San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-22
The Potter Investigation.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 3.-In the hur-
~ of selecting from notes of Mr.. Anderson's
testimony, Saturday, some interesting points
were overlooked by the reporter. Re-
ferring to an interview. with the President
shortly after his (Anderson's) arrival in
Washington, witness testified:
az went to the President with Mr.. Darrall
and Mr.. Nash"
O. State what passed there. A. I had a pri:.
vate letter to the President from friend OF
his in Ohio.
@. What was his name? A. Mr.. p. B. Conn,
steubenvile, Ohio, Herald.
@. We're you present at the interview with
the President? A. Yes, sir.
Q. What took place there and what was
said to you? what statements were made by
you, by Mr.. Darrall, or by Mr.. Nash? A: Mr.;
Mr.. Nash urged my consulship, and after they
had made their arguments, DR.. Darral pre-
sented this letter from Mr.. Conn. The Pres
ident picked it up, read it over very carefully
dunn, "Please appoint this gentleman
to q consulship in a warm climate: this
in special case," signed it II. b. H., and |
took it over to the State Department and
Treasury Department., but failed to see Mr..
Sherman, so called at his house one evening
and sent in card. Mr.. Sherman pretended
not to recognize him, and, upon stating his
mission, Mr. Sherman refused point blank to
use his influence to procure witness posi-
ton, and witness thereupon withdrew. This
WAS Ills laSU lutcTNltW WIFI
In regard to former interview with the
President, Anderson testified that in ac-
cordance with Senator Matthews's advice he
called to see the President, who told MIN ne
had made no promises, and, therefore, had
none to fulfill. The President then excused
himself.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-The cross-eX-
animation of James E. Anderson was con-
Quoted by Representative Reed In reference
4 Nos II, In
ness lAnderson) to suppress all evidence OF
frauds in East Feliciana Parish, Anderson
said: "On the day l signed the agreement
there was no positive evidence in my posses
sion affecting the local affairs OF my parish.
At the same time know it was the intention
to throw the parish out on forged protest"
Witness acknowledged that he had, inten-
tOnally and under oath, miSled the Senate
Investigating Committee while at New Or
leans, for the purpose of carrying out the bar
gain he had entered into with the Republi-
cans.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The committee
having reassembled General Butler offered
the following resolution:
WHEREAS, James Z. Anderson swears that
between May % and June l, 1877, Hon. Stan
ley Matthews told him, 81 have just to day
had letter from the President in regard to
your case, and have written him such let
position. and that on or about June the
President said to witness he had received
letter from Matthews requesting him to give
him place." therefore
Resolved That the President be requested to
furnish the committee all the original letters
above mentioned which he has received, If
any, or certified copies thereof, with copies
OF any such letters supposed to be written by
him, as he may prefer, in order to secure an
intelligent cross examination of witness on
the subject matter thereof.
The resolution was adopted.
James E. Anderson was then recalled and
Mr.. Reed continued the cross-examination.
copy OF the agreement between Anderson
and Weber, which Anderson stated in his
testimony Saturday that he mailed to stan
ley Matthews, was produced by Mr.. Cox,
member the committee, who had procured
nfrom Matthew'S. 1t correspondent in every
particular with the copy already in evidence,
put Anderson on a critical examination OF It
declared 1t was not the copy which he mail
suto Matthews, though the writing OF the
oody OF the paper and of the signatures was
an excellent counterfeit of his handwriting.
witness was questioned at length regarding
aae paper. but swore positively that the one
onered In evidence was not the original
The following letter was put in evidence,
ppeing identified by Anderson as being in his
handwriting:
Custom House.. NEW ORLEANS, La, COL
LLtcIOR's OFFICE, April !, lsT.-ro Hon.
SSLANLEr MATTHEWS: Dear Sir-Packard on
1onday concluded that his only hope lay in
VI ability to brighten the President by threat
shed exposure of rascality committed during
we last campaign, and his agents have been
Atnork since then endeayoring to collect
sNlqenee. He has sent for me three times
u.atlng the past two days. and yesterday two
VI nj trusted friends, in order TO induce me
go With them and to convince me that the
Iresident could not throw him over,
kaNe outlines of a plan by VIII CHI they claim
tley could bring him (the President) TO terms,
~. ~ three Of the Electors on the Republican
hcAtt VII swear they did notvote for Hayes,
Dlt voted blank; that they did not sign the
seItllcaie, their names being forged, etc. OF
1870 they commit perjury, but that Il
.slAl matter here An intimAtion through
~ pres that their designs we're known and
sSSlll % promptly met, might deter them
re fiector-) from making the attempt
ave posted General Harlan on the subject
January, the party holding the