Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-03
The Potter IavessIyation.


mony of Emil Weber continued
About the 9th of November it was
discovered that only six Of the
Hayes electors could be saved and
Kellogg on that day remarked to
me, "we are, after all, beaten"
In regard to the agreement between
James E. Anderson and d. A. We
ber, / here state that l personally
know that such an agreement was
entered into and that it was SUBJ
stantialIy the same as has been
presented. My brother was MUIR
dered March 7th. In the issue of
the paper of which he was editor
previous to his death, he threat.
ened to publish certain letters and
a statement emanating from the
State Auditors office that is sup
posed to have supplied the imme-
diate cause of his death and to that
extent might suggest its authors.
While L consider his threat the
immediate cause of his assass-
sination, do not believe
it would have occurred had
be not made the protest which de-
prived the people of their rights
and thus placed himself in such a
position that his personal enemies
were encouraged to make this MUIR
derous assault. In the Sherman
report appears a purported affi-
davit from me as United States su-
pervisor, containing q somewhat
sweeping allegation of intimida-
ton in the parish of West Fell
ciana. I declined when requested
to make the affidavit on this sub.
ject to do it. This paper was SUBJ
sequently prepared by L. B. jerks,
and without reading or examining
it signed it. l performed no du-
ties as United States Supervisor
and should not have signed the
paper if had previously read it. 1
did not swear to it, but the jurat
was attached by the Commission
as a matter of form merely. l have
no defense to make for my action,
except that it was done without de-
liberation. Mrs. jerks visited my
sister.in-law in the summer of 1877
and urged her to assist her in the
search for the Sherman letter. Mrs.
Weber declined to give any infor-
nation whatever. About the
9th of May she brought
a letter from General Sheldon
Offering to pay Mrs. Weber's
expenses to New Orleans and
Washington in connection with
the Sherman letter and threat.
ened, in case she didn't come, to
have her arrested and forced to 60.
Mrs. jerks and her husband have
always called the paper "the Sher-
man letter." Tom jerks, in fact +,
has claimed that his association
and cooperation with Anderson
was such rs to give him an equita-
BILE right to come.
Gone Up.
FALL RIVER, July 2.-The Fall
River print works has suspended
with liabilities of about $l50,000.
The assessed valuation Of the
property last year was $206, 900.
The concern has something over
100000 in notes out, which the
have been protested.
stage Attacked by Ro,rd Agents.
HAT CREEK, wy, July 2d.-The
coach from Deadwood, with six
passengers, was attacked last night
by road agents at Whoop Up, 65
miles South of Deadwood. The
coach contained A. s. Smith and
J. A. Smith, of New York, A. Lib
erman and Fl. Liberman, of Chi
cogo, Daniel Finn and Mrs. Bough.
toI, of Cheyenne. Only two road
agents came in view and after
placing the passengers in line and
robbing four of them of various
amounts of money, together with
two gold watches they advanced to
Finn, who drew his revolver shoot.
ing one of the robbers in the region
Of the groin. The robber fell on
his knees, rallied and as Finn was
about to shoot again he (Finn) was
shot by an accomplice of the rob.
ber, who lay in ambush. The ball
entered the left side of the nose
and passing through the mouth
came out in front OF the right ear,
inflicting painful but not serious
wound. The robbers then retpeated i,
firing several shots, wounding E.
S. Smith in the leg below the
knee and A. Liberman in the
thigh, both flesh wounds. Mrs.
Boughton was not molested. The
coach arrived here at 7 this evening
With gil the passengers. The
wounded were made comfortable
and are now en- route to Cheyenne.
About eight highwaymen are sup.
posed to have participated In the
affair. VIM. Ward, Division Sue
perintendent, with some reliable
men, is now in pursuit Of the
robbers.
Louisville Racss-The Cosnins Ten
Broeck- -McCnrty Contest.
LOUISVILLE, July 2I.-The track
is in excellent condition. In the
first race, q sweepstake for three
year-olds, IL miles, Kate Clayton
won, Harger second; time, 2;l31.
In the second race, mile heats,
Janet won, Matagorda second;
time, 1:42a, 1:452. In the third
race, u miles, Dan won, EdInburg
second; time, 2:004.
The interest and excitement owe r
the Ten Br@ck-McCarty race bor-
ders On The painful and the chance
of victory is compared to the pitch
ing of coin for head or tail.
Eurnnaon HahJa Nouuc