The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-01
LOUIsIANA's STOLEN VOTE.
An Attempt Now Made 60 Foist "a FORCED
sherman Letter upon Mr.. Potter.

session in vacant Office near the 81. Charles
Hotel; Clarkson n. Potter and Mr. Cox OF Ohio
were present. Mr.. Stenger not putting in an ap-
pearance as yet. There was little or no notice
taken OF tho meeting. hut Mr.. Potter had quiet-
" summoned y number OF witnesses, and few
outsiders really knew what was going on. As
will be socn by the testimony. ruse on the part
Of Mrs. jerks to impose on tho Committee a
fraudulent letter eignay failed.
When the Committee opened it's work Mr.
Potter said that the two members present had
concluded. Notwithstanding the absence Of Mr..
Stcngcr. to proceed the Chairman being en-
powered to cast. in NIL questions relative TO tho
admission of testimony Mr.. Stengef's vote.
MIR. Cox then presented John Ray, who. he said.
WIS the representative Of Mr.. Shellubargrr the
attorney Of John sherman, and asked that he
bc recognized as sucn. The Chairman agreed
To- the request ana MIR. hay was duly recog-
nizrd.
Mr. Cox then presented number OF letters.
being correspondence between John sherman
and his nuorncys. referring W the question OF
intimidation during the Presidential election.
Mr. Potter Desired to know whether i was tho
wish of the parties To have these made Il part OF
the record. ana on being told that 1t was essen
tin the ,itcrs wt1v filed.
Judge T.. c. BiliEgs and p. q. Dcslonde tnsti-
fed rs to their general knowledge Of the sign
ing OF the electoral certificates.
Pettis Joseph testified as follows:
S & e'@ me-. % @ me of mn ,s IN $50 & ana s
had sonc through he voting we signed the electoral
verbal suihorhns Anderson to take the vote 10 ash.
| iultoi
Being shown the first Kellogg certificate he
said
Ircccgnize the signature the paper TO be mine also
10 w, li,cr- Netua ihe'e gre lhc apcrs Hsnrd on
g .ign second set was at that time captain ef ihe
| which wa. then ied Nv the police a. a. earr
~ many tarcf. TO ,ign. ami iwauicd Mr. naycs to ia
frsd, no so much would have silncd my own d,ath
second .ct came from the Go,crno,. office by me
trr was ~ Nhe "oNrihnt t.f"ow whth Wa
the Governor 10 low voice. then went out and was
,,,ry ,hiri noor nj. .fnce Adorned The Governors
seme psrer. t., r and .nsd ihIre ~ diem S"ts S,Ir '
Kelly, t1e Goycrnors private mess.nf.r was there
.isdug Oscar ionlion came IN just about the time,
,.c .prcs out A. SOON a. ssa e,1c nv, MI .ens,. 1 W.
game nut of the room whh CLARK had nothing more
There being no other witness, the Committee
| took n recess until o'clock After the recess
! the first witness called was J. Duncan Kennedy
| tcuorcd). WHO testified:
ksht years ago was appointed To position by the
CerA o The senate had verbal leave OF absence te
%'n to Lake rfe9,nce @ aaS ,aTe me a fhoss s.'
| Kelly Knew him ior years k'ly wrote ne letter
aicnlb letter lie said that he wanted me io come T.
ia ai'achs, u III. once With fisecs anG he keii,
wanted oset something lie went 10 Washington but
Harris c. LLOYD. in the carpet business at 100
| Canal street, testified:
r, know M'' r, 5sgs. sss came 9 the store and
IN ana passed around some goods. but was not cui
gentleman N repaens some good. found letter lie
showed the letter 20 Mr. Raymond, who l. m our store
snd to mvsslL twas addressed to Agnes D jerks New
7 l. RAYMOND te.tined; reside In New orleans. and
INA s H, % inter- 1osaS'sst o@sS s q % n
tore notary and made declaration on AFFIDAVIT have
with me- the documents. OF package sound IN the
was mad, and had the paper. endorsed by BE notary
The witness here. produced = large sealed en-
| yeope. which was handed by Mr.: Potter 10 Mr..
| Cox for eNamination. lSensationI Tho witness
/ then proceeded.
I'm. !, the package found. After mi. heard that pa;
bad always been returned to her heard That uey had
| been lropped and had been lieNci ZIP .
tins va, rcqurntl, thc cas- Nj Naion, und The psck.
10 Mr.. b' jsnks NJ Saloasy Sii not open ,Ss psi
nsnIa Sn he bg gsr, ss y '' se . hsn, naNs
n,, Yprn At ms s, sna ,TA no m.merAnau'n OF ugg
% & NJ. a GsnasS ys ,s s Pars M fsP sm & nt 10 ,eT
leit ucn Al home hat msht N my armour under lock
To NJ Poter-I had one OF the letters photographed
shown photograph That a copy Of the one had
! Mr. Floyd recalled. To Mr. coS-I have no personal
acquaintance with Nrs jerks connoc cied her win the
Ss psr.oa m the store Ael Ne ei walked sht Sack To-
@ tns y, "a sh' maas as @ Sisis 70 tnS ~ ~, A.N
papers do not know how shc Anew the papers we're
my iather Sep, ne mater snursiy to myself .oid
| ~ ~" ,e.r @ ,,.snt w., h. hsr ir,.rS ,,,,,d
| She walked back to see him. She had been IN
| the store tour times The second time she came
wa. to gq@5e ~S' M any pApsSs ,Is sa Stg @ loSea ss
Mr. Raymond She asked Tor him ami hv introduced me
% her she wanted 10 Know II she could get mo :.
be forthcoming she Mas taking WIN Mr. hal,eney
Mr RAYMOND 10 give up papers She s.id
not sentlemen. ami Mr. RAYMOND answered Ma We
were not that kind ogrntemen when Size offered money
Nj fotSr-"hen .poEe g my Ia sihsf M trques11s @ iim
tcu days after the hnding OF tie papers that she called
Nj RAYMOND reealed-when read the papers to my
lsmy cautioned then then not m 70 TO- say i Any ~ nm ssSqt sn
'ic PalIIN "eie "eie '1slu ~, I,, se ~, W F,1,
was called G out BY PssGd ou who and VA .w 9Os9 .sS
M Te ssed % & S9e @ Ds5 sny ns e's ssS" s o0a @
| turn them Responded tiat as the papers were i'm.
porsnt could not return them unu alter aconsu.tau9n
nsn m Ma Hen cnlled IN Mr. Lo, To near the
coNersauou She lett IN PASSION sAyih hAd better
Some day. aso -hc arsn came m the store with her SIS
| ler she h'Ard ne whether had cone 70 any rHuona
would return mem n ~, ,,oul XIV. recent for IN. m
she sad mat sh, would COME down armed with receipt
intact and told her tat thcy we're She .p6ke OF MS
only she said because ons letter very important to
10 Mr. KnoI-I offered the papers to her her gying
areccpt hgd written receipt ready, but ,hc did not
ssu y The photograph Of the letter was taken before
slefy IN tanai street Mf Doncris and Judge Z il
Mar were present when 1t Wa, taken
house OF EiIg 60 remember, some day last sum.
ner some ladies coming into the store. ana alter they
lert iuund the package papers took them back
the Once. / laughed ueu a. thought they had been
dropped on purpose. The letters found behind
roll oi matung We went then before aud made
an ahdaNt one time Mrs jerks met me at The door
ami told ms that one ol our young men had found some
OF her papers This all the conversation had with
| her Knew her by sight, but not by name, ior many
years
After request WIS made by THE sun corre-
| spOndent for the letters contained in the pack
| axe Mr.. Potter said that he could not give them
| % the public before the committee had passed
| them. An executive session was then held
| and everybody excluded from the committee
room. After some deliberation the doors
were opened. and the papers exhibited to
| the reporters. They proved TO be lot Of
| old kilograms addressed 10 Mrs. jerks, a clip
| ping from the Aeir YORK Times. and n letter
| written in a schOOlhoy's hand IN the words Of
| the old Sherman letter made public 50 long ago.
| The signature. John Shernan," was a neat
| forgery but mngnilying glass showed that II
was not done well enough 10 deceive experts.
Mr.. Potter then said in substance:
When the Committee adjourned At New York In August
1t With tie rsanilnf that the Committee would
not he called together until after the elections. that
| Ing statements IN the press that Ne Committee was
about tu pruiuce forged sherman letter" to affect
| the october elections his suspicious were thereby
aroused. that subsequently he received through the
dated Aug ~ on ring 20 lurus him copy Of the sner-
| man letter made by the writer when In MI ShermAns
employ, which letter hc now produces on causing lu
uurtts 10 hr made ~ Browns station he could hud no
person the gwen by The Wrur there, auu thrn
his su,Iiciuus 90 purpose Ia impose forged sherman