San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-07-20
I. H. JULIAN, Editor,
THE ELECTORAL INVESTIGATION.
Proceedings Of the Potter Committee.

man or Matthew's on the strength OF her al
ing to Louisiana affairs. Anderson ridicules
her for losing her temper, and for being
wheedled out Of "that letter" by Sherman on
merely verbal promise Of reward. He also
refers to her unsuccessful attempt to bull.
doze Stanley Matthews out of a pass Mrs.
Jenks's Endorsement on these letters indi.
cate that she communicated their contents to
Matthews. Mrs. Jenks's replies to Anderson's
letters are in a similar sarcastic vein, but re-
veal no tangible facts...... Boulds Baker, the
Texas gent eman who sent lengthy tele.
gram to President Hayes. suggesting the ap.
pointment of Southern Conservative to O
Cabinet position, appeared before the com.
mittee and declined to either be sworn or to
answer any question propounded to him.
The Chairman stated that as the Committee
had no power to compel witness to testify
during a recess of Congress, he would dis.
charge him from further attendance.
Thomas H. jerks testified before the Com
mittee on the I'd that he never made any such
affidavit as that presented by VIM. H. Sey.
mour before the Louisiana sub Committee,
which purported to be signed and sworn to
by him (Jenks). James K. Anderson ties.
titled that jerks dictated to him the affidavit
in question and swore to it before Seymour,
Notary Public. The understanding was that
Anderson was to show the affidavit to Mat.
tbews, and endeavor to secure jerks an up
Weber, brother of Daniel Weber, deceased,
was sworn and read written statement to
the effect that he had no personal knowledge
that Democratic intimidation existed IN
His brother, Daniel Weber, and James
%, Anderson, had informed him the two par.
ishes had gone Democratic. influence was
brought to bear upon his brother to make MS
protest, and he (Emile) had been approach
ed very frequently to use his influence with
his brother to 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 jurat to
the paper. 1t was not sworn to by Anderson
John Sherman was spokesman for the visit.
ing statesmen, and he lWeber) knew that
Sherman had given his brother assurances
which caused him to allow his protest to
stand after it had been made. Weber had,
in consultation with Sherman, explained to
him that his brother thought his parish mad
gone Democratic. and he was disposed to
take back his protest, thereupon ME- Sher,
man assured him his brother would be cared
for, and he requested that he send his broth
day he received it, showed him the
Sherman letter of assurance, and said
he had received it direct from MIR. Sherman:
Weber was familiar with the handwriting OF
was written by that gentleman. In 1877 the
Sherman letter was subject of great morti-
tication to the Weber family, and his sister
in.law, Mrs. Daniel Weber, had endeavored
to find it among the papers of her husband,
which were packed away IN two trunks and
large shoe.box. Late in the summer OF 1877!
he (witness) made search for the letter, ana
had found it in q shoe-boX and destroyed it
forthwith. Mrs. jerks had been in no way
connected with the authorship OF the Sher.
man letter. Witness further stated that he
Weber agreement. His brothers murder was
not done by political enemies, but by per
sonal ones. Referring to an affidavit signedb by
witness and embodied in the sherman report
making sweeping charges of intimidation IN
the parish of West Feliciana, witness said
that he did not read the paper or he should
not have signed it,; he had no defense to
done without deliberation., A letter was
here shown Weber, which he identified as
having been written by himself. 1t was adj
dressed to his eous D. IL We hrn;h nna
Weber. In it the writer says: 1.-The assas,
sins of d. A. are at large as yet. and
officiating in the capacity, OF Mich Mich;
G IN. w eiit0eri feiciana and i RepuSleans
with terror imprinted on their faces, whisper
to each other, Who will be neXt": Under a
Government at this time IN this state, al
sins, and founded upon blood, there is not
and never will be any security for life and
property. ID. A. leaves wife ana three little
babies, the oldest only three years of age.
This alone would have been enough to have
spared his life had not the brutes been thirsty
for the blood of innocent and defenSeiess ne
publicans. Our situation in the North can
not be understood, or l am sure the people
would not tolerate the state OF affairs which
actually exist here. One by one our white and
cOlored Republicans are murdered here by
daylight, and always by parties unknown.
We have endured more than our share
of wrong and outrage, land unless the General
Government comes to our rescue, we must
either suffer the fate of d. A. or leave the
State. This is threat made against us pub
licly and without fear. ID. AS wife ana pa
bies have moved from st. F'ville to Donald
sonville. have also been obliged for secu-
rity's sake to move to the same place. We
have ahandnnal all DrOnertV and left 1t
at the mercy of the brutes. IT Packard IS
Governor, and have no doubt OF it., he VIII
In due time have the assassins OF my Drotner
arrested and punished. If Nichols becomes
Governor, and an attempt on our part to
arrest or convict the murderers is made, we
will, beyond any doubt, surfer DEATH
During the reading of the letter Mr.. COX eX-
amined the witness in regard to various
statements contained therein, and the wit
ness replied that all statements made were
Vouched for by him from information ne mad
received, and he then believed them to be
true; but he had since learned that ne had
been misinformed. He now pronounced the
statements contained therein to be false
lie subsequently stated that the statements
were made for political effect; that he sup
posed the person to whom the liter was al,
dressed was going to have it published, and
II would create feeling in the North IN IA
Nor OF the Packard Government
Emile Weber further testified on the 3D.:
senator Sherman assured him in converse
ton, that if his brother would stand by his
protest he would be protected, and in compli-
ance with the request of Sherman he got his
brother to go and see him. His brother subse.
quenty showed him the Sherman letter ana
witness took 1t i'm his hand and read 1t. IL
was written on double sheet of commercial
notepaper. Mrs. jerks testified il was writ
Ten on single sheet of commercial letter pa
PERI Witness said it was arranged before
the election by Kellogg, Thomas q. An
lerson and Packard. to throw out
larfE n rnr1ml0a-
ton afidavits; he was assured by Kellogg
and others that if he would use his influence
with his brother to carry out the scheme, that
ne witness, would be returned to the senate.
lie was defeated by about 200 votes, but was
declared elected by COO majority by the Re-
turning Board. Referring to the case of Eliza
Iinkston. witness said that some of the VS.
un-nra IL.