Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-29
THE FOTTER INVESTIGATION
CLOSING TESTIMONY OF GOV. MOVES.

CLOSING TESTIMONY OF GOV. MOVES.
Alter our report of the proceedings before
fot;er's investigating committee closed yes
terday, Gov NOyes submitted the following
LETTER FROM MLIN:
TALL AHAssEE, FLA, March g. 1ST.-T1
Hon. =. f. Noyes, Wdshington-Dedr Sir
Joicing with the nation over the inauguration
OF Gov. Hayes. embrace the opportunity of
t5hatnklng 5hitns you for your kind response to my
my soul-felt qualification over the ultimate
triumph Of Gov. Hayes: The party may ex-
pson mfeh d in ar e nC Of and ee
tion will experience four years of unexampled
prosper prosperity; Let Joy reign supreme at the in
aogubs'l0n aof bs very much regret that can
happiness. AS 1t is 1 am happy here, sur
rounded by the meanest democrats the world
has ever seen.
Truly, SAINT McIr~D
The reading of the latter part of this i, tier
was received with loud laughter
letters M from hms A &o Hare sr Gn had any sI6 Se Sr
long letter from him, written after he had GOT
out TO New Mexico, which 1 brought to " ash.
lngton with ME, and had it in my room but
what has become of it cannot tell 1t W: sin
the same line as these, and contained no hin
OF Importance. If l find it wifi give t t.
BY Mr.. Hiscock %. After the result was
declared in Florida did you telegraph Gov.
Hayes2 A. l don't remember. 1t would have
been very natural that did.
BY the Chairman %. Have you copies of
your letters to McLin? A. No, sir; presume
he has them.
Gov Noyes was questioned further in regard
20 events Ill Florida, and also as to his visit TO
Louisiana, but nothing of Importance was de-
velOped.
GEN. JOHN LITTLE
was then called and examined by Mr.Hiscock.
Gen. Little was one of the republican commit
tee who visited Florida during the canvass.
lie cOrrODorated the statements of Gov. Moves
The committee adjourned until today.
IN THE SECRET SESSION
OF the committee yesterday, MeSSrs HuntOp,
MCMAHON, Springer, Butler and Hiscock wele
appointed sub committee to remain in Wash
lngt0n and complete the hearing of testimony
OF lhe witnesses now in this city. MessrS.
for the sub, committee in New Orleans as also
the one in Washington. After the testimony
OF the witnesses now in Washington Shall have
take recess until the Louisiana Sub-com nil
tee shall have finished their investigation
when the full committee will again convene in
Washington. 1t is believed by members of
the Washington committee that they will be
able to take their recess the latter part OF
July.
Mrs. jerks Again.
The committee met at II 80 o'clock today,
when Mrs. jerks was recalled. She said she
would produce AndersOn'S letters to her, if
she was allowed tOput in evidence the draft
OF the copies of the replies she made to Ander-
son. The Chairman asked who called for
these letters? The witness answered, "Gen.
fsie; fBafiier; If he don't get them it will hurt his
person to whom she dictated the Anderson
Wei er letter was local politician; he did not
amount to much anyhow. She said: He was
at Attn the table in ,par9r p; left him there
rsad Wnen wv went ouG out witness said she had been
had been here to give the name of the person
to whom she dictated the letter; but She did
not think it would be honorable. Witness was
questioned pOpth with TO
visit to Mrs. Weber. She denied, emphati-
cally thai she had threatened to have her
arrested and brought to Washington unless
she she gave up the Sherman letter; She denied
that she ever spoke with E. l.. Weber on the
subject of the Sherman letter.
O. Did you ever tell man named Town
SEND that you would pay we'll for the Sherman
letter? A. certainly did not. How could |?
Search the word from zone to zone,
could not find spot my own
q. Didn't you know Townsend was a news
paper man? A. That did not make him any
better. The American newspaper men take
too much license, anyway.
occupation. The republican party in Iouisi
ana IS dead, and "Othello's occupations
q What is your husbands occupations A.
Why don't you ask him: He has held public
ONCE, but when it was found out he was re-
Son 9heGs h}g fSsp
Oh, no; am the Othelo.
q. What is his occupation now? A. A wit
ness De1Ofe thlS august tribunal.
q. Is that all? A. That is sufficient. think
why 90 you want to know his occupation?
| q. To- let the country and the State know
hin him an, and make him famous: A. Permit me to
MADE you famous. lLaughter.1
A NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENT AS WIT.
NESS.
oS,ittd Butler correspondent Of the Baltimore
| an interview with Mrs jerks on the l6th Of
February last. Anderson Introduced him.
me me talking was carried on by, Anderson and
MRS JenkS and witness took notes. Mrs
jerks said she had called on the Secretary of
the+a the Treasury; that she had been misrepre-
Sented that she did not come here to bull
dcze"' anybody; that her mission was s. peace
full; that She had come to help Packard to get
Inc me New Orleans dictatorship, because she
mao haa that Packard was appointed
the. conversation Mrs. jerks said, "The letter
Is Is II IN IS safe keeping in New Orleans" or ''in
SAFE hands" During the interview Anderson
SPOKE OF the forged jurat to his protest He
SAID that everybody seemed to know that
ihg ahugn Camppell had forged the jurat, to which
she s gave the most, unqualified assent saying
that sle mad heard that it was forged.
W. E. CHANDLER WAS RECALLED
and asked to produce all the kilograms he had
WITH reference to the fall election of 1876.
Inc nISt telegram read was one sent by wit
ness be1ore daylight of November s, and read:
george q G0rhdna, San FrulciSco CH:-
baeind hne rreSdentlal S ELECTION depends upon
turns
Similar kilograms were read, which were
Sent TO Packard in Louisiana and COnn0yer
In Florida, substituting states of Florida and
louisiana for Nevada and Oregon Also one
10 Governor G. Chamberlain, saving: HAYES
is elected ii we have carried your State. Can
you hold it?-answer." it Also one to Senator
Mitchell in Oregon, stating: Hayes defeated
SWer.' ~ ~ ~
Il A letter was also read written by w. E.
Chandler to L. Chandler asking him to look
out Tor all Hayes states and search the laws
OF me same with respect to filling vacancies
in the electoral boards.
ltness also wrote to Gov Kellogg and Capt
Lee Sehdlhg ach d copy OF The CIPHER which
A telegI am was submitted dated Washing
ton, Nov. 2Oth, which read: II hope You will
remain in Florida until the coun. of the vote
In the state is determined. U. s. GRANT"
Witness said he had no knowledge of any
republican frauds in Florida; the Democrats
made charges of fraud which the republican
mem bers OF the north refuted by proof as well
as they could.
Witness said that several employees of the
United States assisted the visiting ST. t .Smen
They were not paid out of the republican
fund; presume they drew their salaries as
government officers, as civil service reform
had not then been inaugurated.
MI Springer questioned the witness with
reference to the letter he had written to tha
republicans of New Hampshire last spring.
he said he believed what he therein wrote to