Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-20
The Louisiana InauirN

TESTIMONY OF REPU BIICAN ELECTOR MARKS
judge Morris Marks, recently appointed
collector OF internal revenue in New Orleans
testified before the Potter subcommittee YES
terGay relative 10 the Sherman Anderson in
teTvlew, confirming substantially the account
Oh the analr heretofore published. Anderson
came 10 Washington on passes furnished at
Anderson request. Marks refused TO 90
with Anderson 10 see Sherman, but finally
went in company with Anderson and Gov
Hahn. at Hahn's request. Marks went after
MI. Shelia barger at Sherman'S request. while
Hahn and Anderson were waiting in another
room Marks diSclaimed any intimacy with
Anderson. Witness sending passes to Andpr-
son had 10 connection with the Sherman
Anderson interview. Marks was a republican
elector In answer TO a question he said, The
nrSt set OF certificates were signed the day
we met. All were present. The second set
were signed two or three weeks later" Wit
ness being shown copies of the first and sec
ond SETS recognized his signature in each set
ana explained away slight differences N the
appearance OF the signatures. Thinks Shell
don' JoSeph and Burch were present when he
signed The second set; did not know Hill was
TO take them TO Washington. Witness lived i'm
DonaldSonyllle, Feb. 6. 1873. His attention was
called 10 a telegram from Washington IN the
New Orleans Times of February lth about a
woman there representing herself as Mrs. d.
X. Weber; he knew Mrs. Weller very well
and being. about TO leave for Washington
called on her, and, referring to the article
asked her II she knew who the party was Mrs
Weber seemed much surprised, and, after
studying the matter over said il musbbe Mrs
had come TO her house and told of 4 document
ID. A. Weber must have had that If she Mrs
Jenks) could get it she could make good use
OF II b.: she could not satisfy Mrs. jerks until
She had gone over all the papers belonging 10
her husband; that She then and there did 90
over AL OF ID A. Weber'S papers and could NOT
nnd any such document, and Mrs. jerks inal-
ly left; Mrs. Weber said she wanted this
woman Shown up as an impOstor: that she
had never authorized this woman TO represent
ner, as She had no such documents; she au
a lnf tor do, v,.ns,,
the woman In Washington as an impostOT:
had no pen and ink then, but went away and
came back about twelve; met Z s. Weber in
the room he had evidently been informed of
what was 10 be done; ''as she was getting pen
and ink Weber asked me il didn't think it
unWlse Tor Mrs. ID. A. Weber to mix herself up
IN newspaper controversies: that if / found
the woman in Washington could send him a
despatch and then something could be done"
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING-A YOUNG Lqdy In
SANITY htued.-The thunder storm of yester
day ragged with terrible violence in Westcbes-
tep ana ~ lhe upper wards OF the city. When 1t
was al ITS height, about o'clock in the after
noon, The house belonging TO Mr. Walter
Kelly, on MoshOlu avenue near Riverside
was struck by lightning. Miss Fanny Kelly
tne daughter OF the proprietor, was instantly
Killed py the discharge, and two sons ThOs,
and John, were Slightly injured. Officer Van.
ranst, OF the S5th precinct police, who was
near, n'a w was SIX knocKed down by the shock, but
was not hurt. The lightning set fire TO the
mouse, but by the prompt aid of the officer the
hameS were soon eXtinguished. The building
ana furniture suffered 10 the extent of n, 500,
". 7. journal Commerce, 18Th.
CoNFEssING TO FOUR MURDERS. - A tele.
gram from Watertown, \. Y, July Is, saws:
feter BreSnahan, confined in the CAUTION fail
for the murder of Daulthier last spring, and
VINO Is 10 be hanged on Friday, the 18th inst
confessed TO the crime on July 2. He has since
MADE supplemental confession. saying that
he committed three murders previous to that
OF DaulthlerS. The first was an Indian who
GAINED the undiSputed right To hunt where
ne was operating. IN ls3l he killed Scotch
man named Duncan McCamerOn, with whom
he was buying furs near Big EpiOngO, Canada
In 1851 he killed Michael Crowley on Shad
lake, near Bone shire Point, Canada. Crowley
was supposed 10 have money. He killed Me-
Cameron because they had trouble about the
division OF their stock Of furs. lie confesses TO
other minor crimes.