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

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Thomas ii. jerks testified before the Com
mittee on the "a that he never made any such
AFFIDAVIT as that presented BY VIM. H. Sey-
m0ur before the Louisiana sub Committee.
which purported 10 be signed and sworn %
by him (Jenk-) james H. Anderson ties
titled that jerks dictated 70 him the affidavit
in question and swore to IL before Seymour,
Notary Public. The understanding was that
Anderson was TO show the affidavit to Mat
thews. and cndcavor TO secure jerks an APP
pointment on the strength of it...... Emile
Weber. brother Of Daniel Weber, deceased.
was sworn and read written statement 70
the effect that he had no personal knowledge
that Democratic Intimidation existed In the
parishes Of East and West Feiiciana- His
brother. Daniel Weber, and james r. An
der-on, had informed him the two parishes
had gone Democratic Influence was brought
10 bear upon his brother TO make his
protest. and he (Emile) had been approach
ed very frequently 70 use his influence with
his brother 10 effect the signing Of the pro-
test He saw Anderson sign his protest, and
saw the blanks therein After Anderson had
left. Judge Campbell attached the iurat TO
THE paper. IL WAS not sworn TO by Anderson.
John Sherman was spokesman for the visit
ing statesmen, and he tweber) knew that
sherman had given his brother assurances
which caused him % allow his protest TO
stand after II had been made Weber had
in consultation with sherman, explained 70
him that his brother thought his parish had
gone Democratic, and he was disposed 10
take back his protest. thereupOn Mr. Sher.
man assured him his brother would be cared
brother 20 him: that his brother on the
day he received IL, showed him the Sher-
man letter Of assurance. and said he
had received 10 direct from MIR. sherman.
Weber was familiar with the handwriting Of
Sherman. and was satisfied that the letter
was written by that gentleman In ISL the
natinn y, IN wehsr ss,nflv ana III a4.aar.
fn-Iaw, Mrs. Daniel Weber, had endeavored
20 fnd u among the papers 81 her husband,
which were packed away IN two trunks and
a large shoe-box. Late in the summer OF ls.7
he (witneSSl made search for the letter, and
had found IL In a shoe. box and destroyed Il
forthwith. Mrs jerks had been IN no way
connected with tile authorship Of the sher-
man letter. Witness further stated that he
was personally cOgnizant OF the Anderson
Weber agreement His brothers murder was
not done by political enemies. but by person.
al ones. Referring % an affidavit signed By
witness and embodied IN the Sherman report,
making sweeping charges OF intimidation in
the parish of West Fcliciana, witness said
that he did not read the paper or ne should
not have signed H.; he had no defense 10
make for his action except 20 say IL was
shown Weber. which he identified ns having
been written by himself. TWAS addressed 10
his cousin ,. II. weber. and gave an account
u the writer says "The assassfns Of u. A. are
az large A. yet, and officiating i'm the capacity
OF NichOlls's officers In the parish he lived IN.
West Feliciana, and Republicans. with ter
other. who will be nextr Under Govern-
ment NJ this time In this State. administered
by Nichols and hts band Of as-assfns and
founded upon blood. there - not and
never Will be any security tor life and prop.
erty. -. A. leaves wife and three little ba-
bies, the oldest only three years Of nge.
This alone would have been enough TO have
spared his life had not the brntes been Thirsty
for the blood Of innocent and defcnselcSs Re.
publicans.-... Our situation In the North can
not be understood. or I am sure the people
would not tolerate the state of affairs which
actually exists here. One by one our white and
clorcd Republicans are murdered here by
daylight. and always by parties unknown.
We have endured more than our share Of
wrong and outrage. and unless the General
Government come 20 our rescue, we must
either suffer the fate 81 ID. A. or leave the
state. This Is a threat made against us pub.
lfcly and without fear. ID. As wife and ba-
bic- have moved from So. f'villc 10 Donald
sonville. Ihave also been Obliged for secu.
rity's sake to move TO the same place. We
have abandoned MI our property ana left II
at the mercy Of the brutcs. II Packard n
Governor. aud have no doubt Of II, he will
I'm due time have the assnssins Of my brother
arrested and punished. IfNichoIis becomes
Governor, and an attempt & our part 20
arrest or convict the murdcrers n made, we
will. beyond any doubt, suffer death" During
the reading Of the letter Mr.. Cox examined