The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-14
ny him and not true, gay his statement Is

by him and not true, gay his statement Is
not true.
Dicks, when he said Anderson came TO find
me to make iurat to the agreement, did
not say that there was another man with
Anderson.
There was nothing said about the signatures
to the document when Dicks told me about
the agreement. There was nothing said ex-
cept that they did not want Its contents
known.
/ never had any conversation with Mr..
Wilder when any one was present.
DID NOT CARE TO TALK
before third parties. as / wanted to ask sew
eral questions about his testimony in Wash
ingtOn.
[ never heard Of any test of his veracity.
His reputation for veraGity Is good one.
Henry Reid ColOred-I live In Donaldson
vile. / lived at the time Of the election in
Bayou Sara. | was @ commissioner OF cleo
tion in the fourth ward, I came to New Or
leans when the Returning Board was in ses-
sion. swOre to an affidavit; there were some
things In 1t not exactly in my words. / held
up my hand, but ] did not kiss the Bible
That's so.
was summoned by some man who /
thought was u marshal. | thought had TO
swear to it, They paid me SO per day. After
paying my expenses | had $l1 left. I paid
for the boat and for drinks.
/ made the affidavit in the Custom House
| do not know who wrote it, | don't think 1t
was read over to me. If 1t was read over to
me / could tell what part was true
There were hundred boys down there TO
make affldavts. can read little didn't
see the affidavit
[ DIDN'T SWEAR TO IT,
because didn't kiss the Bible. ] had O small
idea that the men down there knew more than
did, SO "lowed" them to put in what they
wanted. In my affidavit 1t is stated that one
John Smith was turned off a plantation.
don't know John Smith
/ never thought TO say In my affidavit that
there We're several families turned off plan
tatiOn and 1t was not read to me-
To Gov. O.-There was gentleman a-sot-
tin by the gentleman takn' down what said,
and dat dar gentleman he axed me about
some things / knOwed little about, and
said Yes and the gentleman he kept on
talkin' and the man a-writin' on; | let EN- go
or, but | didn't not know about 1t muffin; |
jist let EN- go on. l never saw bulldozer;
nary one.
! received my summons to this committee
from Mr.. st. Martin, Of DonaldsonviIle. When
they asked me to sign my affidavit In the
Custom House they covered up ali the affida-
Wit except that part where | had to sign and
said "Sign tharr' thought my affidavit was
o sort OF Joint affair and the men would be
Responsible for what they put in It, but find
they left 1t all now to me,
] was paid in another room in the Custom
House, afterL made my affidavit. by q white
man. AS fast as the boys signed they were
paid,
CHARLES GECKs.
To Gov Cox-T keep the Cont Verandah
Some few weeks ago Mr.. Il. l.. Weber stopped
with me and he had o conversation with me
about paper. Mr.. Weber was subpunaRd to
Washington and in a conversation about a
letter said to have been written by Sherman
he said as Mrs. jerks had said she had this
letter in Washington, he putting his hand to
his breast he had this letter here. He felt
that he had been badly used. There were no
prominent politicians called on him before he
went to Washington the last time.
At the conclusion of Mr. Gecks' testimony
there being no further witness present the
committee adjourned until Monday next, at
II o'clock.