The Portland daily press., 1878-07-11
THE LOUISIANA sUB-COMMIrTEE.

Joseph MI. Tomlinson Recalled,
NEW ORLEANS. July 10.-Col. Joseph M.
Tomlinson, chief clerk of the collector of GUS
toms. testified as to the persons employed in
the custom house. 1t being shown that there
were some omissions from the list of employees
made out by him and submitted yesterday by
Collector Smyth, at the request kof Mr.. Cox
Tomlinson was requested to perfect paper to
show the employees since Collector Kings APP
pointment, with the dates of their dismissal,
reappontment, &c.
Testimony of VIM. Williams.
VIM. Williams (colored) was examined rela-
lative to the affidavit made by him and SUBJ
mitted to the committee in Washington as to
the conversation between Dix, Fisk and Hobbs
that Weber did not sign the Anderson-W eber
it. Witness waited on them at the st. James
Hotel. Weber told witness he was in hurry,
that parties had been after him to sign paper
which he did not intend to sign but was going
away After this party had left the table Dix
told witness the mans name was D. A. Weber.
This was on Sunday, the 10th of November, the
day before Weber was killed.
In cross-examination by Blackburn, witness
did not seem very positive about dates and did
not remember that Weber was killed in March,
put in an affidavit. The statement that Weber
said he was going home and that part in which
Seymour's name is mentioned was not read to
him Witness finally odmlttod he had been con
fused by Blackburn in his explanation of con-
Trajectory statements as to whether he had
been told that Weber was present or not at the
time the Anderson Weber agreement was
signed.
Testimony of II. Il. Hobbs.
R. T. Hobbs testified he was present some
weeks ago in Dix's office when a conversation
occurred on Williams affidavit. Wilder told
me that Weber didn't sign the Weber-Ander.
son agreement. Dix came after me before
breakfast on the morning of the conversation
before Williams. knew he wanted Williams
to swear to the conversation. Dix was afraid l
would 20 back on him and wanted me to make
an affidavit of what Wilder had said. Wilder
told me he and Anderson went to Seymours
office together, and that when Anderson signed
the paper no one else was present
Testimony of f. Kelly.
r. Kelly. supervisor of registration, of Rich
land parish, testified he made up the returns
and brought them to this city soon after the
election and delivered them without protest.
Enclosed with them were two affidavits of in
| timdation and violence. One of these parties
| he would not believe on oath. Did not make
oath to the paper published as my affidavit in
| the Sherman report. Believe some OF the
/ not true, though the reports as stated were
made to me by the parties named. Witness
detailed at great length the occurrences be-
| tween the time he came to the city with the
| returns and the time of his final protest, show
| ing that efforts were made by prominent Re-
publicans to induce him to make q protest
| Witness gave names of persons in the parish
| who would swear to violence and intimidation,
| and went up and brought some of them to the
| city. Witness did not feel justified in making
| protest and would not have made lit but fol
| the persistent efforts of Governor Kellogg
| Campbell and others importuning him to do So
Adjourned till tomorrow.