The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-03

pnce, greatly excited because his protest
when l delivered my message he re-
fused to go. and told me to tell them to go to
believed to be the special representative Of Mr..
Hayes. and was also spokesman OF the visiting
N Gf 6n foHH wSs WIN n w yS poraG
mo 10 90 Tor my brother and Anderson. | am
positive that my brother spoke particularly TO
him was induced to allow the use
Of tn p res,sv was Vas informed by
bal and written. OF Mr.. sherman induced him
to allow his protests to stand and he used. |
spoke to Mr.. sherman about my brothers un-
Willingness to make the desired protest. because
he considered II an outrage upon the lives Of
those. people, and he replied that my brother
would be protected and provided for. A day or
two nftcrward. my brother showed me the letter
OF ASSURANCE or guaranty given 10 him and An
derson by Mr.. sherman, Tread he, Lcitcl, sere'ct
an Jdm,iidr nth NJ. SierDdn's iani,rrjtiio
Ihdre seen hln ,crite and inspected lis rritil0.
brother assured me that hereccjred Il direct f'on
NJ. Sherman himself | was informed Mt the
time that several Other. Supervisors from Cald-
well. Nachitoches and Morehouse parishes re-
ccvcd assurances that induced them to file their
protests.
During the progress Of tho count by the Re-
turns. ms agreed upon 10y the Republican lead
erS. you'd elect Packard and majority oil Re
publcnns in cuch House, but would only secure
the return Of IL Hayes electors. The exclusion
OF parishes and precincts M TO TINT dne resulted
i. -
votes. and To the Tildcn electors a loss Of about
1850 votes. 1t was then determined To throw
out more Democratic votes, and that. too. IN pnr-
ishes whore no protest had been made. In this
view Deputy Marshals went out ard brought
in witness. generally colored mon. and
, nn, SgNny' Tcre AMI e4"
instances In which the parties executing these
nilldavits could neither write nor read. and
whcrc they attached their marks before the
nfIldavits were read TO them, In other cases
the names appended were fictitious AMI IN
Eihcr rasGs were the n n Of men wn9 h"d
About the 27th Of November II was discovered
that only six Of the Hayes electors could be saw
cd, and Kellogg on that day remarked TO me;
We nre after all beaten
In regard TO the agreement between James f.
Anderson and d: A. Weber. here stnte That
entered into and was substantially the same rs
hns been presented.
My brother was murdered March 3. and his
murderers have not yet been discovered. In
the issue Of the Ledger. OF which he was editor.
previous to his death he threatened to publish
certain letters and n statement emanating
from the state Auditors Office: and that
is supposed to have supplied the im-
mediate cause of his death. and to that extent
might suggest its authors. While | consider
this threat the immediate cause OF his assas-
sination. | do not believe that II would have
occurred II he had not made the protest which
deprived the people Of their votes. and thus
placed himself in such position that his Ier-
sonnl enemies were encouraged to make this
murdcrous assault. The people OF both par
ishes have denounced the act.
In the i sherman report appears 2 purnorted
containing u somewhat sweeping allegation OF
intimidation in the parish OF West Feliciana. |
declined. when requested to make an affidavit
scquenty prepared by l.. Is. jerks. and. with
out reading or, examining u, signed It. |
performed no duties ms United States Sup"r-
visor. and should not have signed the paper II
had previously rend i. did not swear 10 il.
but the Jir'dt was attached by the Commissioner
~ matter OF form. merely. have no defence
to make for my action except to say that il was
done without elaboration.
After the death OF my brother his widow took
charge of all his papers and books. and had
them sent 10 her fathers residence at Donald
sonyille. and their contents were not examined
rs tho sherman letter was subject Of er'at
modification to Mrs. Weber and myself. and
purrosc Of destroying IT, Late In the summer
OF 1877 examined the papers. found the letter.
PEELED us 10 seek for that letter for It's destruc-
ton induced me 60 keep silent rs TO It's di-'ov-
cry. ms tho best and easiest way to have the mat
ter disappear from public notice.
Mrs. jerks visited my sister-in-aw In the
summer OF 1877. and urged her to hunt up the
SO. or 70 give her any information whatever.
About the 9th Of May she brought letter from
Gen. shelden. Offering to pay, Mrs. Weber's *
connection with the sherman letter. and
threatening. in case she did not come
To- have her arrested and forced 10 90. Mrs
jerks md her husband have always called the
paper the sherman letter. Tom jerks. in fact
has claimed thai his association and co0p"ra-
ton with Anderson was such rs io give him an
equitable right TO some Of the benefits TINT were
supposed 10 be embraced ia II. have never
heard 10 intmatcd until she gave her test nouy
that Mrs. jerks was in any way connected with
the authorship OF the letter. have not nor
hns amy member OF my family sought TO use
this letter rs the means ~ obtaining office.
| saw the members Of the MacNeagh Commits
sion in Now Orleans, and was informed that
mcnt Of the Packard LEGISLATURE hy certain
members thereof. could tell something Of the
amounts paid in certain cases but could not say
who disbursed tho money or who supplied H..
| had two conversations with Gen. Hnwley rcla-
tive to the recognition OF the Packard Govern
mcnt by the Administration He said that the
President could not and would not recognize II.
He conveyed the impression e. my mind dis
timely that the recognition Of Nichols and the
clusion, and that this question had been deter
mined by the. Administration before the COM
mission left Washington.
THE CROSS TX ANIMATION
In answer 10 questions by Mr.. Cox. the witness
gave his age. residence. and facts in his per-
sonnl history. He identified letter shown him
not to allow Mr.. Cox 10 read II. ms its publication
would place him IN very false position with
IN i was not IN accordance with the facts. He
had been mislnformcd.
Mr. Cox read the letter. as follows:
sr.s sFS.rr. NV ORtrANs la March % 1877 O
} u W,TE, tsq -i"1 ,r'.'n should Ger,
erroneous statement made conccrnng the unpro,osod
ana da,iHIdv mdricr Of d Lave mai.i to your
tainng correct land uncontradiccd statement the
brutal outrage. ! also forward 10 your address in
writing aud IN a separate envelope. tho state
mont, which YOU can Use for publication any
paner. f0uch Tor the corrcrtnc of the same m.
tended before this 10 have written Hnuthe statement
giving more particulars concerning the nrair but have
really had time 90 do 40. The assnsns ~ II are
a iarse a. W and oncintnr m ,hc capacity o. Nchos
officers IN the parish he we'd IN West Felciaua.
ant with terror imprinted On their faces whisper
a. each cach other "Whu will be next" We
desire no new election IN Louisiana. We desire
AMI demand the recognition at the legal and liw'ui
lackArd Government from which Mr. HAYES derived
his title 10 the office of Ihef Magistrate 90 Tins nation
We demand H. not oniS A. lust rish' "a winch nro
entitled hut We desire II and demHni It that We may
have Government founded unuu nw aud order where.
IN all men without regard oatonalt, orrnpr my en-.
juy the rights ui civilization without favor
Under the Government NJ this time m tins Stue admin
ic ed hN Nichols and his bands 40 nsAs.us and found
eel upon huod. There i not. aui never VIII hr.
curitN tor lite and property II \. leaves vie aui
three little hnho-, tho oldest only three wears oi aye.
This alone would have been enough 10 have SHARED his
lie had not the hrcs been thirsty Tor tho blood 90 no
10 stay away from the parish until al ncucs were
nnnN adjusted, hut he urerrrrd Ia remain home IN the
bosom Oi his family. whom hc cherished and ndorcd
His unfortunate late seems To nave been hpprhendcd.
you viii notice In his letter 10 secretary Mcmillan uf
Minnesota troe days before he WAS murdered.
and published In the same New Orleans hsJYiii,n
send YOU our situation the Nurth cannot he under
Of AFFAIRS which actually exists here SOuc 10y one
white and colorcd Republicans murdered here hV
daylight and always hN parties known We have en-
dured more III an our share O WRONG and outrage Ad
unless the general Government comes To rescue
must either suffer the tate oi d ur lcnNe the state