The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-05
Ander.on's Cross Examinnt

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WASHINGTON, juno 4.--lhe cross-cNanllna-
tion of Jnmes L. Anderson in the Potter Investi-
W. ~ 80, - " ~, a., A.
eating Oommitec was begun to-uay 10y MI
Reed. one ~ the Republican members. Ii wns
largely devoted to IN cndcavor to convict tho
witness OF dis'r'pahcles oelWech MS t'sVihohy
given on last saturday and statements made by
"''i 49, ,r, III,
tee that visited Loulsluhn last yenr' Inc pulk
Of the examination was as to minor details. The
contracts between @ AnHerson Verso, ana anu Nasn ,, anu De,
tween Ahu'r'on nnu "rpor NVIc i.iecS "s'u
for the purpose of showing contradictions and
dis,rcran,Ies ond disrornrd Of moral consid-
eratons on tho part Of tho witness. For In
stan re-. ANDERSON hal said on Saturday in re-
iati9n to the Nash contract Una, al 'he ume oil
session and hal not pretended that he hnd.
or1 GO, ,l,o .o,,,oo, r,oitos tbot ha ia 20 ann.
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press evidence showing that East Feliclana had
boon fnirlv carried by the Democratic party
tho considerntion for such supprcssion being
that Nash was to secure for Anderson the
'os'u'n VI N"'u' ,l,'.,,
on uW point hs 10 Whc'h'' NE s'u''iuV"'
on Saturday THAT he had no such evldenre) was
correct or not, and he assorted that 1t was, ex-
tIDt hn lu1 lott In 4
cep, ,'n' nc h"' .no SHERMAN ip'''l III ,i's
into sneh ovidencol. and also excep, that he had
hbm@wiSsS ,br"S & n ma W. or"G toG % mro ' e sImitteI
niso tho, he ala not .Xpe i 10 got tho postlon OF
Naval 0mrer hc waS ntNt askTd; ov,ross
trim No. ~ in NM sonse 0'
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unon T. ''' NN''O'' '''''''
unnh NOV, no, ,.,,, ,i,,,ior otor, s.o,ir,
facts exactly in It. What You wanted wss to ect
We thlns IN NAV snnIn tun, !" NouTTt n,iH ~ NaS
nxac,i' - mg vi" No' e'ii' " O"' a. ""' ""' -
'Eo5fi 'Eo5.ufis that sort Of transaction ono which you
ir.qurhtiy enter mo Al ~ never "ii'ereu REQ
INC "hl 'i.tns ~ ~. III u -, si - W " ~
uus nussn,aah IN S0N'1'' WAN o'''-'"'' III
Q.ls il a common sort OF document n Louis
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oIsomet.hihng liEe ms; hereby s9nn'esii ,nf,
tHf ,i stn'9 sioo an Ia "a, M ~ y S
VIII XIV ',Ih ',inln w "Ai1 W H"t "A "a - ..l :
s,sn ~ "u' ,, ,o, nr H.. botf of n1lin,
A,o-N2 am no, aware OF its being a habit
inu 90 H., snow nov ulnu,9 n'R' ~ 1, .''S9 80
,,le hroinIssory notes "re QUIZ A. 1""' IS
'l0D '0 onF ,v 1hr h,ri,l I, on on cooroa man nr.
iou u'ou Il VA vi q" NO''f0N A'"" N4S' Z
OITals li,le ,r rarrongement which you en-
issory note ioot ,A.-No. 90 not know that
orraSnt %ny.dms ~ wiib NSsh was tvou
- io ap' ,,',,,il 49,. ,t,.',r 80, -.
say 50 tutt NasH MOuIl Aot tni9N SOu ONeEf
Al LXAcuy. ,,.,,.,, III, !,
ViTii oH eo, thihs 'h"' "ouiu Oiao~oh nun II
nc ulu; a. -, - ,,.,,,, ,io,i,i,,o, ,.,,,i, e.,
Q.And as i2r ,y9ursef 6acsing ,'S w2nid I'M
prwNe ~, lYu, u. W0v'u IL ~ "' nv nav" "'0'"Ni
W MMourl& y u ~ NY ~ H. t,l. 1, ,,.,,,i1
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,ba oh,nct ~ sh"rn, c'",itraiioiio, o,,
,hc O.9,r, a. 7ioW ~ ii@, II 4 III 90, ,, 10
tnv N SaI Ham IN ccarrieI hv tbe brmorts
'. ~ ,3,,ii au r,,a,,s, NH "a {,tnm.ut n,.,in in
sstnriay's t'stim3ny That there had been somo'
~ sii.i, lr,ir,ti,ti'',nT T "a ,Lc ,'"rish 4 l"n,,
In. ~ ,s'as a''nsiitnei on this Nrnnrh ''' " '-
III - ,ri,,g.s baVin,, renant,,'l what no said on
soimrtaV tbet in Tie rrotcst which he hai
stoned tio words "Republican" and "pcm0-
sro," All III nNt os,ur xas asked whether he
omitted ,heni nurp1-cly He answered that he
An MI i,. tis V.inr cnntra.tl with tb@ cL
,.ct mn his ma Web.r's part Of Protecting
ibe,os.ly"s'. '''''
O-You mean uuiting yourself In q position
sofhnt yon could take either side Of Tie gues.
tinny A-Not M mi
6'LSnt thnt vnn could riyn teetim0nyon either
effa nf tlin 1uostionY A-No sir
oEYou ave testimony on one sida OF tho
o,,s.tion b;lore the senate committee ala Won
notp YES.
O-You carefully suppressed all the evidence
that had a tendency to help the other side did