The New York herald., 1878-07-09

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
Nxw ORLEANS. july 8, 1875.
The committee to-day devoted itself principally TO
Captain Jsnks and prove pretty concusvely that he
WAS guilty OF perjury in swearing to statement that
he had been indicted for the offence Of embczze
msnt when tax collector II was proved by the clerk
Of tho and the documents on record that
he had been indicted in 1872, and that subse-
quently nole prosequi mad been entered. Besides
the evidence before the comnttse your correspond
ent oblaned IRON ono J. H. shawhan, merchant
here, the statement that when jerks appointed
tax collector serving In the navy Tor $l4 per
month, ana that ptyng ms condition, he went on
MS BOND, win twv other persons, VINO aiterward
turned out were frauds. Alter JenEs embezzlcd the
$4,000 or was xhort that amount, he was IN
dicted " the Feliciana Grand Jury and ilei
10 Texas aud at,erward Cuba. Shn whan
who was y man oi some means compromised thiDgs
by paying .he state 500 aud jerks returned. his
cousin, senator jerks nxng things with the State.
AS iar he knows Senator jerks never was indicted,
Captain Jcnks being The only one fhs statement,
wheh win be gwen before the com mitteo under oalh
with VIVA, has been already procured, wil IT is staei
land the Captain IN tho Penehtiary IL Is then the
intention of Tho committee TO examine into the past
career OF MIS-. jerks, and II Is claimed that many
things can be shown which will destroy her crodi-
bity and prove botn edilying and entertaining.
HOW PACKARD WAS SUPPORTED.
Captain kes. oI tho navy, has, it is stated, made
statement 10 friend, and through that friend many
navy were moved around 10 bolster w the Packard
government and 10 help II IN It's strata Among other
things oAnd grenadeS were furnished IRON the United
States monitor Canonicus Tor Inc use OF the police In
the State House, and that arms und aminu milton
were diverted from their proper uses TO inc same end
secret Investigation Is being made In this direction,
und II Is said some OF rden's ''oarrei OF money"
akwork, u well known New York lawyer being mere
WORK OF THE VISITING STATESMEN.
member OF the committee to-day stated 10 your
correspondent that what they Would prove was that,
but Tor the visiting Statesmen Lou'sana would have
been counted Tor lidcn that IL mad been decided
10 do, ana that It was only owing TO Jonn sherman,
StOughtO others that the
trsted. This 10 partially shown by the protests mRdc
alter their arrival and new deveIopmen,s that ioi
lowed. Touching thls muon Tacy evidence 10 ex-
pcctod to be mad in a lew days
Mr. Reed lett ths evening Governor Cox, Of Ohio.
Will arrive Tomorrow In hrs place as republican men,
ber VI the sub committee
TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SUB. COMMIT En
NEW ORLEANS, July =, 1878.
The Potter subcommittee met al eleven O'clock.
D. J. Judge Of East Feiiciana testiled that he was
chsirmau OF the democratic parish campaign com.
mittee. He detailed the occurrence In connection
with Anderson's departure from the parish aud the
efforts his return to complete the rogistra.
tion; under tho law the registration closes nine
days before elecIion; Anderson did not return no u.
three iour Days before eIccuon; there were
over iour hundred democratic votes unregistered; !;
knew Captain Dc Gray, prominent republican.
who was consulted by negroes as 10 their course; /;
De Gray IN conversation told the witness before eec
lion that the purpose OF the repu ocaus 10 have
no ticket the field par could DO thrown
De Gray refused 10 vote, saying " VAS Use,
tnat It was ui Iarce witness stated that Anderson
after completing the returns refused to them
but he PROMISED that he would sgn them when be got
to Baton Rouge his way TO tho CITY II OF US
would 70 with him: went WIN HIM ia u Carriage TO
Baton Rouge whore he signed the returns under oa,n
before Justice oil the Pencs; Auderson SAID IT was
not necessary to make any protest, US The election
peaceful ana quiet; alter signing the returns PAID
Anderson between 500 anu $500.
EXAMINATION
Cross examined Uy Mr. Roed--Paid Anderson the
amount VI his voucher or uil against The parish
reusary, which was insoivent; my OBJECT was to get
Anderson 10 complete MIA work hc WIS hard ~ man
age. and Tor tus reason wentio Baton Rouge with
him; he refused ~ sign the returns III CLINTON; We
promised TO cash his warrant Tor icar he woua
complete his work without such pay ment; pad him'
on. VI the campaign funds; dd not consiasr there
was any thing wrong IN making such payment; would
NOT have paid Anderson ior tue purpose oil inducing
hun DO wrong; heard AndcIson say that Co.one
Patton iurni isnud hin transportation IRON New
Orleans ~ Bayon Sara; my Impression IL tnat Ander
son had forvitca MS legal right 10 payment by ms
scsmplsh action IN leaving the parish before compet
lnx tns registration.
10 Mr. slspger-we made application 10 Governor
Kellogg, unaer sections ~ and rs VI The Election
laws, " have some one appointed IN Anaersou's
place, when hs had rsIassa ~ perform his duIy
Mr. Spencer read sections Of the law giving the
Governor authority to rcmVve The cause.
The witness said that in 1874 tue negroes voted
almost soily for repuoiicans Ia 1876 they voted the
TESTIMONY OF coLoRKD REPUBLICAN
Lvea East Fslclana up 10 1915; belonged The
publican parry; knew Captain De Gruy considered
him shs icaaInx republican o me parish he told
~ INFORM our ricnds there was no uss ia voting
that the voe would os thrown out; he had known me
10 be republican
10 Mr.. R.sd-It was well know that had joined
the democrats; told Captain De Cray aiser had
taxed about tiic election.
THE REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.
John De Lse, vi Last Fsuci.nA, testined:-ln 1876
voted the democratic ticket; iu 1874 v0leu
ticket; PRIOR vectiou 1876 Dc Gray spoke ~
IN n a byut els lOuu ain uefar
elcctton saw Dc Gray apd CampUeii; tncy told
there wouia DO republican ticket In tae parsh
tuat THIS Was the programme agreed on down below,
mcaniug New Orleans; l know that DO cray IN
the habit oi consulting prominout republicans IN
New Oroaps; nv was really the head oi republl-
eau party In The parish.
10 Mr. Reed--wa, present when Packard aud
Lewis made speeches IN the parish, whom the repub-
lican speaker was maie 10 take back what ho said.
Here n discussion between members of the
mittco arose as to wlc,her or not tne question OF
tnidation should be gone into, which was decided
the negative.
Joun ). Lanier, OF Eas. FeIciana, tes,iaed Am u
planter anu Clerk oi the District Court; knew Ihe
leaders VI tho republican parry; fsom coaverxation
with them inferred they would not put ticket la
the HELD; mud "a conversation with Audcrson VINO
wsnicd has friond NAsn put on ,he .ickst Tor Con-
gress; Anderson said VI TINS was done tho election
wouia Oe aii right, otnerwise u would not; tho war
rant cached Tor Anderson afterwards feli into my
hands nnu wns paid .hto tho parish treasury at Its
lace value tor taxes
Tbe Witness, Ia response to O question, Submitted
copy ci an indictment found by the Grana Jury May
~, lsIZ against Tnomss n. jerks ior emvszzling
SlOUOJ AS Tax Coector; the record shows That This
Indictment was noue Prossed May g. of tho same
year also auohsr indicIncni, winch was similarly
disposed oil there is civil proceeding against Jenxs
ior ino amount oi the dsncit; had 40 Indictment
against l.. Is. Jouks
To Mr. Kosu- Inc records Of tho do no, show
that auy warrant Was Issued for JenKs, and may
not have known oi his indctm
John De- Lee, reeaiisd-ro Mr.. stenger--In 1874 the
republican, uisJority MAS ABOUT sight hundred but In
our parish several democrats we're eostcd to parish
oices there was split Ia Tue parish but the rspub-
lean State ticket received about eight hundred major
ity.
Jesse Harrisou, coorcd, oil East Feneiana, testi.
hcu:--Pfinee Joues, who lives ut jackson, told
tnst Captain Butler, republican, beiors the ecc;ion
" his house and advised hi 70 out on
election day unless he wanted The aemocratc
ticket.
Az O'Clock r. NJ the committee adjourn cd until
eleven o'clock TO- morrow morning
COURSE OF TIE INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE.
WASHINGTON, July 4, 1873
Representaiivs Springer says that the Potter Com.
mi vc,l