The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-07-04
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
70 TIE DAILY LNTRLLIGENoER
Potter's Committee Takes n Rest
Until July 10Th.

Until July 10Th.
WASHINGTON, July S.-Before the Pot
ter Committee to-day Emile Webei
testified that the conference held in New
Orleans during the count Of 1876, was un
derstood to have been led by Senator
Sherman. In conversation with Sena
tor Sherman the witness was assured tha
II his brother should stand by his protes
he would be protected. In compliance
with the request Of Sherman the witnes
went after his brother and Anderson ant
informed them that the visiting Statesmen
were desirous Of seeing them. Anderson
| In reply, said "tell them TO go TO hell
His brother, however, went TO see Sher
man and they had long conversation
regarding the protest. Two or three day.
after this conversation occurred hiI
brother showed him the. Sherman letter
Of assurance and told him that Sherman
gave il to him at the conclusion Of the
conference relative TO him standing by
his protect and remarked that it was the
best he could do at that time.
Odd your brother agree 10 stand
by the protest? Ale hesitated about
doing 90, but could could not we'll avoid
it, considering the pressure brought to
bear upon him.
Q.-By,Mr. Springer: Did you have the
Sherman letter in pour hand2 A.-Yes,
sir. / did.
Q.-What kind Of paper was it written
on? Alt was written on double.shee,
note paper. Witness then showed the
size OF the sheets. Mrs. jerks SAID the
letter was written on single sheet of
commercial letter paper: Witness said il
was arranged before the election by Kel.
logg, that Anderson and Packard should
secure afidavis OF intimidation in the
Parishes Of East and West Feliclana for
the purpose OF throwing out these Parish.
es. he was assured by Kellogg and others
that il he would use his influence with
his brother towards having him make a
protest he (witness) would be returned
to the Senate. He was defeated for the
State Senate by about 1900 votes and
was returned by the Returning Board as
elected by about 600 majority.
Mr.. Packard told me u few days before
the election that II he and Hayes did not
get any votes in East and West Felici.
ana, he was going to be Governor and
Hayes going to be President. He told me
this in the presence OF Mr.. Armstead, Mr..
Duncan and others whom / do not now
remember. He said that the best way to
dispose OF Democratic majority was to
throw out the vote OF the county; that
that was better than making Republi.
can canvass, and know OF my personal
knowledge that Kellogg employed L. B.
Jenks TO keep james E. Anderson away
from the parish and to prevent his hold.
ing an election there as Supervisor. i
have letter from L. B. jerks, dated New
Orleans, October 90, 1876, in which he
states that Pitkin requested him to hunt
up Anderson and to prevent his coming
to East Feliciana to hold an election.
Jenks afterwards stated that he had been
endeayoring to keep Anderson away but
had failed 10 do SO, and that Anderson
would 20 up and hold the election. He
told me that Kellogg, Packard, Pitkin
and others had given him money to pre-
vent Anderson going up, and that they
wanted him to 60 down town and get An
derson drunk 80 as to prevent his going
There were between 400 and 800 Demo.
cratic votes lost in East Feliciana because
OF the failure Of Anderson TO come up
there and register them. l had conver.
sation with General Garfield, Mr.. Sher-
man and others whom l do not remember,
but know it was generally Understood
they were advising the stretching OF the
powers oil the Returning Board to their
utmost extent in the same direction that
they were stretched in 1874, when they
proved successful.
Witness said that Mrs. jerks came to
his house and stated that she knew Of the
existence OF the Sherman letter and was
in search oft, and would pay we'll for II.
She stated how valuable it would be for
US II could get Mrs. D. A. Weber to con-
sent to her looking over the papers in
her possession, as she was certain 1t would
be found.
Witness testified, according to his best
knowledge and belief, that, after the elec.
tion, the Republican leaders acknowl-
edged that they were beaten, but their
hopes were revived and they were in.
duced to make fight by assurances given
them by the visiting statesmen that the
coming administration would sustain
them In whatever action they might take,
and upon that the Returning Board went
10 work and threw out other parishes, in
some cases without atIidayits being filed.
In reply TO Mr.. Hunton, witness stated
that some Of the visiting statesmen had
interviews with Eliza Pinkston in the
Custom House before she had been
brought before the Returning Board.
He thought one Of those who interviewed
her was Senator Sherman. He was Of
the opinion that the Eliza Piukston out
rage was put up Job.
Mr.. Springer-Did you see the affidavit
Of Eliza Pritchard, formerly Eliza Pinks.
ton, published in New York paper2 A.
Yes sir; and to the best Of my knowledge
and belief 1t is true.
Weber then related the circumstances
as told him by his sister.in.law concern.
ing the visits Of jerks 10 Donaldson.
VILE, and read the following letter which
was delivered TO Mrs. Dan Weber by Mrs.
jerks:
NEW ORLEANS, May96.
MApAME-In the investigation about
10 commence in Washington under the
Potter resolution, Il is deemed important
to have you there as a witness at once.
Mrs. jerks will bear this TO you.
Very respectfully,
l.. "A. SHELDON.
To IIadame D. A. Web9, DOnaldsOaviils,
Mrs. JeAks explained to Mrs. Weber
that Sheldon desired her to go to WASH
ington and testify that she did not know
Of the existence Of the Sherman letter.
Mira. Weber refused unless called upon
BY the proper authorities; whereupon
Mira. jerks threatened 10 have her ar.
rested and taken TO Washington. At
this time brother OF Mrs. Weber came
TO DonAldsonville, and seeing Mrs. jerks
asked what that woman was doing there
again, and whether she was after the
Sherman letter. Mrs. Weber told him
moi to meddle with her affairs, that she
had the Sherman letter and knew what
to do with It.
Al this time Weber had not informed
his sister.in.law that he had destroyed
The document. Mrs. jerks had told Mrs.
Weber the letter was worth thousands Of
dollars, and said she would pay her