Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-02

voters who had been intimidated Campbell said :
me: Mr.. Anderson, that is a subject you had bette
think over carefully. and compare notes with eac
other, and, when you arrive at any definite con
About week after that Dan A. Weber wh1 was tn
supervisor of West Feliciana parish. came to me
protest against the charge of fraud in East FelicaDi
parish; later in the day heard his brother E. Web
er, make the same remark; walked down to PIT
kins Office and said: Marshal, want to see tn,
protest signed here last week he said II have
not got ft Just now, 1t is IN other hands, said
Where is it? get 1t for me- he said he could moi
get II; one wo5d Led to another and finally thought
forged protest.
II DO NOT PROPOSE TO STAND IT."
said that In the presence of halfE cozen persons
By Mr. Hiscock- State who were the haIf-dozen
Marshal Pitkin's Office. -
Ans.-There were some half a dozsn,In the room
| Il was In an ante-room of the marshals room;
oouDt II ne heard the conversations it was carried
on III low tOne; ne was engaged In reading news
| paper.
Qges.nstate what took place subsequently in re-
Ans.-After leaving the restaurant. Weber and
imam We d he sSd Do
not think so either but do not see what else can
home and thought the matter over aud drew up a
rough draft Of letter which we would send to Mr..
Ques-Look at this paper (handing paper to
witness) and state whatit is
morning after our Interview with Mr.. Sherman, re-
q9esting Mr. :; Weber e come around to my ROOM
QuesIls II the original, or a copy Of It?
Weber.
NOVEMBER 90 1875.
MY DEAR SIR Come around to 81 room this
faitn In Sherman Mathews & Co. than in
Pitt kellogg Unless we get a writ
am UNIV ling to 90 step further come about ten
o'clock, as Todd viii be out by that time. We
guarantee. Truly yours, ANDERSON
Ques.-State whether Mr.. Weber met you sub e
quenty to that letter on that day or any other day?
Ans.-Mr. Weber, in answer to tnatSnote, came to
my room that same morning.
QueS.-What did you and he do?
Ans. took this letter, which had drawn up
on the Sunday evening before, made some altera
and Mr. Weber took It around to he St CHARLES
| hotel; went to the custOmhOuse with the under
of Canal and ST. Charles streets; waited probably
there twenty minutes when Weber came with an
Sherman?' He said. mo; sent it from the Cross
saloon" Weber brought this answer.
Ques.-Unoptnai?
| Quea-,To whom was it addressedq
| AHs.-TO d. a. Weber and j, E. Anderson.
| Ques.zWas it opened in your presence?
Qaes-By whom did the letter purport to be
s.gned?
Ans.-Jt was signed by John Sherman
Ques.-Do you know where that original letter of
Ans.-I do not; have no knowledge of where the
The letter was handed to the witness, by whom 1t
vas ldenihed and long series o. cross-questions
The Chairman-D,d Weber take letter to Dir.
Sherman, and you subsequently met bim on the
| street with an answer from MIR. Sherman?
The WItneSS-YeS, sir.
The Chairman-And then you went back 70 your
room and opened the answer?
Ans.-Yes; the following is the copy of the letter
! seiit by Anderson and Weber to Sherman:
S--W carefully
advanced by you in our interview. Your assurance
that We shall be taken care OF is scarcely SPECIFIC
enough, in case we pursue the sugge by
! YOU We would be Obliged to leave the state VIII
! Tor the fulfliment of these promisesP Respect
| fully, b. 4. WEBER,
| To Hon. John Sherman
Ir MMahon proposed to put in evidence a copy of
Letter IN reply After long discussion On
lead and put in evidence. Mr.. Butler offered the
| following resolution, which was unanimously
R1solyed, That the paper identified by the witness
til Secretary Sherman may be forthwith called and
the paper shown ana he asked ii he admits 1t to be
| Il copy OF any letter written by him.
| Thereupon, the following telegram was sent By
| the chairman to Secretary sherman:
written bg YOU to D. Weber and james s Ander
son has been produced before this committee, and
til you can have an opportunity to come mere forth
with, the paper and state whether 1t be copy of
Secretary sherman having appeared, in response
to the telegram sent hlm, was sworn, wnen the fol-
lowing proceedings took places
The chairman 10
sECRETAY SHERMAN.
James E. Anderson, the witness testifying before
frn 6 ban NJ stated tnat ne mad re-
porting to be signed by you of which noa show
whether You ever wrote such letter?
The witness after an examination of the paper
nv ehy say dn S a De
taken that never wrote such letter. have no
ter was written it must have been. if am not mis-
taken about dates, on the day when the returning
aSs the %enet5 at sat tine time
but little about tue transaction; the papers had
that letter at the same time there are things in this
letter that would have written to these any other
believed to be their duty, If had been asked but
do not believe wrote that letter.
After some time the witness having apparently
concluded his statement the chairman said: THAT
is all for the present, MI: Secretary"
Sherman's letter being put In evidence but the OBJ
lection was ever ruled and the copy was read and
put in evidence as follows;
SHERMAN'S LETTER.
New ORLEANS, November, 20. 1876.
Messrs. D. A. Weber and James E. Anderson:
GENTLEMEN -Your note of this date has Just been
received Neither Mr.. Hayes, myself, the gentlemen
forget the Obligations under which YOU viii have
placed us should you stand firm In the position you
aee With Governor Hayes anu ann assd IN
ing res pOnsIbity for promises made and will guar
antee that you will be provided for soon after the
fourth of March may be practicable, and in such
manner as will enable you both to leave Louisiana,
should you deem necessary XeEE trg
The examination of Anderson was resumed and
much CORES pondence was put IN evidence.
what took place between you and Weber.
Witness here detailed what transpired, during
which he Identified the copy OF document which
it was thought necessary to produce the original,
Mr. n
ment, on the fifteenth Of November, state what took
Ans-We swore to it on Wednesday, and Thurs
day first learned, or it was first intImated, that
they had charged ms protest Ithen went to Mar
to which did not propose to submit On Friday E.
Of hs Ssne in rea!
and that they desired to see u.s. told Weber had
Saturday B A. Weber came to see me, and stated
that Mr. Una desired to tS see u.s. That was the
at hight but We failed T to see hm
did not rec0Ilect whether Sherman
art mot my to hds
again., and going down Canal street. we
Of the door was glass, and Mr.. Weber glanced in |
and said, There Is sherman now" L said: Don't |
and, / said, You had better go I'm by the ether
door, but l will go In by this door lest it |
passed in by the lover door, and walked into the |
saloon; E. A. Burke sitting at fable talking to
aim. then left Burke and walked across the room,
when Weber came In by the other door
By the Chairman-IS that a large public room?
Ans.-Yes, it is diningSaloon. We walked ND |
10 the table where Mr.. Sherman was sitting with |
a gentleman Who, Weber told me afterward was Mr..
SrOughton-a gentleman with remarkable head of !
white hair; that is the only thing remember about |
him. Weber stepped to Mr.. sherman. and said: |
lit. Sherman, l believer? Mr.. Sherman said: |
yes" Mr.. weber said: "My name Is Anderson. |
We are supervisors OF the Feliclana parishes" Mr. |
Sherman said: II am glad to see you, gentlemen"
He leaned over the table and said something to Nr.
Stoughton which failed to catch. Mr. Stou. hton
then turned his back, picked up paper and com
menced to read. Mr.. Sherman pulled round his
chair, motioned TO Weber and me TO sit down. and
sat on his left hand and Mr.. Weber on his right.
tlues.-State the conversation which took place
between you?
Ans.-Mr sherman said: 81 wanted to see you,
gentlemen, as understood that there some
difficulty in reference to your parishes. Now,
THERE Is CRISIS.
In which not only Louisiana but the whole country
is involved, and It is time when We expect and
want every Republican and every true patriot to
stand by US Now hope that you, gentlemen, are
going to do that thing" "Well, Mr.. Sherman"
said Mr. Weber Mr. Anderson and have already
done more than the circumstances OF the case
would warrant US IN dong, and have done
a great deal more than personal safety
would warrant me in DOING He said: What
do you mean by that?" Weber said: The people |
m are and I |