Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-05
THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION.
The Potter Committee at Work.
AndersOn's CrOss-examfnatfon Con.


examination of j. E. Anderson was continued
Dy Mr. Reed, who asked the witness whether
MS testimony before the Senate committee
that The colOred people were intimidated was
true? Witness said: That was what thought
to be the fact. The statement made by me
that II the democrats carried the election in
the parish, it would be in way that would not
stand in any court of Justice in the land, be-
lleVed to be true in certain way. There was
no deception in the statement tnat Judge Du-
ing lie would not be safe if he came into the
parish. The statement made by me before the
Senate committee generally was intended to
deceive them. but it was true as far as it went.
IN my statement of the conversation bad with
Kellogg that there would not be a fair election,
believed it but did not mean to imply that
the un1alrneSS would all be on the side Of the
democrats. l gave my statement to the Sem
ate committee under oath, with intent to de-
ceive them.
Q. You wouldn't deceive this committee,
would you? lLaughter.l
a. No, sir.
The witness was here questioned at length
upon the point whether, at the time he and
WEBER made the statement that the election in
East and West Feliciana parishes was the most
Ieaceable they had ever known, he knew that
Weber knew and would swear to the alleged
political murders and disorders in those par
The witness replied that he supposed Weber
knew OF those murders and disorders, but had
no idea whether Weber knew they were polit
lca1 murders. Those OutrageS were mutually
charged by each party on the other.
The witneSss in response to questions then
proce eded to state that he knew of no prepa-
ratlOnS made by Weber to protect himself
against threatened assassination On the con-
traly Weber told witness that he never carried
defensive weapons. Witness never knew that
GEO or 7O0 cOlored voters had been forced to
vote the democratic ticket. He did know that
many c0lOred men voted the democratic ticket
but never knew that they were forced to do 50.
AS TO armed organization of the white people,
everybody there, republicans or democrats,
went armed, and witness don't know that
Weber knew that the white population We're
all armed to prevent the republicans from Or
ganizing or voting. Witness telegraphed to
Kellogg that he must leave his parish because
lie believed he could not hold an election with
Orleans had several conversations with Kel-
lOgg, covering several weeks time. Kellogg
urged witness to 60 back to East Feicana
and hold an election. He sent witness $50 by
leans. of which sum jerks retained $40. Kel-
logg never held out any inducement to witness
TO make the protest made by witness and
signed by witness were parties who had
importuned witness and Weber to write
rse9 tine Rr9WteSt Wehsr keogg e Packard and others
spoke to witness. This accounts for the names
all being referred to IN the protest. The paper
was Kept by Weber, and witness kept no du-
piicate of it. AT that time the witness did not
contemplate making any sworn statement be-
fore any committee in such a way as that he
might swear differently before some other
suits of a bargain. Witness made no bargain
The protest referred to was not sworn to be-
fore anybody or witnessed by anybody. 1t
of Judge Hugh Campbell. Witness testimony
before the Senate committee was given in pur-
Suance OF what he agreed with Sherman to do.
Saw Sherman but once at New Orleans. This
conversation with hi m and witness and Weber
lasted some five minutes or such matter.
The witness was here crOSS-eXamined as to
what took place, at the Sherman interview,
T. N rod IN Ia
no deviation from the same as given during
his examination in chief. At this point the
committee adjourned until today.
TO.day's Proceedings.
At 20 minutes after IL O'Clock this morning
the committee reaSSembled.
Mr. Potter said that the Secretary of the
Senate had sent to the committee portion OF
the original Louisiana returns.
1he committee occupied half an hour in
looking over The returns and studying yester-
days testimony, and at noon adjourned until
l:;5o p m in order that members might have
On opportunity Of voting on the tariff bill in
CALL ON THE PRESIDENT FOR CORRESPOND.
ENCE, BY GEN. BUTLER.
MI Butler, Oh the meeting OF the committee
she swears that
between May 25th and June lst, 1877, Stanley
Matthews told him, Il have just today had
5ae IN to
will secure your appointment to some posi-
tiOn,' and that on or about June I'd the Presi.
letter from Mr.. Matthews reguestiag @ HI him tic to
give me place.: Therefore,
Resolred, That the President be requested
fo,fra to furnish to the committee al the original
ceiyed, II any, or certified copies thereof, with
copies OF such letters supposed to be written,
as ne may prefer, in order to an intelligent
Ject-matter thereof.
The resolution was agreed to.
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE RETURNS.
Secretary GOrham was put upon the stand
to explain the whereabouts of original returns
OF the electoral college. Mr. Gorham SAID that
he did not have in his possession the papers
containing the proceedings of the Louisiana
returning board. Those papers are in the Gus
tody of the Sergeant-at- arms of the Senate.
ANDERSON TOOK THE STAND
and his crOSS-eXaminatiOn was continued by
Mr. Reed. Witness said that he thought that
he signed under the mutual agreement be-
tween Weber and himself before Weber did,
under the asreement S first. He0sf Mr.. Sikkeed keed
tried very hard to get Anderson to
first but he did not succeed in obtaining a
positive opinion from the witness. Anderson
SAID that he could not recollect whether or
not Weber and himself signed the agree
ment at the same time $50 far as my
recollection goes the firm of Dicks & VIII
der: who witnessed the agreement, went
signed the agreement at the same time; 1 am
quite positive that / signed first, and Weber
put his signature under mine."
The witness was handed paper by Mr..
Reed and asked to identify it.
Witness SwOre he had never seen it before
1T is very good counterfeit, but 1 never saw
it befOre.'' F-
MI. Reed smiled. Anderson said: IS Wait
until this investigation is over and you will
smile on the other side of your face" Mr..
Reed requested the majority of the committee
70 observe the paper and be prepOred to iden-
lily 1t. 1t is said that this paper is the original
agreement in the possession of Stanley Mat.
thewS .a....- -
Mr.. Reed said that it is the paper received
by him from Stanley Matthews. The witness
insisted that the paper was not the original
agreement; the signature attached to that
paper Is an excellent counterfeit of my name:
1t is not the paper gave to Mr.. Matthews; it
Is copy, but not the genuine paper given by
Anderson when asked to tell why he knew
the paper was lot genuine one, said: When
Weber and drew up the agreement in the
custom house, opened my desk and took out
the last sheet OF paper had therein. There
were two spots OF red ink on that sheet of pa
per. took an eraser and scratched off the
INK spots, and We then wrote the agreement.
This paper does not bear the marks of any
eraser; the paper gave to Matthews was in
my own handwritng.''
THE CONVICTION OF BENJAMIN NoYEs.-
A. q. keasbey, counsel for Benjamin Moves,
will appeal to Judge Depue to make the :en