The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-26
name during the reading be faltered and said

name during the reading he faltered and said,
Anderson. that is FALSE and he said, "Yes,
er exchanged word with Weber as to his pro-
test, but interposed no further objection.
Then Anderson proceeded to relate that Just
before Sherman left New Orleans for Wash.
ington he and Weber called on the Senator
ans told him they wanted his oral promises
reduced to writing, and that Sherman had
reduced them to writing; that he (Anderson)
mad taken charge OF the letter and Weber had
ADVISED MIN to commit the letter to him, as he
lAnderson) was prone co go on sprees, and
Weber did carry it in an inside pocket of his
coat, and when he was murdered the letter was
on his person. Anderson appeared to rely
more on what he had received from Matthews
than on what he professed to have received
from Sherman as imparting certainty of the
performance which he could compel. He said
Matthews letter it could be made troublesome
for sherman therefor. Since that 1 have
stated that ii Sherman had written Weber or
Anderson letter it was in appreciation Of the
risks they had run and because their work was
done at time when it was important and he
might possibly have yielded to their requests
for patronage out of the state of Louisiana.
Weber's protest bears the date of the 18th and
Arderson's bears date of the 10th. 1 have
expressed the conviction to my friends that
Matthews had fully i'm meshed himself as his
letter of May 25th seemed to me to tend to that
end. Anderson said that Matthews met him
and asked him if all his letters were destroyed,
and that Anderson said they had been, and
also that he met Matthews at Harrisburg and
gave him (Matthews) the best cursing he ever
got. 1 felt persuaded that Anderson had mag
nified the Importance of the matter, even if the
letters were genuine. Anderson said he
went home and had copies made of
the letters and had given the copies
At the close of the interview Anderson Of
fered me the use of the documents SO L might
resent the supposed animosity of Matthew VS.
against myself. recollect having said to An
derson that felt indebted for his reposal of
confidence, but did not want to use his let
tiers. The interview closed and he returned the
letters to his pocket and L went back the same
day to Philadelphia. Witness was closely
questioned as to the method of bringing wit
nesses, mostly Republicans, from the interior
relative to the election of 1876 before the Unit-
ed States authorities. He also confirmed the
statements made by Judge Lsvisse concerning
the alleged attempt to buy his vote in the cleo
tOral college.
Q-Had ypu anything to do with the pre-
A.-No sir, and was not consulted about it at
all.
Pitkin also testified that he was U, S. mar
shall of Louisiana from the 4th of October 1876
to the 18th of June 1877. was requested
May 4th to resign by Attorney General
Devens in view of the Encouragement of offices
deemed proper by the President I have not
since held any Federal Office and made no
implication for one. as he said, L conceive that
my relations with the administration are such
that am not wanted, and that have been
somewhat frank in my statement of my opinion
and think that perhaps has estrauged me
from the administration. L had 876 deputy
marshals in the city of New Orleans and $500
in thu state, received an application from the
chairman of the Democratic state committee
to appoint $50 persons that he proposed, but
only about twenty were appointed as all the
rest were members of the White League organ
izatiOD, who had so recently, in September,
deluged the city in blood. The result was that
all the deputies were taken from the Republic
can candidates except 80 Democrats proposed
by some gentlemen in the city. There would
submitted had not been White Leaguers.
Q-Do you know of the borrowing of a Ger
tain $4,000 by the people i'd New Orleans,
which finally was paid by note on the Union
National Bank of Chicago?
A-No sir. All the funds 1 know about were
$1,000 or $4,000 sent down there by q. Chandler
IN the latter part of January, and the greater
part of that was spent in maintaining the Me-
tropolitan police force at the State House.
Q-Were not kilograms sent to New Orleans
stating that troops and money would be furn.
ished?
Awe had voluminous correspondence
with parties in Washington regarding the cleo
ton, but do not recall any on that subject
Albert G. Haley was put on the stand to
swear to conversation with Mrs. jerks Ie-
garding the Sherman letter. but some cootro-
versy arose in regard to the admrsibilily OF
such testimony and without settling it the com.
mlttee adjourned until tomorrow.
Subcommittee consisting of Springer, Black
burn and Reed expect to leave for Louisiana