The New York herald., 1878-07-04

and to send us some speakers up there so that We
cans were not disposed 10 have any election there
they said these two parishes were gong democratc
ana they were gong 10 throw them out MI fackaIo
Told me lew days before the eection that u no and
Hayes did NOT any votes in East and West Fell
ciana he Was going TO be Governor ana hayes was
going to be Presdent he Told me this IN inc presence
oi Mr. Armstead, Mr.. duncan and others whom DO
not now remen bcr.
PLAN OF rng KgrunLIcAx LEADERS.
O. He suid the best way dispose OF the democratic
majort throw the votes OF the county /;
that ,ha, better than making a republican CAD
vass2 A. Yes, SIR; and | know oil my personal
knowledge that Mr. kellogg employed Mr l.. B. jerks
10 Keep Jamos Anderson away from the parish aud
prevent his holding election there supervisor
| have letter from Mr.. L. b. JenKs, dated New Or
leans, 10Th Ocooer, 1870 In which he states that
prevent his coming TO East Fsclana 10 hold an cleo
lion. MIR. JenKs came up 10 Bayou Sara lew days
they hsd naa some dficuity with Anderson Ia Keep
ng MIN away from East Feliciana; that PuKn, KEEL
election in Easl FvIicuna and that that
programme, mapped out a long time before. ana 40
bad been ende.vor,ng 70 keep Anderson a~.y,' ~
but had isied 10 do 80, and that Andef-
son would 20 up and mold the election:
no told me that they had gwen him money 10 pre-
Anasrson's gong up. and that they wanted nim
10 90 uow town aud get Anderson drunk, so rs 10
prevent his coming; jerks WAS one VI those ~ INC
plot with K ksnoge ana others 10 prevent mn election
being held there, ANA he had been working upon my
broiher ana nyssf to prevent my election IN West
rss.na Du. v. were ALWAYS y. SPpo'es :. that be-
0. Do you not know there was large number Of
lost IN East Fslicsna because ot the
failure OF Anderson 10 come up there and register
tnsmY A. Yes SIR; there was between ioar and
nve hundred.
vised this Of actonf A. Yes. SIR; had u
versuton with General Gar field, Mr.. Sherman and
Others who do not rcmemIer, but know IT was
generally understood that they wore advising the
stretching OF tho powers OF the Returning Board 70 ths
utmost extent In he same direction that rney were
stretched IN 1874. when they proved successful
THE ELIZA PINKST0N AFFAIR.
q Werc you present when kiiza PnKston was
brought to New Orleans belore Inc Returning Board?
A. No, SIR; but know that she was Interviewed by
Secretary Shei man and others at the Custom House
bsioro she appeared before mo Returning Board; 1
un 1erstood part OF the plo up 10 have
her there AMI testify that she outraged
by the democrats amt had been terribly abused, 10
sucn u thi ng common down there that section
OF the country; heard the visiting statesmen
about IL afscrward can't remember distinctly
o. You may state wha. they said or tho suyssancs
OF what they said about Eliza Pinkston. A. To the
best OF my Knowledge and belief they understood
that this matter oi Eliza Pinkstoa put up job
make political capital tor the republican party.
O. Did you not know that u was put up jobY
A. knew II from Information that Mr.. Hamlet, who
was ndidate for Senator IN that DISTRICT gave me-
and Information l have from others; Mr. Hamlet
stated 10 IL put up job TO influence the
visiting Statesmen ana TO raise cry Of outrage all
the country against tho democratic party.
ELIZA PRITCdAKD's AFFIDAVIT TRUE.
By Mr.. Springcr-have you seen article pub
lsned IN the NEW Yoxk HERALD last saturday pur.
porting 10 % AN &luOhvt SlSneu Oy klZa frucnArd.
formerly Eliza Pinkslon, relatng the circumstances
under which she testihedY A. have.
Q. Do you know whether the Iac!: stated 10 that
afiuavit true mott A. To the best OF %
knowledge and belief the laots are true
MRS. JExKs' VISIT.
By Mr.. Hunton-- What reception did Mrs, jerks re.
ceye AT the hands oil your stster-n- n-law Mrs Weber
when she came up TO Donaidsonviile to see horf A.
She me. at the ooor by Mrs. q. v. Weber, my
sister.in-Isw came over TO my house immedialsi.
after she hHd departed and stated what had
occurred-,has she had told her sbe was
the the death of her hu sbund and had been
ondeavoring 10 trade upon letter gwen 10 d. A.
Weber and James E. Anderson, thereby bringing
shame upon horsel and her little children; that shc
wanted nothing to do with her, and away
IRON the house; sns then stated TO Mrs Weber that
she had n note from General L. A. sheldon; l have
this note with me; It Is rs ioliows.-
NEw ORLEASs La, May 20. 1873
Washing under the Potter resolution II is
portant 20 have you there as witnes. At once Mrs.
you. Very respectfully L. A. SHELDON.
The witness-Mrs. jerks stated 10 mrs Weber st
leans see Mr.. Sheldon for the purpose making
statement contradcting the existence e the sherman
sue would be summoned by u proper authority shs
would 20, but not until then; Mrs. Jenks offered 10
pay her paasace 70 New Orleans and stated that her
Shcidon; Mrs. Weber asciiaed 10 have any thing to
do with th. matter; Mrs.. jerks then said, "Asdsm,
you oon't como willingly with mo win send a ser.
eeant-at-arms 10 iorce you TO Gomez" and then my
ssstcr-,nlaw told her she dad care for her
sergeant-at-arms aud she would not 20; about that
simc my brother-In-iaw, Joe Goudran. came
up asked his sister, Mrs. Weber, what
Mrs jerks was ~ doing there ,xsln was she after thus
got the letter and got rid OF nor? Mrs. Weber
replied excitody that he had better not meddie vii
her business that she knew what shc about; that
sho had tho Sherman letter, and that none OF
his business what Sue was going TO do with IL this
occurred in the presence OF Mrs Jenks bile she was
standing on the door step; was about The 9Th OF
May last
terri A. No. sir-long after.
a. Why did your sister -in-lAw state then that she
had the sherman lotterf A. SO as 10 prevent her
brothers coming there and Interfering In the mator
and suppose she was under the impression that she
hal that letter yet among her papers; l never had
told her That haa de s.roysa II; never mentoued n
to any one except to Mr. Norris u frena of mine In
New Orleans, at the time Mrs. Jenks here In
Washington trad,ng on The letter, and IN order TO
assure MIN that Mrs jerks had not control OF the let
ter told hun that had destroyed It,
MRS. JESKs APTkR THE SHERMAN LITTER.
z. Have You any ietter from Mrs. jerks ID.
A. WeDcrf A. Yes. SIR, nave.
The witness produced and read letter dated Octo-
bcr 1O 1878, when - been rctofore published.
The Witncss-lhere was another letter written by
Nrx jerks IN when she mentions distinctly tho
Sherman letter, but don't know where II Is present
Q Have you evcr had any conversation ~,th Mrs.
Jenks In regard to TINS last letter. the contents OF
which you have just resif A. Yes, sir; Mrs Jengs
10 Donaidsonviio the latter part the sum.
mer Tor the purpose OF looking vv,r ID. A. Weber y
papers to hunt for the Sncrman letter. she insisted
That Mrs Weber should exaniuc tho papers vii her
but Mrs. Weber would not allow u to be done Ia tact
one has ever looked over tho papers except
Two OF Nrs. Webcr's brothers and myself Mrs. jerks
then came - me Al my house. anu stated that she
OF the existence OF the sherman letter and was
In search OF a., and would pay well for IL she satsd
how valuable II would be Tor us VI could got Mr. d.
A. Weber TO consent TO her looking over The pspcrs
she vas certain u would be 1ount; Mrs jerks ar
rived there ABOUT twelve o'clock day aud con-
vcrsed this subject IN the presence oil my WIFE,
Mr. Reynolds and sir. Newsham.
O. Ia all this talk between you and Mrs. jerks aid
she intinate that the Shcrman letter not Renu
Inc letter. A. No. SIR; she stated positively to me
tuat she know the fact that Mr. sherman had written
ths letter, and she stated this IN the presence
vile and Mr.. Ncwshsni, and also stated IL 10 Mr..
Reynolds who escorted her rom my house In tue
evening
y DId she say she knew Secretary sherman had
given Weber ana Andcrsonf A. Yes, SIR; she so
stated to me.
BY Mr.. sprngcr-Did she evcr state TO you that she
ssnmed all responsibility for the 10 OF tnst
lcttcfY A. never neard such thing me ntioncd by
her; she always claimed that was original letter
IRON sherman.
U Was the sherman letter destroyed by you pro-
vious TO or aier tpis visit2 A. / think IL was de-
Inf ne I'm n thera