The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-10
EXIT ANANIAS ST. MARTIN.
mrs 1FFTDATIT CONTRADICTED UNDER
Darn As A BUNDLE or LIES.
Mr. Gibson Before the Potter Committee
why he w Mt TO New Orleans and What he
ND There-No Money Paid TO Mr. Weber.

WAsHINGTON, Feb. SIN the Potter Com
mittee yesterday Joseph II. Maddox was re-
called. and testified that the brief furnished him
10y Mr. Gibson previous to his departure for
New Orleans. contained nothing Whatever with
respect to the duties which he aftorward por
formed in interviewing witnesses previous to
thcir going on the stand
| Mr.. A. VI. Gibson. Washington correspondent
OF THE New YORK Sun. was sworn and testified
that he frat met Mr.. Weber in this committee
| room. Never had any negotiations with him,
and never paid or offered to pay him money for
/ tcstfying. as WAS charged In tho 81. Martin
affidavit. He first saw st. Martin In New Or
| leans. Never gave st. Martin money and never
/ had conversations with him outside Of the COM
mittce room. Witness was then interrogaied
| on every point in st. Martins affidavit whore
his name was mentioned. the result Of which
was general and particular denial of all the
charges embodied therein.
Under cross examination 10y Mr.. Cox. Mr..
Gibson said that he did not recollcct any con-
versntion Of any character with Mr.. Weber in
n New Orleans. and had no remembrance OF re-
/ cciving from him or forwarding To him a COM
= nuniruton OF any kind. He admitted having
what certain witnesses we're to testify when
they were called to the stand. and said he gave
tn" same To- either Mr.. Stenger or Mr.. Black
! burn. whichever he CHANGED to meet first
2 You we're generally In the commtee room during
he eS19Gagon vsre you ao,i 49, n,ns So every ls
and blickhurn tor ,he pnrp9,c {" rdNsns them a, me
certin few eases which were detailed
ON , sy nc y oHrT,s nnr y, mI'h o'I
! rightly NV recollection is that thatis afact was
Q -yen took no notes while there, did you-that t.
have never done @nvthius Of lie knd sincc nave been
IN the sralcr business Il had had NO other hu-i
Tn s Gu ''''''' ~ '' ~ "'1 7'' ''''' '''N
Witness then testified that hc never made any
inquiry IA To the whereabouts Of the witnesses
IN y W Orleans. and did not know where they
Mr. Cox then nskcd Mr.. Gibson what pnrt OF
his duties ut New Orleans were Journalistic
proper. and what part were political, Mr. Glib
son replied that 10 answer this would necossl
tate his telling rather n long story. His ilrst
aud he remained there about two months. Bust
ness kept him thcrc. and hc also took deep
interest IN the political situation. II" made tho
9cquaintance Of great many Republicans
during his stay without any special Object eN-
ceMthat the thought more chief might he done
! hyenrourag Packard AMI his party. through
him and others he gathered a great many ficis
about the Returning Board aud the election
Orleans he received from Mr.. Dana AN en-
yrlope containing number Of papers viii h
h" desired witness to look into These were the
pap"rs sent 10y James l.. Anderson from Phila-
drlphln. lie inNrs tigated them worry carefully
until about the l7th or 2Oth of June when he
LETT the citv with big family for month or six
weeks among the mountains Of virginia. On
his return. b" received other COMMUNICATIONS.
-
| Pennsylvania WHO, after seeing some OF the
persons referred 10 and obtaining detailed in
d for nation about certain crimes that had been
committed in Louisiana. wrote "A letter 10 Mr..
' Dana editor Of THESUN. giving his opin on rs ~
paper point Of view. Witness carried the letter
| to Mr.. Dana. and upon his instructions pro-
creded To- Lou idna To further investigate the
. ! matter. Alter this he made a third journey 10
/ louisiana aud the sum total Of his invcstign-
= tons communicated TO Mr. Dana had largely
Z TO do with the course pursued 10y THE sun in
/ dcman ing an on lhl investigation. Nhcu
: Commiu.e went 70 New Orleans. witness w..s
$ requested 10y Mr.. Dana TO accompany II. and u'
did 80. and to separate his duties n CORE.
sponlea, nn au4si ndNs,r OF ih' DGm9
cult. lie knew gencrallywnai they were after. H.
. knew great ninuy things which they did no
. know: somc In iat. that he was unable 20 lal
u before tirin. because they had come To him con
Il ndentially.
Ry Mr. coNYoa speak Of your relation. a. counsel t
5 ics have no office, but have great deaf TODD wiz
% ON. rr only commission ,ou received In th. easc
- r',N,d m.l,i tn"i should hc Np'n.ed 800 an, way Do
q r.ud not nave gone g. Sow nricau, without m
n won't thcrc, ~ Do, request or rather ~ Ia. d
a tanned from lhf So. or as my own certainly
! had 80 other g. .aluu. WIN any &c.. SON ,Acrit q,
htnh undertook COINS Nv Orlran. ,impl, as
y correspondents To- note ana rcrort wis, ccurrci he ~
j. NJ any facts which came 20 my An"wicdie and 10 th
= atlr communicate fin 10 aj,anr, of au, onc
W IuiHf NhihiNf uhAANll WINCH N'AA more " i
% "thrr wat winch va. '"i r,c'..y WHAT t
70. t.U ,e.cret NV liz ,,Ste.. W,IJ brnm,bt t M,
u into co'c ,nunac Win liS prmo.rat, Of eonr-. hut
IL lurnist'd go money tor the payment of Nn,>- aud a
i o-il,d YOU no Information as to The $3.50 tnatr ha
~ Nigh ,av somethlns ci-c uink .uld have been
r. .uppo. lu'us proposition would fccctit brc-u.r 4
not think Hull get my muncA worth Testimony o.
Louisiana rates much lower, according To scnera
n Nr T.. l4,. 20 ia ,o..t ,1
some "f the colocd witnesses received from 50 to -
heVcit
In further cross examination by the Chair
n man Mr.. Gibson said that Mr.. Weber had fur
a nished in his settlement before the COMMITTEE
ID ia Washington the names Of certain witnesses
re- some Of whom were dead at the time their am
:, davits purported to have been made. and other
. who Ind testified upon hearsay evidence only
:, hut VINO had been reported as II uthey hW
te spoken from their own knowledge Weber wa
q ANXIOUS e. have that part OF his testimony sup
ported 10y su'h witnesses ms he could obtain
m AMI he furnished the names himself. Wltno-
40 had no talk with any 81 the Witnesses at an
'e time
d, In reply TO question Ms to the papers tina
IN led him To visit Now Orleans. witness said tina
"a Tn" Morrison Committee. IN 1876 or 1877. NJ
% tempted % get the original papers about H.
"a election from the louisiana l,eiurning Board
- hut the Board refused Ia do more thnn 10 lur
81 u I~h copies Tho papers upon which the Re
al turning Bonrd were supposed to have acto
c. were afterward scnt to Washington and place,
!, in charge Of the senate Committee.
II low only Of these papers Were returned I
'i' the committee room here and part q
a. his business was 10 lind out something ahou
at thG missing documents lie was IN Nel
e broke no, and was anxious that thrs
" papers should be- Immediately looked after
'r' dead WIS instructed 10y witness 10 take NJ IN
N, search. and h" found a safe in the EXecutiv
.. OH 'e and took out grem many Of the papcrs
No HIS principal ohrct was To- find certain protos
n' in tho case Of tichland Parish. lie knew tia