The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-01-12

lied 20 offer each Of these hope OF reward and
70 be assfaee ma, they would ss srnsd 70 return
previously been driven and guarantee of immunity from
. TArThe testimony desired from Armstead Duncan and
, n was to this eee- complete aud absolute rstrae
before Returning Board to outages n
''4 ,,la.tI, ae in Feeiana parish to.
Arstead Duncan and Steward became con yincsd in my
own mind that they would prove plant Witnesses. There
nP91 0ISaEht them TO The city and took them to the room
Maddox and the committee that the in the
BRIBERY PARExcELLENcr
M n n TO nrs ont sh o a:
Tor the evidence which each was expected g give
from the room o. Mr. aaddos to the room Of fsi L. WsSer
In my these aidavs read each of the
%ts@d ST. ' asS m howard $40 relpessSey
% that Se Witnesses ho commit ns errar when
s s rssn to ss saa
ny NJ which ne Ts s ss to ge MIR , weGsr
Of the questions to be propounded to each witness and
also the answers which the witnesses had agreed TO
room Of r. l. we1sr and Delivered them Mr. sisnssr
number Of casess a twelve or ahrteenTwhsrs the wit
had been furnished by The republican counsel
instructed 90 report the persons not found and return
BY Nr s1enser. " chairman Of the sub committee
10, furnish @'s Evidence Of s'"Siss Kind desired
the committee-or unavorabie TO the democracy
found. was introduced by Mr. r. L. Weber to Dula some
es AZ that ms Mr. Weber laid Dn III he would
Sye certain evidence before tho committee he could secure
city city and was almost constantly at webers room room.
and lie consented to accent that sum and
and and h has he Should
no mistakes when on the stand Dua received about x,
present a. Weber @ q the time accepted the
previously was at weDers and heard him say %
Dna that he Weber could NOT absolutely close the bargain
w. orIsenrslss TIE f seENtns hu .,
giving the evidence which he had agreed to give he ties;
lifted and Ws the w n ss had
present in the room when Weber made the proposal
upon the stand to contradict Duias statement
ns "n % =" a s pa a
Dua had told pretty straight story and that feared the
called Weber and asked him where the money that
ESa he Sa
the money out of his up in white
paesags from a Weber and gave gave
ss Hs's s ss
offs Of money and the %. ns committee h1d
me that Mr. Gibson was Mr. Tldens outside agent and
that he could all the money he desired from W. T.
' wsnnn's JOURNEY TO WASHINGTON;
he and stated that he desired TO back and
Hss IL h% tho did o provide o linn
and aecse 70 his money he wished to know
IN sxisiencss and tnrther that l. had Witnessed
him ~ eber) destroy it, j told him that
could and would not furnish such testimony.
In all conversations with f. L. Weber he told me most
pos'tveiy .h' no ssch @ IN s hd M hf % r.
~stence NJ Weher ioid me on his return from Washing
ton I'm, he WA. pproached by George " Carter and Mr.
Gibson while in Washington and offered $4,000 il he
would give certain evidence before the Potter Com
mittee He tWeberl wished 20 haSe tho money down
t "a 49, nanos and Gibson, would not act
n GOOD fab toward him After siderable DELAY Weber
said that George W. Carter him gave him
$1,000 This money given to him. rs be told me- just
before he went upon tue stand Weber said 10 mo
n ia n.y. tn ,imony he would have given bef"ra
W. can,Ttee would have been favorable e, the r.pub
Leans and sherman addition the money
reward Of 5000 Weber told Carter and Gibson prom
ised aud guaranteed that the alleged deiacaton anu
abty OF eper as ., vac nehoo nniu oi
a ,, n moa nn s r" occnnpt M " ~ ~