The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-26
POTTER'S INQUIRY.
JENKs MEETS SHELDON BEFORE
LEAVING RERE-MRs. WEBER
HEARS A S1OO, ,OOO STORY.
Pitkln on the Stand-HOw He worked
The Protest Out of Anderson.

WASHINGTON, June 25-The Potter com.
nittee resumed the examination of Mrs
Jenks at Ii O'Clock this morning. She stated
IN reply to question by the chairman, that
the letters which she had promised to pro
duce had not yet arrived and did not know
that they would be of any use to him when
Il they did arrive
In regard to Mr. Springer she stated that
she was with Mrs, Weber, In Donaldsonvile
a short time before leaving for Washington
She was requested by Gen. Sheldon to take a
note to Mrs. Weber requesting her to come to
| New Orleans. She had read telegram from
Washington In consequence of which he made
the request, but witness did not know the
contents Of that dispatch When witness came
to Donaldsonville Mrs. Weber told her that
she had heard that witness had received
100000 for some document, and complained
for not having received portion of that
| money.
Witness made no request of Mrs. Weber to
make any attidavits Mrs Weber did not re-
turn to New Orleans with witness assigning
as a reason that she did not want to hear any
thing more about that document, referring TO
| the Sherman letter; that she had no such
document and wanted to consult with some
body before going to New Orleans.
GEN. SHELDON PAID THE EXPENSES
of witness trip to Donaldsonville Gen.
Sheldon did not tell witness to reqnest Mrs.
| Weber to come to New Orleans for the pur-
pose Of making an affidavit; that she did not
know Of the existence of the sherman letter.
Mrs. jerks did not recollect having met
| Col. VIM. A. Otis &t her boarding house in
this city last winter had not q conversation
with him or any one else ON the subject of
the Sherman letter; did not show anybody q
letter from her husband saying that She
would have to come to New Orleans herself
| to get that letter.
In the note from Gen. Sheldon to Mrs,
Weber was the phrase Mrs. jerks will ex-
plain" Gen. Sheldon did not tell witness
what ne wanted her to explain, except that
| the Republicans wanted Mrs. Weber and
Capt. jerks to come to Washington. Witness
| did not Inquire why Mrs. Weber and Capt
| jerks were wanted. Mrs. jerks was then ex-
cused until the arrival of the letters wanted
Gen. Boynton was then recalled and made
some trlf1ing corrections in the phraSeology
OF his printed testimony. He reiterated that
the President had never told him Anderson
had been appointed on account Of being DOS
sessed Of political secrets, but that, on the
contrary, his impression on that subject was
altogether derived from the paragraph con-
tanned IN the Democratic newspapers. In re-
ply to Gen Butler he stated that he did not
remember cOnVersing
UPON THIS SUBJECT
with any one between Fourteenth and Cor
coran streets in this city, had no recollection
OF saying that the President seemed to
evade questions upon the subject of Ander-
sons appointment, and that the President,
when witness pressed the questions, said
1--WE had to appoint him." Did not recollect
saying when the person with whom he was
conversing said "this confirmed Anderson"
that this was like the rest of the Presidents
appointments, and that all the fellows who
had done the dirty work were appointed to
office.
In reply to Geo. Cox, Gen. Boynton stated
that Gen. Hawley was with him and the
President when they were driving, and when
the Anderson matter was broached he stated
that when the McVeigh commission went to
Louisiana and returned here he was In Wash
iFafRt md had
Hawley and Gen. Harlan. He talked with
the latter both before his going to Louisiana
and after his return.
Don't think Gen. Harlan said anything to
him about his connection with the commits |
SiOn Gen. Boynton said It was understood |
that Gen. Harlan was candidate for the DO |
siti0n of Justice of the Supreme Court. and |
the day before he left he sent for the witness |
and requested him to ascertain, during his |
absence, whether BrstOw was O. candidate |
for that position; that he did not wish to |
stand in MIR. Bristow's way, hut this commits |
missioner should be able to effect
SATISFACTORY SETTLEMENT
of this question to the President.
1t might help him in his effort to obtain the
position. Gen. Harlan did not say his ap-
pointment depended upon the success Of the
commission.
After Gen. Harlan returned from New Or
leans, witness had another conversation with
him on the subject Of his candidacy for the
supreme Bench. Gen. Harlan came to wit
ness office and asked him whether he had
found out anything about Mr.. Bristows atti-
tude.
Witness replied he had been absolutely un-
able to ascertain from Bristow whether he
was a candidate or would accept the position
Y offered him, but the impression existed that
Gen. Bristow would accept the place If ten
dered. Gen. Harlan did not, at the time say
anything about his success on the commits
sion IN connection with the subject Of his can
nItHa aBritB
any one that Gen. Harlan said anything about
t. He wrote to several of Gen. BristOw's
friends IN consequence OF Gen. Harlan's re- /
quest to ascertain whether Bristow was can
1idate, and he has not a doubt but that he
spoke to them on the subject after Gen. Har-
an returned from Louisiana.
Witness had conversation with him. in 8
which he told Gen. Harlan the members OF
he McFelgh commission would II
HAVE TO GET READY L
or an investigation, because Gen. Butler was {
lot satisfied with the conduct of the commits
llOn, and would open up an investigation when !,
congress should meet. The story was that
ZIG, 600 had been expended by the commission {
o effect the breaking up of the Packard Legis-
ature.
Gen. Harlan said he know nothing about it '
Except that about the time of the breaking
Up OF the Packard Legislature some Of the
'ackard men became dissatisfied about their
'ay, and that some OF the Nichols men,
sHeu L1ie LldGG0F was r6preSonGeu TO bneu DY
I'm, told him the friends Of the Nichols gov Q
had raised considerable sum of a
money to put that government upon its feet, 8
no that there was surplus OF some $4,000 or v
5000 that might be used to satisfy the claims
I the Packard men. Cen. Harlan, witness Y
hlnks, mentioned the names of some OF Gov. Il
'icholls, men with whom he conversed, but lt
7itness did not remember any of them.
j. X. G. Pitkin was then called and exam tt
ned by Gen. Cox. He stated that he had a n
Wi To ASaHo rvith
eference to the parish of East Feliciana. i
ftkin, by permission, read statement set tt
ng forth his conversation with Anderson a.
pom that subject. He denied having re-
uested Anderson to make protest after the
liter had declared that he could not do so,
ecause there was nothing to protest about. ty
fterwards Anderson took a sheet of paper W
ON witness desk, went into an ante-room "
nd soon returned with protest drawn up g
Y himself. N
Witness called Anderson's attention to the
ct that the protest was not formal, but T
3ked ii he wanted to swear to it, TO which
nderson renliad affirmatiu uelu Witness then l.