The daily gazette., 1878-07-05
The Sherman Letter.
The Original Document de-
sfrOyed.
Letter.
TIE BROTHER OF THE MURDER.
ED WEBER SWORN.

| ED WEBER SWORN.
a BROTHER OF EX-sUPERVIsoR WEB
| ER swEARs THAT 1nE SECRETARY
| OF THE TREASURY WROTE OUT HIS
| PROMISE AND THAT HE HAS SEEN
| AND HAS READ IT-MR5. JlNKs' Eff
FORT TO SECURE IT.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Thomas c..
| Anderson, Capt. jerks, James Anderson
and Emile l.. Weber were on the witness
stand in the Potter Committeeman to-
day. The first named repeated his pre-
Vlous testimony, that he had seen no one
sign the election certificates while in the
Governors Office in New Orleans. The
second affirmed that he had never made
an affidavit similar to the one submitted
Ill evidence before the Louisiana sub
committee yesterday and printed i'm the
lress OF this morning, while the third de-
clared that jerks had sworn to the docu-
inent. Weber read prepared state
ment substantially to this effect: He had
been actively engaged in Louisiana poll
tics irom 1865 to 1876, and intimate with
Kellogg, Packard and almost every promi
nent Republican i'll the State, and was
| fully consulted and trusted by them in
party matters. In '76 it was determined
to allow the election in East and West
Eeliciana go by default, with the inten-
ton ofbeing then thrown out by the Re-
turning Board on the ground of intimida.
| tlon. After the vote, Anderson and ID.
| y. Weber (the witness brother) stated
to him their belief that the two parishes
| had gone in favor of the Democrats, and
that there did not exist sufficient ground
Tor protest in either, and expressed their
determination not to make one. OF subse-
quent events the witness said:
On particular occasion, during a con-
versation at the Custom House, between
the local leaders and the visiting states
men, L was requested to bring nv BROTH
er and Anderson there, and / saw and
heard them converse with Mr. Sherman.
Ihls was between the 1ith and 18th of
November, 1876. | think it was the 18th
or 10th. l found Anderson in the MAJ
shals office, greatly excited because his
protest had been signed without his con
sent, and when | delivered INV message
he refused to go, and told me to tell them
to go to HI i know Mr.. Sherman was
alleged and believed to be the special
representative of Mr.. Hayes, and was
also spokesman of the wishing statesmen
in their dealing with the Democratic
visitors, and 1 think it was he who re-
4nested me TO go for my brother and
Anderson. am positive that nv BROTH
er spoke particularly to him, and nnon
the assurance given by him was Induced
to allow the use of the protest. was
informed by my brother repeatedly that
the assurances, verbal and written. of
Mr.. Sherman, induced him to allow his
protest to stand and he used. spoke TO
Mr.. Sherman about my brothers unwil
lingness to make the desired protest, be-
cause he considered it an outrage nnon
The lives of those people, and he replied
that my brother would be protected and
provided for. My brother, a day or two
afterwards, showed me the letter of as
surance, or guaranty, given to him and
Anderson by Mr.. Sherman. / read the
letter several times. 1t was in the hand
writing of Mr.. Sherman. am familiar
with Mr.. Sherman's writing. have seen
him write and inspected his writing. L
never doubted the genuineness of the
letter and my brother assured me that he
received it direct from Mr.. Sherman him
self. | was informed at the time that
several other supervisors from Caldwell.
Nachitoches and Morehouse parishes re-
ceived assurances that induced them to
file their protests.
ln regard to the agreement between
James K. Anderson and ID. A. Weber.
here sta that L personally know that
such all agreement Was entered into ana
ts,cfn tts.ll h.a
presented. My brother was murdered
March 7, and his murdeIers have not vet
been discovered. In the issue of the
Ledger, OF which he was the editor pre-
vious 10 his deah, lie threatened to
publish Ger ain letters aud statement
emanating from he S ate Auditors
office, and that is supposed to have sup
pied the iInmediae cause of his dt II
a I'd to that extent might suggest its au-
tnors. While l consider this threat the
lAmedlate cause III his assassination, |
do not believe that IL WOULD have oc-
CURED il he had not made the protest
which deprived the p, ople of their votes
and thus piaced himself in such a posi-
ton that his personal enemies were
encouraged to make this murierous as
sault. The people of both parties have
denounced he act. In the Sherman re-
port appears purposed affidavit from
he as United STATES Supervisor, contain
soneW hat sweeping allegation OF il
tlmidalion in the parish Of West Fell
ciana.
declined When requested to make an
affidavit on this subject, to do so. This
paper was subsequently prepared by l..
b. jerks, and without reading or exam
lining it signed it. l performed no du-
ties as United States supervisor, and
should not have signed the same if had
previously read it. did not swear to it,
but the jurat was attached by the COM
missioner as a matter of form merely. L
have no defense to make for my action
except to say that tt was done without
deliberation. After the death of my
brother his widow took charge of all his
papers and books and had them sent to
her fathers residence at Donaldsonville,
and their contents were not examined un-
til the summer of 1877. The paper