West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-08-03

Tor the purpose of numbering the whites.
am certain there never was any such
organiza ion in the parish. The report was
started by the whites. Witness dstsi'sJ
acts OF violence by the whites. Including
the murder OF John Gair, and said colored
people never banded together for unlawful
purposes; never thought of such thing /:
mas heard that colored people were recently
whipped in East Feiciana, but refused 10
give names.
Geo. a. Swasey, colored, formerly resided
IN West Feliciana Parish, is now emp owed
IN the Custom-house. Had interviews with
eDer lew days ago, and before he went
10 Warrington. He wanted me to take back
what had testified TO before the Senate
committees. refused TO do it, Witness
refused 10 repeat the private conversation
between himself and Weber said his testi.
mony before the Senate committee was from
information received from others Witness
ls afraid To go back TO the parish: the feel.
ing against him is solely on account az
politics. Swasey denied that there had
oeeh any organization Of negroes for VIC.
fence against the whites, and said the whites
started the report 20 serve their own ends.
ana AFFORD themselves pretext for violence
Milton Jones, colored member of the Iegis.
lature from Pointe Coupee Parish. Lives
| opposite Bayou Sara. In the fail Of 1875
! !. Il. weber, Swasey, Armstead and others.
came to my house one night and said bul /.
M.
me TO take him 10 Waterloo, to take n boat
Tor the city. He said they wouldn't let him
SO from Bayou Sara. / took Weber TO
! Waterlee that night. Andrew Duncan. and
others, from Feliciana took refuge in my
| house.
+. H. Weber recalled produced number
OF letters called for by Coy. Cox, but did
not produce copies Of his own letters to
| w. T.. Chandler as he had promised 10 do.
saying he had not been able to find them.
Letters from Anderson and Chandler made
the inquiry of Weber for information CON.
corning the sherman letter. ChandIer. nm.
der date Of March 10, says. "Mrs. jerks
ana Anderson called on me recently. and
told their stories Mrs. jerks said she had
the letter about which ! wrote safely de
posted I'm New Orleans Since her return
| TO New Orleans she has written me n let.
ter but says nothing Of the supposed letter.
lou 40 not inform me why you think the
supposed letter To be genuine, nor where
you think 1t is. Ifyou get any light on the
subject please inform me-"
On July 10, at New Orleans, Judge Morris
Marks, recently appointed Collect r of IN
ternal Revenue of New Orleans, testified
relative To the Sherman A nderson in teryiew
confirming substantially the account OF
AFFAIRS heretofore published. Anderson
came to Washington on passes furnished by
MARKS, at Anderson's request. Marks re-
fused 10 go with Anderson to see Sherman.
but hnally went in company with Anderson
ana u vernon Hahn, at Hahn's request
Marks went after Shellbarger at Sher-
mans request, while Hahn aud Ander-
son were waiting i'm another room.
Marks dsclaimed intimacy with Anderson.
witness sending passes to Anderson had
no connection whatever with the Sherman.
Anders interview. Marks was a Republi-
can Elector In answer I, a question he
sara the hrst set OF certificates were signed
the day we met. All were present after the
college organized. The second set were
signed two or three weeks later Witness
being shownc p es OF the first and second
set, recognized his signatures in each case,
ana explained away the Slight differences
IN appearance OF signatures. Thinks Shell.
90 Joseph and Burch were
present when he signed the second
set. Did not know Hill wa. 10 take them
to Washington. Witness lived i'm Donald.
sonvll!e. On February 8, 1878, my atten.
tlon was called to kilograms from Washing
ton, IN the New Orleans Times Of February
4, about woman being there representing
herself rs Mrs u. \ Weber / know Mrs
, weber very well, and being about 10 leave
Tor Washington, called on her, and refer.
ring to the article, asked her il she knew
who the party was Mrs. Weber geer,sd
much surprised, and after studying the
matter over, said il must be Mrs jerks
Mrs. Weber then told how Mrs jerks had
come to her house and told of a d en-.
ment ID. A. Weber must have had; that if
she Mrs Jenks) could get il she could ma e
good use of il. She could not satisfy Mrs
jerks until she had gone over all the 1apers
belonging TO her husband that she then and
there did go over oil of ID. A. Weber's Da.
pers and cou d not find any such document.
and Mrs. jerks finally left. Mrs. Weber
salu she wanted TINS woman shown up as an
lmpostor; that she had never authorized
TINS woman o represent her as she had n
sUch documents; she authorized me Ia
draw upa letter denOuncing the woman in
, washington as an impostor. L had no pen
ana INK then, but went away and came back
about II met f.. l.. Weber in a room, and
he mad evidently been informed of what was
to be done, as she was get ing pen and ink
Weber asked ma if / didn't think it, unwise
for Mrs. ID. A. Weber 10 mix herself M i'm
newspaper controversies; that il | found
the woman IN Washington could send Tim
dispatch, aud then something could be
done Here the matter ended.
Before the New Orleans Committee. .Ililv
y, julius Green, Howard Thornton John
lie Garde, col red men, formerly of West
Fellciana Parish, testified that they had
made aitdavits before the Returning Board
When the athdaylts were read to them to-
day, they denied the most importa state
ments as TO intimidation, each averring thai
the aihdavlts were not read TO him after be
, ing prepared. In cross examination b,
GOV Cox, Green admitted the CORRECTNESS,
} OF several important statements contained
in his affidavit
Col. j. NJ. Thompson, Chief Clerk of the
Custom House, produced the roll OF EN-
PlOyees IN the customs service since Col
lector Kings appointment, but could moi
swear that 10 was absolutely correct. The
object OF calling for the list Mr. Black burn
stated, was 70 get the name of q particular
individual, but he didn't think they were
any nearer II than before, unless the list
was absolutely correct.
). n Hagen, attorney OF New Orleans
prepared the aihddvits ia the Custom nous,
IN 70 of Donald Sweasy in duly prescribed
manner Of making up afiidavits, by oues
uoning witnesses, aud taking down thei,
statements. Witness honestly and fairl,
reduced TO writing the statements made by
witnesses. They were not influenced. 10
his knowledge, to make statements tbat
were not true. / furnished a list OF UT
nesses that were summoned for the How,
committee, including three whose affidavit.
] had prepared. Did not have aDv com
munication with witnesses be ween tho
time OF their max ing afidavits and their
appearance before the Howe committee. In
preparing the aiiidavits ] endeavored to
bring out the strongest points for the Re.
publ cans.
l.. j. Baugnion, Supervisor oil Registrs.
ton IN West Baton Rouge, since the al r.
ton employed in the Custom.house. testi
ned regarding conversations with Weber
showing that Weber was afraid 10 return IN
west Feliciana parish after the election