The sun., 1895-05-28
A High Price for Ermine.

A High Price for Ermfne.
Continuing our examination of the methot
by which Mr.. Justice HARLAN earned hi.
appointment by r. B. HAYES to a seat OF
the bench of the Supreme Court of the
United States:
The testimony of JAMES z. ANDERSON
was confirmed by that of CHESTER B. OAR
RAIL- Of Morgan City, the Republican candi
date for Congress in 1875 in the Third dis
trict. Mr.. DARRALL was a witness before
the POTTER committee. Questioned in re-
gard to the intrigues for the purchase OF
inconvenient witnesses to the Fraud and
the suppression OF documents likely to be
"anr - ing and embarrassing" to Mr..
HAl<i. Mr.. DARRALL testified as follows:
"Mr. BurLER-when tho visiting statesmen were in
New Orleans in April 1877. Mr.. ANDERSON Informed
you that he had letters from Mr.. MArrHEws1 [srAS.
LEY MATrHEwsl
! Mr.. DARRALI-He certainly Informed me so, and
think he showed me a letter of Introduction from
| Mr.. MATTHEWS to Judge HARLAN
"Q.-Dd he tell youfhat he had other letters from
mr.. MATTHEwsl
"A-1hav recollection OF his mentioning any
but the one. the Introduction to Judge HARLAN.
"Q.-Did no tell you what he was going to do, or
| was doing. in connection with that Introduction
r.
Ian. or that he would call cannot say whether he
| had presented the letter mott. I knew that he
stated In some other interview that he had called on
Judge HARLAN moro than that once how many times
do not recollect; that he presented the letter OF
Introduction and conversed with Mr. HARLAN do
not recoect what no stated he said but ho sad
that he had number Of Interviews and my reco,lec.
tion has always been that he told Inc at that time
that he gave that WEBER agreement to Mr. HARLAN
noticed that Mr. ANDERSON testified that he sent
NJ ~
the time that he found It, That is possibly correct.
but my recollection is that he told he had seen Mr.
HARLAN. and had appealed to him for some position
and that he was promised some position and that he
delivered this document to Mr. HARLAN. That is my
recollection or his conversations They were casual.
"Q.-Then you know that he was conndentially
sent from Mr.. MATTHEWS to Mr.. HARLAN,
"A-That he had a letter of introductionl
"Q.-A confidential letter OF introduction1
"A.-Yes, sir.
"Q.-Do not interrupt me unless I am wrong you
knew at the time that he had confidential letter OF
introduction from Mr.. MATTHEWS to Mr. HARLAN and
that he was visiting Mr.. HARLAN back and forth and
that he had given Mr.. HARLAN q copy OF the WEBER
affdavit:
"A.-Yes, SIR
"Q-Had you seen IT.
"A.-My recollection is that never knew what was
in that agreement until saw It in Print.
"Q-Did you not ask ANDERSON what earth that
agreement was?
"A.-Certainly: and my recollection ia he st,ted N
that 1t affidavit the effect that those pro
tests were not legal and were false. have a very dis
tinct recollection that 1t IN affidavit against
those protests.
"Q-He told you at the time that he had c.r,o,, ,r
terviews with Mr.. HARLAN and he had given HARLAN
copy Of an afidavit by him and WEBER that their
protests were false?
"A.-Pardon me- He told he had given the
original document. not copy OF II.
"Q.-To Mr.. HARLAN?
"A.-Thnt is my recollection Rut Asrv,.ov h..
testified here that he sent the original to Mr. MAT.
TnEws ana may have got mixed up in that.
"Q-Which did he tell you that he gave to HARLAN
the original or copy?
"A-The original. That Is my recollection
"Q-IIe gave HARLAN the original and he ravs Won
such Information as that you knew what It was? Did
you not say to him. What earth did HARLAN want
with thatr
Al do not recollect our conversation.
"Q.-l do not ask the entire conversation only ask
as to that fact Did you say to him in apy form
OF words. What did Mr.. HARLAN want with that
paper"
AL cannot give the words | used but I ex
pressed much surprise that Mr. HARLAN wanted that
document.
"Q-D!d he not say that when he gave II TO HARLAN
HARLAN promised to get him oce or words to that
effect?
"A.-The effect was that. do not recollect any OF
the words; hut the effect that OF course: TINT
Mr. HARLAN and Mr.. MATTHEWS would secure him an
orice, That was what stated
"Q.-ASDERsoS stated that he had given HARLAN the
original OF the WEBER anidavi and that HARLAN and
MATTHEWS had promised TO give him an oficep
"A-Ccrtany.
"Q-Did you express any surprise to ANDERSON that
after MATTHEW'S and HARLAN tthe one a Senator md |
the other gentleman OF high position) had been in
Formed that he ANDERSON had made a false protest |
ana had made false agreement with NASH they would
promise 10 give him an offce2
a. have no doubt that expressed that
"Q-Do you recollect that you dld1
"A-Certainy, rememberit.
"Q.-How did Mr. ANDERSON meet that expression |
OF surprise OF yours
AL do not rccollect. II You can hal, ma o,,
there
"Q.-l guess can. Did he not say that he wos .m
ployed by MATTHEWS To watch the PACK ARD peop,e for
Lim2
"h.-So; never heard OF that.
"Q.-And TO report to HARLAN what the PAcKApn
Government was doing while he (HARLAS) was max.
ing new onef
Al never heard anything against the PAcy,pn
Government remember distinctly, since you men.
tion H. that ANDERSON In conference with HARI,S
more than once
"Q-Did you not ask him how he came TO be en- |
poyed In conferences with that gentleman who Rad
never known him before: him. perJurer and fraud
uent fellow as he was!
A. do not recolIect any thing OF that kind
"Q'-lt did not surprise you that HARLAN was in
conference with that man, but Il did surprise Won thar
HARLAN should give him ONCE,
ANY recollection Is that was surprised TINT
IT. HAElAN would want the document aud would
''ve him an Office. Ny recollection is that he wanted
NSpErsoN a'ou' him Tor iie purpose OF consulting in
'ceard 10 he ofilce.
Mr. EuTIER-Yoa were surprised that HARLAS
'AH''9 10 s'' hiS al 0niee' OUT you were MOL SUI