The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-28
THE MAN SHERMAN FEARS.
DENYING IN INTENT TO TRfp MN BE-
FORE THE INyESTIGiTION.

TORE THE INJEsTTGfTION.
An Outline or the Testimony Jas. y. Anderson
viii Give Before the Potter Committee
The Frauds In East and West FeIiciann.
WASHINGTON, May 27.-James f. Andcr-
son. once Supervisor Of Elections in the parish
of East Fcliciana. is an important witness in
the approaching inquiry. He is not the only
important witness. but his testimony 80 clearly
| involves sherman that Sherman tried to trap
him on Saturday. He failed. Having failed
Sherman denies tho first intent His friends
deny 1t for him. Like most men in n bad way
under bad charge. Sherman declines 10 talk
except with tho advice OF counsel. The proof
that ho tried to trap Anderson exists. Andor-
son came upon receipt OF n letter sent by Judge
Marks. the Louisiana politician. who met An
derson. pleaded with him to soc Sherman. and
led him to tho Treasury. Anderson rode here
| on railroad passes furnished Marks by Sloan
| aker, another Judge who acted n part in the
| same plot TO trap witness pending trial. Hav-
| ing brought Anderson TO n room whero Shor-
man was nanked on one side by a lawyer and
on tho other by q stenographer. and hav-
Ing seen him leave tho room with
out having made a serious. admission.
| they all began with one accord TO lio about tho
| matter. Marks says. in an interview in tho
Post this morning, that Sheabnrger was in the
authorized Interview that he was there because
he was sent to meet, Anderson, In the some
call on sherman. However this may be. no
wrote ling Anderson to see no one else on
his arrival and: having met him. begon
had before begged passes OF sloanaker in be-
half Of this ,endeavor. Having taken these
suit in the interview. Sherman's friends
fastened on enc thing said by Anderson. He
In the Moro restaurant II is as we'll this ad:
mission should be made on both sides, IL
this Inquiry arc equally ready to admit tho
| truth OF Anderson's true assert ons the purpose
Of the inye,stigation will be early accomplished.
derson before, sherman. More camo from tho
visit BY breach OF confidence. tho indis-
Anderson came before the public in ap inter-
view giving vague outline OF part OF his tcs-
timony. 1t ia not all Of his testimony 1t is. not
the most material part OF his testimony 1t is
p9i ne strongest part OF the testimony IN ihe
every such illustration It widens popular
| knowledge of the fraud by which Louisiana
w9s counted for Hayes. Tho interview is as
" Ii you had ns ia charged. any transaction
with Secretary sherman. what was IL date =
dated Nov 10; that OF Of West Fclicana. Nov, H.
believe; Mr.. sherman reached New Orleans
in ' rcS G G condon Dan We5Ser srg S wSo
was supervisor Of elections in West Felifiana
What heard at at the RIfa time felt sur snro "Gf that ban
was ncting In the line Of duty by putting his
| name 10 the protest. because IN one part OF the
parish. down in tho river region. there was
small body OF disordery roughs. who inter-
idrcred with tho negroes from pure eussedness.
not very firm in the faith. however. He had
his doubts whether tho protest should be made
mind S2vfB dd Rp'n not 'na proposs %"dS 10 up pssy
Officially t9 intimidation when there was
had al been set up beiorehana. but t. l ''iad hiaad
! no right 70 swear that any voters were interfered
with unless | kne,w OF actual cases Of oi,yiolence
election Ihprn ~
tion, was as peaceful as any in the country. SO
] refused ign. 1t was very few days after
IN y w Orleans. Dan Webbcr and we're both
weak. and 1t was vital that our parishes should
way ml Signature was obtained to a blank sheet
Of laprr nnl how that Was nlterwnrd iilod in
prot -. accompanied by forged iurni. That
w.7 fraud, aud had made M uIy mind to de-
eaia M IN the S10I W. webSr a Sni S Elk iYiysgG nc1c
/ ll.k .kbnue. There H. no us in tollng a great
ion s'Siy now, p"l wye Wetc Yli To- pl Se-
| toes thct we should he cgro1 for II we alluwe
keturn'ng Board and tho Republican party
could profit ly the WRONG"
..nil tnc secretary wrI'e 70 Zach of you?"
" NJ; the letter was write o. us JOINTLY II
| did not come through tnc mail Ii WAS directed
| % u. A. WoNbcr aud James J.. Anderson. The
ltwo- transmitted 20 ms through a third party"
How dbl the letter readt
"Mcl. it WAS on. Of those shrowd things
yisa. IL simply said that w6 should DO literally
" poni you suppo-r that whom Mr. sherman
is r'accA "a ii.o stai hrclu laugh tthgt letter
nnd sny TINT the only object o' it WAS 10 let you
know that the leaders ot the Republican party
would stand by You II you performed your
'Ycs / realize the force Of that but it hap
pens that the vita point in this matter concerns
ti.s ih.i WI .tn.r ~ rnap KNEW, when he wrote
how fur his duty woull stretch and that was
~ tAr point oi dcuounfinE the forgery Of which
| had boen mado the vi TIM"
And you think you can provo that he was
fully aware OF all these fact and meant his et-
ter to le guarantee that you should be pro-
and hold your tongucy'
That is .cXacty what We expect to do Sup
pose that Lawrence tostilics that he informed
Sherman Of the way things stood in the Fc-
l!clana parishes nud suppose that Ptkin tesiiiles
that sherman Understood tho situltion cXa,tly.
and suppose Whitney tc-tiilcs more fully than
he did before the Morrison committee that ono
day al The St. Charles Hotel displayed an en-
NrlQpe which contained the Sherman letter and
snid: Two got enough here 10 burst the whole
thing, th"n whore will sherman be-"
IL gave it t9 Dan Webber. and | don't know
exactly what he did with it. You remember he
niterward. There has always boen peculiar
myslfrX hanSSinS ,S about his murder have
tographic copy Of TINT lcttcr. but can't state
whether it Is true or not, You also remember
Theh Te c9lled Ion, ON Mrs Mr. jerks last winter thqt
and sound in place whore IT could DO easily
reached That may be true; but the great inn
pOraneo OF tho Investigation. so far as Sher-
man is concerned, will consist in proving not
that such letter was written. aud not that it
contained such and such words. but that he
knew when he addressed II to US that We were
being bribed 10 submit TO forgeries."
""P22 You YOU think ink PItkln will testify p
And you have no doubts You can make the
mattcr SO clear that the country will Understand
ityr
Il believe we can make sherman como down
H., 4, b, .
e. have not the least idea. | am ready any
time. | never took a cent from any member uf
the Republican or Democratic party. ! am
under no obligations 10 do anything but tell The
truth. no matter who is hurt"
THE TROUBLE IN BARCELONA.