Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-04
10 yssks Episode sn the Psiter
Iavessigation.

Nd, notwithstanding attempts by
Il r. epublican press to belittle it,
tst momentous results. 1t has
bwn, even thus far, that chicane,
kjury and forgery have been de-
Hoped In every stage . of the
unting inn business. 1t has
Fwn that there were even minor
series in "fxing up the returns.
has shown that Hayes's Seere-
larry Of the Treasury was engaged
|n low intrigues to overthrow the
I'LL Of the people of Louisiana, and
At Stanley Matthews, Hayes's
innate friend and familiar, was
Ing in abject terror of James E.
knderson because he knew that
hat person could at any moment
bake damaging disclosures. The
Republican press are now busy
susing Anderson, but the Ameri-
a people will never forget that
nderson, a. tool of Washing
n ring of Republican politicians.
IS thought good enough to make
lyes President. Without his
,test, which he now admits to
We been false, and to have been
'ruptly procured, MFR. Hayes
lid not to-day occupy the posi-
to which the people elected
Tilden. But even the jurat to
derson's protest was false, and
name of Levisee to one set of
.ificates was forged, as Levisee
lself testified, so that villainy
ended every stage of the con-
acy.
{ has been attempted to over
n the force of Anderson's testi.
my, and to save scrap or so OF
. honor Of John Sherman, by
. evidence of Thomas H. jerks
I'd Agnes D. Jenks, his wife. This
hole chapter is redolent of lying
nance and arctic impudence.
re have availed ourselves of the
cts newspaper men have col
|scted about this testimony and the
tsreputable persons who gave it,
Ind they are substantially as fol-
|ows: Thomas Ienks is generally
uown in New Orleans as the hus-
i of Mrs. jerks. He was
merly an officer in the United.
ates Navy, but for several years
. has been a political hanger-on
4 ex Senator West and ex-Gov-
Fnor Kellogg. He was Tax Col
bctor Of East Feliciana, and es-
|aped the penitentiary through the
Negligence of the prosecuting Of
Icsrs, who neglected to begin
criminal proceedings against him
pr misdemeanor in office within
time prescribed by law, When
the witness stand, day before
rsterday, Tom jerks swore that
n did not steal the peoples money,
Put that another jerks, who had
55eh sum moned as a witness for
herman, did get away with it.
Tom jerks was one of the wit
Uses by whom John Sherman ex-
Pectcd to prove that there was a
leign of terror in the Felicianas
Euring the period of registration
nd election in 1875, but when
enks came to testify he had to ad-
ait that he was in the parish of
Cast Fsliciana only two days be-
ore the day of election. and when
Isked to enumerate acts OF vio-
ICE and intimidation on tue part
Il the Democrats, he could not
|ame one later than the killing of
ohm Gain. which occurre | fully
}ghteen months before the Presi-
lential election. The only fact of
be slightest i'm portanca to which
Ie testified of his personal knowl.
(dge was the making of Ander-
pn's protest. He swore that he was
lresent on November 10, 1876, and
aw Anderson sign and swear to his
|aper. He was positive that he
hw Anderson hold up his right
land, and that he heard Judge
|smpbell administer the oath.
his, ii not contradicted, would be
serious impeachment Of Ander-
on, who swears positively that the
Protest was made out partly in
flank, that he sigred but did not
wear to 1t; that the blanks were
hbsequently filled in by another
|erson than himself, and that he
ever did swear to the paper. The
|riginal paper is in existence, and
|hows on its face that portions of
\ are in different handwritiDgs,
|hus corroboratiRg Anderson as to
he filing of the blanks. Two un-
witnesses have sworn
That they were present on Novem-
bsr 10; thatthey saw the paper, and
Nat part OF 1t was left blank; that
nderson did sign 1t, hus did not
[gear to the same. Thus Jenks, on
| . only vital point of his evidence,
Las been utterly demolished.
3ut even this is not required to
'emonstrate his reckless and un-
Ikillful lying while on the witness
land. He was completely broken
jown on cross-examination. He
wore that the first time he heard