The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-26


Q.-what dill he give MS the reason for your
to "a and the Captain didn't like to go and then
he requested me to 90.
Ole paid your expenses there and back
Al really didn't have money TO pay my own
expenses he must have done so.
Q.-lou mean Gen. Shcllon2 A.-Oh, yes
he il retained at the other end OF the line by the
.Q.-Didnt he tell You tho reason why he de-
sired Mrs. Weber Ia ~ To- New OrlcausY A.
estcd in IT,
Q.-What argument did you use TO induce her
70 20 Co. Wv OrleHrs2 Al didn't u.s. any. |
could satisfy herself ! told her She could como
II she rhDs" and If not she need not. | gave
Q-Isn't true that Gen. sheldon asked her
to come tg NeW Orleans and make u statement
denying th" existence of the so-.nllrd Shcrm1n
letter. A.-No. sir. most decidedly not. You
make very great mistake. 1t had no relation
She WINS to come TO Now Oreans9 Al know
matter he didn't upart it to mo. H. is in New
Orleans. send for him. | just acted in the
capacity OF Mercury.
@ II the note That yop bore to Mrs. Weber
were the words " Mrs. jerks VIII eNplnin."
What was it that. you wrrc to cxplninY Al
Vas To explain TINT Con Weber wished to see
Madame Weber # takes II long time for
creole tO understand common sense and good
English. and he Thought II ! could explain Il
orally they might understand II hcttrr than in
have meant hy that phrase. II" didn't tell mo.
All know : The " shed TO SEQ Mrs. Weher.
lrl.e eve the Republicans wished Madame Weber
am cant Jen.Hto come 70 Washington, though.
Odd you say to Mrs. Weber that the Ro-
puhlrans desired her and Capt. Jcnks; your
husband. To come 10 Washington Alt was
SO stated 10y Cen Sheldon to me when deliN-
crcd the message.
Q-For what purpose was she desired to come
to Washington NJ mover inquired.
Q.-Th,n Mrs Weber was entirely in the dark
us to tn, purpose Tor which she was required 10
Id \ cd 4
Yes, sir. for didn't know il myself
u. " Enyni"n. the correspondent Of the Gin
ciuuuti F1ssrp. was recalled. II" said: | desire
TO max" the following, statement In regard to
my testimony, rs given b"ior" the committee
Yesterday. Their" Is an inference running
through II which desire to explain. Reference
WIS made continually in questions put to me in
regard { political secrets existing in regard 10
arairH IN Louisiana. mud as "a my impression
whether Anderson was not appointed because
il WIS necessary g. cover up such political
secrets. Wherever have stated that my Impress.
stun wrs that h. was appointed for any such
reason wish to state that did 80 because OF my
statement in the newspaper. and not from any
thing the President said to me; that he never
said there were any political secrets to hc coy.
my answers would seem to Imply that the Pres.
tdent said to mo thni Anderson had been ap-
pointed 10 cover up political secrets. desire 70
totally deny that anything Of the kind was said
or lntimated 10y the President.
BY Mr.; Butier-Q.-pont You remember 10
have said, between the 5th and 2jih OF last July
in repeating what occurred To- n person. sub
stantinlly us follows: " This confirms what the
President told mo. / was up 10 see him. having
seen n statement in the paper about Anderson,
and asked hun II it was true that he had been
appointed I, r. any such reas m and th" Prcsi.
dent seemed Inclined To avoid tho subject. and
| pressed him. and he said that ne had 70 ap.
point him - A.-No. sir; never did.
o.-Did you not say also nj that time that
this appointment is like al the rest OF the fcl-
lows engaged In doing the dirty work down
there th.y come up here and yet Office The
President had to do II To keep Anderson quiet 2"
A.-No. sir; am certain never talked Of this
matter in that wav
Gen. Butler then questioned tho witness con-
corning conversations With Gen. Harlan both
| before and aitcrth MacNcagh commission w nj
! TO New Orleans. Harlan sent for Boynton and
asked HIM t. ascertain whether Gen. Brstow
was cand date Tor the vacant supreme Judge
| ship. Harlan did not wish to stnnd in Bris-
| Bristow was not. then Harlan was. Harlan said
that If he won't To Louisiana on the COM
ccssiuily solved he thought int il might help
! him T. obtain the place. On Harlans return
| from louisiana they had another conversation.
| in which Boynton told Harlan that he was not
| able to ascertain whether Bristow was q canii-
date. and then i was understood that Harlan
| was 10 DE one. Subsequently witness told Har-
! Ian that reports were in circulation that fljlOOO
| or iiG.O 900 had been used in New Orleans at the
.: The breaking up of the the Packara icsSature.
| ~ produce that result. Harlan replied that he
! knew nothing about the use OF money and added
! TIA" oulv thing which ever heard which would
/ give possible uass for su 'h story sthis: That
Just about the time the breaking up took place
]
| there were certain employees aboutthe Packard
Legislature who, had not received their
fair, thing that these sums should be
! paid by the incoming Legislature, and
that he meant 10 see about II. and he
i:cntioned some names 81 persons he called
! on hut the names hay" entirely gon" ont ~ my
mud. Al any rate he went to persons connect;
! ed y ith the Nichols Government and repeated
/ this conversation 10 them. and they said 10 him
/ that "A worry considerable sum had boon raised
| hy the Nichols men in Louisiana To- PIT the
II liz al
sG,ooo," gIaa's'SSpondsi. Of hat i' fund, Witch
AMI they w6atlii try to have put Il So
applied; Tina, r. the sum md suhstnnce, ot H.
John X. q. Ptkn WAS then called He was
! nsk"d about congregations with Anderson. md
he answered: | have prepared a written stato-
ment On that subject. which with the permits
sion Of The committee, VIII raud a. my answer
ON thc ION of N,,cml,r. $50 Nr Anderson entered
II W ne, raa ,i, i "'',s tn s, VI Z
nfH n, ' ',, a,, ,r.b n. r. ,1rn'i ~ Tev Dr.
lean. -'etM nns~ gnd ~ frequent ,ntnisrs ad nrct
there s;kgd hn on. de-, about H. ana io4 lnw hc va
lHuns Inc parish at 80 cr,,icni junctSTc KS reinari
affonvd him and be iei me, saving that Ia, hic Wa
H"ier.n had received ieisT While on tie street viii
Gi@' from " Patton the chairman d the Dsnocrai,
state Cenun Committee and that Anderson aiter read
mont / VA, inclined 10 believe that THIS was NJ
! turned 20 Easi Fciicann d.l not See HIN ashn unul
when hr CAME into NY nice The impression ptrvHirf
among many Republicans that Anderson had had ar
SIN held friendly r. laiiuus with The members ~ IN
/ Democratic state Committee. when lie came INTO my
office asked him about the election IN EAst fetlata
| aud he replied by stating that had doue hin
injustice by my course A. supervisor, htt
| mar he islt apgrcvcd At the course takci
| tie square ! sad 10 him that his LONG stay IN New
Orlcui. had been construed nd 10 one sie or both
hut That should be gad "a eNculphtc him after proper
explanations. inquired whether there WAS ANY foitt
htd from his parish. aud he said he had sent las rniurn
hy nsil Baton Rouge nn reaching There. llr Ia
sintci before this committee m HIS testimony that
| asked mm n any protest had accompanied th
| crumd 20 warrant II, nm That urrr Wa %
! occasion g. make H. Here h. AMI disaster
H,i.rr that iimr hp had not only cnuu 'u, co. r ni ~
foundations but had rccit,d how he had he,u nr,d at nu
snuNrd me hulIrth0ic whirh Do" had lu hisrost 5000
after came n'y office Hni while was rnnNcr-ln
with ohcr- no took shoot of paper nni went INTO i
Anforoom e riv Office where there de ~ it iWt
wlfi "a statement WRIT ia hts own hand and sieue
! with hi- own name ] read u AMI saw % wis o. o.
/ form, as required hY law. AT once irlt misiivln
! lc.t lie ml-ht be- according Democrats owe iutr-
asked bin 81 hr wanted tf swear tout aud he hf cate
his willingness to DO So. ant -c~trd thHf We sou
go 10 nirh states commissioning NnoinA, ana iiri h
| could swear totf went win HIM amt he was sworn
AID he Parted from me aud - turned to NV nfi,c An
rrson say- ms statement before the cumnlfi"r mat
| hni the paper drawn mp iu LEGAL form hhl nnliin
drawn up IN egal form. All he swure Ia was Of h- owl
drafting he saws iu bis statement also, mat iWig
Campbell saw the second PAPER ana was not shi'lr'
withlI an sorry 10 sly The second paper never IS
i.tOd lie STATES, also that luigc Campbell u'ieupn
/ framed third paper. To which he r'Ncr ,wufc. lh
81 ntf DO III F1tNl akk fI DO ID.