The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-02-26
Affidavit of C. w. Wo0lley Sent 10 In
Potter Committee.

WAsHISGroN, Feb. 2i.-When the Potter
committee met to-day the chairman read the
CINc1SSArI, Feb. y.
Hon. Clarkson N Potter, Chairman:
Your affiant, Charles W. Woolley, says ne is
AZ years OF age, citizen of Cincinnati, lawyer
that he never indulges in alcoholic drink, nor
does he ever engage in games OF hazard. The
affiant has been i'll for more than week and
is now confined to his bed and not leave
il without probably endangering his life. The
affianr has read the evidence of one John f.
COyle before before your committee on the
18th inst, and swears, without condition,
equivoeation or exception that SO far as the
statements OF Of, said Coyle, pnrported, say OF
Iy false; that he can not otherwise
better describe his estimate OF them than by
the atfiant is unabiesto go TO your committee
and the committee can not come to MIN, he
a place with the records of the com mmittee.
The affiant says that IL your committee vii
as to all his transactions in political mattersii
Louisiana and Florida in 1876, he will have hi
afi,ns prepare $ IN tne same az 3nce IN. ne
will respond fully and fairly TO every point o.
the attack made upon his conduct from an,
and every responsible source, SO far as the
same has come under his observation.
Sworn to and subscribed In my presence by
CharlesW. WooIley, this 22d day OF February.
1879. 'fsfs FRED A. JOHNSON, M
Justice of the Peace.
Mf.NdlscQck moved the ,aIIQaN1I DE not re-
ceived, and the motion prevailed.
The chairman said he would communicate
with woolIex. and tell him 10 attend as early
possible. u : s.sf 5. ,-si l-,s $3.50.
The chairman also read letter. from Alex
shain, who according to Coyie's testimony, Of
fered 10 sell the Florida returning board for
xl0oeo). He asks permission TO refute before
the committee, the charges against him. No
action was taken upon the letter.
VIM. F. Chandler asked leave to place
IN the hands of the committee some
papers I ln.zzs the : handwriting %
General Barlow. One was q letter written
by-him to lanes Bell, OF Monticello, Fla, in
Producing II. G. Hopkins, of the postof1ce de
partmeat, as a man fit to be trusted.
Tne other paper was 4 memorandum dated
December 3, 1876. to Miles. one OF the Republi
can collectors. These letters were put in evi
dence to show that at the time they wers
written General Barlow was acting in Ihe Re
publican interest. Chandler informed tn,
committee that his Florida cipher and numer
Gus kilograms sent by him to Florida were il
possession of John i. Davenport.
James H. Maddox, replying TO Wharton
statements, said: Wharton knew Governo
Wells was for sale, and he proposed the.
should see Packard in regard to it. They talke
the matter over with him; $4,000 was mer
toned as the sum that would be requires
Packard did not decline to put up the none,
but said he would take the matter into consio
Grafton. A few days afterward 1t was suggested
by Wharton that Packard should promis
office to Wells. Packard said he could no
promise hInl office at that time, but he ha'
done Wells many other acts of kindness, AM
he must judge from the pas
what he would dc in the future
Maddox reported the conversation to Well
who declined the offer. He said he NIGH
want to leave New Orleans, and did not war
an ONCE. but money. Wharton proposed tina
he (Maddox) should keep mp the negotiation