The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-07
THE INVESTIGATION.
sorE DARK WORK GOING ON.
How the Guilty Parties Hope 30
overthrow Anderson's Fes'imOnS
-Judge LeVissee oa the stand
-Some Interesting Cor
respOndance.
spec!al to the Register.

SreClal 10 the htSlSISi'
WAsHINGToN, June 6.
There is some dark work going on in
connection with the Potter investigation.
rfsuccessful goodly number of rogues
will escape justice and the Investigators
may find themselves toied In spite OF all
their labor. The mad energy with
which the Republicans ON the Committee
have attacked Anderson's testimony is
proof enough that they appreciate its
dsmsgir value and that they are deter
mined to overthrow him at all hazards.
They have not yet succeeded in breaking
down Anderson, and they have not yet
brought to light the plot they are maLur-
ing. Stanley Matthews denial on his
r5onor rs Senator" means
more than appears on the surface. He
denies everything and challenges proof
satisfied tha. he has secured control OF
about everything and everybody il the
nsture of proof except Anderson. There
were two agreements; one between An
derson and Weber; one between Con-
gresham Nash and Anderson. Weber
j. dead and cannot be called to cOrrooOr-
ste Anderson. and the agreement be-
tween the two was in Stanley Matthews
po.session. Matthews forwards that
sg-eement to the Committee snd Ander-
son declares 1t not ths original, but cor
rec. copy and forgery Of the signatures.
The Committee could not understsFd tn s
3. hrst. NOBODY could imagine why
Ms..hews would have the
document copied and the sig
natures forged; nobody could
zee what motive Anderson could
hsve for denyirg that it was the original
document, tor as far as the subject mat
ter was concerned it made no difference
whether it WAS che original or correct
copy. Members of the committee have
been considerably puzzled over this phase
OF the case, but now an explanation IS
.a,g,,,ed. II could be shown that the
AatersOa-W eber sgreement was not
made Mt al, and that it WAS but but an
stc--.hought, aud forgery on Ander-
sons part, it would prove, first. that An
dsrson and Weber were not IN con
spirscy to turn Louisiana over 10 Hayes
and second, that Anderson Is liar
snd y forger. II il could be shown
that the paper on which the alleged
sgrecmen. was written was not made at
the time the instrument is said TO have
bscn executed, this much OF the Republl-
can defense would be rather clearly es.
,s5hsbed, provided Anderson had sd-
nltteG the document furnished by Mat
.lgws 10 be the original. 1t would be an
easy thing 10 make q copy on paper
winch was not manufactured In 1876,
leaving ms point TO be brought out with
s.ar.iug effect later in the investigation.
I.sueh wss the intention, as is believed,
the plot will fall s'iil-borD.
The second t4ougnt which annoys Mat
thew. uaI the republicans generally, Is
ia. Nash agreement. Nssh is poor devil
wuo has nor u,eu provided tor and would
Haelu be- Ns.h : the kind .! man who
could be b1u,A. ,O swear TO anything.
1.-The Will deny ,nst he entered into any
s.-eemeut with Anderson, and Will swear
TIA. the s.e-rd agreement is forgery,
the Republicans will put his oath against
AlIgr.on.. pnd leave the country TO
cluse between them. Nash will be forti-
fI by Matthews, Sherman, and all the
statesmen VINO had hand in the affair.
Tlls is Deliyed to be the Republican pro.
g-amme, but circumstances may prevent
I.s success or even the further attempt 10
execute It.
Senator Matthews has suddenly
made friends with Kellogg and
the whole Louisiana crowd now in
Washington looking for something to
turn up 10 give them lift. Matthews
viii make use Of these people 10 help
him out Any man who had hand in
TIE Louisiana fraud can sell himself here
for good price. Any wares Of this
kind, no matter how lndltiereat in quail
l.y, will find ready market IN Wash
llg.on in these times.
The committee is waiting T. hear from
!ls President about the letters he ba' in
bic possession. Until then Ander-
son will not be placed on the stand
lie will not 20 on before Saturdays
p.ssiJ.y not before Friday. When he
does resume he will give some additional
testimony which will suFpsss in richness
anything yet drawn from him. A mem
Der Of the Committee has in his posses
Sion certain documentary evidence which
vi. furnish the basis Of interrogation,
ard Anderson will 90 on from that to
ts.. Whist some people will be surprised to
earn that he knows. Anderson returned
70 P1,lsdelphis today, to fortiiy him.
self with more papers for the next
sssnce.
Associated Press Report,
WAsuINGTox, June 6.-The iDvesti-
gs.iou in,o the alleged Louisiana and
Florida frauds WAS continued to-day.
NJ Cox, OF the committee, said nc had
received from Stanley Matthews tue
CHSinsI correspondence between him and
James f. Anderson, which the clerk
'esd. The letters appeared in Ander.
son previous testimony, with the excep-
"Cn OF one dated Pbisdelphia, April %,
wherein Anderson resigned all claims
upon the Administration, and requesting
Matthew's TO secure for a friend of his
ID the office of the North american news
paper position worth from $l,2OO to
SLiyO per annum in the Philadelphia
custom house.
M. Batter offered the following reso-
'-Von and it was unanimously adopted:
heSolUsd That Hon. Stanley Matthews
De invited before the committee at his
convenience and make any explanation
tsgsfdlug letters from Mr.. Anderson TO
l1'n'e1 IS he may desire and to snswer
,-cn questions as may be pertinent to
"eslolect under investigation.
Judge A. B. Levissee, of Louisisns, q
psac!iclng attorney of this city, was