The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-03-07

The Potter Committee
The sessions Of the Potter Committee
were resumed at Washington on the isth
John y. Coyle testified that he went 20
Florida during the canvass o. the iresiurn'
tial vote. upon request OF Col. fciton M
" Ard Co. per gave him HIS Instructions nnn
telegraphfc cipher. ana he was snth"it<tu ~
draw up on him for money - dcifas m, nee
essary expenses His instructions were -
Aid the Democrats In securing = fnir count
lie expended while there nearly slVtel
proposition WAS made 20 wines w one ~
BOARD for s2oO.0O. but he had been
warned that Thain Was not trustworthy nnd
Ia have nothing 10 do with hini wines ne
ciphers attributed a. him. He had a. strosen
his key lie did not believe that Ii'drn nsn
any knowledge 81 the attempted ntkotin
tons 10 secure the Electoral vot<'.
Thomas a. Dunn. member ~ the south
Carolina Returning Board IN iS.r AZ prrsrhi
rrsidinx i'm Boston. WAS ca led ny hi- I'M ~
quest and te-uted " denia, q certain M, s'ass
dence before the COMMITTED "dtnrss
said hes was approached by Harry
solomon, during We rs,,, ~
requested 20 see members of the isnnrd snd
ascertain whether negotiations could NOT hr
perfected 10y which the vote 81 ths soarn,, IN
u portion OF II, could he obtsiner for the III
den Electors. solomon told " fness that tue
Democrats in the state were armed hno or
gsnized. and that they meant :" nSs. ,n !,
State peacesbly II they could. forcinlN u
they must. lie further iiitinnfru thh' Y MhS
better TO use gold than steel. and lett tue iin-
preston uponthe mindnf witness ttsi =. : -
authorized - give ayainabe cons dcra,i y
for the Accomplishment ct hi purpose. ~
ness told solomon That AZ Mas utterly useless
for him 20 attempt any Such ne@"tln,lons
with the Returning Board. as there Was NO
question that the state n~d gone Tor hayes
and would be- 80 derlafed- witness
related his conversation with solomon 70
Gov. Chamberlain ncAt morning anu nau
subsequent interviews with solomon TOT the
purpose Of leading hlnl on and nndins out the
plans Of tho Democrats.
Upon cross -rN animation witness sAii fnaf
solomon told him he wa- authorized 20 use
sluO 90 IL necessary 10 sccnrs hiS o1lect TINS
large sum was not enough. hoNcyrr, 70 innn.
ence witness. His fri-nilN RELATIONS Nlth
solomon continued uninserrupt- q not~rh-
standing the latter's attempt "a bride hin-
United States Marshal Wharton. Of Louis
iana, testined that AZ the time of the Return
ing Board session In isss. Maddox told him
he VA. satisfied that GOV. Wells intended 60
sell cut 10 tine Democrats, did not know 81
ANY financial arr anxement being nnne Win
Wells Witness and Maddox encouraged
the confidence rf Weile, according 20
the formers testimony. IN order that they
might be able to break up the prosposs q trsus
before il was contaminated. Witness wa<
examined nc length regarding the charge
that the party he commanded went 20
Ouachita Parish and murdered number %
negroes. etc. lie very emphatically denied
that any one was murdered by bis party. ON
the contrary. the men who did the killlnx
were driven out 81 the parish BY him and hts
friends. Gen. Butler read = letter from the
witness TO Dear Maddox" in which the WI
ter said: eli YOU should be placed az the
head OF the secret Service Bur. au. appoint
me 1t once and order me a. New orleans
from here jacksonville. Mss, a. m
that way the GoScrnment will have 20 pay
my expenses; otherwise shall have 20 pay
fcr.--onc to Psc \ ard. informing him that the
President wants Jack Wharton here IL
Washington on business. and TO s-nd him
on immediately. the other 20 me, notiytng
me Of my appointment
Manager Whitney, Of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. said that within the last
~ days there had been some kilograms
Withdrawn from his Office upon
executive order. and were sent to New York.
lie had no idea what the motive for with
drawing them was. The telcgrams were
from Gibson Of New Orleans. TO Williams.
correspondents OF the New York sun az Wash.
ington
A letter was introduced and readby Chair
man Potter. addressed 20 senator kellogg
and written BY -. j. VI. Jewctt. secretary Of
the Louisiana Republican Campaign Com
mtftee ~ lS.e. The writer charges Kellogg
with having betrayed his tJewett'-l Interests.
and adds: II DO not propose % submit 20 the
screened the Administration and yourself m
many fhings. notwithstanding YOU have
sworn thst You dsd not draft the pro
have the original document III your writ
Ing and Jaw You write ~. This - one ~ the
many pieces If documentary ~ i4cnce which
hold upon you and which would close your
political career very suddenly. II nothing
worse bcfeii Won. have withheld my know
edge ~ the frauds committed 10 carry Lo,ai-
lana for Packard and Hayes In ls7e II my
friends are 10 be sacrificed BY the Admins
tration 90 not know Why | should continue
70 do 20. much prefer 20 remain upon
friendly terms with YOU and the Adnini-tra
ton, but my friends In Louisiana must he
taken care ~ and Iny interest must he con
suited in all political agreements In that
state"
d.. NJ. Jewetf appeared before the Com
mittee and acknowledged the letter 20 be In
his handwriting. lie also testified as 70 false
protests being made from several parishes ~
Louisiana. he himself drafted a number upon
afiidav1ts Of supervisors. and they were IN
serted I'm the consolidated statements depo--
tied in the vault Of the Po~t-oiiice. witness
testified tnaf he had the original Of the Rich
land protest. and that IL was drawn mp BY
Kellogg.
james II. Maddox testified a 10 inter-
views between Gov. Wells. Wharton. Pack
ard and himself. regarding Weiss vote.
Wells wanted $4,000, and Packard said he
would take Il into consideration.
An affidavit was received from G. w.
wooiey. denying certain statements contain
ed in the evidence Of John r. coyle; also. .
letter from Alex. Thain. asking 10 be Above
to refufe certain statements affecting him al
- made by Ccyie.
A Ladyss Wonderful Nerve.