New-York tribune., 1879-01-13
THE DOCUMENT-ITs REJECTION.


voted to call Mr.. st. Martin IA witness.
THE DOCUMENT-ITS REJECTION.
THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON
SATURDAY.
WAsmxGroN. Jan. 12-The Potter Committee
met Yesterday morning and considered the motion
made by REPRESENTATIVE Reed that the aildaVIt oi
: H. ST Martin. and the accompanying letter oi
Mr. Sbellabarger the counsel of Secretary Sher-
man be read as part OF the proceedings ol the cou-
mittcc The affidavit was not mace pubiic Wheh
presented though il read in secret session.
The following is the statement:
Twas deputy ysergcantatarms for the Congressional
Inv"stiratIng Committee known the "Pot;er' Com,
,nittec | owed my appointment such, rs !
am informed and believe, TO the influence 3I T.
~ D"raidsopyillc La ~ MI Wcbbcr. ana 10 lnteryi'
the Democratic members Ot stlh comm, an"
also The confidential agents Of Samnei j. llldrn
George W Garter. At my interviews with the
agents If Mr Illdcn generally saw each separately .
hrcaInc convinced that they desired some special s,r-
vice and were Intervening me for the purpose OF dt
rhaIr u, s might safely entrusted 10 me for cXeru
ton. Mr. Maddox finally rcN"a Gd 10 me tbc nature VI
the service which was expcottd To perform VIZ; -
Elrslly a Journey 10 ST. James Iansh 10 subpoena
Arm-tcad. duncan and Howari. bu not to serNe snri
subpGnas until Lad first aHcer hlh'l lh' "Icn tCu
upon the stand Witnesses before ine committee t!
would give testimony such az was dcS by lhuch'
secondly in order to secure such testimony
rs was outhorzed to ohrl TO I eafn :" f,r4Scr
assurance tat they would be permitted To
return to tclr ONES IN FclicaEa Parish drom whlrn
trcy mad ureviousIv been drlveUJ, ana guarantee o
immunity rom mplrstati0u lG iutdre. -
Thirdly. the testimony desired from ArnStcad phchh
and Howard was t. tu'~ effect: complete ana "hs',
IctraofIon and den'a OF the material iact' eSu m W
to in their examination 'cinre lhT i'tnrn' & hI'" -
proceeded T. Fl. james, aud from CONTRIBUTIONS win
AIu,siraG Duncan aud Howard, btcdmc convinced III
NY own mind that they wOuld prove phah "l'h,SH'S
Ihcreupou brought them To- 'hc g ~ ana i"oh 'ne"
then reported To Maddox and Tie committee tndt tnr
witness were tic cy. In fuith,ra1tt 0i the pan
to secure such l,s"IS a. ~" t5 tr ,yirurr
Maddox wrote ON III aHuiNi IV!Iu VIC Nt"no. ,,,!,
WHEN each was expected 10 give before the Fotter
room" Of Mr. Maddox to the room OF +. /. Wchher. In nv
presence these aiayHs were read to 'dc' Of the " +
Ifc.d $50 ald Howard ESQ, rcspec vely, as
now rccoi,'t' & for t'irS ,S,r..cn sucn sh'nj 'rn
commit no error, when before the committee MENe Der
coached and c-ura'cd iaru h' repeatedly lc.LH-
yI-cn he vas expected 90 liyc. Mr.. Wcn1ci
furnished NJ. Sicn-e., OF the Potter committee WI
and ais, q lu- winch thr Witnesses hdd aIttcu to
gyc p,r,uua.y carried surh ii-'S from the room oi
/. l. Wybbci' ana delivered 'h'h 10 A4' s'''"'r III
IN rrfoImancc OF MY du'v rs Deputy scrgeunt-ar
of CO.. .--, " tWcvr or tA.;',u-NhDrc Tie
,yitn.s.e, had been uru,ned by the Republican coun
not found ana return on t"t ,tdlu,ha@
was so made. l was instructed by NJ. sien-
.. %
Wl,n,g- ,ubpruacd WouI no. furnish evidence OF the
kuu desired d, the comuii.t-o. Gu,aN"r.hic TO the
Dcmoca! to return the su' "na' an" report 'h' per
81 wa+ Injiou.ced 10y Mr.. /. L. Wcbber to - Dula
committee. Al that time Nr. Wcpncr SAID 10 Dnia that
II hc woId give certain N"'nrt ,rl"e lhc c1nI'ter
lalupd in the city, and Was almost constantly
al W,pucr's Ihc oncr 20 Duia was finally raised
to 500 ma consented 10 accept tuat and give
tne orsitd iG,iiIn.i M N,Doer iI'I % 'oh ] nl" & III ' m
lftttf -flnt Nt % hon - ~
10 before he gaVc ms evidence. personally
I'crTt n W,nncf's room al lie tInc that Duaaccept,d
tlc offer OF 90. AND heard Ncbhcr ndhc tnc uir. IN
saw u', to DnIa mat he (Wcbbrp could not abso
micly closeYthe bargain until he mad seen Mr.
A. NJ Gibson. Mr.. DUa appcai ed before The coumltct
ana pstrid If giving the evidence which ne had agreed
fn give tie testified differently and cNpu.rd the whole
plan, now he had been offered brbe by Wchher. etc.
ana l i1IGGr Wm W.oo@r g.. @ made tEc E'' pI t" " @
UDuIa) at the ! stisation of Mr. A. VI. Gibson.
went upon the stand 10 contradict Dua's statement
Before it,tuyin. NJ. Glib came To me and asked
# wou!d 20 tne stand ana deny Tue Testimony Of
Du.a. / rerrd mai DuiA hhd '9,d PREF s,r"lEni
story, and that iclfed the cr"sr-rXahinl-
.oa Of Ir uo0 cox T vi ST wcDnr fom%Se' and n.laa m
him where The money that was 10 he gwen TO )ula
soon as ms testimony Wn- eo'nir'@H InioN"cn ne
hi- -pocKcI-@450-wrapprd up III white paper win
nom Wcuber anl gave 1t To me. gave my testimony
before the committee. At,rWaIdI returned tHe money
to T. !. Wrbbrr
Durmg the entire Of the committee in this city
Mcs-I,. MaddON.' b,onandC ricr @erc busy influencing
" 4
man The comInI Tee had al know edge oi tni' fac
MI. Maddox repeatedly tolI me that Gibson was M
secure all tine money ne desired from COCncl VIA T.
Pc.ton, Ncw-lorA. In Ma, last prIor 20 Wrhhei'
that red to Nortn. and that hc was Going 10
see secretary sherman; and IA ia" event thai tn"
Srcr"tIrY dd not provide Tor nm SUITABLY
and arcede to his muney demands. he wished
To Know II would testify lhai had tcen me >her
man letter in existence, aud furt3rr thar hai
scd Aim (WcDDr) destroy n. tuld hlm thai coud
no, and wodiu not furnish such trsum4ny IL al M
Mp.,t ne IA uttSfl
l,l,ry al Sue document a~ "a" SHERMAN rtirr'
ha ever by hm. ana that he had no belief III
MI WeDbr too me on his return from Washington o.
tir-un vuc Washington and offered Sl1,uuO Il he
would give ccrIan evidence hcl"rc Inc Potter 'oin
Tee lie OScbber wished to have the money
reason that Le feared these people ltartrr AMI
Ginsnn) would NOT act III good tain toward HIM After
considerable dcay Wrbncr SAID tLai Gro. " Carter
10 m and gave lin 10000. 1nis MONEY gwen 10
,n Lc f., noe tn,! before he went unon lie Il md
Wchber said to that mad 1t not been Tor the
m a. ii ,, ,y.u h f,rc the ronI,i,tr. won II h,,
been favorable to the Republicans and secretary Sher
Wrner tn rnr oar or and & l,,ou II. .o,,srd and mar,
anlecd hat thc alleged d-i4 cation and liability OF Web
bc - Treasurer of the school Board of West IrlCauI
Won Il have been settled and he bc relieved from
an annoyance oad account have nad correspond
cucc win Mo,,rs Gibson aud NaduOA H. secure
nj ,y h mat portion al tie agIc,icrt rela.Iyc 10
the affairs tur school board, hc request Of l.. L.
Weber, as the sujoncd Correspondent ,y w'l snow.
Sworn to and subs ,rbcd before me III - tia, D..
CrmhCr. l-I-. /. y. NppiIlLl.
en- United states CHcIit Court, District Of
LOUISIANA, l. =. {. Court.
DEBATE On ACCEPTING IHE PAPER.
The first to speak Representative Mcmahon, who
said hat lie was opposed To ndIrcc method SET
fling the question before tAem allowing an attack
On auy member Of the committee i th, way
II the paper Was nothing except rccautation, and i
could be said that the wiincss Was not worthy OF credit
LET everything nc had said by Of denial be rejected
but when he cane to cast dIt Ou member u tnc com
ulte lie should come the stand, aud II lie had any
ding 10 say lex him say il like any other wuc-s in
regular way
Representative Reed argued that the "hdavh had y
hearing on the subject Of iuV sgatlOn, ahd 1t contained