The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-05

were political murders These Outrages were
mutually charged by each party on tho other.
- Mr.: MrMahop NJ here raised thS Inc question g that
committee so largely quoted from by Mr.. Reed
In his questions to the witness. was an Illegal
attempt to spread the testimony Of Weber who
s dead, upon the records of this investigation
for some purpose or other, and apparently
without any regard to tho answers given by the
witness now on the g. and.
Mr. Reed held that his mode of questioning
the witness was regular and justi1ahle by rules
governing cross exam nations even in courte
of Justice. How much more 80 here. in an in
yestigatOn in which the widest latitude was al-
ways allowed in cross examining Witnesses
OF course, tho purpose was to disCredit the
statements of the Witnosa and hta partner
Weber. wherein they declared that the election
referTed to had been peaceable one and. II
discrediting that statement. OF course to break
down the testimony Of the witness in relation
to all his statements before this COMMITTEES.
Mr., Morrison said the testimony Of this wit
ness could not be rnpeached by readng largely
from the testimony Of another witness who is
deadl before another committed
After further disCussi on i was ruled that the
form od Of nterrHgatGr"9 % hTThGter must be
to the subject Of tho inquiry.
Tho wiinoss, In response to questions. then
proceeded to state that he know Of no Urppara-
tiOns made by Weber to protect himself against
threatened assassinatiOn, On the contrary, he
told Witness that he never carried defensive
Witness never knew that 600 or TOO colored
voters had been forced to vote the Democratic
ticket: He did know that that many colOred
mon did vote the Democratic ticket but never
know that they were forced to do So
As to the armed organization Of white people.
everybody there, Il publlcans or Democrats,
went nrmed and witness don't know that Web
er know that the white population were all
armed to prevent the Republicans from organ
ling voting.
Witness telegraphed to Kellogg that he must
leave his parish, because he believed he could
not hold tho election without endangering his
life. On arriving in New Orleans he held sew
"ral congregations with ke'logg; covering
60 back to East FnliCiana and hold tho election
He sent witness $50 by Jenks t. cover witness
expenses in Now Orleans. of which sum Jenks
retained 500.
Kellogg never held out any inducement to
witness to make the protest made by witness
and Weber. The parties named in the protest
signed by Witness were the parties who had i'm
pOrtunad wtnnss and Weber to write the pro-
test. Kellogg. Packard and others urged Weber,
and Pitkin. Nash and others spoke to Witness
This fact accounts for the names all being re-
forred to In the protest. The papar was kept by
that time witness did not cOntem plate any sworn
statement. before any committee: in such way
as that he might swear differently before some
other committee. in case he failed to secure
the results Of bargain. Witness made no bar
gain.
The protest referred 10 was not sworn to be
fore anybody. 1t was simply signed by witness
In the presence of Judge Hugh Campbell.
Witness testimony before the Senate commit.
tee was given In pursuance, of what ho agreed
with Sherman to do, Saw Sherman but once at
New Orleans. This conversation between him
and witness and Weber lasted some five minutes
or therpabOuts.
what took place at the Sherman interview. anC
repeated with little or no deviation from his
testimony as given during the examination ir
chief.
At this point the committee adjournoi unit
II O'Clock tomorrow, when tho examination
will proceed.