The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-25

Weber said he was going home, and the portion
in which Seymonrs maze Y meneaoned va MT
fsa to e% " a3fd g had
nation Of tie contas 6ctesy stslsmenfs Is to
not At the time the Adsnon-we s psosss was
! Z. +. Hobbs testified bat be w presentsome
weeks before in Dig once. n.heh q con srsar
%x Wines &: %sSe1 a .sn ss
ber-Anderaon agreement. ,ix came after wit
ness, before breakfast. on the morning Of the
conversation before Williams. Witness knew he
Dix was afraid witness would ~ back On him,
and wanted him to maze an affidavit ct what had
been said. Wilder told him (witnessl that he and
Anderson signed the paper; that mo- one else was
j. I: Kelly, saperyi.or Of Resistratica Of Rich
and broughtta to the CIT soon after the eiec.
ton; delivered them without protest: inciosed
with tres an Of
believe ON oath; did not make an oath to the pa
per published rs his affidavit in the Sherman re-
Of the made
Witness illness detailed al length the occurrences s;
returns and ths time of biz final protest shs.
ing that efforts were made by prominent Repub-
liCans to induce him to make q prOt-st. He gave
s e. nS
Up, and brought some Of them to the city, He
did mot feel justified in making u pro est and
would not have made it but for the persistent eff
forts Of Gov. Kellogg, Campbell and others.
urging him to do 30.
HIRAM SMEDLEY testified, on the
18th, in reply to question by MIR. Cox relative
to the Anderson Weber agreement. He said he
saw the name of d. A. Weber signed to that
paper by J. W. Jones, Notary Public: only saw
Jones sign Weber's name once: didn't know
whether the paper was 9 single or double sheet.
About two months ago: before D,x went I? Wash;
he said they want; d him to 'swGar be had
seen Weber sign the And soasWeber sereement,
but 5e &c, could not r. Mr. Bask6use witness
other people names and fixing ny. crooked pa
IsFFs; to the lest # Wines k.o:edgs AID b.
sd . 1n sps 70 w ns es
ment ut the date given they certify to a false
hood. Win q tolI Seymour few days befOe
y. me 6,x a. to
before the Boutwell, Co%@itsss: NJ. Cox read read
eounde md ,6e az: answers esen b. That
time, asking the witness whether they were true
Or false a. to each question which relate t. NO
NJ onnass as ohn1re at sSa t%s
Guiding acts of Regulators. Witness said his tes-
timOny was given. then. in most cases
ed to explain. the circumstances under
which he testified at the iE lance Of
Gov. Kellogg and said many Of his state
new at the time they were not true; some o,
ais statements be believed at the time we're true
put knew now they were un.rue; his st it m nts
and imarinat on: he Was "u newer warned away
from the parish; had no infor ration that would
Justify him in making those Statements. In re.
,eund it in . box sent from his bro hers
~ .,, DenslasCHyils fosna ts
ons tore 4 up at ' ence BECAUSE s i exposed h.
oruther's wrongdo,ng; his brother told hin
there was no use protesting the parish. Witness
bend. and afterwatd at the suggestion Of The
District Attorney. made lie affidavit in order
to have his bond restored. Witness sad the
were responsible for the prutests made b,
Weber. Andersen and Others. In an
swer to question relating to his indictment
You Republicans could use my brother who 10
swear . any kind IF a lie that.you want d in
order to support and sustain you; to-day If you
can't use me as your toni you propoe to ruin
me-" Cow Cox .,selaimed any such notion H.
that in1bntkd totim by the witness, and said he
dictate himself. r%;.%
E. l.. WEBER was recalled, on the
18th, and testified regarding occurrences in Yves,
Fcliciana Parish. A suit was pending a..l. II
witness for nearly $4,000; ne said ne did not &.
,ac 10 The VA. $50 i.d oeS.4e t..e air..lr AIS
his wife was afraid for him to 60 back. Oh
cross-exam nation by MIR. Cox in relation to HI
connection with the Legislature, and his absence
from the Packard Senate Tor sen days, witness
stated Lis y Jet M;.s to elect Plnchback Cn.te0
States SenalOr; Pinchback paid witness 81 coo
for expenses. Witness then .expiaine hls
return, later. to the Packard Senate, and sub
rants on the State Treasury received from
Iwitche. 4, As security of good faith to carry Ou
she scheme ct passing an :,pprr riasi,'n bill o,
claims Of $4,000. held .oy witness. were
claims cashed BY reason Of the collapse
erals. without be ng able to give any very good
reason why he should rcta n them. Witness said
nineteen Of the Packard senators were inter-
promised that the bill, when passed. SHOULD be-
an association in the Sena,e in ISL, and 1876
Twitchcl. Burr and OtheIs). for corrupt purposes.
There we're nineteen Of them: They received
$50 QUO for passing the Levee bill and 5000 70,
the association received S200t II the money :.
Iwitc.ell was President and T. G. Anderson
Treasurer of the Association.
HENRY G. FIsKE testified, on the 18th,
concerning his connection with the affidavite
of Dix, Hobbs and Williams, that they beard
Wilder say Weber did not sign the anderson
Weber agreement, and that Anderson did not
swear to it. Witness corrobOratrd the testimony
Ut Hobbs and Williams that Wilder made such
6tatemente, but cUntratiicted Williams state
mt mt that he lWilliams) did not read or author
ize certain statements made in his second afcla-
vt; Witness said the affidavit was twice read to
Henry Reed (colored) Commi rior,er Of E'eo-
tions of the FOu.th Ward of West Feliciana te=ti-
ned regarding his affidavit before the Returning
signed it; didn't pay much attention to the OATH
q he didn't Kiss the Bible, Though witness
aldn Kiss the Biblc today he was going to tell
statements in the affidavit saying they were not
authorized. that they had been put in BY tho
VT, writer of the PAPER and he didn't consider him
Charles Gecks was sworn, and said E. l., Weber
stopped q few weeks ago at witness house; said
he was going t. Washington and tls { he had the
Sherman letter in his pocket.
ISAAC w. PATTON was before the
Committee. on the 18th and testified that he saw
Anderson about October, and that the hitter
proposed that If the Democrats would support
Nash for Congress. he would give them two
ns % sn Gf s the General Assembly and from
p;oposit,on. but teiesrapbed Tor %cca sss
talked with Andenon about hin treatment Of
the people; Anderson finally acreed 20 60 if the,
would cash his scrip; witness agreed with Mr.
McCabe to nay $50 of the amount. The wit
ness gave MIR. jerks $50; Mr.. jerks said he
would mot take it a. bride, but he would as q
loan.
corrected list of the employ es of the Custom.
House was received by the Committee from
Chief Clerk TOmlinson.
Secretary -of-State Strong produced the c0nsOE
idated statement Of tee Supervisors of the pro
tested parishes, and pointed out irterlineatinns
and irregularities "A to prOteste. ETC.. and deliv
cred the original papers to the Committee.
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