The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-04


ing this letter, had been to Donaldson
vile and requested Mrs. Weber TO maxi
a statement to the effect that she hat
never known ot~the Sherman letter. Dur
ing this visit he told witness and his sister
in.law that they were both to be sum
moned as witnesses before the inyesti
eating committee. Witness stated thai
as he was under the impression that the
approaches made by Marks were merely
with view Of influencing his testimony
before the committee, he gave him no en-
couragement whatever. Marks had stated
to certain parties that he could control
Mrs. Weber's testimony before the com
mittee.
The following is Marks letter refer
wAsHrsoros, May q, 1878.
My DEAR sIR-You will please for.
ward to me or TO Mr.. Shellabarger q list
OF names of parties TO be summoned be-
fore the committee as 10 outrages COM
mitted in East and West Feliciana; as 20
what each man knows, and briefly what
can be proven by him. Tell Minnie
Mrs. D. A. Weber, that what she asked
me to attend to I feel confident
now will succeed in. She Is GER
tain TO be q witness and SO are you.
Have you received your appointment
II not let me know al once. Write me
fully. Ny matter Is all right.
Yours In haste,
[signedl MAURICE MARKS.
The witness replied TO that letter from
Donaldsonyille on the day II was received
or the day after, as follows:
II am In receip. of your favor OF the
9th inst. In reply thereto | must say 1t
that it will be extremely difficult 10 pro-
cure good and reliable witnesses from the
Felicianas to testify about alleged out
RACES there. What they have experienced
for so doing before has been such a sad
lesson to them that doubt II very re-
spectacle number could be induced to
venture on such afiidavits. I will see
what is to be done, and will write to you
again. Madame Weber Is not an appli-
cant for Office, and for me TO acceptan ap.
pointment now might subject my future
actions TO undue criticism. Hoping to
hear from you again, 1 am truly yours,
[Signed E. A. WEBER.
Witness continued: 1 applied to Mr..
John Sherman about two or three months
ago for a position in the Custom House
Ut New Orleans, and Mr.. Hustled, who
has been an employe in the Treasury
Department, met me one day here and
stated that Sherman had highly recon-
mended my appointment and that the
Recommendation had been sent TO Gen.
Anderson. Judge Marks came to DON
aldsonville early in 1878 to get state.
ment from Mrs. Weber in writing; that
she knew nothing about the Sherman let.
ter and that she knew 1t had never existed.
He wanted TO dictate statement to her
for her to write aud sign. he was then
on his way to Washington and told her
on that occasion that he would probably
obtain the position Of postmistress for
her. She was not an applicant for
position at the time. Marks had oppos.
ed her appointment before, he spoke Of II
as the Sherman letter. Marks was then
an applicant for the position he has
been appointed to since.
Q Have you ever been approached by
any one with regard to the character Of
your testimony before this committee?
A. Mr.. J. 2. Harris, Of New Orleans,
stated 10 General Anderson that he
wanted 10 see me and ! called on Gener.
al Anderson, and he said that he wanted
Harris and / summoned before the COM
mittee for the purpose OF contradicting
the statement OF Jas. Z. Anderson. / told
him / had already been used as q tool
by them and did not propose to
be used again. / told him II /
took any part in the matter at all the
only thing could do was to corroborate
Anderson in many Of his statements. he
replied that he was astonished by my re-
mark and could not understand 1t, know.
ing how nv brother was killed. I told
him that had nothing to do with the ties.
timony should give and left him. Since
have been here / met Mr.. Hustled, for
merly an ofliceholder 10 the parish Of
East Baton Rouge. ] did not recognize
him at first, but he introduced himself
to me. Capt. Tom jerks was present.
Next day he called at my room and I
was not in. In the evening he met me at
the Riggs House and told me how near
he was 10 Mr.. Sherman and stated that
Mr.. Sherman felt very kindly toward me
and would be glad TO have an interview
with me. considered that an improper
approach on his part. made no response,
and walked away. l have not called on
Mr.. Sherman.
Q.-Have you ever had any other con.
versation with anybody? Al had 4
conversation with Capt Thomas jerks
before he testified, early last week. He
spoke to me in this way: You know,
Weber, II you testify with US In this case
we can be provided for down there. We
can get nice appointment in the Custom
House, and everything will be all right,
30 far as we are concerned. considered
that an approach, and told him that !
was an applicant for position, but would
not have one under such circumstances.
Witness here produced the following
letter which was written TO Mrs. D. A.
Weber by James E. Anderson:
NORTH AMERICAN OFFICE, |
PHILADELHHIA,-
My DEAR MADAM: You are probably
aware that the warm friendship existing
betweenyour husbandaud myseltremained
unbroken till his untimely death, you are
also aware, no doubt, that we acted to.
gether in all matters connected with the
election in 1875, and that letter assur-
ing Us that we should be protected and
provided for, was given us by Mr.. Sher-
man. Had the promise made rs at that
time been fulfilled, your husband would
no. have been compelled to return home
and to certain death, the man who made
these promises occupies to. day
one Of the most prominent places
in the gift Of man, whose title is
stained by your husbands blood. They
not only deny the existence Of the docu.
ment, but that neither your husband or
myself was known to them, or that they
had ever heard Of US. Some days since q
party arrived in Washington and claim.
ed that she could produce the letter in
question. Is this correctI II 30, has she
possession OF II? II not, can you tell me
where II can be found and on what con-
dition it can be found2 In justice TO
myself and to the memory Of Mr.. Weber
1t should be produced, and there will
never be more opportune time than the
nresant. Let me hear from Won At the