The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-26
ST. MARTIN PROVED A LIAR.
now HE FiILED ~ ms ATTEMPT TO
BLIChM.IIL MIR. GIBSON

Members ct the tommittce-taen. Hutler
bringing out the fnisity OF Witness m
dnvtt-A Confessed Forger md Periurer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The examination
s st. Martin WIS practically concluded to-day.
Nr Cox for sherman, did not occupy much
uue with him today. and brought out nothing
n, any moment whatever Mr.. Potter made 81.
Martin repeat hs sef contradictions with in
numerahlc variations and then wound up with
hetelegraphi' correspondence st. Martin had
with Mr. Giiaon when this precious scoundrel
irom Louisiana attempted to hlackmail him.
b. Martin in his AFFIDAVIT pretended 10 submit
e,rrcspondrncc he had had with Mr.. Gibson,
but omitted to give the kilograms he had sent
,nl the answers he received. The production
Of these dispatches was complete surprise to
lhe Republican members OF the Committee aud
Shermans counsel. Their faces were a curious
study while they were being read. Comment
upon this telcaraphic correspondence is un-
nccrsslry Il speaks for itself.
Ansr Potter had concluded. Gen. Butler took
bold Of 81. Martin. and. in his keen incisivo
way. brought out the fact about tho falsity OF
the statements in ST. Martins nfHidavit. wherein
hN charges that he received his Instructions
from Mr. Stencer. This part OF his af1ldavit st.
Martin said was mistake that ne had not dis
covered until short time since. Buffers ex-
animation demonstrated that It was not n mis-
hkc. but was deliberate lie that the afiiant
had sworn to. and further showed that his sub
,cqurnt correction oi il was suggested by some
one hero. who saw II was so improbable that no
one would believe il.
~ W. Cox-Q In your afndavt there Is state
g,nt in i,sari 70 Ws'cts interview win you IN
ils.e state the circumstances Of that interview
We'll was Ia iae haht u g9iu+ TO wears
ie rrc,n,d a lrtser IL m Ms jenks lie read that
". jsoS.,, ] iian co S itnoy nothing ai Of sSc6
t.cumcnt' i there vas such document in question,
Q~wtat wa, NE documsn,, A-rhs sherman letter
.Tn, Srl S' .ai S vs., coming er " .e =" sSoa, %,
r sad asagd ne ~Said ,s,nS ,' M,ins';ed I'd.
he would ~ on the other siie, he said refused his
9.nM yog ever sc any such PAPER or witness the d.
q In lard &. the conversation with Weber and the
ee.rniehe. = ~ loox ai ~, HicIi -
Nj Iiunion-where 1. the ori.anMi -Nr Weber has
Hahn '"' II '''N hAd copied on the ADVICE Of Gov
Mr. Cox asked that this letter be nut upon the
record as IL had distinct reference 10 the letters
enl iclcgram- with regard 70 the settlement Of
Neher's school board case. The letter was as
follows:
.s'p R.S r ca, Ut Win Wit ria' y'i. SadaS, 'as an
huu hcari it aud write nc what he saA- W lou,
- -, Hears mat You henrl hi' was tact sni So
t't =, - arg more Hifa.d t9an Stter nt " uat u my
rr W. a. ,r.e, ANA N,siox nInkSn nbnu,
..ne in r, cs- A., ,hen u twill h settled Tell
.., Your Trend. W.
.fiii,n bva iaan named Joe Have you found ont his
. -ws,he ne, chief CLERK in NJ NarkT, oai,ei Al
~. introduced go hi'n a. Marks chief deIuty
The Chairman asked the witness number
returned not found. i" reading over the names
~ him and asking tho particulars relative to
zach. The witness admitted that he did not
ook Tor the persons named NJ all.
q Maddox furnished the names OF witnesses who
rfuld 80 back on their former testimony A-Yes ~;
.oors the iieiurnins Board sna Knew sSery one WHO
ny Mr. coy q In d,.erhine uiose interviews he
SSS s Viii & by ;hIns h,, ,h l.
Nj. business MADDOX IN wehcrs ro,In.
srs room rhsy were seneraliy togsGer and 4 You
- @ notice you would see mat stns-. n,SSr wAksi
Mebct aud We teok up our positions 80 HAiw could
ny The vh9r1aE;,-ioS pT%m,,.e pSnean ", 4 he
b.ns 'isa h. ~ ,ys,, ~ ". y ~ h "a JAVA
DO You Enow that he had slated before Return
AZ sa no, We tsS a he ia IA 'i E lad I 70 soH ass
Win rcgard 10 stswArt. WAS he driven away
L-weber told me that they all len St James at the
= How many ef the witness. tid 90 honet .A-.rwo
buncsn Went BACK Duncan wen, on Tip. ard dId no,
uay more than day. Armsiead stayed there until they
.e-Yop .were YOU could guarantee them immunity
and f gs si ..l aS, oaS :. uSSfr .Ss
10 fcliciana and spoke many the lead
n ra ihsIe A' ~ & snd VIZ esl G sH1 ,ba 'gT s
TsGi 9GSs AID 'a' like Weber they might 20 back all
The witness was shown that his statement
with regard 10 the date on which he served the
euhpDnHs on Armstead and Duncan did not
tally with the statement on the record. He re-
Ilied; " II does not matter what the record says.
There are great many things there did not
.r%. "a IT godgs: '. ,sgsa sc' Tts +. 2 yGS
s,ihc Mint I showed him other lspers 700 a..
pSiidS " osrter' did y,ui A-ida not ihins did
osS or rSo rom MADDOX, dina Gut ,herc % was noiaas
IN them. only few wordA
Tho following telegram was handed to wit
ncss:
s;e i ca.e -',si At enre ana will see he mske:
such statement as you want This matter must not
'7Mncd II II MAsus
win 81 did no, write I. eu. signed It
,,,tor sale. which ihays no reason to GSiicye'' A.
VICTOR Sro,s fa lAs to- sr aud .snsi It ''' '''' "
NEv OELVANs nov. l.
W Is not cr sale but tho.. statement, yoa Will fOrce
btn to make about you and sthcrs"
Wt3s;.-I en, that ha, aid gos write 4. - ,,..,,.
uWyLeT va 1 so.es 60 IgGan, sb0u' 'h'' n~S
"wA.niSeros Nov !. 1874
fqu are wIsunI your mon.y tieHraphin. threats 70
MS am hnN buFAhs shANheHa SI A.selN' o slAcAmAA
A N, GIASOA"
Kitncss-Yes. Sr
There wa,a telegram afisr that That is the did
not produce
The ChaIrnan-Is this ~
- " Ca-~l
You are liar. thicfhn scoundrel Maddox and
Carter no Leor pronOse TO lodge you In the penl
uuuAfy. where YOU leong
Nltnes~- Yes. sr. and Maddox on nded at
Ir knew all about IT, and when afterward he
AJed iun 10 his room, ana We took dfiuk tugcther
Y DO YOU mean that yuu had no Cau-. of grievance
ts4nst any Of tlemf No, sir had nothing against
a.eiu Weber had something.
ihc Chairnnn-Now, Mr. - Martin, here are ave teie-
rams between and Mr. Gibson about this business
tlht ol dOut incune with our affidavit
ani could not include them Those must have been IN
Washington had the answers Isuppose Of course re-.
ecNed them. ~ loast weber ha. go one on twouf them
Y You only handed In one telegram from Mr.. Mad
IhA
o. want o. know whether you only handed IN two
o. thre telegram. out ni the sven. Al suppose 50
O-f.N me what Weber said with regard 20 the Sher'
man letter a He saul there money Ia be
made "nt oi thn letter, aud that he Wuul 40 tu Wash
lhst ana impress Hil their men With tc Idea tnAt he
J. al ilt letter ur tiat lie had desruyed it, ami had
ifFd who lfl witnessed its dc struc ton He asked me
w ALLOW hn 60 use any name Aud stHte that had wit
i-s,,d lts de-trueuon told him would it consent "
D. tie went un t1 -, hhtn he could NOT make any hing
lrr he would 'fe what he could make Oh tie other
sc. ANA u Wnui cuns' nt Tor ban E. ul maine lac
r'ua ~ VI, sherman siOfsn ior HE testimony, and