The sun., 1878-07-18
EX-JUDGE DULA'S STORY.
now A MULd TTO TRTED TO HELP sHEH-
MAN and GET IN OFFICE.
First Borrowias Money Of weber aud then
Te-ifyins that weber had Tried TO Bribe
Hin What Witnesses Say About SINE cdi.y.

NEW ORLEANS, July 1.-THE sub-commit-
tee to-day received convincing testimony OF the
perjury of Thos. H. jerks and the crimes OF tho
creature Smcdlcy called in John Shormnn's do
fence. and listened to very improbable talo
from a mulatto. John s. Dula. ex-Judgo OF
West Fcllciana. Dua drifted down here in tho
Warmoth efh was elected Parish Judge OF West
Fcicana under tho Kellogg usurpation was
requested to resign by all tho mombers OF tho
bar Of that parish on account Of his utter in
competency; was appointed Postmaster ut
Bayou Sara by Hayes Immediately after his In
auguration. but did not dare face tho people
whom he had helped to slandor and outrage.
To-day ho informed tho committee that
he had been offered $500 to go back on an
affidavit no had nude for tho Returning Board
md tho visiting statesmen. and had received
$50 for tho promise to do 80. During his cx-
animation he was forced to deny that he had
any personal knowledge OF n single fact
sworn 90 I'm the affidavit. and TO acknowl-
edge that It was bascd on mere rumor
and information but he was unable to name
single informant. living or dead His story
was demolished by the only two persons he had
charged with a knowledge or participation in
the bribery transaction. S. II. st. Martin. town
constable Of Donaldsonvillo wns one. und f. l..
Weber the other. These swore that Dula had
NoHc 10 SOU tntIl NNl'c u uhD loI NhN
past seven days and had urgently solicited
thom for $500 for himself and 81 500 for
one Swrazie ns pay for testifyng. He was re-
fused. but ho borrowed sij ut different times
from Weber-from whom he had frequently
borrowed before with the promise to pay II
back as soon ms pgssihle. lie then went before
the committee mud mado his statement which
had no ioundation in laci. puln was too much
excited by the prospect ot place in the custom
IIouscc which had Scrn pTo%i;sc1 him
his story No rehutting evidence was nced ID.
The rcbuting evidence produced was, however
convincing. md with II came testimony to th9
effect that nula had been tho hircl agent of
John sherman and other visiting statesmen TO
hey pubisR"d in is76 1t It is G notorious that tbe
icrsourse with Goo. L. smith, tho nominal cqi-
real Collector. and John Ray Shermnn's httor-
ney He swore positively TINT he had not scen
about his having got Weber 10 put un $500: md
yet before he began TO testify, the nature OF his
us"hyr un WaS 3onh%m h 'S XIX az ,,tr ,ne snep1 usSpu
,ioa OF thSe men men whose whose yil,2hiny is
colored mcn who were examined yosterlay had
to bo accounted for in some way. The effort
was made to-day TO- proye that all such evl-
Notary W. II. seymour testified that he had
read Smciley's t"stimony, including the asser-
an interview that wSter's signature to the An,
! derson- Weber affidavit was a forgery. Witness
| hal ncyer seen Smedley in his life, end that
| pnu of Smedley's testimony was malicious
! fal-ehood.
| v-D-trirt Attorney Beckwith testified that
! he found Hiram Smedley among the petit jurors
Of III" United States Circuit Court in April 1876
| challenged him; and had him put on the panel
| whenever he appeared This action had been
! based upon inquiries concerning Smcdey's
| character.
| Leonard Malone. Chief of Detectives. testified
| that he would not believe Smedlcy under oath.
George Eckhart fatly contradicted Smedey' 8
| testimony.
Then John 8 Dula was called. and told his
story the substance OF which + given above.
/ Wells has addressed n communication to
| Chairman Potter in the Boulls Baker cnse. say
| Ing in substance that the Grand Jury of the
/ District has Adjourned until OFT |. ana that No
action can be taken until that date. Wells
| avoids saying whether hc intends to act then or
not. Tecgraphic suhprnas. have been issued
! Tor all the members NJ the MncNragh Commis-
sion, nMneNcagh. llarnni Inwrcncc. brown,
| INK statesmen, will bo the witnesses first
| examined al Atlantic CITY.