Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-11-09
SYPHER TAKES A TURN AT AMBER
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1Cincinnati Commercial. I

PHILADELPHIA Oct. 28.-fhc
MAJ Sypher, whom james T.. An
drrson tie red d-headed witness wi.h
he Quicksand conc ence, in his
late~, true story of the Sherman
letter charges in The Ind'anap 'li-
journal with having du~ed him in-
10 committing perjnry 5c.o-e the
Potter Committee, is lawyer in
'h,s city and well known here as AT
one time The resident correspond
ent of the New York Tribune, un
der J III, Russell Young. In AZ
inte, 7itw apr"poS OF his recitation
Of y anderson, he says amors other
h;ngs speaking Of his fee and who
his clients we're:
Everybody knows I was being
paid by son'ehod! who had some
mouey. | made James T.. Ande' :
sons acquaintance few years ag"
as a journa|i<t. knew roth'n"
Of his character until i:e app ared
IN the case, and then l learned that
the public already knew about it
and a !i::le more.
Abiding to his relation as coun-
sci, he said there were some Cir
nrn
his ihv estiga:ion end the appear
ance Of Ande, son, that 1t might
not be proper how to even refer to
it. They may, however transpi'e.
Ii were to speak it might start
into prominence another question.
/: is we'll known that l have two
brothers in Louisiana prominent in
National aud State politics. My
elder brother is nlmember 0! the Re-
publican State Ccmmitt"e, md va
for number Of years State scna>
tor. Ny younger brother has taken
an active and l may say promi-
nent part in Louisiana politics
since 1865. He was eight yeara in
Congress at Washington. l be
hcv-d II at s,ate:: cot which Andcr-
son made in such elaboration before
the committee was substantially in
at essential poi3t~ true. and l be
ievc So still. and az he has been
corroborated in every material fact
by an unimpcacnable witness as TO
the Matthews CORE re>pondeEcc,
there is not a seintlla Of doubt
about their gcnuineness. They were
not only autograph letters, bat
we're, many Of them. written on
private PAPER Of Matthews with
his coat OF arms imprinted on it.
Mr.. Anderson never was prom
ised any thing to induce him to got
before that committee. He felt tiat
he had been injured hy the visiting
statesmen and others. and he was
determined to pay them back.
After Anderson had appeared
| before the committee and lost his
place on the North American. in
this city. The peculiar ~i'ua'ion o.
his fanny and himself excited the
city of those who knew him, and
suggested to Mr.. Potter that mas
much as Mr.. Andersen had told
the Truth and had suffe' ed on ac-
court Of the truth. | thought he
was proper subject for a contri-
button, stating at the same time
that he was much in nccd.
TO this Mr.. totter very appro'
priately aid significantly rcpl cd
Upon the theory Mr.. Syphcr, 'l.a
having told the truth, perhaps fo
the only time in his lie, tho>c wht
arc most interested ia having tn
truth told. must with proprirty
make a contribution but not l.
After the talk with SypIcr til;
chief officials Of the Rel ubiical
State Committee we're seen, ant
rom what ls learned it is ccrlai,
they have additional atIidavits iron
Andersen which they proposed t.
use Eere as election camraign docn
ments in the Interest Of the Re ub