New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-16
n thocustOm Housoi ANA. Is my best recOlle,

Odd Won have more than one conversation with
bin about this protest. Al DON'T remember h""
ODD no want to get the protest backi A.-He
Q--What fort A.-For the purpose Of being 10 the
same position he would been II he had not given t
70 Introduce you committee OF Congress that
o@%as Anderson with Kellogg at that time A.
0.~These were known as the visiting statesmeni A
o.@fiisy came down to the Custom House very soon
after they got therei Ayes SIR. ,n,
Q-They mad done nothing, and you did NOT know tnat
they were going to DO anything Wrong tnen t T G
explained that IN my direct examination. - a.,
QSay it again; suppose it was before you saw the
Sherman lettrri Ayes, sir.
Dwell why, when the Governor OF the State wanted
TO introduce you 70 these gentlemen dd gon 1nTSosS
were. thought that knew the object OF Kellogg III
Q,-What was that objecti A.-To get me to work
Anderson. did not think that they would say any
aE 70 me ABOUT Sas a hss hey SSd mprsss me
fayOrably aud get my GOODWILL ana after thAt heIOgg
could ger me TO do what was wanted
Q-At this time Anderson had already filed his pro
test Ayes, sir aud at my instgatlon was masins
away knew that Kellogg suspected OF instgating
him. because he knew that bad no good feHnng OWafu
the whole concern after found out that the Returning
Board was getting hold OF the State thought that ne
was trying 20 get influence Anderson 10 keep quiet
LEFT AFRAID or WINNING WAYS.
Q.YOu thought these gentlemen would influence your
Al AFRAID OF their seductive anu WluuluB
Q-How long after this It that you saw shermans
letter9 Al don't remember. 1 won't say positively
that this visit OF the statesmen was before Anderson
showed me shermans letter or afterward' but my con-
victOn Is that 1t was before -, . No air.
Odd he ever snow it more tran Oneei A'-N" Su'
1 lad hard work to see 1t at all.
Old he snow that at your doski Ayes, sir.
0-You are sure Ayes, sir am sure.
de was 10 great gee and thought he had the
Whole thing in his hands Ayes, sir. 49,,
Il Vas n spec!fc promise for the Naval Office
Q-Dd you see the MaoVeagn Commission gne gTe,d N
Apni A.--Yes saw them at the ST. Charles b0te;
went with Anderson; they were particular Hlehus VI
o-Dd be introduce you Ale wanted TO intro
duee me- but / told him did not want to know any
Of them, although sYmpathized with t1eiF mission
thews we're Avery intimate.
Q.-why did he want to introduce your A'-lo
show me that he was a big man with hem. ,,,,.
Q-How long after he got mis- verbal promise ala nc
get shermans letter A short time at e. nm oood
ODD Anderson take your blowing him up goOu-
natureOly I Ayes sir. ,,..,
o-And then went off If he could not do beteri
Qs-Dd Anderson ever bother You IN the night time
Al can't recOloet any meeting Win MN at hgh.i
Odd he show you the letter In the night ume
Did he tell you about the verbal promise in the
Q-fIOw do you square your testimony with Ander-
sons who swears that Sunday evening he had con
yersatou VITA Sherman, and that ON Monday morning
early he got letter from ShGrmhpf Al uOnG "isit
to square my testimony with Andersons -,
q Then You never saw him IN the night timet Al
d not say that did meet him tine streets; said
|
o-Now did You meet hun that Sunday evening. and
di3 ne then tell you about the etterl Al don't reeo
% tbaf am moi willing 20 Swear that did not, but
to the best Of my recollection dd not cont want 10
square my testimony with Auderson's. am only STAT
ing what 4 remember / remember that Anderson called
On 40 desk aud said lac had some yerDS promises
great gIeb aud showed M letter which he said was
from sherman. IL most fragrant omission on the
M have spoken Anderson since have been here
but have refused 10 tell him what should testify; he
tried TO find what
going to say, have refused 10 let him know III was
painfully necessary Tor me 70 spTaS 81 daSt
whether he gets mad about It or not However aoh
fancy he will
INVESTIGATING MR.. LEEI's MORALS.
Mr. Hiscock-You knew all the Louisiana politicians
very intimately, did you nOtl Ayes, air.
o-Held office under theml Ayes. sir.
$50 far as their purposes concerned, as I'M
derstand you had most intimate and complete knowl-
edge OF all OF iheml Any knowledge OF them Wonld
be OF more value II II were complete ,- .. 4,
Q-You sought after, and your desk was sort Oh
MeScI vnn id Rot know about all that was going on
among Republicans IN Louisiana, you knew enough 10
suspect the balaneel Al did
OAnd you were well enough INFORMED 10 AhO" every
thing mat was going ONT Ayes sir. . -
O.-As understand H. there was not an honest man
In INC whole partyi Al never stated that
o-is there am honest man among the whole party J
Al hnk there many AS honest as National KepuO
o. don't ask that A.-But say IT,
Q-The inference 1 have drawn from what you nave
that ever got together. Al never believed that
could persuade myself TO stay with them rs long as aa
GIi1t your '"'' "'''
o."Was there any exception Ayes their rascalty
O-Was there any exceptional mean among the
prominent onesi A.-Ine prominent onos Wefo tue
o.~were there any exceptions among the less promi-
nent onesi Al think the most honest man IA tue
WDoe party was Casauaye, OF the Returning Board.
Q.-YOu think lac WAS an honest man comparing nun
win the resti Al think ne Is rs honest man as
80. IA Tho Hnu
o9outsido tho Returning Board was there any
ceptoni Adhere are great many men thAe doh
o@Among tnese leading politicians with whom you
have IA contact was there any one OF lhen that
was hOnestt A-Ihefe you open very pIohu question
o-Honesty according to your measurement A
o2There are some Of them who honest viii you
Indicate who they wereI Ally standard OF an honest
o. don't want to know that. A-Then you won't
o. want 70 know II, measured by your standard OF
honesty there was AN honest maui Al won't answer
'I5t i lie main tney we're dshonest Ayes SIR
Q.-How long did you associate with these people !
AENo longer than was necessary.
o-How long was it necessary for you TO associate
with them A.-Until got a position on The Aee-oT-
Glow many yearsi A.-AbOut seven.
Q-During that seven years this association With those
people must have had very denOralzing ehoct upon
you did IL not Al think that -
Q.-Answer that question. A.-Of course 1t would
have mad q demOraliEng effect upon any man.
Q.-HOw long have you been upon The heT-Orledns
Times I .A.-ADOut a year.
O-DO think that during that year you have been
able entirely recoVert Al don't admit that mad
ever been demOrallZed.
o-You said 10 mad a demorahzug effect did
tina year upon this Democratic paper enable yOn TO
entirely recover aud put back I'D your original pure
ana yiftuous position Al never departed from my
pure and yirtuous position. 49,,
Nj. HisoOek-I understood you 10 say that the assO-
citation had been demOralizngj now the question Is,
whether this year upon that DemOeratic paper mas
been sufficient to enable you 70 entirely recover would
Ike a yes OF answer 10 that.
Mr.. Loot-You would IKE yes or no answers
Mr.. HscooK-Ges
MIR. Leet-rAon you won't get II,
Mr.. HiscOck-Phat will do.
BEGINNING PERSONAL EXPLANATION
Mr. Blackburn repeat the question: IN order 10 give
the witness q chance TO explain.
Mr. Potter said that after Mr.. Hseock was done with