The Portland daily press., 1878-07-23
THE INVESTIGATION.
The Fail Committee TO Meet To-day-Tbe
Editor of the National Re publican TO
he Called

The Fail Committee TO Meet To-dnv-rbe
Editor of the National Re publican TO
be Called.
NEW YORK. July 22-The members of the
Potter committee ex pect to be at Atlantic CITY
tomorrow General Butler is stated to have
caused subpoena to be issued to the editor of
the National Republican, to ascertain the
authorship OF number of editorials in that
paper during the electoral count. which were
supposed to have been written by Stanley
Matthews.
ATLANTIC Cry, July 22-Butler and His.
COCK OF the Potter Investigation Committee
arrived tonight Potter and Springer will be
here IN the morning, when the com mittee will
commence its sessions. 1t is expected S.cre-
tary Sherman viii! be the first witness. He
will be examined by Butler and NAV occunv
the stand several days. Judge Kelley Of
mans counsel, are here, as also a plumber Of
other prominent witnesses 1t is expected the
committee will remain in session but a faw
hours daily. 1t is probable they will meet at
IL o'clock and adjourn at 8. Secretary Sber-
man and his family arrived this eve1ing. y
Unimportant Testimony Before the sub-
Committee.
New ORLEANS, July 22-,Jolins Graan
Howard Thornton and John l.. Eyarde (col
ored) formerly of West Feliciana parish, testi-
fed that they had made affiidavits before the
Returning Board. When the affidayits were
read to them today they denied the m ost inn
portant statements as to Inflammation each
averrlng that the affidavit was not read to him
after being prepared. In crossexamin alton by
Gov. Cox, Green admitted the correctness Of
several mportant statements contained 10 his
affidavit.
Col. j. M. Thompson. chief clerk in the Gus
tom house, produced a roll of the employees in
the custom service since Collector Kings ap-
po,ntment but wouldn't swear that it was alb.
solutely correct The object of calling for the
list, Mr.. Blackburn stated, was to get the name
OF particular individual, but he did not think
they were any nearer to it than before unless
the list was absolutely correct,
y. N. Higgins, an attorney of New Orleans
prepared the affidavits in the Custom House in
1876. with Donald Sweasy in the duly
prescribed manner of making up afidayits by
questioning witness and taking their state
ments. Witness honestly and fairly reduced
to writing the statements made by witnesse So.
They were not influenced to his knowledge to
make statements that were not true.
furnished lot of witnesses that were sum.
moned Tor the.House committee including
those whose sffidavts L had prepared. Did
not have any communication with the
witnesses between the time Of their making
afhdavits and thar appearance before the
House committee. endeavored to bring out
the strongest points for the Republicans.
u +, bauginen, supervisor of registration in
West b atom Rouge, sioce the election en-
ployed In the custom house, testified regarding
regarding the conversations with Weber, show
ing that Weber was afraid to return to West
Felic'ana parish after the election; also til at he
mad been told that Senator Alan (colored) had
received $4,000 for having the names of several
electors omitted from the Republican tickets
which were furnished to voters of the n,rsh
Oscar Holt of West Baton Rouge, a member
OF the Packard Legislature. testified that Alan
FURNISHED the tickets with the names of several
electors omitted; also that Bauginen told wit
ness Alan had received $4,000 for omitting the
names.
j.. N. Hogiins, Attorney for New Orleans,
Testified that he prepared the affidavit Ia the
custom house In 1876 of Dalton Swazey, and
Dula described the m amer of m akng no the
affidavits of L. f. Baugineu, supervisor.
Seaator sherman's Intimidation Testf.
mony.
NEW ORLEANS, July 22.-The following
explains itself:
NEW ORLEANS, July %
Sir:-I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt OF your answer to my commun cation
OF June last requesting permission on behalf
of Hon. John Sherman to have subpoenaed
before your sub committee certain witnesses
for the purpose of testifying on the subject of
acts OF violence and other acts producing in
timidation of voters in this state at the election
ON the 7th of November, 1876. In your
answer you Inform me that Mr.. Sher an q
request has been considered by the subcom.
ulttee, and that you are directed to inform ms
that your subcommittee are ready to furnish
snbpoeDas for all witnesses named by Mr.
Sherman and any others he or his counsel may
desire to have called to testify
With reference to the matter of intimidation
deem it proper to state that in consequence of
the delay of the committee at Washington to
pass on this request of Mr.. Sherman, and also
the delay of the subcommittee to pass on this
application, and large number Of witnesses
having been examined, that it became neces-
Sary for Mr. Sherman'S counsel to adopt a line
of investigation emitting that OF intimidation,
of which Mr.. Sherman's principal counsel at
Washington has bsen advised, SO that at pres
ent do / OF wish to depart from that line until
Ishall have time to communicate with his
leading counsel at Washington, which have
already done.
1 am, sir,
Respectfully your obt servant,
JOHN RAY, Attorney.
To Hop. W. Stepger, Chairman Sub-Com-
mittee.
Gov. Cox. having pressing engagements else.
where, says he m st leave the city not later
than Monday next, aud he hopes the commit
tee will be able to close its laoors here by Sat
urday