The Portland daily press., 1878-07-24
THE INVESTIGATION.
The Committee in Session at At
lantic City.
Nothing of Importance ELECTED
Yesterday.

ATLANTIC CRY, Julg 23-Potter and Springer
reached Atlantic City this morning, making,
with Butler aud Hiscock, who arrived previ-
ously, four members. The only witnesses here
now are Gen. Sherman and Representatives
Kelly and Dsnforth. Ex Senator Trumbull has
arrived at Atlantic City totestify before the
Bntler committee.
The Potter sub committee consisting of re-
representatives. Potter, Butler, Hiscock and
Springer, met this morning at 5 O clock il one
of the parlors of the U. S Hotel. There were
present rx- Rep. s Kelly and Danford and of the
couI Sci Messrs Shellsbarger aud j. r. Sypher
together with large number of guests Of the
hotel OF both sexes, and representatives of the
press. Representative Danford was the first
witness called at the instance of representative
Hiscock who conducted the direct examination.
Danford testified he is a member of the present
and was member of the preceding Congress,
his residence being at st. Clareisville, O. He
was member of the Morrison committee that
visited New Orleans, and there met j. S. E
Anderson whom he had first known as Wash
lDgton correspondent of newspaper in his
district. He had full conversat on with An
dersou about East Feliciana. 1t was voluntary
on the part of Anderson who spoke generally
OF the parish, of its being the worst bull-dozod
parish OF the State and said while travelling
from some point to the parish seat on DARK
night he was fired at, his clothes being shot
through aud that he escaped by reason of the
went 10 New Orleans He SAID some army
Cfficers doubted the trrtA of the story about
the attack. He @lss spoke of having made q
protest 90 which the vote of Ex-Feliciana was
thrown out. He spoke of having put in cir
culation during the period of registration when
be came 10 New O,leans an /. informed the
republican con- mittee, including Gov. Kellogg,
that his parish was going democratic, the
colored vote being largely on that side and
| that be had been advised by Kellogg aud the
ann hlir1n hat ha CHI cit Not
return the parish at all OF come away and
make such protest as would throw the parish
out. BE said be had put the story 10 circula-
ton Ia hope that the democratic committee
would make him an offer of money. He had
them good and fast and could blow them sky
high.
Witness did not hear Anderson question the
truth OF the protest nor complain that there
had been an Interpolation.
Chairman Potter asked witness whether he
| did not wonder how Anderson whom he had
known as newspaper correspondent 10 Wash
ingtun could so eoou become supervisor of
elections in Louisiana to which the witness
replied that he had known Anderson as
correspondent of New Osleaus paper and
did rot know bat that he was cihz 10 of
LOUISIANA. Witness thought Anderson said
the vote OF the parish was thrown out on his
| protest.
The committee then adjourned till 10 30
| O'clock to morrow morning when Representa-
| tive Kelley will be examined with reference to
| the Morehouse deposition.
Potter contradicts statement of specisl
from Washington published in the Phlade-
phia Evening Telegraph either that the COM
| mittee have agreed to make a preliminary
report before the fall elections or that hesj has
made any statement whatever as to the case
| expected to be proved or the effect of the
| action of the electoral commission.
Hon Eugene Hale arrived this evening to
appear before the Potter committee.
| H. Ila~1 :
| OF New Jersey and representatives Hale,
| Kelly and Garfield, who are expected here are
| the witnesses suggested to tie committee By
| Secretary Sherman, who, If he chooses, will
| testify before the committee, using his own
| pleasure on the premises. There was an in
| formal meeting of the com mittee tonight,
| Secretary Sherman being present for consulta-
.tion as 10 the convenience of his witnesses,
Geu. Harry White of Cincinnati and Frank
Moreg of Louisiana are also Secretary Sher-
mans Witnesses
The Sub Committee.
NEW ORLEANS, July % -Ex-Goy. r. G.
Wickliffe, Col. s j Powell and Capt. w. w
Leake, Of East Feliciana parish, testified re-
gardiDg their efforts TO lndnee colored men to
votesthe Democratic ticket at the last election.
Each assisted in organizing colored Democratic
clubs and addressing meetings of coored
people. The most potent argument used was ia
relation to the public schools, which had been
badly managed by the Republicans, the funds
in many cases being misapplied. The last cleo
ton was peaceable ard quiet d. A. Weber
told Col Powell, November 18th, that he had
not filed any protest and did not intend to do
so.
E. x. Rdss Of New Orleans testified be drew
the affidavits in the custom house in 1876.
Witnesses we're questioned as to the occurrences
in the parish ana their statements taken down.
AS far as know no influences were brought
to bear TO induce witnesses to testify. The
afidavits draw by me contained only the
state ments u ade by the witnesses themselves.
To Mr.. Biackburn-If witness had made
statements hortful TO the Ref ublicans and to
the advantage of the Democrats would prob
ably have concluded not to take his testimony.
To Gov Cox-No such case occurred.
10 MIR. Blackburp-Saw Sherman and other
visiting statesmen iu the custom house when
the affidavits were being prepared, but never
saw them in the Groom where the work was
going on
John A. Stevenson. agent of the Mississippi
Valley Transportation Co.. testified regarding
the rascally transactions of e. r. Rrss when
Russ was dscharging clerk on the Lebec in
1866.
James 3. McAIdle testified: Assisted in the
preparation of the affidaviis 10 the custom
house, being shown q number of affidavits
fonnd one in witness handwriting that of
Thos Steward. Did not remember the Cir
cumstances of this particular paper detailed
the manner of taking down the testimony of
witness; put down the statements as made by
them: tried to make the strongest point for the
Republicans were working in their interests ;
there were about 40 persons engaged in work
ing and copying affidayits; don't kno.' who
the copies were for
Letters were read from Thos. S. Kelley
(colored) who will be remembered as doorkeeper
of Gov. Kellogg's private office, date Lake
Providence, La, addressed to the Potter SUBJ
committee il which he states that the names
of Jaffrion and Levessee on the second set of
electoral certificates were forged aud Offering
If summoned before the committee to point
out the party who committed the forgery.
Capt. James Kelly testified that he left New
Orleans June 18th for Lake Providence at the
instance of the chairman of the Democratic
state committee to secure the attendance of
Thos. S. Kelly before the Congression CON-
mittee. Witness found Kelly who promised to
return with him to New Orleans, while wait
ing for the boat to come down three boats
passed up, on one of these boats a colored man
aud woman arrived from New Orleans, they
went with Kelley to his quarters, and daring
the night this man and Kelly took the next
boat and went up the river. | subsequently
learned that the coored man who Kelly went
away with was named Kennedy and that he is
an assistant doorkeeper of the United State
Senate
f. o Miner, an aid to chief Of police, testi-
fed regarding the efforts to trace Kennedy and
Kellogg. Dispatches were received by chief of
police Boylar from detectives in Cincinnati,
showing the arrival there of Kennedy and
Kelley. Gov. Cox made q statement of his
efforts to secure the attendance as witness of
Mrs d. A. Weber and j. Gordran, Weber's
brother-in-law. Mr.. Dunbar, an officer of the
commissioners, was afterwards sent to Donald
sonville with subpoenas Mrs. Weber replied
that her children had scarlet fever and she
could not leave them. GordTan told Dunbar
he could not leave his business, that he had no
one TO leave in charge. Furthermore if he
came he would have to tell the truth AID if he
iold all he knew he could not afterwards live