The New York herald., 1878-07-12
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY, JULY y l87s-TRPLE SHEET


time. including acts of regulators Tho answers
given by witness similar almost every case,
his testimony gwen then In most cases from
Information receved, ana prosecuted 10 explain Tue
circumstances under which ne 'e.raed a; INC ~.
stance o Governor Kellogg, and said many OF hs
statements were made ior political eject; that he
knew at the time they were not true; some OF mo
statements he believed at that time wero true. but he
knew they were false. Witness explained his
misunderstanding OF the objects Of the regulators
which he knows now were 10 break up
stealing, dealing iu seed cotton after night,
&c. Witness said lhe statements then made were not
wilfuy false, but IRON hearsay and imaeinsttoni my
Intention tell the truth; In most cases he told
the committee The truth understood by h'm ~ that
time he knows now that those statements were iaisc
! was warned away from The parish Rad NO In
formation that would justify me In making those
TIN susRxAx LETTER.
In answer to question by Mr. Cox as to tho Sher-
man letter witness said he iound IL ~ box sent from
his bro.ncrs Al Bay on Sara 10 his fa.hernaw's
house in Donslasonve: iound the letter alter Mrs.
because !. exposed my bro,hsr's wrong do,uSs; my
brohor told me there were NJ grounds for protesting
Tue witness admitted that he had becn indicted,
forfeited his bond asrward, at the suggestion ot
the District Attorney. made false afndavI III order ~
Weber the stand tnreo hours under cross
examination by Mr.. Cox He became very much ex-
cited several times accused Mr.. Cox OF browDeattng
him appealed 10 tho c0mmlttee tor protection.
iHDGSASr WITNESS
The witness SAID the visiting statesmen, who made
prom ses, responsible Tor the protests made by
Weber, Anderson and others.
the witness, turning 10 Mr.. Cox. excisedly sald:-
ssYou republicans could brother, who Is dead
you could tho STAND to swear 10 any Kind oil
lie you wanted IN order 10 support and sustain you
that you cannot use me as your tool you propose
10 ruin me. -
Mr.. Cox dsciaimcd any such motive as that imputed
10 MN by tho witness, and said he wantod TO give
the witness an opportunity to vtndicate himself
Z. T.. WEBER BEFORE THE LOUISIANA SUB
coMMIrrEE-A sHAKP cRoss-KxAMINATIoN
FROM covKRNoR COX, WITH NO NEW DE-
vELoPMENTs.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEW ORLEANS July IL, 1878.
Tho committee to-day was principally occupied
with Senator Weber, who In the main corroborated
has Washington testimony. Governor Cox mad every
effort 10 trip him. but without success Mr.. Weber.
duriog the cross.examinaion, got quie excited aud
some short words passed between Governor Cox aud
himself he going far as to use pretty sharp Ian.
guaSe, Of which, however, no attention was taken.
MRS. JExKs AxTEcED.Sfs.
history is being prepared oi Ms jerks, which, IT
is stated viii snow her up 10 cast grave doubts
upon her testimony. TOE repu bllcan have been
ealy before, now beginning TO lose confidence and
hang around with rather grave and dubious looks.
Major f. a. Burke Is aiding the committee as lar as
possible.
CHAIRMAN PoTTsR's RtPLY 10 SECRETARY sHER-
MAN WHY THE INTIMIDATION TESTIMONY
WAS NOT ADMITTED.
WASHINGTON, July IL, 1878.
The following iettor cxpisins itscf:-
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, July 10, 1878.
SIR-I received tbs morning your letter Of the sth
Garncd and The other gentlemen who visited
Louisiana, named IN the list sent mo Ny
early dale as practicable. AS TO websrs examinas
tion neithsr General Cox nor myself could remain
Orleans for or iarbes oy him on ~ toe Io.
II WAS arranged that Messrs. Hunton and springer
should continue Weber's examination SO tar as they
desired 10 do that day, and mat Mr.. Sncabarger
rbe slenograpner's minutos OF the session do not
disclose any cbjcction py Mr. Shelabarger which was
not assented to- nor any request OF mis- reuscd and
understand from those gentlemen that no difference
between them and Mr. Sheilabarger 10 the conduct
OF the examination existed wnaisver, that any
thing occurred TO which ne took exception.
committee mi at . do not and tnst was under any missp
prehension. Your letters OF the 20lh OF Nay, the
posed reply was not indeed, itscli published, but
the substance oi II was given TO The press al the time
THE INTIMIDATION TESTIMONY.
As 10 the testimony OF inumidation IN the parishes
OF East aud West Feiiciana proposed, nei,bcr OF
tests with the returns, and, received by tho Re-
turning Board, Inc returns OF tho election
%.hoa s.0 .%ard ana'ssss ''oaa
Supervisor OF East and Weber supervisor oi wost
the Returning Board might reject the vote OF thoss
parishes. II is claimed tnat they did Ihts without
cause, solely ior political purposes aud because
OF political promises, and u 10 In owl
dence that ,hoy have themselves confessed
to tins. It is also claimed that the
TACT that there not republican vote cast in
sections which had heretofore been largely
publican was tho rssun OF conspiracy 10 withhold
tho republican vote there IN order 10 afford pretencc
Tor ng that result as occasonsd Dy intimidaion
ana thereby furnish ground Tor rejecting those
| parishes The cSmmitiee have not considered
that the evidence that you propose (lnd which has
been taken by formcr commltlees) o certain alleged
nurcers, whippings and raidngs, not known to
Wphar por col nm ctcIW ipped
| conspiracy, aud upon which neither they nor the
| parties engaged In the conspiracy acted could
nave q bearing upon those questions, nor upon
| Tho action oi the Returning Board their
protests, und they therefore decided not to take the
| same. Where, the course OF tho examination Of
| the witnesses T. II. Jengs, Pitkin and Weber havo
referred intimidation IN those parishes II has been
| incidentally bearing upon the conspiracy.
| Should later appear that the specific acss
10 wai'h you reicr have any bearing upOn
| THIS conspiracy, or upon tho good iaith Of
| Weber Anderson or OF the Returning Board
In respect OF their protests th- committee Will then
| CONSIDER the praccabihiy OF taking tho testimony
aud that in CONTRADICTION of IT, or OF permitting you TO
of tpRt L an