The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-02

Amp UNDERSTANDING WAS TINS. W ncn we cumc
TO the blank part referring to the number of
voters who had boen intimidated. Mr.. Campbell
said to me- Mr. Anderson that ia u subject
compare notes with others. and when you ar
rive at any definite conclusion. you can
%SeS hSS Ra na, q in he blanks about
the Supervisor Of West Felciana parish came
to me, and said that he understood that had
saf s IN SS pa2s SF|Tss O a a
that was mistake. Later in the day heard his
walked down b to Mr Pns aSG sS o"e 5ao
ed hc4s e e spaS pTSo qS sTn no
Said Where is itq Get i for me-" "' lie df ssid he
Sonll not get 1t One word led to p, another and
gagged in the matter, and said: ." II you are
going to- throw out that parish on a forged
protest ! do not propose 70 stand IT." said
that In tho presence of half dozen persons in
,-Q.-What we're the relations between you and
Don. A. Weber 7 Ave wore close. intimate.
oQ;-of what parish was he SUPERVISOR A.
ofthe parish Of West Fcicana,
adv nGoncd ns East a feciRSnn R' RariSh lie 10 yours
BY the Chairman; Q.-separatcd by the river ?
are separated 6y Thompson's creek. Both are
on the cast side Of tho Mississippi river.
BY Mr.. McMahon: Odd you aud Weber
have q conversation rs to the course which you
should pursue IN reference to those two par
lbneSf A.-AltHr tne election no came down. "A
few days after had come to the city he stopped
mo on the street and asked me what bad done
in reference to the parish. Itold him that had
BY Mr. kecd: Q.-That Is the. Mr. Weber W no
wqs p.. Killed m !, s,ulsequeIpily Amfes sir. ,,,
dozen persons before whom YOU made that
statement in Marshal Pitkin's oflcc. A.-There
Were Were some hqll dozen IN The room | only re-.
was in the ante-room Of the Marshall Office.
By Mr McManQn-qo on with your stt4t,ment
as 10 whut took place between you and Wuber
The Wtness-Weher stated that hc had made
no protest against his parish, and that he did
not propose y, but he paid that Ihcy bad
they were anxious to get protest that 1t was
necessary to throw out his parish. 10 save East
Feliciana to the Republicans in order to elect
Q..Did you and he enter into any arrangement
Ave talked the matter oyer pretty thorough
ly. and finally We concluded that in order to save
the electoral vote Of Louisiana for Hayes no
would make sort ofgeneral protest about his
parish. which he could do very safely. because
there was intimidation to some extent there.
and that | should let my statement 60 and be
accepted for what 1t was worth. He went TO the
| protest. and swOre TO 1t before Mr.. SOuthworth.
| United States Commissioner.
BY Mr.. Recd-Q. What was the date OF that ?
A.-Thqt was on the 18th of November. Then
we sat down at my table and drew up q state
mInt ment as to what we had done, and then We
COPY Of IL &IYes. f SIR ai f"s is a true copS
Mr.. Reed called for the production Of the
Mr.. Mcmahon ito the witness Have you the
The witness-I have not The original is still
Mr. WcNahonEWe win n,nka on oryor, T., rro.
! duee tie original. The paper was then rrad
anu Is us ioi'o"s' vo
The unseris,.i raro Nv Nv uHidtAss ad Nsv ~, t-,e
Rsi..rsuon iof the parish VI fa', Felea6S, sn'i and i a
isIeians Louisiana have respee'Sy refused to sign
east the cn sS R OF on as he G6' S day GS OF
held ON that LAY was the ost peacei and ORDERLY one
g,ef with 80 ty either aud ihe large gain made y the
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ia MSe's AZ, tn" NJ 1@y' 1 S&3, & member Of congress from
vac ''N"' D''''''' ,sisncG DA wrnrr
r. wa. signed in our presence s5t SIS Is i,45 45''H''S
tsisnel GrgRs' DICKS
sworn bcforo me th,, i,,, s.v oH ,"I ,s7s nv
Weber ''''''''"'4 '"''N' iavfs AsnrRios
u A WGnAh
~ NJ, WV II ss'~o.t 'Ia,' ,Sa, omno ru'no
ton how soon after the execution Of this paper
the visiting statesmen arrived In the State of
| IouslanaY A-That paper WAS signed on
Tuesday. and a part Of the visiting statesmen
| nll arrived before Friday
O'-Whrn ala You make that copy? A.-Thnt
| COPY was made In May 1871 during the time
| that tho visiting commission was In New Or
| leans
MIR Hiscock asked Mr. Mcmahon whether he
| eNpected 10 produce tho original letter
Mr. McNIahon-I think that when we send for
| another witness. that witness viii have n.
| MIR Hiscock-This ia n very imnortnnt rnot
| ter and we ought To- have the original naner
| Mr. McNfahon-We have no Enowledee that
| the original il In existence.
| The Witness-I can prove the original
| Mr. Reed-Who has the original
| McMahon-We will develop that presently,
The Witness-I know WHO has the original
! Mr.. Stanley Matthews has tho original; nj least
| | gave il 10 him, and | presume that he has II.
| / know that he had IL six weeks ngo'
| According 10 my information, he exhibited il
| 10 Mr. Packard ak week nro "
| Bv Mr. McNnhon-O.-After the execution II
| this agreenen, on the 18th Of November state
| what took l,Iaeo3 A'-Ws ewnra f. II on Vel
| nr-lny. ami on Thursday nrst learned. or il
wns first intimated Tint they had chnnged nv
prot, st. then went To- Marshal Pnkin's onirs
! and ANNOUNCED il as a forgery, To which did
| not propose to submit ON Friday h. l.. Weber
| came 10 mo and snid that some of the visiting
| committee we're in Mr. Cockrem's room ani
| thnt they desired h. SOC Us. told Wober that |
| Ind no Gusiness with them and declined 10 see
| ii. Il