New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-07-03

ing b efforts to secure the return Of Andersen In 0cto
ber 1876 TO complete the registration in the parish
had several interviews with Kellogg who promised 70
read fl To- tse committee II is addressed to J. H. Web
ber o; Louis, the WITNESSES cousin ana bears date OF
Aarcn 81 1877. II relates chiefly to the muIuer Oh ~
A. Weber but contains the fOlbwiug passages:
The assasslns OF d. A. are at large as yet and ociat
ing in the capacity OF NchOllss officers IN the parish ne
lived in West Feliciana). and with terror I'M
printed on their faces, whispers 10 , eac IN
louisiana; desire and demand ther1cOgntOn OF me
legal and lawful Packard Government from which MT
Hayes derived mis- title TO the office OF CDlei MAGISTRATE
OF this Nation We demand It, not only as Just rlght
to witch entitled, but we desire IT. ana demand
wherein oil without regard to nationality or coot
may enjoy the same rights OF cl.izatlon' M.not ' t
State, administered by Nichols and his bands OF 9ssas
SINS and founded upon blood there is not and meyer
will be, any security for life and property. our
situation in the North cannot b. understood, or am
the people would not tolerate the state OF ah5
which actually exists here one by white and
cOored Republicans are murder here by daylight ana
always by parties unknown We nave rulIeu more Juan
our share OF wrong and outrage and unless the General
Government TO the rescue we must either suef
the fate of ID. A. or leave the state Ths Is threat
made against us publicly and without fear d. AS
wife and babies have moved from ST. File to Donald
sonyille have also 6ecn obliged Ior security -, Si, I
property, and left it at the mercy OF the bfnes II
Packard is Governor, and have no doubt CT H. ~ WIZ
in due time have the assassns OF my brother hrItsea
and punished. II Nichols becomes Governor, ahd an
attempt part 10 arrest aud convict the nrde'Sf9
is made; we VIII beyond any doubt sni.cr death
During the reading the letter Mr. Cox xomlnea ths
witness in regard to the various s'tcneuts contained
therein and witness replied that ai the statements
made were Vouchod for at the time from IN,
formation he had received, and no then believed
them TO be true; but he had since learned
that he had been mIsinformed lie pronounced the
statements contained therein TO be false lie Supsf
quenty stated that the statements we've made for ON
zeal effect that he supposed the person 10 whom the e
ter addressed going to have it published ana
would create feeling III the North IN favor OF the rack
Odd you write the letter then for political effect
AIes SIR We used to write many OF these letters lor
political effect at that time.
Q.-Then you knew that Packard was fairly defeated
Q.-And when you made that statement (about his
election You did IL for political effect A-fes, Sir
Q.-That is what yon cal tan exaggerated state
menti A.-You may call 1t false statement II You
choose to. have no excuse to make for my act IL was
wrong, and propose 10 stand here and say So 49,.
Thwtness was asked similar questions in relation TO
each OF his letter, and answered that the sIale
mcnts were false, aud written four public effect
BY the Chairman-Who is J. H. Weber, the
Ale addressed me as cousin | do nor know
whether he Is my COUSIN or not ny brother Tag 70 cor
Louis TO see him and he wrote 20 after tho death OF
my brother, and surprising he was my cousin al
o.-Ht this time you were working for the Packard
Government and were Senator under under the Pack
ard Government Ayes, sir.
QGThen YOU sat down and wrote this letter, did y9gg
MOI hope me person 10 whom y was addressed "o'u
Q-You thought he would publish it rs private let
ter written from there telling the Northern people how
those Democrats were Oullo0Zing you AIles' ST.
That l. Just tine way these statements wcro made,
The witness luen tc6liliet lidL nc tDuJuutlt 10
Louisiana, and that neither nimseH nor ms Dothers
family had been molestcd since the NICHOLS Govern
o-Who wrote the statement referred to IN your letter
having been puDshedl IN inc r-tTtegHs RepuDe"'
containing the account Of Your brothers deatht A.
Mr. j. r Harris, an enploye ia the Custom House az
NewOncans. ,,--,.
gard the details OF his brothers DEATH and stated mat
there were prilcs suspected Of tine murder bu nothing
Odd yo write otDer letters ike tins for political
effect Al runk / wIo,e ono more OF that KIND TO
Governor kellogg subsequently.
Q.-Was 20 colorcd ~ a' high AZ this Que! A.-No,
sir; not quite but it related 10 the same matters
The Wness-I have also prepared written statement,
giving the details OF ny urotners DEATH VIII read
me S.liTess then read the statement referred to,
giving facts heretofore made puzzle, ana s[lIinS
II as his opinion trH- hi- brother was Killed
people by threatening 70 publish list OF deiautng tax
PAYER. IN the parish, and having previously rendered
personal enemies took advantage OF this fact The
murder was not done by political enemies, but by per-
Q-You swear to The stotepcDtyou have Just made as
being the true cause OF your brother deaIA' Al 10
write Al saw him write in the Custom House once
or twice. He was there with Mr. Garfield, General
Stoughton Eugene Hale and others. .
Q.-Wnat was going ON then IN genera. Ar
others were sitting IN dfe mt groups az tables IN the
Collectors rooms in the Custom House.
O.-WeTe you close to them Al was right in with
them. Twas going in and out al the time
Q-Dld you 20 around and look over their shoulders?
Al went aud talked with Secretary HERMAN and read
the writing h. was making; al the Republican wit
uesses taken IN there O them, ana IT was IN tleFe
that they had their conferences and talked together
while / was there saw Mr. sherman write very dis
tuctly; looked &C him minute or two on That occa
SON. he told me to 60 and get my brother J. ~ weber
and James J.. Anderson.
Odd you ever Mt. sherman write at any other
timel Al don't remember that have.
Q.Aud the statement contained IN your written az
sWer hat you have secretary sherman WRITE anu
know his handwriting IL based on these occurrences
that YOU have rclatcdl Ayes, SIR.
Without concluding the examination OF the witness,
the committee, NJ $40 p. m, went into executive ses
sion and afterward burned until Wednesday morning
ILL