Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-08-19
THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
Kellogg Contradicts Leet.
The Latter's Insanity.
NCENDIARY FIRES,
AUSTRIA AND TURKEY.
Kellogg Contradicts Leet.
The Latter's Insanity.
NCENDIARY FIRES.
AUSTRIA AND TURKEY.
Attempt to Assassinate Todleben
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION
Loef.s Unsanifv Efc

NEW YORK, August l9.-The Potter investi-
gaton committee resumed its session this
Leet was generally discussed. His wife and
children are down with the yellow fever in
New orleans, which, with the excitement of
testl1yIng before the committee, may have
caused temporary arrangement OF the
mind.
Gov. Kellogg Contradicts Leet.
Mr. Hlscock read telegram from Gov. Kel-
logg, as follows:
CHICAGO, 18th August.-Hon. Mr. Hiscock:
just arrived here, and read Leet's evidence as
him to manufacture affidavits or do any i'm
proper action connected with any election
officer, or that ! had any conversation with
him as he details, either regarding Anderson's
protest or visiting statesmen, or even that 1
proposed to introduce him to visiting states
men, as stated by him. is absolutely false.
Through the influence of Packard's friends
Leet was chosen a delegate to the state con-
ventiOn; for some unaccOuntable reason he
voted against Packard. and Packard's friends
denounced him for treachery, and he was not.
therefore, considered in connection with can
vass or election. Months after the election
eyincing friendship. Hence my letter OF
winter. claiming that he was rendering me SER
vice on the Times. Imerey replied in friendly
manner defy him to produce other letters
or any evidence, save his own assertion, in
any way duplicating me or even in corrobora-
tion OF any of his material statements regard
ing me. He has been for months past begging
ment that Packard and myself or leading re-
publlcanS ever took Leet into our councils
Will be received with deriSiOn in Louisiana.
w. P. KELLOGG.
Ordered to Take q Horn.
AS Mr. Horn, who was expected to testify,
did not put in an appearance, the Sergeant-at
arms was directed to compel his attendance
before the committee tomorrow, at ii O'clock
Gen. Butler and Stanley Matthews.
Gen. Butler then called attention to his re-
quest made last week regarding the failure
and refusal of Senator Stanley Matthews to
appear before the committee. He now moved
that the fact of his service by subpoena and
his failure to come before the committee be
entered on the minutes and that this commit
in the matter. Mr.. Potter said he had lost
sight Of Gen. Buffers motion last week, but
remembered it, and would entertain it now.
He put the motion to the committee and it
was unanimously resolved to report Senator
Matthews to the House as being in contempt.
There being no witnesses before the commit
tee an adjournment was taken until ii o clock
tomorrow.
Leet'S Insanity.
NEW YORK, August 19--JOhn E. Leet was
brought before Justice Flammer today at the
Tombs police court. The charge made by the
officer was Tor disOrderly conduct, and before
the magistrate could interrOgate him in the
form presented by law, he waived his arms in
decamatOry form, and turning around to the
audience launched in vigorous investion in
denunciation of his enemies. He protested
THAT there was conspiracy to lmmure him in
a foul and loathSome dungeon where he could
not be heard from again, under the form of a
star chamber proceeding. and with extrav-
agant geSticulation he cried aloud =" Is
there no person here to protect me?"
Magistrate decided to commit him to the
charge of the commissioners of charity and
corrections, with view to the examination
OF his mental condition. Some artiice had to
be employed in order to persuade him to leave
the court room. Casting his eyes in the direc.
ton OF the prison box he shrank with dismay
and exclaimed in tremulOus tones, THAT is
the road to perditiOn." The officers then
conducted him out of the front door, gently
soothing his plants on the way by kind words