Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-13
+. l.. WEBERS TESTIMONY BEFORE
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.

L. l.. Weber, brother of Weber who
was killed, read a lengthy statement,
which hc made under oath, setting forth
that he had no personal Knowledge that
Democratic intimidation had existed in
the Parishes of East and West Fcliciana
His brother, Don Weber, and james
+. Anderson had informed him vt AZ the
two Parishes named had gone fairly
Democratic. Great influence was brought
to bear upon his brother to make his
protest, and lie had been approached
very frequently to use his influence
with his brother to effect the signing of
protest. He saw Anderson sign his
protest, and saw blanks therein after
Anderson had left. Judge Campbell at
tacted the jnrat to the paper it was not
sworn to by Anderson. 1t was notorious
fact in the Custom House that Kellogg,
Packard and others were pressing An
dcrson and Weber to make their respcc-
tive protests Mr.. john Sherman, he said
was spokesman for the visiting statesmen,
and he (Weber) knew that Sherman had
given his brother assurances which
caused him to allow his protest to
stand after it had been made. Weber
had in conversation with Sherman eX-
planned to him that his brother thought
his parish had gone Democratic and he
was disposed to take back his protest.
Whereupon Sherman assured him that
his brother would be cared for. The
| statement further adds that in 1877 tho
Sherman letter was subject of mortiti-
cation in the Weber family. Mrs. Don
| Weber had endeavored to find it among
her husbands papers. 1t was after wards
found and destroyed. In this connection
the statement adds: Mrs. jerks had been
in no way connected with the authorship
| of the Sherman letter.
Witness referred to his readiness at
one timc to believe anything against the
Nichols Government.
Mr.. Cox exhibited a letter to witness,
dated March "a, 1877, which tho latter
acknowledged was written by him to
his cousin, j. H. Weber. of St. Louis, but
which he did not want to form part OF
the record, for the reason it would
place him in a false position, as the
statement therein concerning ID. A.
Weber's death was not in accordance
with the facts. He founded his state.
ment in the letter in newspapers ,ol1
iDformatio" which had been given him
Having been misinformed he accordingly
mis-stated the facts as to his brothers
having been killed for political reasons
the letter he admitted was written fol
political effect. Circumstances we1t
exaggerated for the purpose of creating
sympathy for Packard. He was party
in interest, but at the time believed
that Packard was fairly defeated, al
though in his letter he said the Republi
cans demanded recognition of the law
full Packard Government to secure TIN
, maintenance of law and order. Knew
Packard, perhaps, had had no just righ
beinr founded on cheating and false re
turns, and this ho knew ut the time h
wrote tho tier. Witness admitted til
fals;tv of other statements made by hin
Witness in reply to questions by MI
Potter said the letter, though private
l. was intended for publication to shoN
how horribly the Democrats had bee
bulldozing the Republicans and wa
intended to bring the Government to tn
support of Packard.
Witness also wrote u letter to kellogg