Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-13
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WASHINGTON, .. c., July Is.


WASHINGTON, .. c., July Is.
TIE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The Potter investigating sconutteo met 8!
twenty minutes past eleven this morning.
Senator Kellogg resumed the stand. and ID
reply to Mr. Springer made certain explaus.
lious Of the various statements concerning the
figures of the votes polled in The State ofLcus.
lana, ia 1876, nothing Of interest being dtVaI'
oped.
Question. Were you present at auy Ct tie
consultations of the visiting statesmen while
they were 10 New Orleans? Answer. Yes sir,
| met with them on several occasions.
@ Did you ever meet with them 10 parIoi
p. ST. Charles hotel. A. Parlot =. was their
rendezvous, add | rarely wen. there without
meeting some of the visiting statesmen.
Witress, 10 reply 10 further irtc'rogatlons by
Mr.. Sprioser, stated that he had bn knowledge
of auy letter or telegram having been seat lrow
Columbus, Ohio, by Govorncr Hayes to an:
member or members CT the re;utolu& boald
during the progress Of the count. DOCS OK
Weber regarding his brothtr's "s!apdlDg
firm" to his protest. IL wrote Mrs. Jeuks
but two letters, both 10 reference TO requests Of
hers, that he, kellogg, should use Eisgcod eli
ces toward securing either her Eu;5aud 0. Ecr
brother postioc in the New Orleans custom
house. having however accidentally ltqnlrcd ia
one CT the letters if she kncW OF anything deli
mite regarding the murh talked Of letter.
0. DID yor refer 70 The Sherman letter? \.
Yes sir: but | cannot non' say whether or not
mentioned the name OF MIR. ShcrrlaD:
Tho testimony of Mr. Jcrks to the effect tns:
both he AID his wife had corrcSponoed "l'M
MIR. kellogg fer several years, witness PFC
uounced mistake, adding in that conoec!iou
that their correspondence had I'll occurred since
1877.
In reply to chairman Potter. Mr. kellogg
said that Mrs. jerks duo not come 10 wash
ington at his request nor 10 his interest. - re
did not kooB the object OF her visit. ilaa
heard her remark that sho hoped Mr.: Pack.
ard would receive the relationship, bui
would not say that she was here to assist IN al.
fectipe that result. He, kellogg, thinks Mr.,
jerks is mistaken 10 her statement that she
had frequent interviews with him regarding the
count du!iog its progress 1t any such inteI
views had occurred, he thought he should have
remembered them and lie has 90 recollection
whatever at this time of any such Conversations
with her.
MIR, Potter then questioned the witness re.
oa,dne the social and political saDdiCg OF
Jas. f. Anderson, D. a. Weber, M!s aud Mr..
jerks and others, the witness t@sIl!}ing lhat
| Jas, E. Anderson Was Get 1ebs,ilcIrd ty hIm
! 90 9 trustworthy republican. Tn ~ln"sa DID
not reooect whether or rot D. a. chef W.
appointed By him 10 the position lie held 10
New Orleans. Knew nothing Ct the standiag
of NJ RI. jerks: always considered IIe7 husband
an honorable gentleman and u COED republican,
The Chairman then questioned witness very
closely o. to whether or not he had any kuowl-
edge as Governor Of the State Of Louisiana,
that there had been no protests n ale from tic
parishes Of East and West Fclicana; Wit.
ness statiDgio reply that the recard 'soulj sbo@
Whereupou Mr. Potter repeated his ques
ton and requested q direct reply, which Wines
refused ,c give, saying, II know nothing abou;
II, but if you will give ne five miau'cs can
Gud it in the record.
Mr.. Po,ter-We can rot4t 10 The records
ourselves
Witness We ell, lt:rn. | caunol piS lurther
10 the question.
Witness 10 reply IL further Questions .caaiS;
ing the existence Of Intimidation stated that
he had hoard from various sources .! the .X
iseuce of demo cratic Intimidation IN the parshes
of East and West Feliclana, bul had 80 ra'
sonal knowledge o! the same. lie could noi
say from personal knoWledGa whether the pro
u.
Returning Board Of uof. Mr.. kellogg then 10
reply to Mr.. Potlcr's icquirics. stated that h.
had 90 knowledge of auy applications for Bed
erel troops hapiog been made by election oficcis
in the parishes of East or West Ec}iciana Oh
| the day Of the election.
The PER!Ls OF a DIVORCE iAWYER.--A
great deal OF unnecessary excitement was CT.
sted on Bush and kearney streets st 5 O'Clock
| last evening by the attempts OF an angry UOman
to capture 40 attorney namcd BeDj. Naptha!y,
who is counsel for plaintiff 10 divorc, case il
| which the angry females intimate friend is DE-.
PENDANT. John kerrigan has sued his wc
Maggie Tor divorce, which aroused the latter =
ire, and woman like, she extended her animo-.
ity toward her husbaod's counsel and every.
b. dy connected with him in :hc case. las
evening" MAggc's female friend met Mr.
NaptbaIy at the entrance to the Bush street
theatre and told him Mrs. K2rrieau was await.
the place, having good reason to believe tina,
but the woman caught hold OF his vest and tor"
it open as be broke away from her. An cxclt
ing chase through highways and bywaya ensued
the woman following the fleeing limb Of The
law with angry 7clla md her rkrts held &, 4
convenient height for rapid lornmo'ion.
Napthav escaped without Injury. -,Srt Fran.
si$eo Call
10 the Editor Of the IALGcandrin Gazetie.
In the report Of the Isl ward meeting there are
few :rcorrec, statements. What your reporter
saw i. is not for me to say. The only ticket
saw held up after tho votin; ceased Wa white,
oyodc tIn tyl, ~.
shoulders of others as if intending 10 drop it n
the ballot oo>, when l e9id don't drop th..
ticket in the box" will give correct state.
ment in regard to tho closing q the voting; !
distinctly stated that the poll would be closed,
and waited short time when J declared Il
q ns nd aftar which rGl md