The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-26
The Potter Investigation.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-Before the COM
mittee to-day Mrs. jerks was required to
produce certain letters Of Anderson's which
she had expected to receive, but she bad
not got them yet, and did not know when
she would get them. Dir. Springer elected
the fact that she had been to DonaIdsonvllc
TO see Mrs. Dion Weber recently, at the re-
quest Of Mr.. Sheldon 1.-THE Republican ut
torney at the other end Of the line). who
wanted Mr.. Weber to come to Washington.
Mrs. Jenks's visit was q very brief one, but
long enough to allow Mrs. Weber to talk a
good deal about the statement that Mrs.
jerks bad received 100000 for the Sher-
man letter, and had not given her any part
Of it. Mrs. jerks said that was the first
time she had heard the statement. Her
mission was not successful, and Mrs. Weber
did rot go with her to New Orleans; but
"you know" [she said, disdainfully],
"these Creoles are peculiar kind OF people.
1t takes them long time to understand
good sense and good English"
Mr., Boynton was inquired OF by Mr.. But
ler as to conversations with Mr.. Harlan as
to the bearing which the success OF his mis-
sion to Louisiana might have upon his then
aspirations for the vacant place on the SUI
preme Bench. He said such conversations
had taken place, but all they amounted to
was an expression Of opinion on the part OF
Harlan that il the annoying and trouble
some Louisiana question was settled salts
factorily by his commission it might pro-
mote bis chances.
Ex-Marshal Pitkin, Of New Orleans,
was called, and testified at considerable
length regarding the election in Louisiana.
He threw discredit on the Weber-Andcr-
son agreement. and said be knew Weber
too we'll to believe he had any hand in it.
When Anderson showed it to him, witness
declared it false. He (Pitkin) had never
conferred single minute with Weber with
regard to any protest. Had shown Mrs.
jerks paragraph in newspaper stating
that she had a photograph copy OF the Sher-
man letter. She laughed and said, How
little the newspapers know" The Amber
son protest he had sent TO Senator Conk-
lin. last November for the purpose OF con-
vincing him that the story of Anderson's
being drunk when he made it was not true,
as the composition and handwriting were
Anderson's own. He had not since got it
back from Mr. Conkling, because the Sem
ator, when witness called upon him for it,
had not been able to find it.
The last witness called was Alfred G.
Haley, OF Washington-the intention being
to show by him that Mrs. jerks had told
him something about the Sherman letter
which was in contradiction OF portion OF
her testimony.
Objection was made to this-frst, because
It was immaterial and second, because the
proper foundation for contradiction had
not been laid.
The first objection was overruled and the
second sustained, the purpose being to lay
the proper foundation tomorrow. The
committee then adjourned.
1t is understood that tomorrow the
Florida question will be entered upon, and
that the committee will Immediately form
into two b-committees-one to conduct
the examination in Louisiana and the South,
and the other in Washington and the North.