The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-25
THE POTTER COMMITTEE
HARD SWEARING, BY JENKs.
Bu Ier's Wonderful Woman COntin-
ues Her TesIlnODJ she shows
Herself IquaI 10 the
Emergency.

session to-day, M. Potter presiding.
Mrs. jerks, on entering the room,
made 3 very digniaed bow to the mem-
bers OF the committee and took seat
IN the witness chair.
Mr.. Springer commenced the cross.ex.
animation by referring to the statement
Of the witness on Saturday, that no one
except herself knew of the original docu-
mcnt known AS the Shernsn letter
OIL 10 one excepting yourself knows
ought of the original document, you must
have written ii? Al didn't say, so.
Q-Were you the author of tho con-
tents If that letter. Al dictated the
contents OF the letter.
Q-Then the person to whom Won
dicIsted the contents o! the letter mere V
acted rs an amsHuensis2 A-Yes, sir,
An smsnuensis extraordinary.
Q-Who WAS the person TO whom YOU
dictated the letter? Al refuse 10 tell
you, sir.
Q-Uo you know the names of any
persons who were in the psrlor at the
time the letter was wrilten2 Al NAV
know the names OF some Of them.
Q-Whst names do you remember2
Al will not tell you.
Witness in reply to interrogatories
sad the letter WAS written ss near rs she
csn recOllect upon one page OF an ordi-
nary sheet of letter paper and used me-
dllm sized envelope with no printing
on 1t.
Q-In whose handwriting was the
so-cslled Sherman letter. A-You asked
me that before and l told you ths.
would not answer the question.
Q-I ask you again Is that letter in
YOUR handwriting A-Aud | again
refuse to suswer whether II was IN my
handwriting OF not. You must draw
vour own differences in that case.
The witness then said she alone now
knew anything OF the original letter, sd.
ding: Perhaps some one has died since"
opringer-Yes, Mr.. Weber has died
since.
Witness-Yes, sir; its great pity.
Continuing, the witness said the letter
was addressed on the face Daniel Weber
aud James + Anderson"
Springer requested the witness (hsndIng
her pen and sheet OF psper) to write
y copy from her memory, a nesr rs pos
slb e. of the contents OF the orig nal docu-
meut, but she declined to write copy,
sts;ing that il they desired TO see her
handwriting they bad number of letters
written by her to which they could re-
ie-. Being interrogsted regard
Iug letter handed her BY
Weber and her movements after enter
inc the hotel, witness said she inquired
of the usher if Mr.. Sherman was in,
The usher said ne believed the gentle
man was up stairs and offered 10 present
her card, but she did not desire him to
DO so. She unconsciously read the letter,
and after reading it considered it was 81
insult 10 Sherman and hls friends, and
upon those grounds she thought it
proper not to deliver the doCunent.
Q-But, maCame, you thought proper
90 open the letter written and addressed
to Sherman? Al did not say opened
the letter, and will not permit you TO SO
state it.
CONTINUING the witness said that she
frequently visited Gov. Kellogg at his
office during the time the visiting states
men were there, and she had seen Gen.
Phil. Sheridan, Mr. Sherman, Mr..
Sloughtor, Gen. Garfield and others in
the Governors office during her visits
there she ga not recall distinctly who
else she SAW without refreshing her mem
Ury with ter mnmoraudums.
BASprager-haye you your memo
rsndums during your stay III Washing.
tor?
Mrs. Jenks-Oh no, sir; an ordinary
car could not bring them, they are So
yOluminOus.
Springcr-If you had notified us We
might hsve arranged for = freight train
10 convey them.
Witness, snecringIy-Nou are very
aad.
Renewing The testimony the witness
sald she was on intimate terms with An
derson and Weber.
Springer then desired 70 know what
her object was In deCeiving her friends
iu order TO do favor for Mr.. SHERMAN,
whom she did not know.
She replied At hrst that size did it to
preserve the honor of the party,
anl afterwards that her idea
wss 10 prevent two gentlemen from
Going over to the ID moc..-ic party,
desiring them 10 stand firm by the Re
publican party until tho re.Iras We're in
anI that she was the self appointed agent
IF that party.
Witness said she would produce more
Anderson letters tomorrow and con-
tsnued: | have sent Tor u package OF
let,ers, which think will be interesting
o. yUur side of the question, although
they are not couched in the most elegant
language he used the word damn and
that kind Of language in them.
Q-That is his fault not your, and il
so, they they Will show that he IS not Il
good man. That may be one reason why
/ wasn't themy A-AudersOu Is good
enough. There is no use IN saving any
thing against Anderson, and don you
DO IL.
BY McMahOn-You are not now un-
Ier obligations t1 Gov. Kellogg are you
A-No, SIT, and | never have been. Ii
wss a mere party matter tlal he was
seated. II he had been FIJI Islander
aG NNAlA nav = DtE4 EtA-'AA Atl rAAF SatAits
Q-Do you mean 10 say that Kellogg
did not want this Sherman letter for the
purpose OF enabling him to get his seat?
Allow would il enable him to get his
ses.? Matthews wss InimiCsL
Q--But heturaed around afterwards
A-Perhsps lie dIj, but l don't think
that letter na1 anything 10 do with II.
Q-Was it no: the Sherman letter that
Kellogg was writing for for the purpose
Of forcing things 10 regard to his seat.
Al do not think so.
Q-It you will promise TO bring us thst
letter Of yours Of the 9Th OF November
lNII, l Will ASK you no more question:
about II. You say in your letter that
Anderson may be sure he VIII never get
that letter or any other papers
that were deemed Of importance
What were they2 A-Weli, he SAID il
be only had the document he could over,
turn the government