The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1878-07-11
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THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

1nvesti eating the Election of 1876 Under
the Potter R~solution.--JamesE 4. An
derson ana Secretary sherman ON the
stand.
TUESDAY, July g Thomas c. Anderson
recalled. A long examination of witnesses
regarding the ope1 ations Of the returning
boart elected nothing new. Witness had
heard that Daniel Weber was killed because
he signed the protest. Never heard lie was
killed as Judge Campbell testified because he
was supposed to have had the Sherman letter
on his person. homas E. jerks denied that
he ever made an affidavi+c i'll James E.
Anderson's hand writing similar to the one
submitted before the Louisiana subcommittee
yesterday. James E. Anderson testified that
jerks dictated the affidvit and Anderson
copied it and then went to notary Scymour's S
office and jerks swore to it. The object in
securing jerks position. Anderson was to
show the affidavit to Matthews. Emile Weber
testified that his brother Daniel and James
E. Anderson said the two parishes had gone
fairly Democratic. A great influence had
been brought to bear OH his brother to get
him to sign the protest. John Sherman was
spokesman for the visiting statesmen, and
witness knew that Sherman had given his
brother assurances. Sherman assured wit
ness his brother would be cared for. His
brother showed his (Sherman's) letter and
said he had received it direct from Sherman.
Witness was familiar with Sherman's hand
writing, and was satisfied the letter was writ
ten by Sherman. Great search was made for
the letter, and late in the summer witness
found and destroyed it. Mrs. jerks had been
in no way connected with the authorship of the
Sherman letter. The witness was shown a
long letter he had written in March, 1877. He
requested committee not to have it read. But
it was read. Witness denied the truth of
statements in the letter. BE had written it
Hl,>r ~S..&1 Y
a long cross examination, and before conclud.
ing, committee adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, July 81 Emil L. Weber
conversation with Senator Sherman witness
was assured that if his brother should stand
by the President he would be protected. Two
or three days after his brother showed him
the Sherman letter, and told him Sherman
gave it to him. Witness had the Sherman let
ter in his hand. 1t was written on double
sheet note paper. Witness said it was arranged
son and Packard to secure atfidavits of intimida
tion in The parishes of East and West Fclicians
for the purpose of throwing out those par
ishes. Witness testified farther as to the ex
istcnce OF the She, man letter, and its dc
struction; about the action of Mrs. jerks
Mrs. Dan Weber and her brother; about Elizs
Pnkston, an1 other matters, avcrring tha
Mrs. jerks had toll Mrs. Weber the Sherman
letter was worth thousand dollars, and sait
she would pay her good price for it. Mrs
jerks did not intimate to Mrs. Weber tina
she had any thing to do with the authorshi,
of the letter, but always spoke of it as lette
| written by John Sherman, assuring Webc
and Anderson positions under the admin
| istration. Witness produced letters from sew
eral parties, and his further examination wa
postponed, and he was ordered to appear be
bore the sub-committc at New Orleans. Th'
committee adjourned to July 10Th,
MONDAY. July o.-The Potter sub. com
| mittee had session at New Orleans, Monda,
July 6th., and witnesses were examined Blu
! nothing of importance3 was elected, except
! ing to bring out in bolder relief the crooked
hess Of Louisiana political action. It wa
| shown that in 1872 Indictment had been foun'
against Thomas H. jerks for embezziement
and had been nollied. and the records do no
show that any warrant, had been issued TO
jerks, and he may not have known Of the in
| dictment. No evidence of an indctmen
| against T. b. jerks was found.