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Show I'OTTKlt lNVKSTIUATIO.f. New Orleans, 17. Before the Potter Pot-ter committee to-da7, several witness, testified to the bad character ol Smtdley, who recently testified that he saw Joseph W. Jones sign Weber's name to the Anderson-Weber agreement. agree-ment. Jones is now dead. John 8. Dula, who, as pariah judge ol West Feliciana, made affidavit of iulimida lion, testified that ho had been daily in the company of E. L. Weber the past week, aud that Weber offered him $j00 und tbe position of teacher in a public aoliool if witness would recant his affidavit as Weber had done. Wtbc-r boasted that he was safe now; had nrtrd wisely and advised uitnrss to do the same. Witcess omitted Weber that he would do so, but hia conscience would not allow it. Witness hc!ieved money had been put up by a gentleman gentle-man in New York to pay Armis ted and Duncan, who testified iu j support of Weber yesterday Weber had paid witness $3-r and wan to pny the rest after be had testified. 8. H. j St. Martin, who witnessed the c -nver-1 nation yriterday, between Dula and Weber, testified that Dula had made all the advances in this matter, and had borrowed $35 of Weber, faying that he received it as a loan. Writer also denied the essential parts ol j Dula's testimony. j |