The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-07-20
anEE REVELATIONS.


sesss, Rave Ne6a coiorede ex-reSfdenfa
Of the Reiicianas, who formerly aided
q Boss~ Weber ia the manipulation
af tho Repeblicau machine ia those
parishes. 4 number OF these, still ia
cciiasiou With their old leader, have
followed bis example in swearing that
their previous afHdaVits relative to
outrages by iulldozers or regulators
were made d'osa dearsay and mis-
apprehension, or foe political effect.
0tsseEz have stuck to the text of their
outrage testimony, though sadly fur
r5ed BIZ TIE rigid cross-exauninations
OF Messrs. Steuger and Blackburn,
Two of the latter class Of witnesses
nan1ed Duia and Clarke, affirm that
Weter offered them mcney to testify
before the committee in contradiction
of their former evidence. Geo. Swa-
xie also declared that propositions had
been made By the same party to in
f1ueuce his testimony, bat the witness
pegaisfentiy refused TO disclose the
nature of the propositions, because he
regarded Weber as friend.
Duia, according to his own state
ment, pretended to acquiesce in the
arrangement proposed i,y Weber and
received ESQ, with q promise Of $3.50
more when his evidence had been
given Ia accordance with the contract.
At all events, he was introduced as a
Democratic witness, and his failure to
testify in the line expected caused
sudden and marked discontinue on
the Democratic side, which the Re-
publican member of the committee
was no6 slow in turning to advantage.
Weber was brought forward to coli
tradict Dula, and he did so IN a de-
gree. He denied the attempt to bible;
but admitted that Dula applied TO
him for q loan of $50, and not having
the amount he, Weber, had borrowed
it from Sam st. Martin and given it
to DuIa. st. Martin corroborated this
statement; and while on this subject
the CHIEF can not refrain from con-
graduating Sam upon his sudden ell
ovation to the position Of a capitalist
who can assist his friends so literally
in times of financial stringencg.
/ While Weber was ON the stand Mr..
Cox surprised him by the production
of letter written by witness to Rob-
ert Morris of New Orleans, marked
+" private,n and dated at Donaldson
vile, Feb. s, 1873, of which the fol-
lowing synopsis is given by the Plea
yune::
Morris Marks came ep TO see my sister-in-
law in retefeuee TO % statement published
in the Northern papers that there was a
woman in Washington representing herself
as Mrs. ID. A. Weber, who said she had a
document sent by Sherman and others
making promises if protests would be made.
This woman threatens Sherman & Go. with
exposures. do not believe that this woman
was doing any such thing. No one is author
lied TO represent Mrs. ID. A. Weber. | want
you to watch this matter very closely. 1t
may rebound to youP interest as well as
ours. Marks is going to Washington he
was sent here to ind out if Mrs. ID. A. Weber
had the letter. Perhaps he wants to make
capital ont of it. | want you to go to the
OF Hrs. T., II. jerks and see if she
Is there [ Essso35 that Ills document icas,
asl9t is yet, in eHiSiei,ee. You might find out
from the Democrats relative to
this matter.
This letter, which was evidently
not written for publication or political
effect, TALES with the circumstance of
Marks visit, aud also with the tenor
of repeated statements made BY Web /.
er himself to friends iii Donaldson
vile. II fatty contradicts the asser-
tian Of. the witness that he destroyed
the original Sherman letter III July,
1877; and we can we'll credit the
statement Of the city press that the
author displayed considerable ner-
yousness . when the tell tale missive
vas unexpectedly. thrust before him.
Collector Morris Marks was before
the committee yesterday testifying to
tile circumstances of his casual y
visit at Mrs. Weberis, his acciden-
tai appearance at Secretary sher-
maa's Office in Jimmy Anderson's
company, and the signing Of the see
end set of Louisiana electola eertifi
Gates. Concerning the latter he was
confused Sc TO dates, and made it APP
pear that he was in Denaldsoavilie on
the day the certificates parpoi5 to
have been signed.
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