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Show TELEGRAPHIC POTTER IXVKSTIG.VTIOX. More Hard Testimony lor Slier man and JudUm. The Committee Takes a 11 eek'a lie at, WashmetoD, 3. Before the Potter committee, to-day, Eraiie L. Weber testified that the conference held in New Orleaus during the count in '76, waa understood to bave bean led by Senator Sherman. In conversation with Senator Sherman wilnese was assured that if hia brother should stand by hia protest he would be protected. pro-tected. In compliance with the request re-quest of Sherman, witness went alter hia brother and Anderson, and informed in-formed Ibem that the visiting statesmen states-men were desirous of seeing (hem. Anderson in reply said: "Xeil them to go to bell." Hia brother, however, how-ever, went to see Sherman, and they had a loop conversation regarding the protest. Two or three days after this conversation occurred, his brother showed him the Sherman letter of assurance, and told him that Sherman Sher-man gave it to him at tbe conclusion of the conference, relative to him standing by hie protest, and remarked that it was the beet he could do at that time. Q. Did your brother agree to stand by his protest. A. He hesitated hesi-tated about doing eo, but could not well avoid it, considering the pressure brought to bear upon him. By Springer Did you have the Sherman letter in your hand? A. Yes, eir; I did. Q. What kind of paper was it I written on? A. It waa written on a double sheet of note paper. Witness then showed the size of the paper which was about half tbe aize of the sheet Mrs. Jen to said the letter was written on. She clained that it was written en a Bingle eheet of commercial com-mercial letter paper. Witness said it was arranged before the election by Kellogg, lor Thoe. C. Anderson and Packard to secure affidavits of intimidation intim-idation iu the parishes ot East and West Feliciana ior the purpose of throwing out those parishes. He was assured by Kellogg and others if he would ub6 his influence with hia brother toward having him make a protest he (witness) would be returned to the senate. He was defeated for the state senate by about 1,200 votes and waa returned by the returning board as elected by about GOO m jorily. In reply to Hunton witness wit-ness stated that some of the visiting statesmen had an interview with Esizt Pinkalon in the custom house, before she waa brought before the returning board. He thought one of those who interviewed her waa Senator Sherman. He was of the opinion that the Eliza Pin lie ton outrage waa a put up job. By Springer Did you see the affiJavit of Eliza Pritchard, formerly Eiiia Pinkston, published in the New York paper? A. Yes sir, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true. Weber then related cir cumetancea as told bim by his si?ter-in si?ter-in law concerning the visit of Jenks to Don aid son vi lie, and read the following follow-ing letter which waa delivered to Mrs. Dan Weber by Mra. Jenks. New Orleans, May 26th, 1S7S. j Madame: In the investigation about to commence in Washington under the Potter resolution, it iB deemed important to have you there as a witness at once. Mra. Jenks will bear t hia to you? Very reepeot-fully, reepeot-fully, L. A. Sheldon. 2b Madame 1). A. Weber, Donald-sonvillc. Donald-sonvillc. Mr. Jenks explained to Mra. Weber Washington and testify that she did not know of the existence of the Sher mon letter Mra. Weber refused unlets un-lets called upon by tbe proper authorities, whereupon Mrs. Jenks threatened to bave her arrested and taken to Washington. At this time a brother 'jf Mra. D. A. Weber came to Donaldson. lie, aud seeing Mrs. Jeuks, ueked what that woman waa uuiii there again, and whether she was altar tbe Sherman letters. Mrs. Weber told her brother not to meddle witu her alYaini. Umi Bhe had the Sherman letter and knew what to do with it. At this lime E. L Weber hitii not informed hit sister in-law that he had destroyed tbe document. Mrs. Jenka bad told Mrs. Weber the letter was worth thousands of dolUrs, and said she would pay her a good price for iL Mrs. Jencs never intimated to Mrs. Weber that she bad anything to do with the authorship of tbe Sherman letter. Sue always spoke nf iL aa the letter written bv John Sherman, assuring Weber and Au-dersou Au-dersou positions under the adminis tration. A paper containing an affidavit was produced, but Judge Shellabanjer, objecting to the affidavit being put in evidence, it was laid over for the present. Witness submitted in evidence a letter written to him by Judge Marks, now internal revenue collector at New Orleans, wherein Marks requested re-quested witne-a to inform him (Marks) wlietber be had received tho appointment appoint-ment be had made application for; ,1 not Marks, would look alter it for him. MarRs also requested witness to inform Mrs Weber that he tkought tie could secure her tho appointment At posUuisLreds at Dooalddenville, for which she had once applied and been 1 M..t. hamn t lh.il time oppoeed to her appointment. , Marks, previous to writing this letter, nadbeen to Donaldsonville and requested re-quested Mrs. Weber to make a etate-ment etate-ment to the e fleet that she had never kuown of the Sheimnn letter. During Dur-ing this visit Marks toid witness and his sister in-law that they were both to be summoned as witnesses before the investigating committee. Wilms, stated that be waa under the impression impres-sion the approaches made by Marks were msieiy with ihe view of inti 1 encing hia testimony before the com aiiitee; he gave him no eneonrace ment whatever. Marks bad staled L certain parties that he c mid conlrui Mrs. Weber 's testimony before tin oommitlee. Witness waa, after nme furthei and uuimportant testimony, ordered to report to the Louisiana suo-com mutes on the 10th insl., when hi? cn.s exm:na'ion will be begun bj General Cox. Tbe committee then adjourned until un-til July 10th. |