The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-07-12
THE WEB.
Woven by Weber, the Elastic Wit
ness

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ness
sscs Al to the Enquirer
WAsmNGroN. July 3.-E. l. Weber,
the elastic witness, was further intcrro-
gated before Potter's committee to-day.
His range of information seemed 10 be
without limit lie seemed 10 know a
little of everything, and was so ready TO
tell il that his eagcrncss rather got away
with his Judgment. He Is queer make
lup--a sort Of half intelligent face, with
with good deal of sheep about II. lie
lis hardly the character one would think
that as foxy person as John Sherman
would give himself away TO, and yet the
witness swore to several conversations
that sherman had with the Returning
Board quite confidential, ono would
think, in their nature.
4 The most prominent point brought
out to-day was a description OF the celc'
brafed sherman letter. II was written
on note paper, and covered oil Of ths
first. and part Of the third page, skip
lpng the second. Another important
lpoint was that Morris Marks, whom
sherman recently appointed Collector oI
internal Revenue at New Orleans, call
ed on Mrs. Weber and endeavorcd tc
Induce her TO write a statement 10 tho
ietlcct that the Sherman letter was never
liz existence. aud promised her that j
she did 20 she should be appointed Post
.lmistress at Donaldsonvillc.
\ Another striking piece Of to-day
Testimony was upon Wcber's arrival IL
this city he was waited upon by Clerk
liz the Treasury Department who said
that Secretary Sherman was well dis
posed toward him (Webcr), and woult
like to have private interview will
him. This he refused.
Ii was brought out, too. to-day tina
Captain jerks, the husband Of the fe
male "hoss-marinc," tried TO get Weber
to tell him how he was going to testify
adding five testify all right we vii
get easy positions in the Custom House
Iat New Orleans"
MIR. Springer questioned Weber will
reference to the recent confession o.
Eliza Pinkston. Weber said he hac
read the confession In the New Yorl
Herald, and that he believed every wore
l0f il was true; that he believed tho Eliz'
lPinkston outrage was a put up job.
With reference TO the fraud in th'
two Fcliciana parishes, he said the re
turns from them were opened on thu
la4th. II was common talk, and the ru
Imor on the streets OF New Orleans two
lor three days after the election, that We
1.-THE Republicans) had been beaten
kellogg. Packard and Gen. Anderson
requested me to use my influence will
Inv brother to see that he made pro
fltcst. They said he would be provided
flor, and that would be returned Al
.elcctcd TO the Senate. Anderson said
: would be all right IL my brother pro
tested against the vote of the parish be
ling returned was defeated by l,20'
majority, but the Returning Borrd re
vcrsed the majority against me and re
turned me elected BY 200 majority. Th'
Republicans agreed before election tina
they would not make canvass in Eas
and West Feliciana; that they wcr,
going Democratic, and that the parisne
were TO be thrown out. Packard tolt
Inc that II he did not receive . singl,
! vote In either parish he would be electes
J Governor that the parishes were 10 b
thrown out, as IL was the easiest way |,
Z dispose Of Democratic majoriiics.
Webcr's statement, taken as whole
! Il the most damaging testimony We
taken, and II corroborated will worr,
I She rman's lawyers to rebut. The Com
mittec to-day took rest until the lit
inst.
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