Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-04
Webe1,.s Web,

Webe7's JVeb.
WASHINGTON July 3.-Before the Potter COM
mittee to-day, Emile L. Weber testified that a
conference held in New Orleans during the
count in 1876. was understood to have been led
by Senator Sherman In conversation with
Senator Sherman, witness was assured it his
brother should stand by his protest, he would
be protected. In compliance with request of
Sherman, witness went after his brother and
Anderson, and informed them that the visiting
statesmen were DESTROYS of seeing them. An
derson. in reply, said: 'rell them to go to
HI" His brother, however, went to see
Sherman, and they had long conversation re-
garding the protest. Two 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 the conclusion
of the conference relative to him standing by
the protest. and remarked it the best he
could do at that time.
Witness said that on the evening of the Goth
of November, while passing by Moreaux's res
taurant on Canal street, New Orleans, he
ticed his brother, d. A. Weber, and James Z.
Anderson in there talking with Secretary Sher-
Was not within hearing distance and
don't know what TRANSFERRED, but they were
there together at table, one on each side of
Sherman.
.. Did your brother agree to stand by his
protest? a. He hesitated about doing so
but could not avoid it, considering the pressure
brought to bear upon him.
BY Mr.. Springer. Did you have the Sher-
man letter in your hand? A. Yes sir, did.
Q. What kind of paper was it written on?
A. 1t was written do Ible-sheet note paper.
Witness then showed the size of the paper
which was about half the size of the sheet.
(N1rs. Jenks said the letter written
single sheet of commercial letter paper.)
THE CONSPIRACY.
hefo o1ec
by Kellogg, Thomns G. Anderson and Packard,
TO secure afidavits of intimidation in the
parishes Of East and West Felicana, for the
purpose of throwing out those parishes. He
was assured by Kellogg and Others if he would
use his influence with his brother towards hav-
ing him make protest he (witness) would be
returned to the Senate. He was defeated for
the State Senate by about 1900 votes, and was
returned by the returning board elected by
about 60O ma ority.
Packard told me a few days before the cleo
ton, that if he and Hayes did not get any votes
in East and West Feliciana, he was going to be
Governor and Hayes going to be President He
told me this in the presence of MIR. Armisted,
AIr. Duncan and Others whom ! do not now re-
member. He said the best way to dispose of
the Democratic majority was to throw out the
vote of a county. that that was better than
making Republican canvass, and know. OF
my personal knowledge. that Kellogg employed
~. ID. jerks 10 keep james huueFSOu away
from the parish and to prevent his holding an
election there as supervisor. | have letter
from l.. B. Jenks dated at New Orleans, 26th
of October, 1876, in which he states that Pitkin
requested him to hunt up Anderson
md to prevent his coming to East Feliciana to
hold an election. jerks afterwards stated he
had been endeavoring to keep Anderson away,
but had failed to do SO, and that Anderson
would go up and hold the election. He told
inc that Kellogg, Packard Pitkin and others
Il
going up. and that they wanted him to go
down town and get Anderson drunk SO as to
prevent his coming. There between four
hundred and five hundred Democratic votes lost
in East Feliciana because of the failure of
Anderson to come up there and register them.
l had y conversation with Gen. Garfield, Mr..
Sherman and others whom do not remember,
but 1 know it generally understood that
they were advising stretching OF the powers of
the returning board to the utmost extent in
the same direction that they were stretched in
1874, when they proved successful.
Witness said Mrs. jerks came to his house
and stated that she knew of the existence of
the Sherman letter, and in search of it,
and would pay well for it. She stated how
valuable it would be for us if | could get Mrs.
d. A. Weber to consent to her looking over the
papers in her possession, as it was certain that
it would be found
Witness testified according to his best knowl-
edge and belief that after the election the Re-
publican leaders acknowledged they were
beaten, but their hopes we're revived, and they
were induced to make the fight by assurances
given them by the visiting statesmen that the
coming administration would sustain them in
whatever action they might take, and upon
that the returning board went to work and
threw out parishes in some cases without
atfdavits being filed.
In reply to Mr.. Hunton, the witness statec
that some of the visiting statesmen had inter
views with Eliza Pinkston in the custom house
before she brought before the returning
board. He thought one of those who
interviewed her was Senator sher
man. He was of the opinion that the
Eliza Pinkston outrage was put up job
BY Mr.. Springer-Did you see the affidavit
of Eliza Pritchard formerly Eliza Pinkston
published in New York paper? A. Yes, sir
and to the best of my knowledge and belief i
Is true.
sAPHIRA's SEARCH FOR THE LETTER.
Weber then stated the circumstances as tolt
him by his sister-in-law, concerning the visit o
Mrs. jerks to Donaldsonvile, and read the fol
lowing letter WHICH was delivered to Mrs. Dal
Weber by Mrs. Jenks
New ORLEANS May 20, 1S78.-Madam: II
the investigation about to commence in Wash
ington under the Potter resolution it is deemet
important to have you there as witness q
once. Mrs. jerks will bear this to you Yer
respectfully, (Signed.) L. A. SHELDON.
To Madame D. A. Weber, Donaldson.
Mrs. jerks explained to Mrs. Weber tina
Sheldon desired her to go to Washington an
testify that she did not know of the existenc
of the Sherman letter. Mrs. Weber refused
unless called upon by the proper authorities
whereupon Mrs jerks threatened to have he
arrested and taken to Washington.
At this time brother of Mrs. D. A. Webe
came to Donaldsonville and seeing Mrs. jerks
asked what that woman was doing there again
and whether she was after the Sherman letter
Mrs. Weber told her brother not to meddl
vita her affairs; that she had the Sherman let
ter and knew what to do with it. At this tim
e. L.. Weber had not informed his sister-in
law that he had destroyed the document.
Mrs jerks had told Mrs. Weber the lette
was worth thousands of dollars. and said sh
would pay her good price for it. Mrs. Jenk
did not intimate to Mrs. Weber that she ha'
anything to do with the authorship of tn
Sherman letter, but always spoke of it as
letter written by John Sherman, assurin!
Weber and Anderson positions under the ad
ministration.
The paper containing an affidavit was pro
duced, but Judge Shellabarger objecting to tn
affidavit being put in evidence, it was laid owe
for the present.
MARKS APPEARS.
Witness submitted in evidence letter writ
ten him by Judge Marks, now internal revenu
collector at New Orleans as follows
WASHINGTON, May 20, 1878.-My Dear Sil
y. sill please forward to me or Mr. Shella