The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-08-23
LEETE,s LUEAoY.
The Latest "Lea1' Struck by the
Potter Committee.


Potter Committee.
''For ways that are dark, and |
tricks that are vain" the Louisiana
witness is peculiar. The latest is
John E. Leete, who rivals Ander-
son and Mrs. jerks as q picturesque
figure in American politics. He
has of late been holding the atteD-
ton of that august body-the Pot
ter Committee - with sensational
statements IS to his connection with
republican politics in Louisiana, in
which statements, while sundry
party leaders were implicated in al
legged political bargains and sales,
he himself was shown up as q con-
spicuous figure. Now it appears
from the statement of Governor
Kellog that he is one of that noble
army OF martyrs who have been for
months Intellectually besieging the
administration for an Office. APP
parentIy the intellectual strain caus-
ed by telling bigger story than his
predecessors has been too much for
him, as the latest we hear of this
highly intellectual and moral wit
ness is as follows:
NEW York, Aug. lS.-About 8
o'clock this evening John A. Leete
registered at the Astor House, and
was assigned q room on the third
floor. He appeared to be laboring
under some excitement About
half an hour after going to his room
the loud report of PISTOL was heard
to come from Leete's room, and the
crashing of a bullet through the
door, accompanied by loud crieI
from the room. Several officers
were summoned, and they burst il
the door, and Immediately q bulle
whizzed past them, and Leete slam
med the door in their faces. Anoth.
er attempt by the officers 10 get il
was met by another bullet, but boil
shots fortunately missed. The off
GERS then made a combined rusI
and overpowered Leete before hi
could again fire. He was terribly
excited and said there was q con
spiracy to kill him, and he meant Il
kill the first man who entered hi
room. He said he was satisfied b,
had been Swallowed" for days pas
by a fellow who wanted to put hin
out of the way on account of tn
: testimony he gave before the Potte
committee, as they feared he MAJ
tell some more. He says he carried
, a private memorandum book will
him, containing some additions
startling testimony, and it was tn
book they were after. Whel
brought before q magistrate the fol
lowing morning he waived hi
arms in a declamatory form, ant
turning to the audience, Launched
forth in a vigorous invective in de
nunclation of his enemies. He pro
tested that there was q coDspirac,
to immune him in a foul and loath
some dungeon, whsre he could no
be heard from again, under tn
form of star chamber proceeding
and with an extravagant gesticula
ton, he cried aloud: "Is there n,
person here to protect me?" TIL
magistrate decided to commit hin
, to the charge of the commissions
: of charity and corrections, with
: view to an examination into hi
Q mental condition. Some artific
3 was being employed to leave tn
, court room, when, casting his eye
= in the direction of the prisoner
3 box, he shrank back with an air G
: dismay and exclaimed, ''Thst is tn
road to perditionl" The Hor
a Clarkson H. and Ben Butler wi
have to try it again.
Telegram of Tuesday states ths
3 a committee of physicians have sen
t Leete to the Bloomingdale insan
D asylum.