The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-06-13

but have been prevented by friends. Pag
leaves a vile who was in a delicate situation
approaching confinement, and the effect o
this blow may prove especially serious {,
her.
The Louisiana Returns Submitted
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The House com
mittee investigating the last Presidential
election, met to-day. The returns of tn,
election at the college OF Louisiana, havin.
been received from the Secretary of the Sen
ate, we're submitted for examination. Aftel
the returns were read, several members Of
the committee expressed desire to be il
the House TO vote on the Wood tariff bill
and recess was taken.
LET HIM PRODUCE THE PAPERS.
The committee having assembled General
Butler offered the following resolution:
| WHEREAS, Jas. +. Anderson swears that
between May %, and June lst, 1877, Hon.
Stanley Matthews told him Il have lust to-
day had letter from the President in re-
gard to your case, and have written him
such letter as will secure your appoint
ment to some position, and that on or about
June 22G, the President said TO the witness
that he had received letter from Mr.
Mathews requesting 10 give him place
therefore,
Res0l.si, That the President be requested
to furnish 10 the committee all OF the origi-
nal letters above mentioned, which he has
received. ii any, or certified copies thereof,
with copies OF any such letter supposed to
have been written by him, as he may prefer,
in order to receive an intelligent cross -exami-
nation OF the witness on the subject matter
thereof.
THE RESOLUTION
vas adopted. Geo. c. Gorham, Secretary
of the Senate, was sworn and questioned hy
the chairman in relation to the papers sub
mitted to the committee, and he stated that
they were the only papers relating to the
Louisiana electoral college Of 1876 in his
possession. He knew nothing Of any re-
cord OF The proceedings OF the returning
board until yesterday, when he was inform
ed by correspondent that such documents
were in the keeping of the Sargent-at-A Arms
Of the Senate, and that gentleman would
give the committee any information they
desired regarding it.
james +. Anderson was recalled and
further cross-examined by Mr.. Reed.
THE WITNESS
was shown document purporting to be
the original agreement, signed by himself
and Weber, which he yesterday testified
vas in the possession of Stanley Matthews,
md he declared the document not to be the
original, but a very lair counterfeit.
Mr. Reed smiled and the witness said
"Preserve your smiles until after the in
vestigation is over and perhaps You will
smile on the other side of your face"
The Chairman demanded order.
Mr.. Reed asked the witness ii he could
explain ~by he was SO positive that this
docum mt was not the original, and, reply
ing, he said: Il remember distinctly that
the sheet OF paper upon which | wrote the
agreement had two small red ink stains on
its face-one at the top and the other about
the middle OF the page, and i erased those
stains, leaving marks of the erasure, and,
finding no such marks upon this page, |
know it is not the original"
THE FOLLOWING LETTER
was then read and put in evidence:
"CUsToN House, NEW ORLEANS, La,
Collectors Office, April I, 1917. !
10 Hon. .StdnIey Mafthers:
DEAR SIR:-Packard, on Monday, con-
cluded that his only hope lay in his ability
to frighten the President by threatening ek-
posure oi the rascality committed during
the past campaign and his agents have
been at work since then endeavoring to col
lect evidence. He has sent for me three
times during the past two days, and yes
terday two OF his trusted friends, in order
TO ioduce me 20 20 with them and to con-
H., IL .o,,Il
THROW HIM OVER,
gave the outlines OF plan by which they
claim they can bring him lthe President)
to terms, viz Three Of the electors on the
Republican ticket will swear that they did
not vote for HAYES, but voted blank; that
they did not sign the certificate, their names
being forged, etc. OF course they commit |
perjury, but that is small matter here |
An intimation through the press that their |
designs were known and would be promptly |
met might deter them (the electoral from |
making the attempt. l have posted Gen. |
Harlan on the subject In January the |
party holding the Pitkin ct al. agreement
was requested by them to destroy it, but he |
refused. He also
but .aid he was willing to comply with |
their request, as he deemed it best and it |
WAS bu.ut in my presence to-day. En- |
closed find the W.ber agreement This is |
the last piece OF documentary evidence in
existence. I will have to trust entirely to |
YOU as the i'll feeling borne me by the Re-
publican leaders has been intensified by my |
refusal to aid them in their infamous 1
scheme. Truly yours,
[Signed, JAMES E. ANDERSON
THE MATTHEWS COPY
Of the Nash agreement was then handed |
the witness FOR identification, and he said |
he thought it was the same which he had |
given to Mr. Matthews. but that since the |
pther had been altered he would not like to |
state so, positively, under oath. The wit
ness was reminded by Mr. Rutter, that he
had promised 10 produce letters written |
him by Mrs. JencLl-. and he said he had |
only Ueen able 10 fad the hrst oil them, a.
his wife destroyed all papers in this case
hat she could get her hands on. BE pro-
duced the letter which he had found, and |
it was pct In evidence as follows:
"WAsHrSGroS, D. c.,
St james Hotel, January 18th, ~.
DEAR Ne ASDEKsoN As / was writ
ing to the Captain tonight, thought l |
would do myself the pleasure Of writing to
you, also. | came here three days ago to
zee nv elder brother on some family busi-
ness. About month before / left home / /
got a letter from you, addressed to the Cap
tain / kept it a good while ere / opened
il because the Captain was over at. Bayou
Duufaroo, At ~orS; so did not &c, ID give
il 10 him at ali. 60 you must not tsinS
hard OF MIN for his seeming neglect in an
sSering your kind. The Captain, has not,
as YET got anything from the party, nor