The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-07-19

the witness IN regard TO various statements
contained therein, and the witness replied
that all statements made were youched for
by him from information he had received
and he then believed them 20 be- true: but he
had since learned that he had been misin-
formed. lie now pronounced the statements
contained therein 20 be false. lie subsc
Qucntly stated that the statements were made
for political effect. that he supposed the per
son 20 whom the letter was addressed MAS GO
Ing 70 have Il published. and u would create
q feeling In the North IN favor OF the Pack
ard Government
Emile Weber further testified on the 3D.:
senator Sherman assured him I'm a conversa
tion. that II his brother would stand by his
protest he would be protected and In compli
nnce with the request of sherman he got his
brother 10 20 ana see him. Ills brother subse
quentiy showed him the sherman letter and
witness took II in his hand and read IL. II
was written ON a double sheet of commercial
note paper. Mrs jerks testified IL was writ
ten on "A single sheet of commercial lctter pa
perl Witness said II was arranged before
the election BY Kellogg. Thomas q. Anderson
and Packard. 20 throw ont the fe,iciana par
sured by Kellogg al Others that II he would
use his influence with his brother 90 carry
ont the scheme, that he lwitness) would be
ed by about i.aW Votes. but was de-
clared elected by 900 majority by the Re-
turning Board. Referring TO the case Of Eliza
Pinkston, Witness said that some of the Wis
iting statesmen had interviews with her
before she was Drought before the Returning
Board; he was of the opinion that the
called outrage was put-up Job. Witness
told about Mrs. Jenks's visit TO Mrs. ID. Weber
i'm search Of the sherman letter. which she al
ways spoke OF n such. and never intimated
that she had any thing to DO with the author
ship OF IL. She told Mrs. Weber that the letter
was worth thousands Of dollars. and that she
would pay her = good price tor It. Judge
Marks, now Internal Revenue Collector ut
New Orleans, had also visited Mrs. Weber and
requested her 20 make = statement that she
had never known OF the Sherman letter. Az
the close Of his { stimony witness was or
dered to report 20 the sub committee at New
Orleans on the 10th, where he will be cross
examined by Gen. Cox. The Committee then
adjourned till July 10.
Secretary Sherman, on the 9th, addressed
another letter to Chairman Potter in refer
snce TO his lsherman's) offer TO furnish evil
dence as co intimidation. etc. in East Felici-
ana and In reply to the letter of Mr.. Potter,
heretofore published, announcing the deter
mination Of the Committee not to go over the
ground traverSed by former Congressional
committees. Mr.. sherman cites the fact that
the Potter Committee have already admitted
evidence tending 10 disprosc that fraud and
violence existed in the parish, and complains
that he IL denied the privilege OF introducing
evidence in rebnttal. He also states that he
Is now prepared, at the convenience of the
Committee, 70 submit Testimony to repel the
charges made against him personally. and
has given his counsel Mr.. ,heilabarger. a list
OF Witnesses whom he asks 20 be subpUnaed.