The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-26


before this committee in his testimony
that asked him if any protest had &C.
compapied tho returns, and that he said
mo- that there was no ground to wSr.
rant it, and that there was no occasion
to make 1t. Here he and l disagreed
Before that time he hsd not only COM
planned to me of intimidation, but had
recited how he Lad been fred at and
showed NE a bullet hole which be had in
his coat. Soon after he came INTO my
office, and while l was oonversing with
others, he took sheet of paper and went
out into the ante-rOom of my Office,
where there were clerks and quite num-
Der Of visitors waiting to see me. He
was gone about ten minutes aud then re.
turned with statement written in his
own hand and signed with his own name.
l read it and saw it was lot in form as
required by law. at once felt a misgiv-
ing lest no might be accepting new
overtures. | asked him if he wanted to
swear TO it, and he indicated his willing
ness to do so, snd suggested we should
20 TO U. 5. Commissioner Wooihy and
there ne could swear TO 1t. 1 went with
HIM and he was sworn, and as he parted
from me returned 10 my Office. An
decson says in his statement before the
that had paper drawn up
II legal form. had nothing drawn up
in legal from. All he swore to was of his
own drafting. He says in his statement
also that Judge Campbell saw rec
ord of the paper and was
not satisfied with 1t. l am sorry to say
the second paper never existed. He
states ESQ that Judge Campbell there
upon framed a third paper, to which he
never swore. The third paper, which he
ssys he never swore to, he handed to me
across the railing in my Office, all drawn
up and sworn to. After be had sworn to
the first paper returned to my office,
aud on my way back met Judge Camp
bell and showed him the Anderson pro-
lest. Judge Campbell offered to Put it
IN legal form it Anderson desired.
A bout an hour after Anderson cane in,
and l told him Whist Judge Campbell
had said, and he then left, but after
wards returned and handed ms an
elaborate paper, signed and sworn TO by
him. This paper was not framed IN my
1fhce, and what Its contents were l do
not know.
At the conclusion of the statement
General Butler inquired Of Pitkin
whether he had at any time asked Thos.
Jenks anything relating to the letter,
To which the witness replied: l! was
very likely he had done so, He had
never seen copy Of the Sherman letter.
He had seen sR article in a New Orleans
newspaper announcing that Mrs. Jenk5
bad y Photographic copy OF the Sherman
letter, and upon showing her the article
he laughed and remarked; How lit
tie newspapers know" Petkin then sd.
dressed some further inquiry regarding
the letter and Mrs. jerks replied that
the letter had never left New Orleans.
Wheneyer he mentioned letter at all he
it as the Sherman letter. lie
did not think Mrs. jerks spoke OF it as
the Sherman letter.
By Mr.. McMshon-Did you ever meet
Anderson in Philadelphia? A.-Ies
sir, oLce.
O. Did you go to see him? A.-Well,
| do not think so; in fact. never was
in the North .ADserican office in my life.
Q.-Do you remember of ever having
an interview with Senator Conk!iug
with regard to Anderson's protest. A
Yes sir; l have had several conversa-
lions with Conkling'
Q-Sypher was present at the inter-
view in question, was ho noL2 A.-Hes,
sir.
Q-Didn't Sypher explain the civcum-
stances connected with Auderson's pro-
Test? A.-Yes, sir. Sypher gave MIS-
.ory of the case, much Of which was new
10 Senator Conkiing, as well SIS to my
self.
Q-When Senator Conkling asked
you about the blanks in the protest, how
lid you reply2 Al think | replied IN
substance the same IS have to-day in
my prepared statement that l had no
knowledge of the existence of any blanks
in the protest.
Odd Sypher have Matthews letter
with him at this interview? Al think
not, but he gave description of them.
The witness then said in reply 20
further questions that there were not
many, If any, Democratic witnesses ex.
amined during the Howe investigations;
and further stated that the witnesses were
al paid by the Government. The Com
mittee at o'clock P. NJ. took a recess.
The subcommittee consisting of
Messrs. Stenger, Blackburn snd Reid,
expect TO leave for Louisiana tonight.
Witness testified that Harlan did not
saw N substance that he believed or felt
that his success as q candidate for the
Supreme bench depended in large de-
gree upon his success in his Louisiana
mission. General Harlan SAID to me:
Il 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
committee has any such knowledge. The
only thing | ever heard which would
give possible basis for such story Is
.hIs: that Just about the time the break
ing up took place some OF the Packard
men represented tnat there were certain
employees about the Packard Legislature
who had not received their salaries and
they thought it was fair thing that
these sums should be paid by the ircom-
ing gisisture; and that ne went to see
about it ana mentioned some names Of
persons be called on, but the names
have gone entirely out OF my mind. At
aay rate, be went 10 persons ccnncc.ed
with the Nichols government ard re-
pested the conversation to them snd
they said that u very considerable sum
had been raised by the Nichols men in
LOUISIANA for the purpose of putting
The Nichols government on
its feet and that there WsS
a small sum, thought $1,000 or $4,000
unexpenSed OF that fund which might be
applied to that purpose. They would
try TO have it so applied, that is the sum
and substance OF it.