anderson wss IN posses
SION of political secrets. He derived the
impression entirely from newspapers.
General COm.y was present during the
entire conversation, and heard al, in
ciudlng the Anderson matter.
General Butler inquired it the witness
ever had an interview with any one in
Wsshlrgt gton regarding Anderson, and
had stated that the President had Ap-
pointed Anderson and others connected
with the dirty work in LOUISIANA to keep
their mouths closed2 General Boynton
replied that he had never talked OF the
matter in that way TO any one.
Witness said in answer TO the ques-
t;on. when the McNeigh Commission was
appointed, be had conversation with
Messrs. Hawley and Harlan, both before
lnev left Wsshin gton for New Orleans,
and after they had returned. General But
Ter requested the witness to state as
nearly AS he could sll the conversation
which trsnspired between hIm and these
gentlemen concerning the Louisiana
Commission. The witness sa'd be had
no conversation other than pertsined to
regular newspaper work, and would be
pleased to answer any particular question
Butler might ask.
Mr.. B1tler-Was there anything said
regarding General Harlsn's candidacy
for the Supreme Bench2 A-Ges, sir.
Before leaving tor New Orleans General
could, as a isvOr t) hin, whether Gen.
B-lstow WAS candidate. II so, Harlan
did not desire 10 stand in his way. Hsr-
ian was OF the opinion that II he went TO
New Orleans he could 8 d in bringing
AJJu. - satisfactory settlement OF the
very EunoviDg stste Of affairs then ex-
Ist5uz, and he thought prUDsbIy that the
transaction would hclp MIN IN securing
y sea. upon the supreme bench. That Is
81 InaI happened IN connection with the
matter, excepting that | promised TO
endesvor to comply with Hsrlsn's re-
quest, The conversation after Gen
IrsI Hsrlan's return from New
Orleans was in tie office Of General
Bcynton, who informed Harlan he had
been absolutely unable TO 1nd out
dednetly from Bristow or his intmst9
friends, but that II was believed oy Us,
meaning some Of his friends, that BrIs.Ow
would accept the position were /. tender
ed him. Harlan replied in effect that no
Thought he himself would te u candidate.
Gen. Boyton cOnVersed With Gen.
Harlan regarding Louisiana mstters
mentioning 10 Harlan thst the members
of his commission would have TO pre-
pare tor an investigation, rs General
Buffers friends in Washington were say
ing that he was not satisfied with the
the result o, the invcstig .yon AID there
was charge thst fifteen or sixteen
thousand dollars had bee. used in Louis
lana for the purpose OF putting Nichols
government on its iea- General Butler
desired 10 know VINO his friends were
that made such statement. General
Boynton-I cant uHme them the fact
was published as l have saId, 1t was
At the time.
a long discussion took place
between Butler and Genera, Boynton,
rel4tive 10 the conversation about 81
legged expenditures of money in Louis
Isns, and at Its conclusion General Boyn-
ton retired.
Mr.. Ptkns read ststement rs fol-
lows: On the 10th of November, 1876,
Anderson entered my office with several
other parties, among whom was ID A.
Weber, now desd. Daring ,he period Of
Anders0ns official duties H. Fg.ly.aus par
I.h, be returned TO New Orleans several
ZINES, a.d frequent surmlses had been
made In regard TO his bus utss, and why
ne came down here. | asked him one day
sbOu. il and told him that he Was exposing
himself to q charge OF Cywardice and Of
abandoning the parish At - critical
juncture. My remarks afrouted him
and he left me, ssying that ms life WAS as
good as any other Republican he knew
about. A week later | WAS informed by
Mr.. Coteler that Anderson tad received
q letter while on the street with him
from j. w. Potter, Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee 20 come,
and that Anderson, after reading the
letter, left bin, saying he had an engage
ment. 1 was inclined TO believe that this
was not the rst letter ne had received