The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-22

YVES not genuine; that It was written back
| handed, o manner OF writing not hab1tual 70
Weber.
/ Witness tssen went on to state that Ander-
son on bis second visit to New Orleans told
him that he would, under no circumstances,
| return to his parish, for fear OF being assaS-
sinated by Che Democrats. Gov. Kellogg
wanted Anderson to return and gave him $50
| to pay his travelling expenses. Witness re-
cefved no portion OF this sum.
Capt. jerks, In reply to q question by Mr.:
Hlscock, stated that he never was present at
o conversation between Marshal Pitkin and
| Anderson relating to AndersOn's protest, as
testified by the latter. He did tell Anderson
that Gov, Kellogg had commissioned l.. b.
jerks to keep an eye on him Anderson Tor
| fear that he was going to sell out to the
| Democrats.
Witness denied as testified by Anderson,
that there was q conspiracy between himself,
| Mrs. jerks and Anderson to get l.. Il. jerks
TO come to witness house to be made drunk,
| and the whole story Ia regard to throwing
out the vote Of FeliCiana parish got nut Of
him by Mrs. jerks. This story Is made out
Of whole cloth there is not % word OF truth
to 1t.
Cant. jerks was then cross examined by
MIR. Mcmahon. He stated that in 1862, on the
capture of New Orleans, he was appointed
captain's clerk in the United States Navy, and
reinaiued in service until 1869; was born in
184S; was tax collector In 1869 and 1870. There
was some trouble in his accounts; about
$4,000 were short. The matter was in
vestigated by the grand Jury of Orleans par
ish, but no indictment was found. An indCt-
ment was found against L. b. jerks,
his deputy, who was State Senator at the
time.
Witness proved that this man had embezzled
the money. He got off on teohnicalities. He
was afterward q Republican candidate in
West Felieiana parish.
Mr.. Hlseock wanted to know whether these
questions lay within the scope of the investl-
CATION
Mr.. Mcmahon said that it most certainly
does. That the Republicans claimed that the
result Of the election In Louisiana was owing
to the Democratic bulldOzing, when really 1t
was due TO the general unworthlness Of the
Republican candidates for office, and that this
very man l.. b. jerks, who had been exposed
as an enIbe2zler was put In nomination for
office for District Judge.
Mr.. Hiscock said that he was satisfied II
they would be- allowed to equally show the
unworthiness Of the Democratic officials.
The witness then resumed. He was in
formed by Judge Shellabarger that he was
subpoenaed for the Republicans. He called ut
his Office on the afternoon of his arrival He
thought that as Judge SheIlabarger was re-
tanned as counsel by Secretary Sherman that
he could get Information from him. He called
again O day or two after, and stayed an hour
or two. Judge Shellabarger is very inter-
esting gentleman, and witness talked over
matters and things. He called third time,
and saw him on the street several times after
wards.
} On the day he arrived Judge shellabarger
called at witness rooms, No. 5t8 Ninth street
Witness had notified him Of his arrival. Mr.
! Shelabarger STAYED about firtepn minutes
and then arranged with witness to call at his
Office In the afternoon In the afternoon wit
ness and his wife passed along T street, and
} witness went to Judge Shellabargpr's Office,
while his wife went to see Gov Kellogg, and
afterwards Joined him ut Shellabarger's office
Capt: jerks. then stated that he informed
> his wife of his conversation with Marshal
Pitkin In regard to Shprman's letter. Does
not remember whether Pitkin referred to wit
} ness wifein that conversation. Shortly after
Mrs jerks came to Washington, aiter having
previously gone to see Mrs. Weber. Mrs
jerks, when witness told her that Pitkin was
In anxiety about the Sherman letter, laughed
and considered 1t q good joke. Does not re.
} member when 1t was that Mrs. jerks visited
MRS. Weber. Anderson had written to Mrs
Weber about the documents belonging to An.
ders0n and Weber. Mrs. jerks then went to
Mrs. Weber's, and upon her return told wit
ness that Mrs. Weber had informed her that
she knew nothing Of such letter. She stated
document addressed to ID. A. Weber and j. +
Anderson or to either.
The first intimatiOn witness ever had Of the
Sherman letter was on january 6, 1873. Did
not know whether his wife had any intima.
ton Of the letter. Mrs. jerks came to Wash.
ingt0n on private business of her own, In nc
way connected with matters before the com
mittee. 1t did not relate to any appointment
nor to any money matters, nor TO any claims
before the British ministry.
Capt jerks being further pressed by Mr.
Mcmahon, stated that he had no objection &c
make statement Of this business to any
member OF the committee. but did not wish it
to be made public. Upon this the room was
cleared Of all persons except the members Of
the committed
After the doors were opened, Capt jerks
stated that his wife came here In response tC
lat DI1-.
Ia which they inquired whether she knew il
Anderson had any such documents as he
claimed to have. While his wife was here
she made application to Gov. Kellogg to have
witness appointed to position in the Custom
House, She has been here every year for -four
years. Witness wife was In the Treas
ury Department here for about three months,
but does not know whether before or after the
election. 1t was while Gen. Spinner WAS in
Office His wife got the place through Sena-
tor West.
Witness does not know what papers his
wife brought when she came on here in
January, 1878. Did not know that she
came to assist Gov. Kellogg to maintain his
seat In the Senate, and assist Packard to get
the dictatorship. She did not tell witness
when she came home that she had been active
In Paekards behalf. She said n good deal
about the Sherman letter, but witness did not
son claimed to have copy Of it, but that
she never saw 1t.
Does not know whether she ever received a
letter from Secretary Sherman, asking If she
knew anything about such Il letter, or II Sher-
man ever wrote reply to such letter; hears
of this for the first time to-day.
The witness at this time was excused until
! tomorrow.
Mr.. Hiscock said that he desired to proceed
with the Florida case. Gov. Noyes is now
| here, and there Is certainly nothing to ex-
anime him upon, because nothing has been
testified to involving him; hence it would be
desirable to examine witnesses, so that Gov.
Noyes may return to France, where his pres
ence Is required at the earliest possible mo-
ment. Without coming to a decision upon
this point, the committee adjourned until 10
O'Clock a. m. Tomorrow.