New-York tribune., 1878-06-15
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION.
PROCEEDINGS IN COMMITTEE.
DREwsTEEs TESrIMoNY-THE LETTER FROM MI
EVARIS,

GEOCEEDiNGO IN OOMMil ! I4f,
BGEwsTEI.'s TESrMONY-THE LETTER FROM MR.
EvARTs.
WASHINGTON, June 14.-The Potter lnyesti-
eating Committee met this morning at IL O'Clock but
after a short session with closed doors took recess
untl D. M At the latter hour there present. the
Chairman, Mrssrs Cox, Blackburn, Butler Reed His
cock, Hunt0n and Mcmahon.
Orlando II. Brewster o. the members Of the Flee
toral College IN Louisiana during the election Of 1876,
was examined briefly In regard to his connection with
signing the certificate OF election. H. testified that
two or rec weeks afier the first certificate signed
ne heard that cct existed in thc certificate IRON
Conquest Ciarlc who was Tie secretary OF Governor
KELLOGG. and acting CLERK Of the Electoral
I College. AZ nc7ry as Mr. Brewster colld remember
Clarke stated that ia was a clerical detect. spme
tougnt poraaps 10 Of Importance, hut that 20 be
suTr thUuZhf new SET should De mace out brewster
said that hr hsu very hule conversation with Clarke
/ on the subject. HIS impression Thar Clarke said
should read "lsts,' n tie plural, Wnere it then sald
lzi" n was however, very iudistnct in hs memory.
Immediately after that conversation Clarke presented
papers o Brewster and asked him 10 sign them, ana he
mon hc mad wi Tie uait-r. brewster said that lie dld
not examine te cerrf ats, and that be Thought no
other che tors wee present
The viiu,s, here identified the returns which were
shown him aud his signature Them including his sig
nature Oh the envelope. Ho testified that Eo did not
know how many times De- .gued hs name on the first
occasion OF The second either. lt seemed TO him u was
more than half 10 dozen times Ho had nothing 10 90
wi.h drawing them up. lie merely signed as he was
/ obliged %. supl losiug 30 was ail correct
Q.-TheIo VAS great deal 81 excitement through The
cnntiy about rresis uial election, Had great uE-
ccrauiy to what t-r House might do on the vote
' sif. m ,, ,,,. certain ,bat fle vote Of Lon.
/ l- tla ,,uulI D- counted ios Huyes A.-Np, tIr.
ot,, .o yiu uffYil 10 /. y titt thlt made 10 great
,N, ~ ,., In i.'',d aud Won al MOI notice tiat
80 .--,,i t. t, h. where yoi signed Que before a.
o-Y,un,var heard OF tLc rac; That there were some
ul1r- o- tnat paper tlt YOU did not see on tJat
pa, %. uui yoI nctri il n Mr. Leyssees testimony
o-6iyc thc lnnruage ~ Clarke again, when Lc said
v. be- a o. b, Ior me TO ,..ye Tie exac. anzua se.
cont SNOW t ,n',i 'o 6e ne meant Ir.uG. IN
ii'."A' 4 ''''
v..'.r. III. .fr CLARK Cpytrror Kelocg's clerk1 A.
i mn ua-blr t0say.
Q-A.t,r tac first occasion, when you rad meeting,
yol q u0t stop to sfc "ut Was done "l the returns
A.-hg ~. t
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~ ~ , ,.... ,. I,.'f D d, ma f.u,.nibsr yyir,In
tir. LNl-a ' were t-' '"t w "'''
iei. "t % "'nt "' ''''' , W. .' , M e. .
= a. .,.. 80 40. sI. d.. fttgcs did ANYBODY seal
2 - i.. ,,.r .,.,.,, fitrr1 NO
,r, ,,i. ,... .... N, ,,i,rD yau nud volr sigma
- LII ii ION fr.r l4yc st.ucI lttgnt waiting 10
80 -i.r fl,,. 80, inrlosc, tu Al or a bat WIS In
r' n.y. ,i't.r l.,u.f nv. .,red lt brf,re IA
W.. .,'.'..' AL,
an -, ,.. M su.f,riuu and would have signed any
IL AZ V,Vah.p- How docs y,ur name always ap-
j., @ i NJ eyIctly I'M tbe same place eid
I, li' lmc ori.- nat IT, you werene1 70 last A..
;, 80 - ,'io ,gtr- named trst ON The ticket anu
,,c, =. ci, ouc ai- sluce.
80 n, ,ou remember whether tlero was any name
- b.i.r. y0ur name W.as siguedI Al do not
t,sv NAV have AL been signed.
OF fic other nanrs al not been signed, wouldn't
am Inc uue where you were 10 sigui Al don't re-
member.
NI., han,