The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-18
THE INVESTIGATION.

THE INVESTIGATION.
BOULDs BAKER, the man who sent .
lengthy Telegram to the President suggesting the
appointment of Southern conservatives to Cabi-
net positions. appeared. ON the lst and declined
to be either sworn or answer any QueatlOns
prop0unded to him. The Chairman stated that
~ the Committee had mo- power to compel wit
nessea 70 testify during the recess ct Congrees.
Mn. Jenln testified that A. r. Murdoch. her
e Ss
further said she had mot seen Sec'y sherman
aimee abe bad been in Washington in attendance
N: Cox, w9tneas stated hat ss ths S%e ' q tSs
election Anderson had refused to return to
East Feliciana Parish to act - . Supervisor un-
ss:s e hen en- c s On Pstssn SS:r%sn & To
Democratic COMMITTEES in New OFlean9. and
made arrangements satisfactory to Andersolb
s special train was sent for him to Port Hudson.
Witness then denied that she said, - had been
e shown e
. bull" o. that she ever told Mi. Giasscock that
sbe would make i hot for Sec'y Sherman"
oourteey shown her and was discharged.
sion to consider the rsfe.si 81 Beuids Baker %
recassney to he United state. District Attorney
for his decision ~ to the proper action TO BE-
t.ksn. az: Butler insisting thst e g. eailty q
proyiaions of Sec. ~ of the Revised Statutes.
The Committee recalled Thomas e.
he did not see anyone sign the Electoral certif-
oates while in the Governors Office at New Or
leans; that Mrs. jerks asked him to appoint her
brother to place in the CustOm-Hou that the
Returning Board, ~ . body, never attempted to
ss ns s ss had had
posed 70 hsye the Sherman letter On his person.
made an affidavit similar to the one before the
COMMITTEES in Anderson'e handwriting.
James Z. Anderson testified e to t6e circum-
made and signed and ..id Is Object ~ss t. -" e.
cure poaiti0n for jerks. Witness was to show
i to MATHEW. and try to get an appointment ON
Weber. rad lengthy statement which may be
the senate and had held os az u 81
in feliciana Parrish. He was in the confdence
Of the visiting statesmen when they went to
them and his brother: He was present Al pr
Shich were present John Shermsn., Hale.
side of John Sherman and saw him write during
one long evening, and he therefore claimed to be
familiar with John Shermans handwriting. He
testified that there were no cases of intimidation
in the Feliciana Parishes; that the protest of
bis brother was based upon misconstruction Of
sod mst that ,u his was Sny
earnest solicitation of the Waiting statesmen;
that they alone bracei up the Returning Board
visiting statesmen enabled the local officials to
alter the result in the State. He had seen the
John Sherman, letter. about which there has
positively that i was in the handwriting Of Secy
Sherman. Both he and Mn. Weber had
snd Mn at. it, :saT sH % Seh ss
to procure the letter for them. They
knew that it was only to be used for disreputa-
BILE purposes, and they became ashamed Of hav
searched the murdered Webers documents and
found it. and not desiring to profit in any wav
Thought his brothers murder Was not a political
buta personal one. He had threatened to publish
delinquent taxpayers, and this eliminated
doubt whatever that bis brothers murder was
accomplished, possibly, by the fact that popular
sentiment was very strong against him, ON
misrepresentation Of facts, and which had cheat
suit Of the election. This popular sentiment en-
witness to a brother in 81. Louis, contravening
many Of the averments in his statement, was
fSs wtns.s when .d asked ed. to explain
then believed the averments to. be true.
he was now satisfied that he had been misin-
formed, and pronounced the allegations in the
letter false. He subsequently stated that he
wrote the letter for political effect. The witness
said he wrote u similar letter to Gov. Kellogg,
and that the writing of such Letters was the stock
in trade of the Packard people to get up a feel
ing in regard TO outragcs in the South in order to
the Nichols Government.
E. L. WEBER was recalled, on the Sd,
and testified that the conference held in New Or
leans in 1876, during the count, was led by Sec'y
Sherman. He had talked with him, and he had
assured witness that if his brother would stand
by hi. protest he would be protected. His broth.
him that Sherman had given it to him at the con-
clusiop Of q conference lad with him. He had
sheet sSs ms hand sn wsr N double
Packard. before election. 10 secure afii-
q f' E.. Of and %ess IN i ios hs pn
told BY Kellogg and Others that L he would
make protest, be (witness) would he returned
they gave him COG majority. His attention being
said he believed It was true. Mrs. d. A. Weber
had told witness that she had the Sherman letter
and knew what to do with it. At that time Mm
Witness had seen Hec'y sherman in close CONVEX
sation with d. A. Weber and Anderson in New
Orleans restaurant. Packard had said 10 witness
and West feicians he was going to be aVerno ss
and Hayes to be President. He said the best
way to dispose Of the Democratic majority was
to throw oSt the yote.thst that vas better than
that kellogg employed L. B. jerks to keep James
=. Anderson away from the parish, % that NO
between 10 ana So ; votes eie os ZEN IN
East Feliciana because of Andersons delay in
coming up t. register them; Witness bad q con-
who advised the stretching Of the pow
Tection that they were stretched in 1874. Witness
washington. and advised to testify 20 as to e1
0nerate the Secretary. Among those who bad
thus approached him were Gen. Anderson, Up.
named Hustled. The latter had advised him to
The further examination Of witness was here
the Sub COMMITTEES At New Orleans, On the 10th
The Committee then adjourned until wednes-
day. July 10.
Gov. PACKARD was recalled, on tho
lst, and produced number of papers to which
he had referred in his testimony ON the 10Th
ult. First heard Of the defect in the certificate
0f the Electors when Gen. Anderson returned
fcom Washington; was not present during the
preparation of the ncw certificates. In regard
Anderson wished to reclaim the protest he had
made, but be Pitkin) had refused to EetaEn it
jerks had talked with him IN q mysteri-
GUS manner about the Sherman letter;
made him think she knew nothing about
it. When the visiting Statesmen were in
Louisiana witness had no conversation with
Sherman in reference to Weber and AnderBon,
although he {witnessl talked q good deal con-
corning the intimidation in their parishes; was
afraid they might not stand mp to their protests;
if the returns from East and West Eeliciana had
alone been thrown out witness would not have
had majority. Witness did not believe the Re-
turning board went into session to achieve any
were more votes In the ba1lot-b boxes for his oppo
nent than fog himeeH, Mr.. Blanchard having ar.
hanged . table of the votes in witness Office and
kept him advised.