The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-12


letter was written met General Smith. and told him
that thought would Withdraw all claims on the ad-
mpsIration provided he would appoint my brother
POSITION In tho baltimore Custom House, rather
correcting himsciD went 10 General Smith and
asked him u no would not appoint my brother, and he
he would DO SO, or rather again correcting him.
seIi) he bsKod me u would be satisfied with the APP
asked mo 10 give him letter TO that eject.
Q Did you do SO? A. l. did
z. Was your brother appointed? A. Ho was.
8. is he still serving thcreY a. he is still serving
there.
O Have you copy oflhat Ictterq A. 1 have not
q. Was there any further munication with Gen.
crsi Smith alter that? A. None Whatever.
Was that tpe end Of your comm icatons at that
time? A. Yes, SO lar as rocolIecL
Q. That was about tho middle Of juno 1877 and
from that time onward there was NO iurther commu.
pica.on until, January, and that completed the
action A. Yea
q why aid you not tell US that tho other day' A.
BIO called Tor II 1t was wanted.
THE WEBER AGREEMENr.
Anderson was then questioned tho signing and
acknowlcdg ment OF tho Weber agreement; Il was not
true, he said, mat he himself only, and Weber
also had thar paper before tho notary
pubic; il that he al erson) or any one
known to him had added to the acknow od gmcnt tho
Of MS.s WAS mot a sS s
acknowledgement was signed, andst was that
tho notary had signed ms name right alter ms
he had never said to anybody that Tho Sherman letter
was also signed by Mr.. Stougnton, nor no had
THE OFFER TO jerks.
Then Mr.. Reed GOT after the witness about hts offers
@ Yon spoke in your testimony OF having offered
to pay the mortgage Of $500 on Mrs. Jonks' house
and 10 pay all ner expenses II she would produce the
sherman letter, DID you have that sum or money at
that time? A. Old not
tina, could raise il Il could get the letter.
@ You had not tnen gone into the question Of wsys
aud means that subject? A. No.
q. You trusted 10 tho general state ot the market,
did you? A. Not al all; knew that could yet the
money in Pniladclphia II wanted II.
A. You know that Ihcre q market for the letter
In Phiaoephiaf A. knew that could borrow tho
money on my own responsibility.
Q Had you any arrangement at that time as TO
whom you were TO get tho money froms A. None at
O. Was il your intention to buy the letter for the
purpose Of disposng OF 1t againR A. Not Ut aiL
O. You did not intend 10 get she money back in
that ways A. Not A. all; / did not think Of such
thing.
MI. Reed handed 20 Anderson lc.ter. which be said
his Handwriting addressed TO Lieutenant Gov
crnor Antoine, as follows
MY DrAn 0oyxnxon During tho first three days Of .is
trat,on only one cooed man himself, and he
sons nsssenssrs country reporter that very
al % Il 81
were usng az possible means =. prevent .nsm coming
result hsvs thirty eolorsa
scks; h,d. convinced tho that am
nsni,, and how 20 get rid q me Is aass-
sdsr sas Conveyed y your humble Servants ,s
killed In order make political csDal They don't pro-
.uS bee & ana my per-
h.ss ss ss ss ssy sas s :ns ~
eals appoin.sd By republican Governor lAr Facknra
The only you solemn protest. against
% sS
may the future woaId induce living In the
hxh., ii you viii ~ end Of tho limo.
viii come up with Mr. Packard We viii have parish
ticket out Uy that tine and wi" give good start.
WIN o. as g Law party
regard to chief constable IralY y%assss'r .nnppso.
Hon. d. D. ANTOINE. &c. &c.
BY Mr. Blackburn-Do you wish TO offer any ex.
PLANTATION OF snat letter that has been read this
mgr A. would like simply TO say shat that time
my impression regard to the parish derived
entirely from the republicans. was surrounded by
impression, ia wrote that letter and many oil tier Or
letters acting under their influence believing that
tbero was bulldozinx in the parish.
z. How long had yoa been IN The parish at tho date
oil that letter 10 Governor Antoine? A. Four or live
DAYS.
Q. Then you not giving the result Of your per.
soma! oeservaons; you were acting on the intoflna
,on thu. had az been given TO you BY S.nssss was
O.. Antoine rag l,ostsnaAs Govsrnor At That t,moa
q. Who i the Mr. Monahan mentioned in your e,.
ter? A. Hc was the Sherin AZ that time
Q Did You know HIM before you went thercs A.
Q. what wore Monahan's politioss A. He was
democrat.
AFTER THE ELxcrIox
Thsn Anderson was inquired oil 10 who accom-
panied him from Clinton lwhors he was on the day OF
The sssuon! 70 Baton Rouge where no took tho
iOr the parish Of East Feeiana) ana Two
travelled BY mack arriving in Baton konge
early in the morning; there he had signed his
eeiSsd any money there after signing the returns he
replied that he had received $3.50. being the
Of arait rom the Secretary 81 the Police Jury for
actually rccoived the draft himself, but bad given
W. dye an order for H. and Wedge had got II cashcd
in he bank aud paid him tho money.
BY the Chairman-Oid you hear before tho election
about men beng sent around the parish to tell col.
ored republicans not to voter A. l did
q VINO were the men that sent? A.
think that Captain Degray aud Colonel Howard at.
Q. Die they tax with you about ~ A. Yes; It was
my suggestion.
AN INGENIOUS SUGGESTION
O. Was It your suggestion that none OF the rspubli.
cans In that parish should voter A. Tho way tho
matter came up was this-whon l returned TO New
Orleans and told Governor Kellogg how the parish
stood, they were IN favor OF not holding nm election
there.
q Whom do you mean by 'theySn A. I
mean Governor kellogg and the republican state
authorizes. They were, anxious that an election
there was IN uch better way Than that; that il was
bcter way 10 have an election and have no republi-
can votes cast aud that in parish which two years
fact oil no republican votes being cast would DC the
best PROOF Oh iniimidation that that fact would do
good than all proof oil Intimidation could be
gwen Tho republicans of the parish thou ght that
good idea and thoy carried u out
Y. Aud you we're tho author OF this ingenious sug.
gestIonf A. Yes, was the author OF that ingcn GUS
suggestion and they gave credit for IL aiterwafd
By Mr.. Recd--At wnnJ time did you mako thus iu-
gonious suggcstonf A. nrst spoke OF II when
was In Now Orleans. about the 9Th oi September.
Desires EXPLAIN
BY the Chsirman-You said the other day you do
sired to make some explanation which l cut you of
iron making?, ef
Witness--I do not know that care now to mako
any explanatory; simply wanted TO say that then
Mr.. Reed had put great many answers in my mouth
which had idea OF making In regard TO tssti-
mony before the senate COMMITTEE; i mad made long
statement Doore the Senate Com that day aud
/ was giving the republican side OF the case
had not finished u when Mr. salisbury said / had
made rather long speech and that no desired TO
anime mo; thcre werc other statements which pos
sibiy might havc made and which did not make
that account
Tho Chalrman--i understood you TO say the other
day that whom you stated facts before the Sen
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