Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-06-19

Senator Conkling had copy.
Anderson had shown Just what let
ters he had from Matthews. Mat
thews told witness he learned from
democratic Senator that these letter
were offered to the Tilden managers
and they refused them as being worth
less; it was the only time he ant
Matthews spoke about letters !; it wa
J hardly fair to say that Matthews stip
ulated that letters should be given vi
when witness received the collect
orship, but he had said that if tina
occurred Anderson ought to be salts
fed and give up his claim. Ander
son had been threatening to unsea
Matthews with exposure, ETC., h.
wanted chiefly q copy of the Sherman
letter Adjourned.
/ WAsHlNGToN, June IL. Potter
committee resumed session, this morn
ing.
Darrell, of Louisiana, was exam
ined by Cox. He stated that he frs,
saw Anderson in the Spring of 1877
when he said the protest he had made
was correct as regards intimidation
Shortly after my conversation with
Potter Anderson had seen Matthews
and threatened him with the publica
tion of documents and pictured to
Matthews the scandal it would raise
and that in reply Matthews told An.
derson if he was inclined to pursue
that course he might go on and pub
lish anything he desired. Snbse-
quently Matthews said to witness he
would have nothing further to do
with Anderson if he intended pub
fishing documents. Witness said he
had seen the original Of the Nash
agreement and related the circum-
stances. Anderson was in Washing
ton looking for an appointment and
called on me at various times. Short
ly after March 4th, l called on the
President and stated the reasons why
Anderson should be appointed, which
were because Of the active part ia.
ken by him in the Louisiana election
and that he was very intelligent
man. About week after our visit
to the President Anderson called on
witness and said he and Nash had
quarrelled and that he was going to
expose Nash; in other words he was
going for him. He stated he had pa
pers that would ruin Nash and there
upon produced Nash's agreement.
| Nash later explained to witness
that he had signed it in foolish mo-
ment and ought not to have done SO,
but cared nothing about it. Witness
had nerer had any conversation with
Sherman about the so-called Sherman
letter and believes there is no such
document in existence. His knowl-
edge of it is only what he had heard
from Mrs. jerks and Anderson whose
stories were contradictory. Ander-
son told witness that the document
was signed by Sherman and Slough
ton, but it was really signed only by
Sherman and differed radically from
what Anderson represented. Ander-
son told witness that no Republican
was safe in his parish and mentioned
The names Of intimidated and non
voting republicans. Anderson was
much dissipated.
McMahon questioned witness close
ly as to the reason of his rorrespon-
dence with Anderson. Witness de-
MED that he was with the President
yesterday. lie had gone to see him
on business. learning he was about
to leave the city, but the summons
reached him before he could get an
interview.
Darrell was cross-examined by
Butler, who asked if witness had in
tended to get into office through the
fear of the Administration that these
documents in the possession Of per-
jurer, loafer and blackmailer would
be published.
Witness replied that he had not
called Anderson that.
Butler said, "Well, do now call
him that for reasons
Witness replied, yes.
Q.-Wercnt you surprised that so
able lawyer, so honorable states
man and u. S Senator would employ
such Il messenger as Anderson.
| Al cannot say that | was sur
prised.
| Anderson told him he had been
shot, and showed the coat with bull
let holes in it. Several parties from
Feliciana told him the same story
namely that no man dared vote the
Republican ticket or own he was q
Republican.
Witness said shortly after the Pot
ter committee was appointed Ander-
son wrote to him that he intended to
testify before it and witness told him
to do so. He thought Anderson had
not been treated right. Said some
thing of this kind: go ahead, pitch
into and expose the psalm singing
hypocrite," and that "his papers
would do it." There was not a very
warm feeling toward this Adminis-
tration in his State. Witness had Wis
tied the Secretary Of State with An.
derson to get him an appointment
The Secretary Of State asked if they
could get recommendation Of Dem
ocratic members of their State.
Witness was closely examined as to
whether he solicited Anderson's in.
tluence to get him the collectorship,
or whether Anderson rendered it to
Silas Franklin.
Witness stated it was his belief that
he sent first for Anderson to come
and help him in his csndidature, but
he had heard Anderson say before
that he had valuable documents
which would influence the powers
that be, to do as he wished When
the visiting statesmen were in New
Orleans in April, Anderson showed
witness a letter from Matthews intro.
ducing him to Judge Harlan. and
said he had given up that Original
Wchbcr agreement after being prom.
ised by Harlan some position. Tha,
was witness recollection. Witness
expressed much surprise that Harlan
wanted the document and Anderson
said in effect that Harlan or Mat.
thews would secure him an office il
he gave up the agreement. Witnes.
depressed surprise that Harlan and
Matthews would get Anderson an
office, when they learned of the
fraudulent agreement which he had
made.
i Regarding the interview with Mat
thews, Darrall said he went at hi.
own instance and that the first thing
that passed between them was hi.
statement to Matthews that the New
York Sun had copies of the documen
and the original had been given t.
Tilden's people. Matthews said h,
had the same information from Dem
ocratic sources that so far as he wa
concerned he did not care what wa,
done with the documene. He said h,
did not believe the Sherman tette
. was in existence.
Much Of the succeeding evidenc,
was an elaboration of that given b,
Darrall yesterday, and was made spi
cy by the sharp cross questioning o
Butler. He stated that when he frs
saw the paper held by Anderson tha
he was alone in the room with Mr.
Smith, present Collector at New Or
: leans, and Smith expressed surpris
. that such a paper existed. Matthew
told witness that he had met .Ander
SON some time ago and that Anderson
disgusted him by speaking harshly
that he had told Anderson he woul,
have nothing more to do with him
he had dono everything possible an,
Anderson might publish the papers
that he was unreasonable, etc.
:. Mr.. Mcmahon examined VIM.
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