New-York tribune., 1878-06-26

TINS natter ID Congress Al didn't say that any
the newspapers exactly as ye IL 70 y0u as from But
Ief's friends, and t the talk about washington
on OF friendship otherwise TO say ono word aDeSs
itf Al don't remember whether did or not INC
matter Was frequently talked OF here -, =,
Ooh. understand how the talk goes Am%S, s fon ~
TO be fact at any rate here Is session oi |on
o9Haye Won ever SAID chat General Harlan said that
he supposed 69s" new or h d IN the most positive
terms that he did not know anything abouth AT all
PITK1N's STATEMENT ABOUT ANDERSON
John r. Plikin Marshal for Louisiana from October
1876 to june 1877 then called and examined py
Mr.. Cox. lie was asked II he knew anything about
Anderson's protest He replied that he had written
abatement which he read Tho following is an extract
| from t;
During the period Of AndersOns Official duties In Fe-
frequent surmises had been made in regard 10 ns
business and why he came down thsTe, b@sp TO
charge OF eowaree and OF abandoning the parish M 80
critical iuncture. My remark aironted him, and ne
LETT me- saving that his life was about as gool as many
| o,her Republicans he knew or About week atefl
letter While on the street with him from ]. W. Patton,
| the Chairman OF the Democratic state Central
left him saving he had an engagement was inclined
10 believe that this was not tho first letter ne nad re-
learned that Anderson had returned TO East Feei1na
| the third day after the election when he
| came into my office. asked MIN about ths
election i'm East Felicana and he replied by stating hat
! / had done him injustice by my course as Super
| visor and that he felt aggreved at the eOurse
taken by his party friends and that he meant TO act on
the square said 10 him that bIs long stays In New
Orleans had beeu construed as I'D to one side or b0h
but that should be glad TO excupate him after proper
explanations inquired whether there was any protest
filed mis- pars6 and he said he had sent his returns
by mail from Baton Rouge on reaching there before
| that time he had not only complained 70 me Oh
! intimidation, but had reeited how he had been
| fred o., and showed me bulethole which he bad
! In his coat. Soon after he came into my ONCE,
aud while was conversing with others, be to1k sheet
Of paper went into the ane-FOOm Of my office, wheo
there DESKS and quite number OF visitors waiihG
TO see me- and then returned WIN pa sSa,ensn % %
u bis own hand and signed with DIS own haI1s IT1 ~
Il and saw IL not In fOrm as required by laW al
once felt misgymg lest he might be accepting Demo
cratic uyertnres asked hlm II DC wanted 10 sH9av W
It, and he Indicated his Willingness 20 DO So ana shS-
gested that should 10 United states commissioner
WOUhy, and there ne cOGU swear t1 II. went WIN
bIm and he was sworn and he parted from me and re
! paper never existed. Anderson states that
| Judge Campbell framed a third paper, to which
he never swore TO- he handed me the railing in
my private office ali drawn up ana sworn TO arer he had
on NY way back met Judge Camp1eli and showed him
AndsrsOn protest Judge Campbell offered 10 put u IN
legal form II Anderson desired. About hour after
| ward Anderson came IN and tod HIM what Judge
turned and handed me an elaborate paper signed and
sworn by I'm self This paper was not framed IN my
oGer and What ina contents were don't know. AndeF-
son was accompanied by Captain jerks and some other
person whom did not know, and he remarked that
jerks was a little crooked aud had better be sworn
soon As possible Tho protest thereupOn supple
mcutcd by short statement which was sworn 10 ana
my part 10 persuade Anderson TO do any
/ thing violation OF bis duly. fOur Gays lateIB
Anderson came into my Omce, ana nshed 70
SEQ ms protest | told him 1 had not then got
IT, HIS request led me 10 suspect that be desired 10
destroy bis protest IN the DemocIauo interest nc ul
credited my statement that had not got IT, ana was
very offensive In ms manner so much 50 that OrGefed
him out Oi my Olhce his lage, as lh,ep ecu u 81.
seemed TO DO az the thought at ne bad made protest.
believe ms FIRST statement can be proved TO be as
have stated and not as ne states, mane MnSu G hn 40
drunk Anderson a terWards came OUTSIDE OF my ONCE
Lim walking about In front Of my office HIS threats
reported 10 me several times, and had some di
taking him IN hand. That concludes my acquaintance
with Anderson until July, 1877. when had very I'M
'o"Gye as the substance OF any Other interview you
had with AndersOn at that tmci A-ETy lnJuy' lo.l'
two three DAYS after my reacnlng washington, an,
dersOn uccoscd mo In front 81 Wlards Hotel ana rad
| that having seen my arrival announced he had run
down from PAilahepha 10 see me- was surprised Doth at
his friendly and also at the matter which re then
prrsruted 10 me- He said. IN effect, that had been
brnlv tretrd by The adinnstration aud that Stanley
Matthew'S had tnsligaed movement t nnt ta' nc ne
then drew paosage from his pocket aud roid thlee
letters and one telegram irom Matthew's 10 MN tAnuet
s0Ul The terms OF the communications impes,eu e rs
being OF seriously compromising caaractef Ahdefs9n
said OF the letters ws copy. 0ut daAt on aS SOS me
letters and leaving certain documents IN ms p9eket
unread, he went behind them aud related
tuat I'm New-OTeans, Senator Sherman had made
10 him and Webbcr certain oral promises IN
nfImdation and fraud in Tie 1876 election lie then
opened document tHr original Of which be sald was n
influence by Packard kellogg, himself ana ono OF TWO
others Tas wa the AuarTs1n-Ne1osr sst]Ssin,nI ] at
i
%saIlDS no no and 6e l s,d zee. th 4, Untrue I'd
nit" loId bm had never exchanged words with
Wrbbcr uis protest, bat injefpOsed no
! further obecuOn Anderson proceeded TO relate
that Just before sherman left New-Of-
lyans for Washington he aud NtnD9r e@H,9
on the Senator, and told him THAI they wanted his oral
promises reduced 10 writing; that Mr. shernan had re-
duce them TO wrItlngj that no Nndersogl had taAen
charge ul the letter thaJ NeubcI hab ADVISED MN 70
commit tie letter to him a. he lAndersonl was prone To
ON sprses thaL Weboer dd carry Il IN shr Inside @
pocket OF Ills coat aud hat when no was murdered Ie
ietter was MS person. Addison appeared To rely
more upOa what he had received from hr. Matthews
luan on what ne pIo.e'ayd 70 nave ,nt IvSs,ntu
from Mr. sherman, as lmpafung GRANNY
said that when used In connection with the Mat
tncws letter could Do made Troublesome Tor sherman
thcws uad fully rnmcshed hmscli his letter OF May
2j seemed % me 10 tend 70 that end Anderson said
were destroyed aud that Anderson su they had beeni
aid that he met Matthew'S at Harrisburg aud gave
hun Clafthewsl tne best cuEsing ne ever got ielt
persuaded that AndeTsnn had mdghued the ln-
Poatanco "a liz fno o s,,,d tGat be TrnI boTe
aud bad copies made of the letters ana hhd gwen
the copies the letters TO Governor Harlan. Al the
close OF the interview Anderson offered me the use uf
the Documents that might resent the supposed an-
mostly OF senator slattheW against my self recoleot
bav, td no I'm Irson tnaT III frl ind .bcd io ms re-
pUsa Of confidence but that did not want To use his
letters. The interview closed, and be returned his
packet 10 his pocket, aud went oacE tho same day to
Philadelphia.
Q.-Ha,e you seen Mrs Jonks within a month past
Ayes saw her IN the olee Of Postmaster Parker
two months ago, aud tAen again just 0eore LETT Tor
Washington. While was In ParkrTs Office l showed
her an article In The Orleans Democrat 10 the effect
tuut she (rs. Jenksl hUd puOtO -rapdc copy OF the
Sherman letter. She read the and laughed and
made a TO tniV effect; How little newspapers
know" 1 Lutuk those her words.
Odd she state ming u the whereabouts OF
tn letteri Al asked ner perhaps whore letter
was aud remember sh0 again laughed, ana said some
about the letter never having LEFT Tue city. TINS
was New Orleans, ana suppose she meant The CITY
or New Orleans believe mentioned IL as tuc sherman
letter have always spoken OF u IN that way myself
do not know tAaJ she referred 10 iG IA tat way.
PuKIN's CALL ON MR. CoNKLING.
Q-DO you remember having interview with sena-
tor Conklng in which you stated something abouG An
derson's letter and protest. Ayes, sir, dos Mr.
sypher was present at thai interview sypher anu
went into the Senate COmmittce-rOOm ON Commerce.