The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-07-11

mittee to- day recalled Thomas c. Ander'
son, who testified that he did not see
any one sign the certificates of the elec-
toral vote while in the Governors Office
at New Orleans that Mrs. jerks, plead
ing the poverty of her mother, asked
him to appoint her brother, A. r. MUIR
dock, to place in the Custom House,
Witness promised to do something for
him this month, but has not yet. Muir
dock has had a letter from Senator Kel-
logg for some time, requesting the wit.
ness to do something for him,
Emile L. Weber, brother of Daniel
Weber, was sworn. Desiring to read a
statement of his connection with the Re-
publican party, Mr.. Cox objected to the
statement being read as part of the testi-
mony, and Weber retired for the present.
A secret session followed.
When the doors were reopened Emile
Weber was recalled, and was given per-
mission to read his statement, provided
he would swear to the facts contained
The statement was read, and set forth
tnat he had no personal knowledge that
Democratic intimidation had existed in
the parishes of East and West Feliciana.
His brother, Dan Weber, and James E.
Anderson had informed him the two
parishes had gone fairly Democratic.
Great influence was brought to bear
against his brother to make his protest,
and he had been approached very fre-
quently to use his influence with his
brother to effect the signing Of the pro-
test, and saw blanks therein. After An.
derson had left, Judge Campbell attach
ed jurat to the paper. 1t was not sworn
to by Anderson. 1t was notorious fact
in the Custom House that Kellogg, Pack
ard and others were pressing Anderson
and Weber to make their respective pro-
tests. John Sherman was spokesman of
the visiting statesman, and he (Weber)
knew that Sherman had given his broth
er assurances which caused him to allow
his protesr to stand after it had been
made. Weber had, In conversation with
Sherman, explained to him that his
brother thought his parish had gone
Democratic, and he was disposed to take
back his protest, whereupon Sherman
assured him his brother would be cared |
for, and requested that he send his
brother to him.
His brother, on the day he received it,
showed h:m the letter of assurance, and
said he had received ut direct from
Sherman" Weber was familiar with the
hand writing of Sherman, and was salts
fed that the letter was written by that
gentleman in 1877. The Sherman letter
was a subject of modification to Weber's
family, and his sister-in.la law, Mrs. Dan'l
Weber, had endeavored to find it among
the papers of her husband, which were
packed away in two trunks and large
shoe box. Late in the summer of 1877
he (witness) had made a search for the
letter and had found it in shoe box and
destroyed it forthwith. Mrs. jerks had
been in no way connected with the au-
thorship Of the Sherman letter.
About the 9th of November, it was
discovered that only six of Hayes's elec-
ors could be saved, and Kellogg that day
'emarked to me, "Fe are, after all, beaten."
n regard to the agreement between Jas.
.. Anderson, and D. E. Weber, l here
tate that | personally know that such an
IgTeement was entered into and was sub
tantially the same as has been present.
I'd. My brother was murdered March
th. {
In an issue of the Ledger, of which he
vas editor previous to his death, he
threatened to publish certain letters and ,
statement emanating from the State
auditors Office, and that is supposed to {
ave supplied the immediate cause of q
is death, and to what extent might sug-
est its authors. While l think this
lreat the immediate cause of his assas. g
nation, l do not believe it would have y
ccurred if he had not made the protest v
IhiCh deprived the people of their votes, y
nd thus placed himself in such posi-. !,
on that his personal enemies we're en- ;;
outraged to make this murderous as h
lult. :,
In the Sherman report appears pur- a
Ortee affidavit from me as United States Z
lpervisor containing somewhat sweep. n
g allegation of intimidation in the par. q
h Of West Feliciana. l declined when y y
,quested to make affidavit on this sub I
ct. This paper was subsequently pre- y y
lred by L. B. jerks, and without read. y
q or examining, / signed it. per-
rmed no duties as United States Super. n
sor, and should not have signed the pa. n
9r If had previously read it. Ibid not n
year to it, but the jurat was attached u
the Commissioner as a matter of form el
erely. have no defence to make for
y action, except TO say thatit was done 10
ithout deliberation. w
Mrs. jerks visited my sister-in-law in tr
% summer of 1877, and urged her to fe
int for the Sherman letter. Mrs. We IN
Il declined to do so, or to give her any u
whatever. About the 9th =,
May, she brought letter from Gen. h,
al Sheldon, offering to pay Mrs. We n
RS expenses to New Orleans and
ashington, in connection with the ia
herman letter, and threatening, in case Cv
70 did not come, to have her arrested Sc
i'd forced to go. Mrs. jerks and her
lsband have always called the paper
g Sherman letter. Tom jerks, in fact.
IS claimed that his association and co.
eration with Anderson was such as to st
We him an equitable right to some of ht
e benefits that we're supposed to be EN-. tit
aced in it, haye never heard it init in
ated, until she gave her testimony, that 10
rs. jerks was in any way connected to
th the authorship of the letter. have m
1t nor has any member of my family th
ught to use this letter as means of OBJ II
lning office. l saw the members oft W,
cVeagh Commission in New Orleans bl
I'd was informed that money had been to
ed to secure the abandonment of the I,
Ickard Legislature by certain members W,
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