The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-26

THE POTTER COMMITTEE.
ana Garfield or the stand

| sherman ana e-aT HELD 0n the stand.
ATLANTIC CTTY, N. j., July 25.--In regard
Visiting Statesmen sen sent to Presidsnt q Grant io
| and subject matter discussed in the
Senate by the witness, Sherman said
| he never intimated or asked anyone to
suppress letters or papers. and never did any
thing to hinder the operations Of the invesfi-
eating committee. Witness first heard Of
| The declared results Of the Electoral Board Of
| Louisiana by telegraph from Gov. Kellogg.
Secretary Sherman, upon being questioned
| by Mr.. HiscoCk as TO his intimacy with e. L.
Weber said that he did not remember ever
| having met him. He never heard Of any plan
| to manipulate the vote in Louisiana by the
| visiting statesmen.
| The testimony of Weber was at this point
referred to and Mr.. Sherman stated that
| Weber was never in his private room: he had
never met nor known him.
| Speaking OF the general feeling In Louisiana
| witness said he never saw more intelligent
set Of men in his life than the Democratic
| politicians Of Louisiana, adding, | will say for
| them there was no manipulation OF parishes
| Weber was mistaken when he testified about
| seeing me write in the ClIstoIn-Ho1se | wns
not there while affldavits were being made
! out or during the examination Of witnesses
| Mr., Weber might possibly have Confounded
me with some one else. So far as seeing him,
| as he testified, ON the fifteenth of November.
that is impossible, for | was then on my way
to New Orleans. That part Of Weber's state
ment, SO far as 1t relates to myself, Is abso-
lutely false.
Answering question regarding the feeling
of citizens in Louisiana, Mr.. Sherman said:
| "In New Orleans itself there was q state of
terror, and 1t was difficult indeed that any
thing like justice could be DONE Everything
was against the Democrats and in favor Of
| the Republicans. The feeling Of fear and in
timidation which filled the public mind was
apparent after the election. Where this man
| Weber says they were tempted by offers Of
| Office 1t is nonsense.
r
Eliza Pinkston was taken. There were sew
eral undisputed facts in connection with out
RACES committed on citizens Of Louisiana. It
was not denied that shooting md cutting whs
done by the party accused by Eliza PinkstOn
The persons implicated by her evidence were
never called 20 account for the outrage SO
far as witness knew there had been no judicial
investigation. 1t was barbarous and in
human act.
Mr.. Sherman further testified that he saw
Mrs. jerks about the twentieth Of January.
He never had any conversation with her ex-
cept in the presence of others. He never pro-
missed her anything, nor held out any hope of
reward. He finished his answer to d question
by saying 1T Is absurd to suppose anything
Of the kind"
Answering Mr.. HtscoCks question. Mr..
Sherman said he never authorized Marks or
any one else to offer Weber anything.
In answer to questions by Mr.. Potter. wit
ness said he did not meet Gov. Kellogg Thos.
g. Anderson holds position in his depart
ment. Does not know of his own knowledge
that Mr., Murdoch or Mr.. Thos. jerks have
received any appointments.
In answer to q question by Mr.. Butler
whether Appraiser Sawyer knew anything
more about merchandise than the Hebrew
language, Mr.. Sherman said "Wel, that's q
question that never was argued before me"
Answering another question: he said "I
think | will have TO share witiS the President
the responsibility Of that appointment. AS
am not prepared to prOduCe papers of tho ap-
nIinnti1n n tiftnG in fhp
matter, [ cannot answer whether the applCa-
tiOn came from me to the President"
Gen Garfield was next sworn, and testified
to visiting New Orleans. The only ono whom
he met on his way was Mr.. White Of the New
York Tribune. He went there at the request
Of President Grant merely to witness the
count Of votes by the Returning Board. His
testimony in substance confirmed the testi-
mOny OF previous Witness regarding the &C
ton Of visiting statesmen at New Orleans
In the distribution of disputed parishes he
was given West Feliciana. He occupied a
room in the CustOm-H House. where he took
copies Of all official papers and any affldavits
regarding intimidation and bulldozing in that
parish. At first he felt that there was good
deal Of lying on both sides, and to get at facts
he took the testimony OF considerable wit
nesses who were In the city, personally dur
ing his sojourn in New Orleans.
He never heard of any correspondence be-
tween Weber and Senator Sherman. Never
heard Of any unwillingness on the part of
Weber that his (Webers) statements should
be used. The statement in Weber's testi- |
mony as printed is utterly inconsistent with
what witness saw. The only thing witness
learned from residents Of Louisiana was that |
the omission of names of electors from tickets |
would change the vote. It was Thought how
ever, by his informants, that but few Of the |
tickets had been voted. There was nothing |
done in any way by the visiting statesmen |
looking to any attempt towards influencing |
the Returning Board.
TNf ftyitu InI k~
full testimony of Weber. and he gave gen
eral denial to several charges made. He |
could not remember ever seeing Weber and |
Secretary Sherman together and 50 for as
lie.
In answer to Mr.. Potter, witness said: |
don't remember seeing Mr. Darrall during
the session Of the Returning Board, nor Of
placing my arms around him and saving
Nov, Darrall, you see that the members Of
the Returning Board stand firm" Weber was
represented by parties whom he could not re-
member by name as being very unreliable.
To Mr.. BUtIer-The Democratic element
cared more for the State ticket than the ma
tional. Witness heard q good many express
siOns to that effect.
BY Mr. Butler-In your opinion, If the State
was carried for Hayes was it not also carried
Answer-I think Packard was honestly
elected.
Mr.. Butler then asked If witness knew of
troops being used to maintain the Packard
government, to which Mr.. Hiscock objected,
arguing that the question was irrelevant.
After some desultory conversation between
the members of the committee, Mr.. Potter al
lowed the question, and it was answered by
witness, as he stated, in a historical way, as
he knew nothing more than he read about 1t.
AS Mr.. Butler was fixing himself for some
sharp firing, the band employed by the hotel
near the parlor struck up and virtually put
an end to the session for to-day, and at about
p M, Mr.. Potter declared an adjournment
until 10 a. m. tomorrow.
StOnewan JacksOn's Cape.
New YORK, July 25.-Col. J. L. Williams,
,ornmfgsurv of Subsistence on Stouewall Jack