The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-22
The Potter Investigation.

WASHINGTON, June 2l.-Witness was
SHOWN several letters, which witness iden.
ufed as being in the handwriting of d. A.
Weber, aud then be was shown the sigma
ture of Weber, to the Anderson w eber
contract, and was asked whether he belev
ed it to be genuine, He replied that he
did not think it was; that Weber always
signed his name in back hand; that he had
never seen him sign as this paper was
signed; that it might be Weber's sigma
ture. but it was not his usual signature;
he had never seen that Anderson. w eber
contract before; he also testified to Gov.
helOgg's desire that Anderson should
return to East Feliciana and discharge his
duties as Supervisor, and that the govel-
nor had advanced him $50 out Of his own
funds to pay bis expeDces; he denied
Anderson 5 statement as to l.. b, jerks,
begin got drunk at witness house and AS
to the facts of the conspiracy that there
should be no election in East Felciana
being drawn out of him, That part of the
statement which mentioned the fact of his
wife going to Col, Patten, chairman Of the
democratic state committee, was true. but
her object was to get a guarantee for
Anderson protection from violence; the
$3.50 which Anderson had received in
Baton Rouge, was paid on u draft drawn
on the dem9cratic congressional commit
tee ia New Orleans. 1t was intimated
however. bV Mcmahon that the draft il
question was signed by Gov Kellogg anc
Endorsed by the state supervisor, Mr.
Hahn.
The cross-examination elected tha
jerks was the tax collector of East Fell
ciana 10 1868 and 1870; that it was since
claimed that there was deficit of $1,000
in his accounts, and that an indictmen
was found against L. B. jerks, who so
off by pleading the statute of limitation
, L. 3. jerks was Il candidate on the Re
publican ticket in 1876 for the Parish Q
r West Feiciana Witness did not kuo,
! when he lett New Orleans in whose behal
he was subr9Daed; Judge Shellabarpe
= told him on his arrival al Washington tina
it was ou the Republican side; have NE
the Judge several times aud talked owe
= L0uisiaua matters generally; his wife Q
I her arrival first called on Gov. keilog
and then called for witness at Shel!abar
O gers Office, first told her he was subpene
Y on the other side; witness after his cor
r versation with Marshal PitSin lnforme
his vile that ths Marshall had asked if b
had any knowledge OF a Sherman lette
: and that be told him he hadn't; dor
; think she said anything about it betwee
r that aud the time of his vile coming
- Washington; she went once to see Webt
q about the matter and afterwards wrut
: her at the solicitation of James h, Al
: dersou; don't remember of Pitkin's mel
.ioung such thing as the letter being
the possession of Mrs. Weber: ny vii
laughed about it as a joke when | mel
r toned the letter, and when she eau e bac
i from seeing Mrs. Weber she said Mr.
= Weber denied ever having heard of sue
J, "a letter
r Witness. 10 reply to questions, repeate
= the direct evidence that he never hear
until the 9th of January OF Sherman beir
connected with any letter or document, az
never suspected from anything passed be
8 tween his wife that she knew of such
u letter; his wife and self came to Washing
= ton ou business in response to letters fro
Kellogg and Packard, asking whether sh
|, had letters which could aid them 10 sc
h curing the dictatorship of New Orlear
e and Senatorship; though likely his wi
ii had these letters of Kellogg and Packard
n the object OF them was to ascertain tt
{. truth or fasity Of Andersons stateme
e that he had document which would Sc
o or defeat Kellogg; when his wife was he
d she asked tor a place for him 10 New 0
If leans Custom House; witness had former
q been employed in the treasury office he
Il under Spinner, who was special friend
: his. he was closely interrogated regaE
= ing bis connection with Spinner, and al
regarding the Sherman letter. He said
W wife never said she had the Sherman Iettt
e but said Anderson claimed to have col
,e of it. which was in his lawyers hanC
y Witness Unidentified Andersons signatu
Ie to the original Anderson. eber agre
e ment, but failed. to identity W ebers or Ii
-e of the other witnesses.
II Adjourned
Weed and Mcmahon had a spirited p
u sage 10 the Potter Committee this afte
!, noon. Reed charged that the Democr
* excluded competent evidence offered byt
/: Republicans. McMahon said Reed N,
a. either retract that charge or prove
D. He declared it was wholly false and def
proof of such action by the Democrats
m a single instance. Both gentlemen rel
er rated their assertions in strong langua
4 Indian Troubles.
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