The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-06-12

was carrying out his contract with Sherman.
He admitted that he purpoeely misled the
committee while testifying under oath claim
Ing that he had different thing in his own
mind from that which he gave the commit
gWHDNEsDAY,J June 5.-Anderson's cross.
examination was still continued and was
principally devoted to copy Of the Weber
Anderson agreement. This agreement was
sen: to Stanley Matthews and the document
produced by the committee Anderson claimcd
was not his handwriting but q counterfeit
Thereof Ae claimed that the original had two
red Ink spots which the paper produced did
not have He swore that Pitkin promised
him that he should be taken care Of II he
stood by the Republicans. Stanley Matthews
rose to give. a~personal explanation In the
sssa :. denying that hs had conniyed at any
asking an Investigating committee II seven to
examine and report upon the matter.
THURSDAY. June 6.--Judge A B. LIE.
virse Of Louieiana, was the only witness er
amined to-day. He was one Of the Republi.
can electors and he testified that pending the
election man named Asher came to him wiz
acorrApt proposition saying he( Levirse) could
make from thirty to forty thousand dollars b.
resigntng his position. Witness entertained
the proposition not with q view, as he said, Of
selling out but for the purpose Of ascertain
ing who Asher represented. Witness talked
about wanting one or two hundred thousand
thinking 1t would be SO high that whoever
Asher represented would not pay it and in
mat way ne hoped to lind who the offer really
came from. A resolution was passed asking
Stanleys Matthew'S TO appear and testify.
FRIDAY. June THE sub committee
commenced work in Florida to-day. The Ba.
ker County returns were the subject of in.
vestigation, but nothing not previously pub.
lished was elected. The washington branch
OF the committee took no testimony to-day
but spent most OF the time in secret session
IN making comparison of the genuine and
forged election returns from Louisiana. In
response to previous request Of the com.
mittee, the President submitted letters which
had been received from Stanley Mathews
James E. Anderson and others asking that
Anderson be given Q consulship. 81
SATURDAY, June 8.-Senator Ferry ap-
peared before the main committee of investi.
CATION and testified at great length as to thu
receipt Of the returns in Louisiana. He knew
OF OF no informalities of these returns except
through others, as he did not personally ex
anime them. letter was received from
Stanley Matthews refusing to appear before
the committee on the ground of wants of iur
isdfction, his conduct having been referred
to the the Senate committee appointed on his
own motion. A subpoena was issued com
handing his presence on Monday. The
Florida subcommittee held session at Jack
sonville and examined number of witnesses
G. II. Edwards, clerk of Lion county, testified
that Is sjolly jokers," on fraudulent votes fo]
Hayes, had been placed in the ballot box a
precinct No. Is, and the poll-list made to cor
espond with the increased vote thus indicated
McLin was also examined as to the proceed
ings of the visiting statesmen while the can
vass was being made. He stated that if al
the returns had been counted Tilden would
have carried the state by about Is majority.