The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-04

Committee; should the Committee obtain
"a" 's s% be sssaf' g go S Sa ::
the Senate Committee; he Thought the
Committee ought to decide upon the course
as giving any opinion or advice, or expressing
any wish in regard to the matter.
Another consultation of the COMMITTEES fol-
was informed by the Chairman that the Aeoe Com.
testimony before the Committee. The Chairman
questions as might be nropounded to him, and
ne replied that he was not. The Chairman re-
ssPonded. that , i9 50 refusing Anderson set the
Senator Whyte then stated that, in the absence
of the Senate, the Committee had no power to
pun f"r contempt and he therefore moved
Of the Chairman. The motion was agreed to,
and the Committee accordingly adjourned.
THE HOUSE, COMMITTEE.
THE Committee resumed its sittings
on the 2lst. Mr.. Morrison presiding. in the alb
sencc of Mr.. Potter.
Capt. Thomas A. jerks testified that, in 1876, he
held the office Of Deputy United States Marshal
and resided in East Feliciana Parish. Republic
did not dare to register on account Of intimida-
ton. Here Mr.. Mcmahon objected to any testi-
monfy being given IN the part Of Sec'y Sherman
to Anderson. Az he had denied writing it. he
had no interest in showing what had been the
end of which the objection was withdrawn and
MIR. jerks resumed his testimony.
Anderson did sign and swear to the protest
gone over the protest. sentence by sentence. with
Anderson, and he saw him sign it before Judge
Hugh ]. Campbell, and swear to it. Wit
aesne h@ eei to ~ to anS Sn
AndersOn) the list of nineteen murders COM
mitted in East Felicians. Anderson told wit
The witness said the Anderson protest in the
sherman report, which Anderson heretofore tes-
tilted was not the document that he had signed,
Judge Campbell. Anderson requested the wit
ness to make an affidavit that he (Andersonl was
witness refused. He was perfectly sober. Sew
eral months afterward Anderson came to the
witness and wanted him to make a statement to
a protest. and had a document written by him
self to that effect Anderson told the witness that
Mai. Burke had offered him several thousand
protest. Witness said the first he knew about the
when it was mentioned by Marshal Pitkin, in a
to ne about
which he identified as being in the HANDWRITING
nature of Weber to the Anderson Weber CON
tract, and was asked whether he believed it to be
the genuine. He replied he did not think it was;
THAT SS Ssss his b1
paper was signed; that it might be Weber's sig
nature, but it was not his usual signature. He
had never seen that Anderson Weber contract be-
that Anderson should return to East Fell
cana and discharge his duties Is Super
visor, and that the Governor had advanced
expenses. He denied Anderson statement to L.
u. jerks mot cousin or 2 relation Of the wit;
.s, >, nt EN- E.s ,snA a. THE witness house and
should be no election in East FelicianaJ being
drawn out Of him: That part Of the statement
Which hl mentiened the fact Of his wife going to
Committee. was true. but her object was to get
guarantee for Anderson's protection from vic-
1enSe; The witness testified about the $3.50 which
1t was paid on q draft drawn on the Democratic
candidate for District Judge by the Chairman of
the Democratic State Committee in New Orleans.
draft in question was signed by Gov. Kellogg
ana indorsed by State Supervisor Hahn.
Cross examination ELECTED the fact that witness
that II was since claimed that there was deficit
OF $1,000 in his accounts, and that an indict-
ment was found against 7. B. jerks, his deputy,
!. 5. jerks was a candidate ' on tie Republican
ticket in 1876 for Parish Judge of West Feliciana
Witness then detailed his movements since his
Coy. Kellogg and Judge Shellabarper. and to-
ðer with himself had discussed Louisiana af-
He Of
WAS in Mrs: Weber's possession. His wife had
said that Mn. Weber had denied ever having
heard of such letter. He said Mrs. jerks came
she had any information or documents which
Sqesn Be S s and il s for the New
ply To- a question as to the documents she took
with her, witness said he did not think she
ssf Ii hsa Sat tod tff ~ i a
claimed to have a copy of the Sherman letter: he
did not know if his wife had ever corresponded
Sad Sae nt IN h 70 maer nnt h r
Quested witness to 60 back on that affidavit. The
original Anderson-Wcber agreement was shown
TO- the witt who the body Ct the
signatures Il Weber or either Of the witnesses.
THE Investigation was resumed on
the 22d. Before proceeding with the examina-
ton of Witnesses, Mr.. Butler stated that, during
the examination of Stanley Matthews he would
papers that the reason be (Matthews) did not ap-
pear to testify before the adiournment was .
Mahon and MIR. Reed each explained the passage.
alarms of the preceding day and Withdrew all
objectionable remarks.
examined BY Mr.. McMahon. in regard to his
latter came At he instance II Gov Kellogg and
Il WAS understood. had certain DOCUMENTS which
Kellogg desired to get, and Mn: Jenks was in
Washington for that purpose. Witness claimed
s sG s that dooa%en ETC.. s. Sid not
understand, and that he wrote for description
q explanation. Anderson bad written him that
Democrat. would Day that sum for g He had
seen it stated in the neWspepen that his vito had
the so-called SHERMAN letter." but she had
statement that he knew nothing Of the called
Sherman letter until it was mentioned by Pitkin,
ON the 9Th of January.
Anderson had written to her from Philadelphia
in relation to the document be termed the Sher-
man letter." She knew moth ing Of this docu-
ment which Anderson thus designated until Last
up from table and kept it in her possession for
two and half minutes, when she gave It to
Weber. Witness. then gave the contents Of the
word the so-cailed sherman letter" She had
never seen the document since she handed il to
Weber. Her husband had told her that Pit<in
letter" to him. on the 9Th Of January. She came
to Washington Of her own motion. Witness i'd.
!mitted having written to Anderson inquiring #
Anderson wrote that he wanted the docu.
to LOulalAn0 20 see t1lr count had
given him. After sparring with the Committee
in regard to the document, witness continued:
Well, wish to state IN the presence Of this au-
gust Committee and the country 1t large thatI
distinctly and entirely exonerate Mr.. Secretary
Sherman from any completely, direct Or indirecsh
IN the fo-called Anderson Weber guarantee. If
there is criminality attached e it. alone know
the Alpha and Omega Of il. No one elsc knows
aught in regard to IL, and do not think 1 shall
tell you ANYTHING more. It is sufficient that
exOneratc Mr.. Sherman and Mr.. Anderson: and
although may deem him (Anderson) one Of the
most magnificent and sublime sc0undrels, ct
least in the matter of the guarantee he has
been sincere, and I award him all due
merit. He has always deemed C gen-
uine, and this may be the small nay AZ fiaht
admitted into the darkness. that SURROUNDS him.
No one knows about that document bot myself.
and do not think ann compelled to tell you
gentlemen any more" Witness further said that
Weber did give her note to take 70 0eC'y Sher-
man, but she did mot visit him and handed no
note to him. When Weber told her that Ander-
son wanted a guarantee from Sherman che asked
him why the word Of such q man wa not subj
cient. Weber said he was satisfied but Anderson
was not. He also told her they had Just written
letter to Sherman which be was q his way p de-
liver. He requested witness 20 take and deliver
it. UDceuxciOnsly she bit Of the end Of The
note: and knowing il was not private 6upinem
and feeling ashamed and INDIGNANT, aho deeegs
mined mot TO deliver it and did MT. and sid