The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-07
WASHINGTON.
Potter Still Frying into the Secrets of
the Louisiana Frauds.
Anderson Comes out Cnscuthed
from Another Days Cross. Fire.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION.

lhf fDI lFH lANESIIfATION.
Is evidently going to I've the most interest.
ing investigation that was ever held since
the beginning of the Government Fresh
points OF the greatest Importance are de-
veoped from hour TO hour as the inquiry
proceeds, and any body can see that there
is going To be evidence enough to keep the
committee in session all summer. Amber.
son was on the stand again for three hours
this afternoon, under cross examination by
the Republican members OF the committee.
These gentlemen produced the alleged or
iglnal copies Of the agreement between
Anderson and Nash, the papers sign
ed by Anderson and Weber on
the l4th of November, 1876. declaring
THE ELECTION
to have been peaceful one, together with
the important letter written bv Anderson to
Stanley Matthews when he mailed the Nash
agreement to him. Anderson astonishcd
all the members of the committee by de-
claring when the Weber paper was present.
ed that il was not the original be gave Il
Matthews but counterfeit of it. Matthew,
declares that this is the only copy of that
paper he ever had from Anderson and the
Republicans alcgc that Anderson rcSortcd
To this denial TO save himself from prose
cution for forging the nam" of Weber in
this paper before he sent il to Matthews.
They were greatly delighted with this
TRICK OF ANDERSON's,
thinking that it would break him down.
The Democrats were apparently surprised,
but say they they do not care in the least As
they take no stock in!Andcrson save as hi,
story is corroboratcd 10y others.
Next 10 this development the most i'm
portant was
BtTLER's DEMAND
for tn" originals of Matthews letters to the
president in behalf of Anderson. and An.
dcrSon'S letters to Matthews. Gen. Butler
declared that he could not examine
Anderson until he had these letters, and as
the president was out of the city he would
have to wait until day after tomorrow. 1t
remains 10 be seen whether Hayes will give
up these letters. The result Of Buffers de.
mand will probably bring Matthews before
the committee Tomorrow, The Republicans
think that Butler showed his hand agains,
Hayes in this course to-day. Anderson was
dismissed till Friday,
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION --- ANDERSON
AGAlN on THE STAND.
WAsnlNGTON, June 1.-The house com
mittcc Investigating the alleged frauds in
Louisiana and Florida, in connection with
the lat presidential election, me, to-day
The returns of the college Of
Louisiana having been secured from the
secretary OF the senate were submitted for
examination. After the returns were read
several of the members of the committee
expressed a desire TO be in the house to vote
on the Woods tariff bin pd recess wa,
taken.
James +. Anderson was then recalled
and Mr. Reed continued the cross .cXamina-
tion.
A copy of the agreement between Amber.
son and Weber which Anderson stated in
his testimony Saturday that he mailed to
Stanley Matthews was produced by Mr.
Cox n mcmbr of the committee, who had
procured it from Matthews. It correspond.
cd in every particular with the copy already
in evidence, bat Anderson, on Il critical cX.
animation of II, declared that it was not the
copy which he matted to Matthews, though
the writing Of the body Of the paper and
OF the signatures was an excellent counter.
fit prcSrutmont Of his handwriting. In
fact he would say The paper was the same
were It not hcwas ~ poSi'iycth there had
been two spots o,' red ink ON the upper uad
lower rNd Of the paper on which it had
been written, and he erased thn spot, with
an cruS It and the paper now showed no ry.
idcucc Of such cra,urc
The object ofpu,tng this paper into the
cas- j. not very clear at pres mt
Mr. Cox made Il Statement, tina. IN accor.
dance with n suggestion from the chairman
he had Called on Matthews and requested
III" production %! the Anderson Weber con.
tract, and tia, Matthews, in comp lance
with that request, had handed him this
paper,
WitorsS sill PERSISTED In declaring that