San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-27
The Louisiana b.Committee.

There was no evidence taken by the sub.
Committee on the 9Th. on account of the alb.
sence of witnesses. I'D. j. Wedge, Chair.
man of the Democratic Campaign Commit.
tee of East Feiciana Parish, La, testified on
the Sth as to the Republican leaders refus.
ing to vote at the election and advising the
negroes to do likewise. Anderson signed
the returns, and witness paid him the
amount of his voucher for services as Super.
visor, amounting to between $500 and $500.
Thomas e. Williams, colored, testified that
Capt Do Gray, Leading ca Republican t i told
would be thrown out John De Lee testified
that De Gray and Campbell told him that It
was agreed by the leading Republicans that
there was to be no Republican ticket in the
field. John S. Lanier, Clerk of the District
Court, testified that two indictments found
by the Grand Jury against Thos. H. Jenks,f for
embezzling $4,000 as Tax Collector, had been
nolle prosecuted, but civil suit for the de.
felt was still pending. ..Mr. Cox took the
place of Mr.. Reed, as Republican member of
the sub Committee.
Additional evidence taken by the Sub.
Committee up to the 18th, is as follows: R.
I. Hobbs, testified that one Wilder told him
that he (Wilder) accompanied Anderson to
Notary Seymour's office when the Anderson.
Weber agreement was sworn to by Anderson;
pervisor of Registration in Richland Parish,
testified that he delivered the returns of the
parish unaccompanied by any protest, but,at
the solicitation of Kellogg and others, finally
oath to the affidavit published in Sherman's
report, purporting to be sworn to by him.
800. Hiram Smedley testified; Being shown
by Mr.. Cox the Anderson Weber agreement,
he said, II saw the name OF ID. A. Weber
signed to that paper by j. W. Jones, Notary
Public, in the back room of my coffee house
ON Exchange Alley. Jones spent most Of his
time about my place" ......E. L: Weber was
given in Jackson, Miss, in 1876, before the
boutwell, Committee. Mr.. Cox read
from the report of that committee the
questions ,propounded and answers
ness whether they were severally true or
false The witness said the statements then
made were not wilfully false, but from hear;
say and imagination; his intention was to ten
the truth; thinks in most cases he told the
committee the truth as understood by him at
the time, but he knows now that those state.
ments were false. Was never warned away
from the parish; had no information that
would justify him in making such statement.
In answer to question of Mr.. Cox as to the
Sherman letter, the witness said he foundn
in a box sent from his brothers, at Bayou
Sara, to his father-in- laws warehouse, IN
Donaldsonville; found the letter after Mrs.
jerks visit; showed it to no one; tore II up
at once, because it exposed his brothers
wrong doing; his brother told him there were
no grounds for protesting the parish.
E. L. Weber was further examined on the
18th. Cross examined by Mr.. Cox in relation
to his connection with the Legislature and
his absence from the Packard Senate for 10
days, the witness stated his object was TO
elect Pinchback United States Senator;
Pinchback paid the witness loco Tor e4-
penses. The witness then explained his re;
turn later to the Packard Senate, anu
submitted portion of $1,000 of warrants
on the State Treasury received from Twitchen
as security of good faith to carry ons
the scheme of passing the appropriation PHI
of $500 900 out of which Insane Asylum CLAIMS
for $4,000 held by the witness were to be paid.
The witness failing to get his claims casneu,
by reason of the collapse of the Packarduos
eminent, retained collaterals without being
able to give any very good reason why l 10
should retain them. The witness sala ~
Packard Senators we're interested in tns
$4,000 scheme, and Packard promisea
the bill, when passed, shoulu 10
come a law. The witness stated ne was
member of an association in the senate IN
1875 6, which included Gov. Antoine, L: Y. An
dersOn Twitchell. Burch and Others, for COZ,
rupt purposes. There were 1907 them. inoaa
received $40, 900 for passing the Levee Dill an,,
$40 600 for passing the State House BILL d Eac n
member Of the association received $zWg9TTi
the money. Twitchell was President anu l.
@. Anderson, Treasurer OF the assocla'ion'