The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-10
Third Edition
THE LATEST
THEFRAUDHUN
Mr.. Potter's Committee To-day
Hon. Stanley Matthews Fix.
And Some Opinions and Additional
Facts Thereto Pertaining.
THE LATEST
THEFRAUDHUNTERS

Special to the Star.

the manner in which returns from the dill
ferent States had reached him. A letter
from Hon. Stanley Matthews was laid before
the Committee, wherein that gentleman de-
clined to appear before the Committee on
the grounds that all the matters affecting
him in the case had been submitted to an
investigating committee appointed by the
Senate, which alone was competent to rem
der effective judgment upon the question.
He had no knowledge of anything pertain
ing to the investigation except whatappears
in the Anderson letters before the Com
mittee.
A resolution that subpoena be issued
for MIR. Matthews was then adopted.
THE FLORIDA SUBCOMMITTEE.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, June 10.-C. A.
Bryan, clerk of Leon County, appeared be-
fore the Subj Committee on Saturday and
produced the ballot-box and some of the
"jolly jokers" used at the Presidential cleo
ton.
Samuel D. McLin testified at length but
nothing new was elected from him,
STANLEY CRITICISED.
New York, June 10.-A special from
Washington to the World says the refusal
of Stanley Matthews to testify before
the Potter Committee has been
the talk of the town. Republicans
and Democrats alike are unanimous
in condemning his declination of the invita-
ton TO appear and testify, and that indica-
tions are that the Senate will now request
| him to go before the Committee. Sergeant
at-Arms Thompson said that the subpoena
commanding Matthews to come before the
Committee forthwith was presented to the
Senator Saturday night, and he re-
fused to obey the summons. 1t is
claimed that he can refuse to appear before
a House Committee, and there's no power
to compel his attendance. The Committee
! will meet again this morning to take action
on the subject
1t is expected the Senate Committee ap
pointed at Matthews request will meet to-
day and issue an invitation for Matthews tC
appear before it and explain the damaging
evidence against him.
| ANOTHER LETTER HEARD FROM.
| WASHINGTON June 10.-Thc Potter Com
mittee has been informed through news
papers that Geo. A. Townsend received a
letter from Secretary Sherman, dated
Treasury Department, February 10th, 1878,
containing the following paragraph;
"You are mistaken in one thing, and that
| is, that l ever wrote letter to Ander-
son or ever did anything in Louisiana which
could ever be construed into wrong.
believe the element in Louisiana that is
endeavoring to stir up these prosecutions,
now acknowledge that they can not assail
me except by forgery or perjury. They
sought to do this through Anderson and
Jenks butthey utterly failed, and have now
letters from each of these that no such letter
was received or was ever written" The Com.
mittee has already or will summon Mr..
Townsend as witness to testify whether he
received such letter and will ask him tC
produce it.
| THE POTTER COMMITTEE TODAY.
The Potter Committee met at IL o'clock
this morning but the witness, not named
who had been expected to be present. was
not in attendance, and after waiting until
| 12 O clock the Committee took a recess until
2:30 p. m.
STANLEY SUBPGNAED.
| WASHINGTON July 10.-A subpoena has
just been served upon Senator Matthews
summoning him to appear before the Pot
ter Committee at 10 o'clock tomorrow. He
simply acknowledged the service, without
signifying his acceptance or declination Of
its mandate.
| Senator Matthews states that he has not
! vet determined whether he shall make an
swer to the subpoena, or, in case he should
what that answer will be.
''THEY ALL WITH ONE ACCORD BEGAN TO MAXI
| EXCUSE"
| In the Senate Mr. Davis, of Illinois, asked
to be excused from service on the Investi
eating Committee appointed. under the
Matthews resolution on account of i'll healtl
and inability to perform the necessary la
Dor. He was excused.
Mr. Whyte asked to be excused on ac
count of the health of his family. Excused
Mr.. Jones, of Florida, was also excused.
DID TILDEN HATCH 1T?
NEW York, June 10.-A special from
| Washington to the Tribune says some o
| the Republicans who take an interest in the
matter expect to prove that the Potter in
vestigation originated directly with Tilden
Among the stories afioat is one that Mr.
Sypher, acting for Anderson, visited Tilder
in New York last fall and offered to sell the
documents which have recently been pre-
sented to the Committee. The interest
which Tilden and his friends take in the
progress of the investigation is believed tc
be manifested by the presence here o.
some of his most intimate advisers. Among
these Is Mr.. Manton Marble, who in con
versation is reported to express the hope
that the present investigation will result in
creating such public excitement that il
will prepare the way for the easy removal
of Hayes. He is said to maintain that
the Forty-fourth Congress had no right tc
-surrender its Constitutional duty of count
ing the Electoral votes and that 1t is still
within the power of Congress to count the
vote.