The New York herald., 1879-02-25
THE POTTER INVESTIGATION.

wooLEY's DENIAL OF CoYLE's TEs1IMoNY--How
FALSE PROTESTS WERE MADE IN NEW OR
LEANs-A SECRET MEETING IN THE POST
oFFIcE-NEwsPAPER CHARGES AGAINST THE
COMMITTEE TRACED TO THEIR SOURCE.
WASHINGTON. Feb 2f, 1879.
The Potter Investigating Committee met at twelve
O'Clock to-day, when the chairman read the follow
ing letter. which had been received from Mr. Wool
lcy:-
CINCINNATI Ohio, Feb. %, 1872
To Hon. CLARxsoS N. POTTER, Chairman
Your afiant Charles w. woollsy, says he is forty
years of age. citiz. of Cincinnati lawyer
by profession and taxpayer by occupation that he
never indulges in alcoholic drink nor does he
engage in games of hazard. Afiant has been
i'll for more than q week. is now confined
TO his bed and cannot leave IL without probably en-
dangcrng his life. Aniant has read the evidence of
one John 4. Coylc before your committee on the
18th inst as published in the New York Tribune on
the 18th inst. and swears without condition. cquivo
cation exception that far the statements of
said Coyle purport to refer to him the aiant) the
same are utterly false that he cannot otherwise
better describe his estimate of them than by simply
saying they absolutely untrue. AZ affiant is un.
able to go 10 your committee. and the committee
cannot come to him. he respectfully asks that this
affidavit be allowed place with the records of the
committee.
Afiant says IL your committee will receive and file
q sworn statement from him as to all his transac-
tions in political matter, in the States of Louisiana
and Florida In 1876. he will have his pre-
pare the same at The aiant promises that in
such staemcnt be will respond iuiiy and fairly to
cvcry point VI attack Inale upon hts conduct from
any aud every responsible source far ~ the
has come under his observation.
sworn 20 and subscribed in my presence. by
Charles W. Wooley. this 22d of February, 1879.
FRED. A. JOHNSON. Justice of the Peace.
Mr.. Hiscock moved that tho affidavit be not re-
ceivcd, and this carried.
The Chairman said no would communicate with
Mr. woollcy and tell him no to attend as early as
possible
Tho Chairman also read letter from Mr.. Alex
ander Thain. tho gentleman who. according to
Coyics testimony, offered to sell the Florida Return
ing Board for 100000. He asks permission to come
before tho committee and refutc the charges against
him. No action was taken upon the letter.
LETTERS or GENERAL harlow.
Mr.. William II. Chandler asked to place in the
hands of the committee some papers in tho hand
writing OF General Barlow. One letter written
H. G. Hopkins. OF the post once pcpar,mcnt a. :
man mt ~ be trusted. Tho other paper was % memo
randum. dated December s. 1876 to Mr. Miles, one Of
the republican electors, These letters put in
evidence TO show that at the time they written
General Barlow was acting in "the republican" in
tcrcst.
Mr.. Chandler said ne desired to mako further
statement About three weeks ago ho received let
he had learned that John l. Davenport had tho
original cipher given TO him Mr. Chandler) when he
started to Florida on November y, 1876, together
with numerous telcgrafns sent by him to Florida.
He had replied TO Mr.. Bliss, asking him or Mr..
Davenport to send the cipher and the elcgrams. but
ncitHer hau repucu. nc mentioned this In order
that the committee might send for them ii they saw
ht.
TESTIMONY MIR. JEwKTT.
Mr.. ID. J. NJ. Jcwett, who acted secretary TO the
Republican Campaign Committee of Louisiana in
1876 was then called and gave evidence with re-
spcct to the false protests that made from sew
eral rwrishce in Louisiana In the course of his ex-
animation by General Butler he testified that
Blanchard had nothing to do with the second set of
electoral certificates that were forged in
Louisiana. He and his committee learned
that tue state had voted adversely so far
as was shown by the returns from the
ballot officers including the buldvzcd villages, four
or five days after the election. steps taken be-
fore the election for getting evidence from the bull
dozed villages, he having sent out circular in refer