The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-07-12
WASHINGTON NOTES.

Emile l.. Weber, brother of d. A.
Weber, Andersons fellow Supervisor of Elec-
tons, was summoned before the Potter Com
mittee on the I'd inst, and read statement
setting forth that she had no personal know
ledge that Democratic intimidation had existed
in the parishes Of East and West Feliciana.
His brother and Anderson had informed him
that the two parishes had gone fairly Demo-
cratic. Great influence was brought to bear
upon his brother to make his protest, and he
had been approached very frequently to use
his influence with his brother to effect the sign
ing of the protest. He saw Anderson sign his
protest, and saw the blanks therein after An
derson had left. Weber had, in conversation
with Secretary Sherman, explained to him that
his brother thought his parish had gone Dem
ocratic, and he was disposed to take back his
protest, whereupon Sherman assured him that
his brother would be cared for, and requested
that he send his brother to him. His brother,
on the day he received it, showed him Sher-
mans letter Of assurance, and said he had
received it direct from Sherman. Weber
was familiar with the handwriting Of
Sherman, and was satisfied that the letter was
written by that gentleman. The Sherman
letter was the subject of great mortifica-
ton to the Weber family. and for this reason il
was destroyed in 1877. Mrs. jerks was in no
way connected with the authorship of the Sher-
man letter. In regard to the agreement be-
tween James E. Anderson and d. A. Weber,
here state that personally know that such
an agreement was entered into, and was sub
stantially the same as has been presented. Ny
brother was murdered March Z. In the issue
Of the paper of which he was editor pre-
vious to his death he threatened to pub
lish certain letters and a statement en-
anating from the State Auditors Office,
and that is supposed to have supplied the inn
mediate cause Of his DEATH" Mr.. Cox, Of the
committee, produced a letter written by the
witness to a cousin in st. Louis, in March,
1877, in which he described with much feeling
the murder Of his brother, and charging the
Democrats with the crime. Weber protested
that the statements contained therein were
false. and that it was written with the en-
pectation that it would be published at the
time, thereby creating a feeling in the North
in favor of the Packard Government.
E. l.. Weber was again before the
testified, in regard to the alleged frauds
in Louisiana, that it was arranged before cleo
ton by Kellogg, Thomas @. Anderson, and
Packard to secure affdavits Of intimidation
in the parishes Of East and West Feliciana
for the purpose Of throwing out those par
ishes. He was assured by Kellogg and
others that il he would use his influence
with his brother toward having him make
a protest, he (witness) would be returned
to the Senate. He was defeat
ed for the State Senate by about
1 200 majority, and was returned by the Re-
turning Board as elected by about 600 MAORI
ty. packard told me few days before the
election that, il he and Hayes did not get any
votes in East and West Feliciana, he was going
TO be Governor and Hayes was going to be
President. He told me this in the presence Of
Mr.. Armistead, Mr.. Duncan and others,
whom do not now remember. He said the
best way to dispose Of the Democratic majority
was TO throw out the vote of the county: that
that was better than making Republican
canvass, and know of my personal knowledge
that Kellogg employed L. b. jerks to keep
James E. Anderson away from the parish, and
to prevent his holding an election there as Su-
pervisor." Witness stated that some Of the Wis
ting statesmen had interviews with Eliza Pink
ston In the Custom House before she was
brought before the Returning Board. He
thought one Of those who interviewed her was |
Senator Sherman. He was Of the opinion that |
the Eliza Pinkston outrage was a put-up job.
Witness said Mrs. jerks came TO his house and |
stated that she knew Of the existence Of the !