Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-07-03

Mrs. jerks in conversation and hi
replied, "oh, none in the world. Sht
has very fine voice and can always
understand lady better than a gen.
tleman." Laughter.
| Q.-Did Mrs. jerks say she had &C,
tual possession of the Sherman let
ter?
A.-Yes, sir, she undoubtedly did
That it was confined in some safe in
New Orleans subject TO her command d
for production.
After short executive session the
COMMITTEE took recess.
During the cross examination OF
Pulley Mrs. jerks occupied chair in
the corner of the room in the rear Of
the witness and was seemingly very
much amused.
When the committee reassembleG
Judge Hugh j. Campbell, at presen
of Dakota Territory, formerly of New
Orleans, was called and testified tha
the first interview he had with An
derson was in Marshal Pitkin's Office
The protest of Anderson was refer
red to him and he gave his decision
that the statement was not according
to law, and he (CampbelD had thu
statement drawn up according to thu
requirements of the revised statutes
did not remember having administer
ed the oath to Anderson.
Q--To the best of your knowledge
and belief, did you ever affix nQl
signiturc to any affidavit where At
party making the same was not pres
ent.
Al can swear positively that
never did go.
II will be remembered that Ander-
son testified that it was no uncommon
thing for the proper signiture to be
affixed to afiidavits without the per-
sons being present at the time to take
the oath.
Cross-examined by Chairman fot-
ter, the witness testified there were
probably certain blanks (mentioning
occasions for their existence) in form
of an affidavit, which were drawn up
under his supervision, but he could
not state positively as to that. Wit
ness continued: "The fact of my hav-
ing administered the oath to Ander-
son will depend on my signature be-
ing found on the document. In the
preparation of this affidavit for An
derson l acted as his legal adviser.
This protest of Anderson's was pre-
pared for him as Supervisor of East
Feliciana parish. He did not have
the returns Of the parish present at
that time. The protest was present
ed and sworn to as a distinct paper.
The information that came to me was
that the reasons protests of the SUI
pervisors had not been attached to
returns sent by mail it was not safe to
do so. know was very clear in my
opinion if such fact appeared it
would be sufficient reason for COM
plying with the law in that respect.
l did not think in that view that non-
conformance with the provisions of
the law would make it invalid; first
heard of the Sherman letter in the
summer of ~, after my return to New
Orleans from Washington; at that
time l heard that when Weber was
killed it was found Witness
continued, "it was a corrupt agree
ment with President Hayes in regard
to his being counted in. l was
appointed on the recommendation OF
Judge Hunt, Of Louisiana, and Mr..
Barzavo and General Anderson
Governor Packard was legally elect
ed Governor of Louisiana, that the
same vote that elected Packard elect
ed the Presidential electors who vot-
ed for President Hayes. I have no
doubt tina. if there had been no pause
or fnterreguum by partial recogni-
ton of the two Governments and
Packard had been sustained immedi-
ately on his Inauguration, that
he could have sustained himself with
out civil war, but not without the &C.
tive support of the United States Gov
ernment. l believe both Packard and
the Hayes electors were elected and
that but for the mob spirit which
was prevalent then, as to-day Pack
ard w0nld now be the presiding Gov
ernOr. ----------------
By the Chairman-Could Packard,
as a matter of fact, have sustained his
government there for the last two
years without the aid of Federal
troops? A-No sir.
BY Butler-I have only one final
question to ask you, and that is this
l suppose in 1862 the author tiles of
the United States and of the State of
Louisiana as State of the United
States, could not have been main
tained without federal troops? A
No sir.
Governor Kellogg was then called
and some discussion ensned as to the
La lob c1, nj 4 1n
examined, and after discussion on
that point the committee adjourned
until Thursday.
WAsHIH GToE, June y.
Pitkin said he always believed in
the legality of the Packard legisla-
ture and was of the opinion that the
Packard government could have sus-
tained itself within three weeks after
recognition by the administration
without the aid of Federal troops.
| Witness narrated a statement made
to him by Geo. j. Swasy of the con-
ference of the members of the Pack.
ard legislature and members of the
McVeagh commission, Immediately
preceding the withdrawal of the
troops and recognition of the Mich.
oils government. Examination was
continued at length upon the acts Of
the McNeagh commission and Bu,lel
requested that Packard be subpGneG
toappear before leaving the country.
Hiscock and Cox said the minority
of the committee were disposed tC
accept the testimony of Pitkln as re
CARDS affairs in Louisiana, and sug
gested that additional witnesse:
would only accumulate evidence anG
delay the progress of the investigs
ton.
! During the discussion Butler re
marked that he "wanted the grea
fraud probed to the bottom" and
Mcmahon said the question of goins
into investigation of the McVeagl
commission had been decided in sc
cret session and he voted for it on tn,
ground that Gen. Butler informed
the committee that an agreement hat
been entered into whereby the fraud
ulent count of votes in Louisiana hat
been made effective and that he coult
prove it. 1t was finally decided t,
settle the matter in secret session.
Gen. Butler to witness-I desire I,
ask you If you had any conversation
with either Hawley or Harlan befor
they returned to Washington, afte
recognition of the Nicholl's govern
ment2
Ayes sir, l had.
Q-What was said about providin,
for those who had lent the admins
tration their services?
i A-They said that when they ar
rived in Washington they would Sc
Mr.. Hayes and arrange to have al
leading Republicans, who had born
the bruht of the work in La. take
care OF.
Q--Did that include Anderson?
Il A-Anderson's name WAS not men
toned.
BY POtter-Could the Kellogg gov
ernment have maintained itself with
out the aid of federal troops?
Ayes sir. There were no feder
al troops in New Orleans.
!. After short executive session tn
committee took recess.
TESTIMONY OF TIE JENKs' LANDLORD
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