Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-10

Witness said he believed person,
and not political enemies murdere
his brother. He had seen Sherman
autograph in an album.
Witness desired to read q state
, ment on this point, but was not al
lowed. He had seen Sherman wril
ing in the New Orleans Custor
House on the 18th or 18th of Novem
. Der, Garfield, Hale, Stoughton an
| others being present. Ho saw som,
] of the writing as he was among then
{ and talking with Sherman.
RI Adjourned.
Il The committee will tomorrow ad
, journ to the llth inst, and then at
ter short session they will, it ia r.
J ported tonight, adjourn till Septem
, Der and complete the examination q
|, Weber in New Orleans.
ii WAsHINGToN, July 3.-Before tn
Potter committee, to-day, E. L. Web
er testified that the conference helt
, in New Orleans during the count il
1878 was understood to have been le,
by Senator Sherman. In converse
ton with Senator Sherman witnes
was assured that if his brother shoul,
stand by his protest he would be pro
tected. In compliance with the re
quest Of Sherman went after hi
brother and Anderson and informed
them that visiting statesmen were de
sirous of seeing them. Anderson il
reply said, "Tell them to 60 to hi.
His brother, however, went to SO,
Sherman and they had long con
versati1n regarding the protest. TIVE
or three days after this conversation
occurred his brother showed him the
Sherman letter of assurance and told
him Sherman gave it to him at tht
conclusion of the conference relative
to his standing by his protest and re.
marked that it was the best he could
do at that time.
Q.-Did your brother agree to
stand by his protest.
Ale hesitated about doing go
but could not we'll avoid it, consider
ing the pressure brought to bear up
on him.
Q.-By Springer-Did you have
the Sherman letter in your hand?
Ayes sir, did.
Q--What kind Of paper was it writ.
ten on?
Alt was written on double sheet
of note paper.
The witness then showed the size
of the paper which was about hall
the size of the sheet Mrs. jerks said
the letter was written on. She claim.
ed it Was written on single sheet OF
commercial letter paper. Witness
said it was arranged before the elec.
tion by Kellogg, Th0s. e. Ander-
son and Packard to secure affidaviti
of intimidation in the parishes of East
and West Feliciana for the purpose
of throwing out those parishes. He
was assured by Kellogg and others il
he would use his influence with his
brother toward having him make the
protest that he (witness) would be re.
turned TO the Senate. He was defeat.
ed for Senate by about 1900 votes
and was returned by the returnin g
board as elected by about 600 major
ity.
In reply to Hunton witness stated
that some of the visiting statesmen
had interviews with Eliza Pinkston
in the Custom House before she was
brought before the returning board.
He thought one of those who inter.
viewed her was Senator Sherman.
He was of the opinion that the Eliza
Finkston outrage was . put up job.
Q-By Springer-Did you see the
affidavit of Eliza Pritchard, formerly
Pinkston, published in the New
York papers?
Ayes, sir, and to the best of my
knowledge and belief it is true.
Weber then related the circumstan-
ces as told him by his sister-in-lsw,
concerning the visits of jerks to Don.
aldsonyille and read the following
letter, which was, delivered to Mrs
Dan Weber by Mrs. jerks:
New ORLEANS, May 26, 1878.
MADAME-Iu the investigation
about to commence in Washington
under the Potter resolution, It ID
deemed important to have you go
there as witness at once. Mrs.
jerks will bear this to you.
Very respy., L. A. SHELDON.
To Madame d. A. Weber, Donald
sonville.
Mrs. jerks explained to Mrs. Web
er that Sheldon desired her to go to
Washington and testify that she did
not know of the existence of the
Sherman letter. Mrs Weber refused
unless called upon by proper author
ity, whereupon Mrs. jerks threaten.
ed to have her arrested and taken to
Washington.
At this time brother Of Mrs. D..
A. Weber come to Donaldsonville
and seeing Mrs. jerks asked what
that woman was doing there again
and whether she was after the Sher-
man letters. Mrs. Weber told her
brother not to meddle with her af-
fairs, that she had the Sherman letter
and knew what to do with it. AT
this time E. L. Weber had not in
formed his sister in law that he had
destroyed that document. Mrs. jerks
had told Mrs. Weber that the letter
was worth thousand dollars and
said she would pay good price for
it. Mrs. Jenks never intimated to
Mrs. Weber that she had anything to
do with the authorship of the Sher.
man letter aud always spoke of it as
a letter written by John Sherman as
suring Weber and Anderson posi-
ton under the administration.
The paper containing the affidavit
was produced but Judge Shellabar.
ger objecting to the affidavit being
for the present.
Witness submitted in evidence .
letter written him by Judge Marks
Internal Revenue collector at N. O.,
wherein Marks requested witness to
inform him (Marks) whether he had
received the appointment he had made
application for, if not, Marks would
look after 1t for him. Marks also re-
qucsted witness to inform Mre. Web.
er that he thought he could secure
her an appointment as postmistresf
at Donaldsonville, for which she had
once applied and been unsuccessful
Marks being at that time opposed to
her appointment. Marks previous to
writing this letter had been to
Donaldsonville aud requested Mrs
Weber to make statement to the ef-
feet that she had never known Of the
Sherman letter.
Witness was under the impression
that the approaches made by Marks
were merely with view to influence
ing his testimony before the commit
tee and he gave him no encourage
ment whatever. Marks had stated to
certain parties that he could control
Mrs. Weber's testimony before the
committee. Witness, after some fur.
ther unimportant testimony, was or.
dered to report to the Louisiana sub.
committee OH tho 10th inst, when his
ross-examination will be begun by
| Gen. Cox.
The committee then adjourned un.
til July 10th.
NEW ORLEANS. July 5.-The Potter
committee heard f. A. Walfiy thii
morning, who testified that he wal
clerk Of the circuit court and u. s
Commissioner, and says he sttested
most of the affidavits before the re.
turning board. The original affida
Wits we're borrowed from him from
time to time, by republican counse
and the same had not heAn rafurno1