Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-13
THE POTTER INTERROGATION,
CrOss-EXaminati0n of Kellogg,

After our report OF the proceedings before
the Potter investigating committee closed
yesterday,
MR.. SPRINGER PRESSED MR.. KELLOGG
for an explanation about the $4,000 which he
had borrowed from the Union National Bank
Of Chicago. Kellogg insisted that that was a
| purely private business transaction, and de-
MED that dollar of it had ever been expend-
ed for improper purposes as connected with
the election in louisiana. He recoected a
CONVEX Sation he had with Senator Spencer i'm
Chicago; in September or October last, about
money, but he could not recOllect that he had
told Senator Spencer that a portion of that
expenses that he had incurred in connection
With the returning board; He also denied
from the collector Of internal revenue at New
Orleans at the instance of the visiting states.
men: His attention was called to a letter
last, over the signature of Reno" in which
certain speclhc charges were made about that
IN a "a ana fham heGEg gave an m emphatic denial
letter was utterly unreliable and irresponsi-
| pie. WIN reference to any promises alleged
TO nave 6een made to any members of the re-
| turning board, he did not believe any of them
| were promised offices for pursuing specified
course he admitted, however, that all ex-
cept CaSsamave had been provided with office
WHO FORGED THE ELECTORAL RETURNS?
| Mr.. Potter then questioned Kellogg with re-
| gard to the irregular return of the electoral
vote which L e. Anderson brought TO Wash
| lngt0n, and which he took back to New Or
leans when Mr.. Ferry would not receive it.
| He remembered AnGersOn's return to New
orleans, but that was about as far as his rec
OllectOn on that subject extended. Although
one OF The electors, he paid little attention TO
| it, but directed his secretary Clark and Mr.,
ANDERSON to see that the certificate was fixed
to conform to the law. This was the return,
| It Will be recOllected, to which it was alleged
| the names OF several of the electors were
forged: Kellogg could not recollect who was
| present when Anderson brought the certificate
pdck, or VINO he talked TO about it, or who was
| present IN the room when he signed the amend
Cd certificate, nor could he recoIect whether
any OF The other electors signed it in his pres
ence. When he heard the report that the
| SIGNATURES We're forged he did not take the
pans TO inquire about the truth Of the mat.
| ter. When pressed for an answer as to
| who could have committed the forgerieS.
| Kellogg said 1t was conjectured that either
man named Kelly had done the work. Beip9
further pressed, the witness, with good deal
OF apparent reluctance, said that Kelly was
| clerk about the State House. The last he
heard OF him was that he was at Lake ProvI-
| dence, La. When he returned from Chicago a
lew days ago he said he found in his mail here
| letter from one ArmStead, police officer at
New orleans, who said that Kelly had diSap-
| peared from Lake Providence with Kennedy
MIR. Potter then ELECTED the fact th3t Kennedy
was an employe of the sergeant arms of the
! senate, who had been appointed on KellOgg'S
| recommendation, and who had obtained leave
OF absence to go to New Orleans a few DAYS
before the senate adjourned. This leave was
| given at kellogg'S request. He could not tell
| where Kennedy could be found now nor couId
he produce Armstead's letter, because he had
destroyed ii as soon as he had read it,
The examination of the witness on this point
was not concluded when the committed ad-
JOurned.
To.day's Proceedings.
The Potter committee met to-day at AS
| O'Clock. Senator Kellogg was recalled. Wit
| ness heard that Anderson was dissatisfied
with his protest some time after he made it:
never heard anything definite about it except
| nom rumorS and reports heard that he had
threateLed ea Len tc make disclosures; don't know
Wlat disclosures: something TO the effect that
| his name had been iorsed: that he had not
made his protest as it had been SCI forth, or
something OF that kind. Witness said: Don't
| Z. l.. Weber with reference to his brother
Don's protest; never wrote letter to Mrs.
| jerks requesting any documents she had did
write her asking if She knew anything about
| the letter or document with which Secretary
Sherman,S name was connected; never re-
guested MIS-. jerks to come to Washington:
| she did not come to Washington in nv inter,
| est; didn't know that she was in Wash
lngton until some days after she arrived:
was IN Ignorance of any motive she had in
coming to Washington; don't recolect OF hav-
| ing frequent interviews with Mrs Jenks pend
| ing ing the count of the vote of Louisiana: if l
| tached such little Importance to the same that
| have forgotten what they were about: know
Mr. kelly, who was supervisor of Richland
| of his protest; l am positive of that. Witness
stated that Anderson was not considered by
hlm as a reliable republican, and continued:
Il regarded him as untruStWorthy.r
Q. What was Mrs. jerks standing among
your republican friends? A. am unable to
O. Was she used as political agent. 50 far
as you know. A. No, sir Her husband was a
faithful and diligent republican. Witness did
not know whether the commissioners of elec
uon IN East or west Feliciana made protests
or not.
He was then questioned at length with refer
ence to the election laws of the State of Louisl-
n fhn 4
ate the negroes the intimidation of the col
0red people generally, the persons who had
fsa been KIN killed. d By the &C. Witness
protest; did not know that any charges were
made in the protest; never heard that Weber
was dissatisfied with the protest he made
the visiting statesmen in New Orleans? A.
Well, MIR. Hale was regarded quite prominent.
also MI. Garheid, Secretary Sherman, Gov.
NOyeS and Mr.. StOughton.
q. Did any Information reach you during
the canvass OF 1876 that the democrats in East
Fehclana were endeavoring to cOncilate the
special efforts; do not remember; did not
learn that the democrats had employed large
number OF eolored men to stump the parish:
don't remember that Gov. Nichols had gone to
the FeIclana parishes and had assured the
colOred people that if he was elected theV
should be protected in their rights
Witness said so far as his recollection of the
events OF the election of 1876 went, that there
was no protest against the vote OF East Fell
Cidhd cACepI Tie one IlldOe Dy Anderson, and
he only knew of that because of its public no.
tOriety. Witness did not know of any appli-
ca'lon made for the use of troops in West Fell
c1ana on election day, nor in East FeIiciana
chairman Potter read a number of dis
patches from the New Orleans Republican. the
ot1cial organ of the state, setting forth that
the election in the Feliciana parishes was the
guletest ever known. and that the democrats
had carried both parishes.
witness denied that there was any precon-
certed plan not to hold an election i'm East and
west Feliciana, and to have the Returning
board throw them out altogether, because if
was anticipated they would give democratic
majOrtieS.
The examination of the witness was still in
progress when our report closed. :
Further Revelations of e. L.. Weber.
Before the Potter subcommittee in New Or
leans yesterday, L. L. Weber was recalled and
teStlhed regarding occurrences in West Fell
claha parish. Suit was pending against wit
ness for nearly $4,000; did not 90 back to the
parish and settle the affair because his wife
was AFRAID for him to go back. Cross-exam
1ned by MIR. Cox in relation to his connection
with the legislature and his absence from the
Packard senate fOr ten days, witness said his
OBJECT was to elect Pinchback to the United
States Senate; Pinchback paid witness Il lOoO
for expenses. He explained his return later
TO the Packard senate, and submitted a nor
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