Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-26
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TIE fO.ter InvestigatfUn.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Boyn-
toms testimony-Witness testified
that Harlan did not say in SUBJ
stance that he believed or felt his
success as a candidate for the Su.
preme Bench depended in large
degree upon his success in his
Louisiana mission. Gen. Harlan
said to me: 81 know nothing with
reference to the use of any money
for the purpose of breaking up the
Packard Legislature and do not
believe any member of the Com
mission has any such knowledge.
The only thing I ever heard which
would give possible basis for such
a story is this, that just about the
time the breaking up took place,
some of the Packard men repre-
scented that there were certain en-
ployes about the Packard Legisla-
ture who had not received their
salaries and they thought it was
the fair thing that these sums
should be paid by the incoming
Legislature. They went TO see
about it. He went to persons con-
nected with the Nichols govern.
ment and repeated the conversation
to them and they said to him a
considerable sum had been raised
by Nicholas men in Louisiana for
the purpose of putting the Nichols
government on its feet.
General Henry V. Boynton, cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Ga
sette, was recalled and said: The
President never during their con-
versation gave him to understand
that Anderson was in possession of
political secrets. He derived that
impression entirely from news
papers.
General Butler enqulred il wit
ness ever had au interview with
any one in Washington regarding
Anderson, and il he had stated that
the President had appointed An
derson and others connected with
the dirty work In Louisiana in or
der to keep their mouths closed.
General Boynton replied that he
had never talked of the matter ia
that way to any one.
Ex-Marsaal John r. G. Pitkin,
of Louisiana, was sworn, and tes-
titled that he had conyersed with
Jas. E. Anderson, on the subject of
the protest of the parish of East
Feliciana and desired the reading
of q prepared statement in regard
to the matter.
After discussion it was decided to
permit the reading of the state.
ment as part of his sworn testimo-
ny, which was to the effect that
Anderson swore to the first protest
in his (Pltkin's) presence. The Sec
ond protest mentioned by Ander-
son never existed TO his knowledge.
Gen. Butler enquiRed Of Pitkin
whether he at any time asked
Thomas jerks anything relating
to the Sherman letter, to which
witness replied that it was very
likely he had done SO. He hi
never seen a copy Of the Sherman
letter. He had seen an article in a
New Orleans newspaper announc-
ing that Mrs. jerks had photo =
grapbed copy of the Sherman let
ter, and upon showing her the ar
ticle she laughed and remarked in
the words, "How little newspapers
know" Pitkin then addressed
some further enquiry regarding the
letter, and Mrs. jerks replied that
the letter had never left New Or
leans. Whenever he mentioned
the letter at all he mentioned it as
the Sherman letter. Did not think
Mrs. jerks spoke of it as the Sher-
man letter.
BY Sherman--Did you ever meet
Anderson in Philadelphia?
Ans.-Yes, sir, once.
Odd you 60 to see him?
A.-Well l do not think so, in
fact 1 never was in the North
american Office in all my life.
Q.-Do You remember ever hav-
ing an interview with Senator
Conkling with regard to Ander-
sons protest?
Ayes, sir; have had several
conversations with Conkling.
Q.-Sypher was present at the
interview in question, was he not?
Ayes, sir.
Q.-Didn't Sypher explain the
circumstances connected with the
Anderson protest?
Ayes; Sypher gave history
of the, case much of which was new
to Senator Conkling, as we'll as to
myself.
Q.-When Senator Conkline
asked you about the iblanks in the
protest, what did you reply?
Al think I replied, in sub
stance, the same as / have to-day
in my prepared statement, that ]
had no knowledge of the existence
of any blanks In the protest.
Odd Sypher have Matthews
letters with him at the interview?
! Al think not, but he gave q
description Of them.
The witness then stated in reply
to further questions that there
were not many, If any, Democratic
witnesses examined during the
Howe investigation, and further
stated that witnesses were all paid
by the government.
By Cox-Q-Calling your atten-
ton to the conversations you had,
pending the time of the Presiden-
tial election or thereabouts, please
state to the Committee what con-
versations, If any, you recall hay
ing had with Judge Levisee. one oil
the electors, in regard to any sup
posed offer made to bride him and
state fully what occurred.
A.-About 8 or days prior to
the blage of the electoral com.
mittee Levisee entered my office
under considerable excitement and