Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-21
THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION.
The Jenkses Before the Potter Com.
mitfee.

mittee struggled into the committee room this
morning one by One from ten O'Clock until
noon, and at that hour there was quorum of
the committee present, but no witnesses. An
derson was in attendance, but had been re-
quested to appear at the other end of the Capt.
tol, before the Matthews committee.
At ten minutes after twelve o'clock
MRS. JENKS,
the celebrated New Orleans lady. arrived.
escorted by her husband and a deputy ser
geant alarms.
WHAT MR.. JENKs KNOWS ABOUT THE LOUISE
ANA ELECTION.
7. A; jerks, her husband, was sworn. He
testified that in 1876 he lived in East Feliciana,
Louisiana, and was United States deputy mar
shal under Marshal Pitkin. The republicans
Of East Feliciana told witness that they were
intimidation The republicans were afraid to
Mr.. McMahon asked if Mr.. jerks was called
as witness
IN BEHALF OF SECRETARY SHERMAN?
MI. Reed replied affirmatively.
Mr.. McMahon said he would object to the
ry Sherman unless the latter admitted that he
had written the Weber-AndersOnl letter.
Mr.: Reed said he thought the committee had
the right to 60 into the case, to show that the
action Of the returning board in giving LouiSi-
ana 10 tie Hayes electors, by throwing out the
votes cast in intimidated parishes, was legal
Acting Chairman Morrison said that even if
there was intimidation in East Feliciana it
would not help Secretary Sherman, because
the letter he wrote to Weber and Anderson
was dated in advance OF the action of the re-
turning board: before, indeed, the proof of
any intimidation was filed with it, as the letter
shows on its face that it wants protests TO be
made before the returning board began its
labOrS.
A SHARP PASSAGE.
Mr.. Reed said that every time the republi-
cans endeavored to bring out the truth they
wele met with objection.
Mr.. MacMahon.-Name an instance,
Mr. Reed went on TO make an argument,
when MacMahOn Interrupted him with
"Give me a single inStance?'
MI. Reed:-Ihere are Instances.
MIR. MacMahon.-Its a falsehOOd-name a
single instance, or admit that you make
| charge that you cannot sustain.
After further discussion Mr.. MacMahon said
he you'd MthdpaW mis- objection to the wit
Chairman Morrison said that when the COM
| mittee was full he would offer a resolution TO
| deny Secretary Sherman request for 100 wit
neSSes TO be summoned to prove intimidation,
| as those named by him had already been ex,
| amined two and th1ee times
MIR: JFNKS ON INTIMIDATION IN LOUISIANA.
! Mr. jerks Ihen proceeded to state his obSer-
| vations in East Feeciana parish as to intimi-
| datiOn. On the day of election he conversed
freely with the people Of the parish. Visited
said that they didn't dare to vote because they
| were afraid. The white republicans did not
| dare vote the republican ticket, and many of
them voted tie democratic ticket because of
|
| at all. There was no particular demonStra-
| tlon made on election day, but preceding it
there had been reign of terror for weeks.
| prominent colored woman was shot. The
| sheriff of the parish was shot and wounded
THE YEAR BEFORE THE PRESIDENTIAL ELEC-
TION.
when was this?' was asked the witness.
The answer was in 1870"
MI. MacMahon wanted to know what that
had to do with the Presidential election.
MI. Springer: There were a good many men
Louisiana |
! zee how that could be brought to bear on this
case. He said that he should INSIST that the
committee should not go into matters which
| happened in 1873.
| Mr. Reed said it ought to be competent to
! show reign of terrorism the year preceding
the election, which extended up to the time OF
| the election.
WHAT ANDERSON TOLD JENKs
! Witness resumed He said that Anderson
| told him in New Orleans that there was per
feet reign OF terror in East Felcana, and that
! he had been unable to get any one to 60 into
republican organization in East Feliciana
Witness submitted a petition. dated April
i, 1876, signed by good many republicans of
East Fellclana parish, requesting of General
| Augur the protection of United States troops ::
alsoa letter from Anderson to jerks, asking
him to secure for him the petition if possible.
Witness said he first met Anderson in March
preceding the Presidential election. Ander-
son told him that it was pretty hot up in East
| Feliciana; that he had had some trouble with
the people of the parish, and he thought it
|
party in it: Anderson also told witness that he
had been fired upon by democrats-"bulldoz-
ers." Witness said that the day before Ander-
son signed the East Feliciana return he had in
his possession draft for $3.50 upon Col Pat
ton, chairman of the democratic state COM
mlttee, which Anderson told him had been
Witness was shown copy of Anderson's
| prOtest-What is known as sherman s Louisi-
| ana dOcument"-and identified it as the pro-
! teStAndt rSCn made against the counting of the
| telpnlana w
witness a few days after the former signed his
protest, and he (AndersOn) wanted witness to
drunk When he signed it and did not 1ot Know now
what he was saying Witness denied that An
dersOn ever show dhim the Anderson Weber
from MaTsa HaSs eapa p Naw S S1e M
leans last January. Pitkin said: 'JenkS
| want TO know something OF that Sherman let
ter ter. told him then knew nothing about it,
Witness said he was familiar with D. A, Web
erS handwriting. He was shown ten letters
| and recognized them as Weber'S: also several
family tamil letters, which he Identified as genuine
agreement. He said he never saw it before
| me body OF the writing is Anderson's. He
| did not think the signature OF Weber was gem
Glne because he usually signed back hand
! genuine.
The examination OF the witness was being
proceeded with when our report closed.
The Marriage of Governor Swami.
| wy oWdnu, W. ", ol MdfylanQ, was mar
| ried last night at Princeton, n. j. A special
dispatch to the Baltimore Sun says:-'' The
| occasion was brilliant one. The ceremony
| was announced for four o'clock, but Hon. Sam
Randall, Kan who gave the bride away, was not
! able to reach the house until half an hour
| later. The tying of the knot that united Mrs.
Thompson, aged So, with eX- Gov. ThOs Swami,
| at the serene but hale and hearty age of Y, was
therefore delayed until nearly five. From that
time until 7:S1 the neWly;marred pair held a
reception and received the congratulations of
friends. The private car of John w. Garrett
went flying over Jersey sands to New York.
The summons to the wedding was printed on
cream COlnrad nanar folding