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. Yes; had difficulty with my clerk, P.

A. Yes; had difficulty with my clerk, P.
C. Butler. 81
Q. What was his standing as Republican
in the parish?
A. he did not seem to have much standing
of any kind, owing to the fact he was q noto--
! rious desperado-a man who boasts of having
shot ~ men.
@. Did he make an assault on you?
A.-Yes, sir; he attempted to kill me after
wards openly.
A. You are satisfied now from your recol-
lection, that the paper which you signed the
10th of November was the only protest you
signed? eE
I A. Yes, sir That paper / signed on the
afternoon Of Nov: 10th, ] had signed one in the
morning before MIR. Woolhey, and later in the
afternoon made blank protest before Camp
bell which never swore to.
Q. Was it left in an indefinite shape or were
you to call at some other day, and fill up the
blank, or what was the understanding?
A.-The understanding was this. When we
came to the blank part referring to the num-
Der of voters who had been inundated Camp
bell said to me, ''Mr. Anderson, that is sub
| ject which you had better think over carefully
and compare notes with the others.
And when you arrive at any definite
in the blanks" About week after that Don
A. Weber, who was supervisor of West Feliciana
parish, came to me and said he understood had
made sweeping protest alleging intimidation,
&C., in the parish of East Feliciana.. said that
was a mistake. Later on in the day heard
his brother e. Il. Weber make the same. re-
mark. l walked down to Pitkin's Office and
said, Marshal, I want to see the protest
signed here last week. He said, GIVE not got
it just now. It is in other hands, Said I,
''where is it? Get it for me- He said he
could not get it. One word led to another.
| r
in the matter and 1 said if you aye going to
throw out that parish on forged protest do
| not propose to stand it. I said that in the
presence of half a dozen persons in the next
1 room.
BY Hiscock- State who were the half dozen
in. Marshal Pitkin's Office.
A. There were some half q dozen in the
room. only remember that Weber and jerks
| were there. It was in the ante-room to the
marshaps office,
! @. Is that large public room?
! A. Yes, it is a dining room. We walked up
to the table where MIR. Sherman was sitting
1 with some gentlemen who, Weber told me after
wards was MIR. Stoughton gentleman with
remarkable head of white hair. That is the
only thing that remember about him. Weber
stepped to Mr.. Sherman and said "Mr. Sher-
man l believe" Mr.. Sherman said 'yes.
Webber said, my name is Weber, and this is
Anderson. We are the supervisors of the Fell
ciana parishes .. Mr.. Sherman said, II am glad
to see you, gentlemen" He leaned over the
table and said something to stoughton which I
failed to catch. Stoughton turned his back,
picked up paper and commenced to read. Mr..
Sherman pulled round his chair, motioned to
Weber and me to sit down, and sat on his left
hand and Mr.. Weber on his right.
@. State the conversation which took place
between you? ss 'a =;
A. Mr.. Sherman said, II wanted to see
you, gentlemen, as understood there was some
difficulty in reference to your parishes. Now
there is crisis in which not only Louisiana
but the whole country is involved, and it is
time when we expect and want every Repub
lican and every true patriot to stand by US
Now hope you gentlemen are going to do thai
thing" "Well, Mr.. Sherman" said Weber
"Mr. Anderson and have already done NOR,
than the circumstances of the case would war
rant us in doing, and I have done great dea
more than safety would warrant me in doing
Said he, What do you mean by that!'
Weber said, ''The people of my parish are con
siderably worked up, and have made pro
test which is perhaps more sweeping than
should have been, and if go back will un
doubtedly be in danger Of my life well,
said Sherman what necessity is there 70 f.
!, is there, my wife and children are there, M
whole property is there; what have to do?'
Mr.. Sherman said, 'You can b
provided for elsewhere" "Well,' sal
: Weber, Mr.. Anderson and mysel
!, on account Of the course we have pursued hav
= incurred the enmity of MIR. Packard and MI
Z Kellogg and every Republican in the State.
: Packard becomes Governor of Louisiana, W
: have no possibility of ever getting anythin
: under him, and if these men are opposed to III
we have no possibility of getting anyth i'm
: Sherman interrupted and said, Gentlemen
9 let me tell You one thing. Mr.. Packard 8
!, Governor Of the State of Louisiana will contrt
y the State. Mr.. Hayes, President of th
United States, will control the federal patror
9 age. It does not follow that Mr.. Hayes wi
adopt Mr.. Packards suggestions in everythin
: or in anything. The Republican party has nc
been in the habit of forgetting men who stoo
6 by it in the hour of peril, and will not onl
uphold you, but you will be upheld by tn
sentiment of the country" l then remarked
mir. Sherman. the sentiment of the count1
IS may be very good thing for mar to stan
It on, but it will not prevent him being pros
It cuted on a charge of perjury, for they are goir
l. to throw out my parish s@
y ON FORGED PROTEST.
:. Mr. Sherman raised his left hand. and sal,
% ''Mr. Anderson, this is subject which ye
i and cannot discuss. That is a question f
1 your State committees What want to say
it you is, that if you gentlemen stand firm in til
matter and let it run along as it is, you wi
find no cause to regret it, y and then the int
view ended. That was on Sunday evening, t
= 10Th.
- - Mr.. spencer-What was it that you shou
g let stand?
,t The witness-We inferred he meant to let tt
- matter In reference to the parishes stand as
! was then.
- The chairman-That means every thing as
), the protests. !,
:, The witness-Tolet the protests stand as tn
: expected them.
= Mr.. Morrison-You have mentioned the pl
h test as being formed?
= The witness-Yes, sir.
~ By Mr.. McMahon-Did understand y,
81 to say the interview ended at that time?
- A. AT that time.
.; a. Q, You have stated substantially all the
! was of it?
;. "A. I have stated all that occurred. The
L. terview occupied scarcely five minutes.
# @. Was anybody within hearing besie
90 yourselves?
D 30 A. There was nobody within probably 10
- Is feet. The tables around were vacal
:, The nearest one that was occupied was the Q
- where Mr.. Burke sat on the opposite side
Ia the ROOM
-, O.. How about Stoughton? f&a
~ A. Stoughton did not participate at all.
ba doubt if he heard the conversation. 1t Y
~ carried on in low Tone He was engaged
ne reading newspaper.
NJ @. State what took place subsequently,,
~ regard to that same matter.
p A. After leaving the restaurant Weber a
at I discussed the matter. said, Don, we wo
a ao stand much better than we did before"
- said s'I do not think SO, What else can we
y, ~ in the NATTER" We parted that night VI
~ home and drew up rough draft of . let
"a, which thought we would send to Mr.. Sh
- | man.
- - q. Look at this paper (handing paper
n. witness) and state what it is.
~ ~ A.. This is the letter which l wrote the n
ass morning after our interview with Mr.. Sherm
,ns requesting Mr.. Weber to come round to