The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-20
REVENUE COLLECTOR MARKS
NOW HE TRIED TO ENTRfP ANDERSON
IN sHERD1N's INTEREST
His Signature TO the second Certineato-
Working up Outrnges-Trying to Get
Hold of the Troublesome sherman Letter.

Hold of the Troublesome sherman Letter.
New ORLEANS, July 19.-The sub-commit-
tees time was chiefly devoted to-day to tho
examination OF Maurice Marks. whom Hayes
recently appointed Internal Revenue Collector
of New Orleans. for services rendered to the
Fraudulent Administration. Marks's examina-
tion was on three poj:,s: First. tho part he
played in entrapping anderson for Shellabarger
and John sherman. before he tAnderson) could
testify before the Potter Committee; second. ms
to the alleged forgery Of his name to tho second
set Of fraudulent electoral certificates from
Louisiana; third. rs to his alleged interviews
with Mrs d. A. Weber concerning the whore
abouts Of tho sherman letter, and the sudden
zeal he manifested In the appointment Of Mrs
II. A. Weber and f. L. Weber to positions under
the Government when he thought that they
would be summoned rs witnesses by tho In
vestigatinR Committee.
With regard to tho first. the witness told little
that was not already known. He positively
swore that he signed his name to the second set
OF certificates but had 80 far forgotten his dates
that he couldn't remember within week rs to
when ho did H. and could give no account Of his
whereabouts during Christmas week 1876. In
fact he seems to have been ubiquitous during
tha, period. He finally got himself fixed on
December %. 1875. after much refreshing of
his memory. in DonaldsOnvllle. eighty miles
from New Orleans. He could not have returned
to New Orleans. which lie had left on tho even
| ing OF the 2sth. before 500 o'clock in the after
noon oi the Goth. But on the morning Of tho
| Goth the forged certificates were made out and
were on their way to Washington before 5 p. NJ.
| Of that day
Tho witness explained hts interviews with
| Mrs. d. A. Weber as merely accidental meet
| ings. and as due TO n newspaper clipping about
| the presence OF u mysterious woman IN wash
ington who held The sherman letter: He on
deavored 10 get a written statement from Mrs.
| Weber a. the testimony will show, to the effect
| that the sherman letter was not in existence.
| and the authority To- denounce the woman rs an
| impostor Failing in this he went to Washing
| ton, having been urgently requested 10y Mrs.
ID. A. Weber to get her appointed Postmistre IS
| Of DOnadsonville. He lent his influence TO an
| other applicant. hut after tho passage 81 the
bi authorizing the investigation displayed a
| and Mrs II. A. Weber. and his correspQudcnce
shows that II was based upon tho probability -
| their being summoned AS witnesses by the COM
miitce. frior 10 b Is wn 9ppoiptment the " l.
! ness. testimony show. him to have boon con-
nected with sherman. Shellabarger. and Wilson
| IN these matters To surh an extent as 70 suggest
the Inference that this appointment had been
promised as a reward Tor rs services
| William y. Aikman testified that he was ID the
| Now Orleans Custom House I'll Aug. 81, ss77;
| was Auditor. He was superseded by BENJAMIN
| Bloomfield. He has recently obtained place
| under the Supervising Architect Of the Treas
ury All III S SemhoySGfsn IN eyery ". dsnar,mG er d
Custom House they were not so paid when An
Sergeant-at Arms Hill testified that he went
| over TO Algiers last night. 10 the house Of Tom
| linson, chief clerk in the Custom House. Tom
linson's wife said that her husband told her
| three days ago that he was going over 10 Mobile
or Biloxi ON tho revenue cutter. and that
she had not seen or heard from, him
Smyth to furnish tho committee with lists OF all
the employees OF the Custom House; He has
been daily SUMMONED but las made no re-
Maurice Marx testified that he took possession
Of the Internal Revenue Office on July of this
year. H. knew James +. Anderson; met him
first in Washington during the session Of Nor
That was about February 1877. Saw him in
Wash inEton last spring; saw him in February.
March. and April, OF and on An An,
witness went there. Hc Jill not 70
through the instrumentality Of, witness; He
he would come on. Witness e; another gentle-
oF a be 70 T. gRe wnes wE% Tss II MY er "s
enclosing passes for him 70 come and return.
Had no special interest In, his coming. Did not
the passes Don't know why he sent them sup
anc. Th"urht that 4 B Stoanak kcrsoti6o nesses.
Anderson came. Don't know how Stonnaker
got the passes, Don't know whether he bought
letter ana sent them on. Stcapak-f was not a
bafSd on Ninth 0 street At 'S'Pst Psssuran On
tho morning Anderson arrive he met Andcr-
son on MS way 10 hIcNklAH ANDERSON went
while witness tex Ss, breakfast AndeTs?n & sen,
whore he was going. Witness said to Wells s
room. and Anderson said he wanted to see him.
They made an appointment at Wiard,s Hotel.
and then soparateA They met NJ Wizards tho
smoking room. Sloanakcr informing witness
that Anderson had come. Anderson rrst asked
witness whether Il wouldn't be- advisable for
him to 500 John sherman. He spoke foelingly.
|
some one To- guide him. as he didn't know what
this committee was going 70 do with him,
sherman Witness declined. Anderson said
he did not seek n privat- Interview. but pub
walked on and coming back still insisted on
witness taking him to sherman Witness de-
clned again. Anderson then went over 10
Michael Hahn. who was ,sittiA.. near. Witness
asked Gen Busy. who had heard 1t all. T. hc
didn't know that Anderson had spoken open
ly before nes-cs. Gov. Hahn then re-
qgest,ed witness to s,a. g. with AApderson e e
With him m but not with Anderson Tho thrSee
buiiding and into tie room u tho Assistant Sec.
rotary, who informed them that sherman WAS
busy and would he SO for some little while. In
about twenty minutes witness went to the door
and going in found sherman talking TO one or
two othSr Gthilemen, Diint know either q
sherman that Anderson and Hahn were in
Hqwley's room waiting to see him. sherman
want to have anything 10 do with such a scoun-
drel; that Anderson cano there Just bccai - he
wantod a chance to identify him sherman
Witness said he didn't sec whore there could
be nny impropriety IN meeting Anderson in his
public oflico. and in the presence OF witnesses
, and thut certainly his motives could moi
have been misconstrued sherman said
he had an attorney in this matter, aud
didn't propose TO SEQ anybody without con
sultation. He then sent witness over tC
get Shcllaharger's advice. Witness went
Didn't know wheher Hahn and Anderson
saw him or not.' lie saw Shellaharger and de-
livered Sherman's message. Shellabarger, put
ting his hat on, said: " Let sherman see him. >
! aud 1t over. saying: Lots hear what An
dersol as 10 say" They two went in To Sher
mans lJum the same way lie had gone Out-no
through the room where Hahn and Anderson
were. After ShellabArger and wlt.rss returned
, the usher showed Hahn and Anderson in
Marks introduced them to sherman They nj
took seats. sherman, without shaking hands
seated himself Hahn and ShellabHrger hosai
| chatting There was n QuHkers meeting
| for about 1--WE minutes. sherman hrokt
silence first by asking Mr., Anderson, Hay,
, | you over seen me before :" To which ALder
. son replied that he had.
, When aud where aud in whose presence III,
| You SEQ mof'
THE first time | met you was at Moraaut
d, | restaurant IN Now Orleans, while YOU w'ro din
ing with gentleman pontod out 20 mo M Mr.