Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-22
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WASHINGTON, June 2lst.-Capt.
jerks said he identified several of
the letters shown him as being in
the handwriting of D. A. Weber.
He was then shown the signature
of Weber to the Anderson-Webe
contract and was asked whether he
believed it to be genuine. He
replied that he did not think it
was; that Weber always signed his
name in a back hand; that he had
never seen him sign as this paper
was signed; that 1t might be Web
er's signature; he had never seen
that Anderson Weber contract be.
fore. He also testified to Gov.
Kellogg's desire that Anderson
should return to East Feliciana
and discharge his duties as Super.
visor and that the Governor had
advanced him $50 out of his
own funds to pay his expenses.
He denied Anderson's statement of
L. B. jerks, not cousin nor q
relative of witness, being gotten
drunk at witness's house, and as
to the facts of the conspiracy that
there should be no election in East
Feliciana, being drawn out Of him.
That part of the statement which
mentioned the fact of his wife GO
ing to Potter, Chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, was
true; but her object was to get a
guarantee for Anderson's protec.
ton from violence,
The cross.examination ELECTED
the fact that jerks was Tax Col.
lector at East Feliciana in 1S89-7O,
and that it was since claimed that
there was deficit of $4,000 in his
accounts, and that an indictment
was found against j. B. jerks, his
deputy, who got off by pleading
the statute of Limitation. L. b.
jerks was candidate on the Re-
publican ticket in 1876 for Parish
Judge of West Fellciana. The
witness didn't know when lie left
New Orleans or in whose behalf he
was subpenaed. Judge Shella-
barger told him on his arrival at
Washington that it was on the Re.
publican side. Have met the
Judge several times and talked
over Louisiana matters generally.
His wife on her arrival first called
on Gov. Kellogg and then called
for witness at Shellabarger's office,
who first told her that she was
subdenaed on the other side.
Witness, after his conversation
with Marshall Pickins, told his wife
the Msrshal had asked If she had
any knowledge Of the Sherman let.
ter and that he told him he han't.
Don't think she said any thing
about it between that time and
the coming to Washington. She
went at once to see Mrs. Weber
about the matter and afterwards
wrote to her at the solicitation of
Jas. E. Anderson. Don't rememb Der
of Pitkins mentioning such thing
as the letter being in the possession
OF Mrs. Weber. My wife laughed
about 1t as a joke when 1 men,
toned the letter and when she
came back from seeing Mrs. Weber
she said Mrs. Weber denied ever
having heard of such letter. Wit
ness, In reply to questions, repeat
ed bis direct evidence, that he
never heard until the 9Th Of Janu-
ary Of Sherman's being connected
with any letter or document.
SpAs Eeiweea igafOrs-Th,
Matthews Com initsee.
WASHINGTON, June 2lst.-Resd
and McMahon had a spirited ras-
cage in the Potter investigation
this afternoon, Reed claiming that
the Democrats excluded competent
evidence offered by the Repbli-
cans. Mcmahon said Reed must
either retract that charge or ,rove
it. lie declared that it was Wholly
false and defied proof of sun ac-
tion by the Democrats In a single
instance. Both gentlemen epeat-
ed their assertions in stroni lam
guage.
In the Matthews COMMITTEE Sem |
ator Allison, just before the
final refusal of Anderson
to testify, asked Matthews
ii he had any suggestion