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Show l'OTTEIt I WKSTIG A I IOS, Washington, 12 Darrall testified that Anderson told him that he had been shot; showed bim the coat with a bullet hole in it. Several parties Irom Feliciana told him the same flory, namely, that no man dared to vote the republican ticket or own he was a republican. Witness aaid shortly after the Potter committee was appointed, ap-pointed, Anderson wrote bim that be intended to testify before it, and witness wit-ness told bim to do bo. He thought Anderson had not been treated right; said something of this kind: "(Jo ahead, pitch into and expose the psalm singing hypocrites;" that bis papers would do it. There was not a very warm feeling towards the administration ad-ministration in his state. Witness had visited the secretary of state with Anderson (o get him an ap pointment. The secretary of Btate asked if they could get the recommendations nf deraocratio members of their state Witness was closely examined as to whether be solicited Aoderson's influence in-fluence to get him the collectorship or whether Anderson tendered it. Witness stated it was his belief that he t-ent tirst for Aoderson to come tnd help in his candidature, but he had heard Anderson say before, that he had a valuable document docu-ment which would influence the powers that be to do as be wished. H hen the visiting statesmen were in ew urleans 111 April, Anderson showeJ witness a letter irom Matthews introducing bim to Judge Harlan and said he had given Harlan that original Weber ngree-ineut, ngree-ineut, after being promised by Harlan some position. That was witness' recollection. Witness expressed much Burprise that Harlan want ed the document and Anderson Ander-son said in eflect that Harian or Matthews would Becure an office il he gave up the agreement. W itness expressed surprise that HaiNn and Matthews would get Aadtt jn an othce when they learned of the fud-ulcnt fud-ulcnt agreement that had been LL-ade. Witness first learned of the existence exist-ence of the Sherman letter from Anderson, An-derson, who said it was given by S- -man and S tough ton to himaell Hid Veber in response to their letter slating that they had made returns from their parish?; that the Sherman letter said if they would stand tiim by the republican party and do tbi-ir duiy they would be rewarded by the administration. Witness considered con-sidered the letter important but could not fix the dale of it, but it was prior to January. He intended (o use these letters in tho pofFCssion of Andorson to secure Lhe collectorship, col-lectorship, and believed that he j failed to get or to control the I appointment because it was known that other copies of the documents were extant. Butler laid stress on Darrall being willing to accept the office procured by a loafer, blackmailer and perjurer, by means of false documents. Darrall admitted that ho had substantially sub-stantially so stated, and moreover Baid he rebelled that he (ailed. He thought Matthews knew Anderson's character, aa he himself did. |