Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-07-04
. Jssks Eplsede in the Potter
Iavesssgatton.


"a, notwithstanding attempts by
y r epublican press TO belittle it,
Ut momentous results. 1t has
bWn, even thus far, that chicane,
Jury and forgery have been de-
Hoped In every stage . of the
uniting inn business. 1t has
<wn that there were even minor
eries in "Hxing up the returns.
has shown that Hayes's Secre-
ary Of the Treasury was engaged
= low intrigues to overthrow the
Kill Of the people of Louisiana, and
At Stanley Matthews, Hayes's
innate friend and familiar, was
ing in abject terror of James E.
knderson because he knew that
hat person could at any moment
Eaake damaging disclosures. The
Republican press are now busy
buslng Anderson, but the Ameri-
N people will never forget that
nderson, ~ tool Of q Washing
ring Of Republican politicians.
~ thought good enough to make
ayes President. Without his
stest, which he now admits to
We been false, and to have been
ruptly procured, Mr.. Hayes
lid not to-day occupy the posi-
to which the people elected
Tilden. But even the jurat to
dsrson's protest was false, and
name of Levisee to one set of
siflcates was forged, as Levisee
iself testified, so that villaipy
ended every stage Of the con-
acy.
has been attempted to over
q the force Of Anderson's testi-
my, and to save y scrap or so Of
honor of John Sherman, by
. evidence of Thomas H. jerks
Eld Agnes d. Jenks, his wife. This
hole chapter Is redolent of lying
y nance and arctic inpudence.
Hse have availed ourselves OF the
zcts newspaper men have col
ected about this testimony and the
isrsputable persons who gave it,
pd they are substantially as fol-
bws: Thomas jerks is generally
FpQEn in New Orleans as the hus-
i of Mrs. jerks. He was
merly an officer In the United.
Ates Navy, but for several years
q has been political hanger-on
4 ex Senator West and ex-Gov-
tnor Kellogg. He was Tax Col
bctor Of East Feliciana, and es-
eped the penitentiary through the
|sgligence of the prosecuting Of
|csrs, who neglected to begin
|riminal proceedings against him
br misdemeanor in Office within
time prescribed by law. When
ID the witness stand, day before
sterday, Tom jerks swore that
3 did not steal the peoples money,
ut that another Jsnks, who had
poh summoned as a witness for
aerman, did get away with it.
Fom Jenks was one of the wit
1'sses by whom John Sherman ex-
Pected to prove that there was a
lolgn OF terror in the Felicianas
Iuring the period Of registration
nd election in 1875, but when
enks came to testify he had to ad-
at that he was in the parish of
cast Feliciana only two days be-
pre the day Of election. and when
|sked to enumerate acts of vio-
Zoe and intimidation on the part
3 the Democrats, he could not
lame one later than the killing of
ohm Gain. which occurre | fully
1ghteen months before the Presi-
|ential election. The only fact Of
be slightest Importance to which
. testified of his personal knowl.
dge was the making of Ander-
bn's protest. He swore that he was
resent on November 10, 1876, and
|aw anderson sign and swear to his
|aper. He was positive that he
hw Anderson hold up his right
land, and that he heard Judge
administer the oath.
|ais, il not contradicted, would be
['ssrious impeachment Of Ander-
bn. who swears positively that the
|rolest was made out partly in
|lauk, that he sigGsd but did not
wear to 1t; that the blanks were
hbsequentIy filled in by another
Ierson than him self, and that he
lever did swear to the paper. The
|riginal paper is in existence, and
|hows on its face that portions of
E are in different handwritings,
bus corroboratiRg Anderson as to
he filing of the blanks. Two un-
witnesses have sworn
That they were present on Novem-
bsr 10, thatthey saw the paper, and
Nat part OF 1t was left blank; that
Enderson did sign it, but did not
Igear to the same. Thus jerks, on
. only vital point of his evidence,
es been utterly demolished.
3ut even this is not required to
ensonstrate his reckless and un-
)kiIlful lying while on the witness
land. He was completely broken
own on cross-examination. He
wore that the first time he heard