Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-07-20
Tn. Lou,.iana sub-Committee.

Additional evidence taken by the SUBJ
Committee up to the l1th. is as follows: II.
T. Hobbs testified that one Wilder told him
that he (yilder) accompanied Anderson to
Notary Seymour's Office when the Anderson
Weber agreement was sworn to by Anderson;
Weber was not present. .....J, i. Kelly, Su-
pervisor of Registration in Richland Parish,
testified that he delivered the returns of the
parish unaccompanied by any protest, but, at
the solicitation of Kel ogg and others. finally
oath to the affidavit published in Sherman's
report. purporting to be sworn to by MIN.
;..... Hiram smedley testified; Being shown
he said, "I saw the name of ID. A. Weber
signed to that paper by J. w. Jones. Notary
on Exchange Alley. Jones spent most of his
time about my place"-...-.E. l.. Weber was
examined by, Mr.. Cox a. to his testimony.
given in Jackson, Miss, In 1876 before the
Boutwell, Committee. Mr.. Cox read
from the report of that committee the
questions on % proponnnded sin AND answers ans wt
ness whether they were severaly true or
false. The witness said the statements then
made were not wilfully false, but from hear
say and imagination; his intention was to tell
the truth; thinks in most cases he told the
committee the truth as understood by him mt
the time, but he knows now that those state
ments were false. Was never warned away
from the parish; had no information that
would justify him in making such statement.
In answer to a question of Mr.. Cox as to the
sherman letter, the witness said he found IL in
a box sent from his brothers, ut Bayou sara,
sonville; found the letter after Mrs. Jenks's
visit; showed it tn no one; tore IL up at once,
because it exposed his brothers wrong do
ing; his brother told him there were no
grounds for protesting the parish.
Z. l.. Weber was further examined ON the
l2th. Cross-examined by Mr.. Cox in relation
to his connection with the Legislature and
his absence from the Packard Senate for ten
days, the witness stated his object was to
elect Pinchback United States Senator /;
Pinchback paid the witness 81 900 for ex-
penses. The witness then explained his re-
turn later to the Packard Senate, and sub
mitted portion of ST. 900 of warrants on
the State Treasury received from rwitchell
as security of good faith to carry out the
scheme of passing the appropriation bill of
$500 900 out of which Insane Asylum claims
for $4,000 held by the witness We're to be paid.
by reason of the collapse of he Packard
Government, retained collaterals without
being able to give any very good reason
why he should retain them. The witness
said 10 Senators were interested in the
$500, 900 scheme, and Packard promised
the bill, when passed, should become
a law. The witness stated that he was n
member of an association in the Senate in
1856, which included Gov. Antoine, t. O.
Anderson. Twitchel, Burcb and Others, for
corrupt purposes. There were 10 of them.
They received $50 900 for passing the Levee
bill, and $4,000 for passing the State house
bill. Each member of the association re-
ceived 50 900 of the money. Twifchell was
President and t. @. Anderson Treasurer OF
the association.