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Show l'Olltlt l VESTIGATIOS. iihhiuglou, 3. In the testimony ol Weber, the following was giveu: Witness said on tbe evening ol the 20tb of November, while pausing by Moreal'a restaurant on Cauai street, New OrleanB, be noticed bis brother, D. A. Weber, and James E. Auder mm in there talking with Secretary Sherman; was not within hearing diMtwDce and did not know what transpired, trans-pired, but they were there together at a table, one on each side of oher mL. Packard told me a few days before tne election that if he and Hayeo Old not get any votes in East and West Feliciana he was guing to be governor gover-nor and Hayes was goi' g w he president. presi-dent. He said this iu the presence of Mr. ArmifteHd. Mr. Duncan, anti others whom I do not uow reruein her. H sid tbe best way to dispose of the democratic unjoruy wm to throw out tbe vote ol the county; that that was a better way than making a republican canvass, aud I Know ol my personal knowledge that Kellogg employed L. B Jeuks to keep Jamee E. Aoderton away fiom iue pnrih and prevent his holding an electuw tiere I have a letter from b B. Jenka, dated New Orleaus, October 2Gtn, 1876, in which he athtt that Pitkin requested him to i nunl up Andi-raun and to prevent bis coming to Eiat Feliciana to bold an election. Jeuks alterwards stated, that he bad been endeavoring to Beep inderaoo awyr but b&d Uilpd, und Anderson would go up and hold the election. He told me thut Kel-lopg, Kel-lopg, Packard, Pitkin and O'.nera had given hirn roouey to prevent Anderson's goiu up, aud that they wanted him to go down lowu and net Anderson drunt so aa to prevent bis mmitiir Thara whs between 400 and 600 democratic votes lost in East Feliciana, because of the failure of Anderson to come up there aud regis ter them. I bd a conversation with General tiarfieid, Mr. Sherman and others, whom I do not remember; but I know it was generally understood under-stood that they were advising tbe etretchiug ot the powers ot the returning return-ing board to th$ utmost extent iD the eame direction that they were j stretched in 1874, when they proved successful. Witness aaid Mrs. Jenksj came to his house and Btattd that shei knew of the existence of the Sberman letter and was in search of it and i would pay well for it. She stated bow j valuable it would be for us il I could i got Mrs. D. A. W- ber to consent to her looking over the papers in her i possession, a she was certain it w iuid be found. Witness testified, accord ing to bis best knowledge and belief, that after the election the republican leaders actinowiedged that tney were beaten but their hopes were revived aud thev were induced lo m.tice a fight by the assurances given them by the visiting statesmen that the coming administration would sustain them in whatever action they might lake, and upon '.hat the return ing board went to work and threw out oilier parishes, ia some cases without affidavit beiug filed, Mr. J. P. Harris of New Orleans, once stated that General Audersou wanted to see me aud I called on him; be said he wanted Harris and 1 summoned before tbe committee lor the purpose of contradicting James E. Anderson's statement. I told bim I had already been ueed as a tool by them aud I did not propose to be used figain. I told bim that it I took any part ia this matter at all, the only thing I could do was to corroho rate Anderson in many of bis statements. state-ments. He replied that he wa I astounded by my remark aud could not understand it, knowing bow rfiy brother waa it illtd I toid him that had nothing to do with tbe testimony I sbou d give and left him. Since I have been here I met Mr. H iiUnl, formerly an officeholder in the parish of East Baton Rnue. I did not recognize nisa at first, hut he im ro duced himself to me. Captain Tom Jenks was present. Tbe nen day be called at my room. He met me ul the Rigg's house and told me bow t.ear he was to Mr. Sberman and elated Mr. Sherman fell very kind y towards me and aould be nUd to r-ave a brief interview with me. I considered that an improper ap p roach on hia pad, ud t iu.dc uu response and walked wiy. I have not called on Mr bberman. 4 clave you ever haa any othi-r conversation with ai.ybodj? A I had a conversation with Captuiu Thomas Jeuks before be tetmfied, early last week, tie spoke to me :n this way: "You know, Wtbor, it jou testify with us in this case we can be provided fur down there. We can net nice appointments in the custom house and everything wirl be all riiii so lar as we are concerned." I con aidered that as an appioach, und I toid him I w is cot an applicant for any position, And would not have one under any circumstances. The witness wit-ness tbeu pro-luced the following i; iter, written (o Mrs. D. A. Weber bj Jdmes E. Audersou: "Noeth Amebicih" Officb, Philadelphia. My Dear Madam You are probably proba-bly aware tbat a warm friendship, exietiug between your husband and my dell, remained unbroken till bn untimely death. You are also aware, no doubt, that we acted together in the election matters of 187b, and that a letter, assuriog US that we should be protected and provided for, waa given ua by Mr. Sberuian. Had the promise made us at Unit time been tu:fiiled, your husband would not nuve been compelled to return home aud to certain death. The man who made those promises occupies to dy, one of the most prominent planes m tue gift of the mat. wboe title la suined by your husbuud'a biood. I' hey not only deny the existeuce of the document, but that either your husband or my-eif was kn wn to them or that tney bad ever heard ol us. Some days since a" patt arrived in Washington aud clmmed tlmt she could produce the letter in quettion. Is this correct? II so, bas she noshes-a.oo noshes-a.oo of it? If not, can you tell me i whore it can be found and ou what ; conditions it can be obtained? : In justice to myself And the mem nrv of Mr. Wnl.cr it ohnnlH ho nrn duced, and there will never be a more ipportune time tbau the present. Let me hear from you at thn earliest practicable moment, E. L. will give vou all the information you desire. Remember me kindly to him. Jameh E. Amdkusoh. The witness said: I have the origi nal of tnat letter, which 1 will file with the committee. SUB -COM MITTS It, New Orleans, a. Tbe Potter committee com-mittee today heard J. P. Harris who testified that he prepared Packard's general protest, whiob covered several parishes, and which was intended In ilalay the aotion of the returning board until the formal proteets were prepared. He acted as a lawyer and clerk to Paokard in writing out tbe varioas protean of Weet Feliciana wnd Weber left it with the wiineaa to Qie ir not, as be thought proper. Wntw-r vared that if lilden was elected dea pite tbe protest, his property in Feliciana would be worthless, as he isould not live there; but if the pro test would elect Hayes, it ubould br hied. William Simpson, formerly Colon Casey's private secretary, and afterwards after-wards cashier in tbe custom house I from which position he bas beta re lieved, testified that he had it direct from another discharged em plo r . whose name be refused to d vulge, that he had seen a member of the returning board receive $10 000 in Governor Packard's office before ' he signed (he proceedings of tbe board. This member and witness' informant are now employed in tbe I'UMtom bouse. Witness wrote a confidential con-fidential letter to President liayct setting forth these (acta. Th president presi-dent referred it to Secretary Sherman, who referred il 'o C llector Anden;on, aud there it reels. Adjourned till Friday. |