The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-26

shortly after brought witness an elaborate
protest, sworn to by him before Judge Camp
bell. Some days later Anderson again came
and requested witness to let him see his pro-
test. Witness said he had sent it to the Gov
ernor, but Anderson persisted, saying he had
seen witness lock up the document In his
drawer.
Angry words followed, and 1t ended by the
witness ordering Anderson out Of the room.
Witness denied that the Weber-Anderson
protest was framed at his instance
Pltkin next related an interview with An
derson at Wizards Hotel last January An
derson there showed witness several
LETTERS FROM STANLEY MATTHEW'S,
and told him that he obtained from Mr.. Sher-
man, when the latter was in New Orleans,
some oral guarantees as to provisions which
should be made for him.
Anderson then drew out of his pocket a
copy OF the Weber Anderson agreement the
original OF which he said was in Mr.. Mat
| thews hands, and read it to witness. When he
came TO witness name witness said: "Ander-
son you know this is false" Anderson SEEM
ed slightly confused and said that that was
mistake. After Anderson had read to witness
| various other documents he offered them to
witness for the purpose of allaying Matthews
supposed h0stillties to him (witness), but
Witness declined having anything to do with
It, 'whereqpon Anderson replaced the package
In his pocket. The interview ended and An
| deTson returned to Philadelphia. Pitkin
stated that this written statement was pre-
pared by, him before leaving New Orleans
and he told its substance TO Gen. Butler
| shortly after ARRIVING here. He next stated in
| reply to Gen. Butler that 1t may be possible
he asked Ihos. H. jerks about the Sherman
letter.. although he had no distinct recollec-
| tion Of doing it, He never saw a copv of that
document he saw Mrs jerks in
POSTMASTER PARKEB's OFFICE
in New Orleans, within month past, and
showed her q newspaper containing para
graph in which 1t was stated that she had
Photographic copy of that letter in her pos
| session.
She read the paragraph, laughed and said:
"HoW little newspapers know" Then wit
ness asked her something about the letter,
and she remarked that the letter had never
left the city.
In reply to Mr.. McMahon witness stated
he wrote Anderson about Matthews letters
some time last fall, and Anderson referred
witness to Mr.. Sypher, his attorney. He did
not want the letters for himself, but wanted
some OF his friends in the Senate to know of
them, as Gen. Harlan's nomination was then
pending.
Witness then said he had conversation
with Senator Conkling in the presence of
Sypher, during which the Anderson protest
was talked over, and when Mr.. Conkling
asked him about the blanks alleged to have
been in the protest, he thinks he must have
made substantially the same answer given.
namely: That he did not recollect seeing any
blanks: The Matthews letters were talked OF,
but not produced, and witness was anxious to
secure them for COnkling, as they would be
useful for him to hold bride on Stanley
Matthews.
Mr. Mcmahon inquired as to the subpoena
ing OF witnesses during the Howe investiga-
tlOn, and asked witness whether any Demo-
cratic witnesses were summoned by the gov
ernment, to which Mr.. Pitkin replied, TNot
any; l think / should have known il any
were summoned"
Then the committee at Q D. m. took recess
until o'clock. when Marshal Pitkin resumed
the stand and was questioned by Gen. Coz
with reference to Leyisee's story, and he
CoRRoBoRATED LEvtssEE's TESTIMONY
with regard to this matter. He further
stated that in June, 1877, his resignation as |
United States Marshal was requested by At |
torney General Devens. He asked to be fur |
nished the reasons for this request and de- |
clined to resign.
About five weeks later he received q letter |
from Gen: Butler in response to one written |
by himself which he gave to the public and |
shortly after that his successor was appointed
He stated that he appointed $40 deputy mar
shals in the city of New Orleans and about
$500 throughout the State. or the $40 there
were
ONLY TWENTY-FIVE DEMOCRATS.
About $50 had been recommended to him for
appointment by 1. w. Patton, chairman OF
the Democratic State Committee but he found
upon investigation that they were all White
ih1eaguers, and hence ne declined to appoint
loan Of $4,000 for the purpose of defraying
the expenses OF getting up protests. The
only expenditure he knew OF was about $4,000,
which Zach Chandler sent In January after
election, which was used in paying for the
substance OF the Metropolitan Police.
In reply to Mr.. Springer, Mr.. Pitkin said
that when Anderson showed him Matthew'S
etters at Willard Hotel be advised Ander-
son to give the letters into Gen. Buffers GUS
;Ody. He was interrogated at some length as
20 dlf1erent matters connected with
THE VISITING STATESMEN
md Returning Board count, but his evidence
N these points was very imperfect and not
1t all important. He stated In reply to Mr.
Mcmahon that in November last he looked
Gmong, his papers for the protest drawn up
~ Anderson himself, and sworn to before
Commissioner WoOlfley, and after finding it, ,
ent it to Senator Conkling. He did this SIM
)ly to satisfy Senator Conkling that Ander-
ION at the time of making that protest was
lot drunk, as had been intimated by Sypher. ,
In the interview between Senator Conkling
Lnd witness, Mr.. Pitkin identified the hand
writing OF ID. A. Weber in a number of let
ers shown him. Witness was then shown
he Weber-Anderson agreement, and said he | +
houId not believe the signatures on that to q
'e Weber's. a
In reply to Gen. Butler witness stated that t
after his arrival here he called {
n Senator Conkling to get the first protest of
Inderson's, which he had sent him. He went c
Vhere the Senator and his private secretary {
OOked for the paper. a
Senator Conkling said that he remembered 6
erfectly we'll that witness promised to send s
hat document, but that G
HE WAS NOT SURE
I having receivedit. Witness gave the SEN .
tor his address, and the latter promised to "
End it, but has not done so yet. Mr.. Pitkin
as then excused.
Alfred G. Haley testified that he had q con-
ersatiOn with Mrs. jerks when she was here cl
lst spring upon the subject of the Sherman b.
tter. a.
Objection was made by Mr.. Hiscock to the al
,stimOny evidently to be elected from wit n
ess for impeaching Mrs. jerks credibility,
I'D long argument arose upon this point
was finally decided to let the matter go over
|! tomorrow, and the committee at 40 p. m. G
1journed uutil 10 a. N, tomorrow. IC
Few more Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-Col. Robins and
70 soldiers were killed in an engagement P
ith Indians at Curry Greek. Reinforcemeuts P
ere asked for and all available troops have
lDe to the front. IT. iS hnlinvad fho 1Ddiono