Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-13

I and gave il tn me. gave my testimony
hrinre the committee aud afterwards
returned the mooney To- Welcr During
the session ui the committee in this cItN
Maddux, GihSnn aud Carter were busy
influencing witnesses by the use ami
oilers nimnury. and the chairman ul thc
committee had lull knowledge ut this
iart. Ma,ldux repeatedly told nae that
I,ih-nn Was Tldrn's outside agent, and
lac would secure all the money desired
from Col ". T. Peltuu, ut New York.
In Nav hast, prior tu Wcbcr's departure
iur Washington, lac came tu lur amt
stated that hr desired To- - North and
was going tn see Secretary sherman,
amt i'm tho event that the Secretary did
not proyile lur him suitably AMI accedC
tn his money demands hc wished tu
know IL | would testify that hs'd seen
~hrrman'S hotter ia cNi>truCc, aud
further that hui Witnessed him
IMrhcrl tir,lfuv IT, toli hIm could
not und would not, Weber
told me m0st positively that II"
such document ~ the sherman
letter had ever been seen by him, and
be- had no belief ia jtI existence.
Wrhcr told me on hiS return from
Washington, that hC was approached hN
trurse ". Garter aud \. VI. irlbsuu
and offered SlOUO ii hc would give Ger
tain evidence before the Potter Com
mittcc. lie wished tu have the money
down before the testimony was given,
tor the reason that he ieared these pcu-
pie Garter AMI tiibSuul would not act
lu guud mith. After considerable delay
Wrhcr SAIL Carter gave him Sl,Wn Just
before hc went upon the stand, and
Mrhrr said had q not brcu lur tins ~ulu,
the testimony would have been layura-
hlr tu the Republicans and tu Secretary
sherman. la addition To- the l,jNn
Wrhrr told me that Garter aud Gibson
guaranteed that tho alleged drldlrdtlun
at Wchcr ~ treasurer ut the school
Board ui West FrliriauI, should hc set
tlrd and la relieved from all annoyance
uu that account. have had CORE
Spundrncr with MesSrs. iilbsun md
MadduN tO socure compliance With
that portion at the agreement relating Ia
the aIuir, ui the school Board. NJ the
r,yIuvst uf Wrhcr hcatlidaylt va, sworn
tu before United states Commissioner
Nunllry, al New Orleans, pv'. ., 1873.
>truuyr dvClIucS at present Q" furnish
iur publication the Documents uu which
lac relies Ia prove thr lalslty ol tho
statements In II. Martins affidavit
The following, huwcNcr, arv p"iuts hc
expects tn establish.
|. That the affidavit va, obtained
from 81 Martin by corrupt and ulcgIli-
mate mraus that Morris Marks, Cnllcc.
tot ui internal revenue ut New Orleans,
and ono III the Republican electors,
hrihcd II. Martin b. make IL, 10y promls-
mg him huth pecuniary reward aud a
position under him ia the Internal
revenue scryiru; that alter 81 obtaining
Il Marks himself brought It IT, Wash
iuptuu tu hv u-,d lu this Investigation.
- That all the material ALLEGATIONS
aud aihdaYItS are utterly tai,r. The
statement that hr lNteugrrI ducrtrd
II Martin not tu serve the ~uhPcuays
uu the witnesses called hv the tvpuh-
li,an members ui the Committee, hut to
report ;hrm not iouud, hr expects tn
,nutruyrrt hy showing uu subpoena Tor
the witness, uu the Republican ~ldr that
ever came into IT Martin = hands. Tie
will HlSu submit counter atltdaNltS "i
Iih-pu. MadduN and Garter, 80 tar -
they concern the truth at every nJuri-
ipu, statement ia ~. Martins dcp"sl-
tiuu. Finally Strngcr will insist on
having the personal testimony at ~
Martin instead at the affidavit, amt ex-
pc,t~ tu hr able hy u cruo~-c NImluatl"u,
iu show the motives hy which his state
mrutS we're prompted, aud expose the
persons who nStlgltrd them.
Caucus OF Republican Senator's.
WNNmNUruS, January ll.-N thr
caucus at Republican senators to-day, a
committee was appointed tu report tu
future caucus upon the success "t the
resumption at specie payments. In the
remarks made, resumption IN It's hcar-
ngs upon the public welfare was grurr-
cr,lly gloriicd The future order "i
business at the senate VAS ALSO runsId-
cred.
Eunsral OF Representative SChleiChor.
MNSuINUruN. January u. - The
funeral suryicvs over the remains ct
Representative Schlrjchvr will take
place in the hail at the House un Mon
day. The ToNaS delegation to day took
hriittiug action uu the death at their
associate.
HOUSE.
After the reading 1T the journal, the
death uf Representative Schlcichcr WAS
announced, aud Mrssrs. tiiddmgs,
shelly, MrkCuEic, Mueller, l.uring,
Brruiuuu and Tow uscnd were appoint
rl To- accompany the remains Ia San
Antonio. The House then adIuurnvd
~ a further mark of respect.