The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-03
WASHINGTON.
The Potter Farce Still Goes On.
Everybody swears to the Sherman
Letter that Mrs. jerks Wrote.
Witnesses All Familiar With His
Autograph.
POTTER.

mlktce b0-1Ay AcSAL4cA AHgWeS ~ NA'
derson, who testified that be didn't see
any one sign the certificates Of the elee'
tofal vote While in the Governors Office
q, New Orleans. Mrs. Jenks, pleading
the poverty Of her mother, asked him tc
appoint her brother, A. Z. Murdock, tc
= place in the Custom House. Witness
promised TO do something for him this
month, bot has not yet done II. Mur-
dock has had letter from Senator Kel.
logg for some time, requesting witness TO
do something for him.
A long examination OF the witness, re-
garding the operations Of the Returning
Board, elected nothing new.
In reply to General Hunton the wit
ness said the Returning Board, 81 Z
body, never attempted 70 fill vacancy
with Democrat. BE hsd spoken to Mr..
Smith, the present reporter on the New
Orleans Denorat, about accepting an ap:
pointment on the Board, but he refused
10 testify because he had signed his pro-
test.
Thos. Il. Jenks testified that be had
never made an affidavit similar 70 the
one submitted TO the LouisiAnE Sub-com.
mittee yesterday in handwriting Of jas.
E. Anderson; never saW Notary Seymour
in New Orleans before whom the afhdAyit
appears TO have been made.
james E. Anderson ssking permission
to explain, stated that on the llth Of May
be met jerks in the Stree. and ~ he, An.
derson) was going 70 leave for the North
at P. u. JenEs requested him 70 use bis
influence toward securing him = position
in Washington, and alter some conversa.
tioa jerks went with the witness to bis
Office in the Custom House and dictated
the affidavit in question and be copied
il and then they went to notary Sey.
nour's Office, and Jenks swore 70 the
document. The purpose Of making the
affidavit was 70 aid Anderson in securing
Jenks position.
Emile E. Weber, brother Of Daniel,
vas sworn. Desiring 10 read 3 statement
Of his connection with the Republican
party, Mr.. Cox objected 10 the statements
read being part Of the testimony, and
Weber retired for the present.
q. c. Clarke, former private secretary
Of kellogg, related his recollections of
the signing OF the electoral certificates,
and promptly denied any knowledge Of
Who appended the supposed forged sigma
ture.
A secret session followed.
When the doors were re.opened Weber
was recalled and was given permission
10 re.d his statement, provided be would
srear 10 the facts contained in il. II was
read and set forth that he had no person
al knowledge that Democratic intimi.
dation had existed in the Parishes Of
East and West Fslieeana. His brother,
Daniel Weber, and J. E. Anderson had
Informed him that the two parishes had
gone fairly Democratic. Great influence
was brought TO bear upon his brother 10
make bis protest and be had been ap-
preached very frequently to use his in.
husnce with his brother 70 effect
the signing OF the protest. He saw
Anderson sign his protest and
saw the blanks therein. After Anderson
had left, Judge, Campbell attaehes
q jurst 10 the paper, it was not sworn 70
By Anderson; Il was = notorious fact in
the Custom House that Kellogg, Packard
md others were pressing Anderson And
Weber 10 make their respective protests.
John Sherman was spokesman for toe
visiting Statesmen and be (Weber) knew
that Sherman had given his brother the
assurances which caused him 10 allow his
protest 70 stand alter It had been
made. Weber had conversation with
Sherman, who explained 70 him that his
brother would be cared for and requested
that be send his brother 70 him. HIS
brother, on the day he received it. showed
him the letter Of assurance and said be
had received it direct from Sherman.
Weber wa familiar with the handwriting
Of Sherman, and vas satisfied that the let
ter was written by that gentleman in
1871. The Sherman letter was subject
Of great modification 10 the Weber IAN.
Inv, and his sister.in-laS, Mrs. Daniel
Weber, had endeLyored 10 find Il among
the papers Of her husband, which were
packed away IN two trunks and large
shoe box late in the summer Of 1877. Bis
brother thought his parish had gone
Democratic and be was disposed 70 take
back his protest, vhereuPon Sherman
assured him that his brother would be
cared for and requested him 70 send bis
brother 70 him; had made search for the
letter apd had found it in shoe box and
destroyed Il forthwith. Mrs- jerks had
been in no way connected with the au-
j thorship Of the Sherman letter.
About the 9Th Of November 1t Was
discovered that only si1 Of Hayes elee-
| tors could be saTed, and Kellogg thatdly
remarked 10 me: ave are, alter all,
beaten In regard TO the agreement be.
tween james E. Anderson Ind Weber, !
STATE that ] personally know that such 40
agreement was agreed 10 and was sub
stantially the same - has been presented.
Ny brother wAs murdered March 9Th.
In The Lei91, Of which he was
editor previous 70 his death, he
Threatened 70 publish certain Letters and
4 stAtement enanating from the State
| Auditors ofhee, and that Is supposed 70
have supplied an immediate cause for his
death and TO that extent might suggest its
authors. While believe this threat was
the immediate cause Of his assassination
| / DO not bslieve Il would have occurred
4 be had not made the protest which de-
priyed the people Of their yotea and thus
placed hinselfin such Aposi:iou th.t his
perionaI enemies were eneourIgtd 70
make the murderous assault In the
Sher man report apPears . purported
afidAyit from me ~ Unitsd States Su'