The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-11
rRJME DRAGGED TO LIGHT.
,nLOGG ACCUSED or FORGERY AND
sTBORNA TION or PERJURr.

.erNtsOr-' sign ~ HuthoW - A's
49,. Two witnesses. and How They tn-
ua uIm-Auderson Not Broken Down.
yrv ORLEANS. July 10-The testimony
.,.e, At to-day's session OF tho subcommittee
,sbishly important. rs 1t lays bare some OF the
x..test frauds committed in counting Louisi-
80 vote. II duplicates Kellogg and Hugh J.
c.mnbell in the crimes OF forgery and suborna-
son q, perjury 1t shows how Kellogg urged
.nd nleaded with one OF his supervisors to pro-
,.s, against his parish. that the election might
~ .sved and how Kellogg himself framed tho
,,o,est which the supervisor was finally induced
BY him to sign.
n s,temp, was made by Gov. Cox to impeach
James Z. Andersons testimony. and to prove
m., tho noted Anderson eber agreement was
never siened and sworn to by the two afilants.
This effort was a most signal failure. The two
ritpesses produced to give this testimony
.erved 10 show TO what desperate shifts the de-
tsnce is reduced. These witnesses. the evil
aence shows. were drummed UP by one Fisk.
sormery a route mail agent. who was lately en-
saeed to collect testimony for the Repub-
lean defence One OF them. William Will
hsms, is stupid octoroon. who cannot
read or write anything beyong his own
name. He was induced by Fisk to swear
toan affidavit from Information received. to the
effect that Anderson had not sworn TO and
Weber had not signed the noted agreement.
Messrs Stenger and Blackburn. in cross-ex-
animation utterly demolished this witnesses
testimony. and he.Hnally swore that the main
part Of his affidavit must have boen a forgery,
s n had never been read to him. Tho other
witness Hobbs. got his information from man
who was neither sober nor drunk. and refused
10 make an affidavit ut first but was finally in
duced to file one TO the same efet as Wiliam ms.
His testimony closed with n fiat contradiction
Of Williams. and he was discharged without
further waste Of time,
The Custom House rolls furnished yesterday
by Collector Smith. omitted the names OF GER
tain officers appointed by Hayes and were sent
back for correction. The first witness exam
ined was ]. n. Tomlnson. chiet clerk in the
Office OF the Collector OF Customs who testified
that the list Collector Smith brought yesterday
was correct as It appeared certified by him
There might be clerical errors. but he had no
knowledge Of any. Several notable clerical err
rors in the omission Of names were discovered
while examining the witness and he was in
structed TO retire. and tomorrow bring a cor
rected list Of names. appointments. etc. with
Custom House since the appointment Of ex-Co-
Gov. Cox then called VIM. Williams. who tes-
tilted that he was slightly acquainted with
George Dicks. On the morning Of June he
called on personal business at Dicks's Office
and there net Mr.. Dicks. who told witness that
he was glad TO see him. rs he had been sum-
moned 70 Washington TO testify. Dicks said
that Anderson was fraud. and he was going to
bust him up. Dicks then told Witness. that An
derson did not swear TO the Weber Anderson
ifidayit on Nov. Is. A Mr.. Hobbs had Just come
In and hoard this. Hobbs went out. Shortly
after he returned. and then stated to witness
that Mr.. Wilder had told him that Anderson did
pot swear TO- nor did Weber sign. the affidavit
In Notary Seymour's ofiice. Witness then made
put sn affidavit TO this effect In Armbresters
burt. al Jackson square. He made out another
p June II. before Commissioner Lane. in the
custom House. Witness was waiter at the ST.
James Hotel in November. 1876 waited on a
gentleman on Nov. l6 Of that year who was
pointed out to him as Mr.. Weber. Weber asked
Tor plate OF soup and big cup OF
Saned to as oct ne awSy was from IN pa suT Tbo
worrying him, trying 70 induce him to sign u
document. Weber said nothing abor- the pro-
examination by Mr. stenger. witness said that
be found nobody when he went 20 Dicks's office.
He. waited a few minutes when Dicks and
ward Henry Fisk and White came in. and
Moran. witness to witnesses affidavit. Then
Dicks told Hobbs that Anderson had not sworn
went out. Dicks said he wanted witness 10 make
IN affidavit. Hobbs then came back. and told
witness he wanted him to state in his affidavit
that Seymour did not swear Anderson. and that
Weber did not sign his name To the document.
Witness made his affidavit. he said. on the in
iiormation that Hobbs told him he had from
Wilder as TO what occurred in Seymour's office
that Weber had not signed nor Anderson
sworn 10 the agreement. Fisk wrote tho
aaniiavit;,, Dicks said he wanted TO carry
tina, to Washington 10 corroborate his testi-
mony. This was on Junes. On June II Fisk
came y witness. saying he wanted To draw up
mat affidavit again. as Dicks had destroyed the
Nth.. oh 20
the hotel on Nov Che told him there were some
parties alter him 10 get him TO sign some docu
pelt, The affidavit purportng to be made
who testified that parts Of II he had never
beard before nor sworn to. though he identified
hls signature, 1t had not all been read to him
mat the forged part OF the affidavit was that in
which it stated that on the Saturday night be-
iore he was killed Weber had told him that GER
ln IAN parties wanted him p sign this agreeement.
plt he would not do II. Witness said that Weber
sll me, city on Saturday. Noy. II, and
TMas MSs Killed The next dayh He heard Of il
March I, 1870. Witness stuck TO his dates. and
Vas positive that one of the ID. A. Webers was
NMned Mneed on Nov. H. Witness supposed. II ID. a.
Weber was not killed on that day. his affidavit
must be IA lse. He did not know positively that
ihe, man he gave the soup To was Weber. but
naa been told so. After n little further cross
,naaaaI9atlon Ian the witness was discharged Cox
Cox then called Charles T. Hobbs. The call
rhs answered by one OF the most dsrepltable-
,,ppoklng men imaginable. As he shamb cd to
, nis witness stand attention was drawn from his
@Sueted garments and unkcmpt locks Ia face
"tnose lnftveness betokened strange mixture
Tht'peNlhh cunning and irrepressibe rascaity.
s rno manner Of this creature throughout his
fa.ihtunuOh was entirely what his appearance
hin hiSrsu3Ned. ,rss The negro who had preceded
UILhn hnas AlRhly res pectAble by the side OF Hobbs.
ON Vyps ~ testified That Fisk came 10 his house
M nal sne mornihg ot June 3. and asked him 10
aoan az hHldavlt as to what Wilder had said
oeIna eInIhR niR Anderson and Weber in SeymOur's
wbasec, pihey went to Wilder's Office together.
da,i, llsk insisted on witness making an am
Wyl,n W,n on this Information. Wilder was out
,nness s,. met him shortly after on Rampant
snhNeN" wider was not drunk and he was not
~ ne iod witness that Wober had
10 seen SSsen present % when Anderson came
!olnt document. Dicks wanted witness 10 make
"a amdavit on what Wilder had told him hut
as declined. Then Dicks told witness he want.
snlm "a nm u meet some parties in his office. Had
;,alns came in; tWilliams swore thht he was
;gere hrsll Witness went out AMI came back
wen, ~ request OF Dicks. he told Williams
auM Mider. had told him about Andersons
fasi ~ Weber's failure 10 swear and sign
shl s Anderson We're the only men who
ssned the paper in Seymour's Office. Witness
Iisaue an hllldaNlt 10 this some time aiterward
GIioIe Commissioning Lane at the Custom
nn9dse an Dy request OF Henry Fisk. He wrote the
smdaylt; did not know what became OF 1t after
YARD or whether Il was made after evidence
nal na been taken In Washington. Fisk told wit
Tunss that Williams had made an affidavit
NM NM no had aiso, and now he wanted wit
orss oqn 70 make one to =, corroborate his
Enness said that the first man who asked
MN 10 make an affidavit WAS Dicks Fisk