New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-06

promised 20 produce the letters written 10 him by Mrs
jerks He said that he had only been able TO ma the
first Of Them his wife destrOyeda tho papers IN lni7
case that she could get her bands He produced the
letter which he had found and put in evidence
as follows
| WASHINGTON. d. c. st. James Hotel. Jan. H. 1877.
toi, fn,~bt tnonbf ,y,ud do myself the pleasure
Of writing ven aso. ease here three days agO ,
see my elder brother on some family business aDOue "
month before left home got q letter from you, hu,
dressed to she Captain KEPT 10 EoOu ,saT pc,
opened IT, because the Captain was over ~ D9u 40
f6uca az work sn dad get 20 give IL hlm ~ MI 80
you must NOT think hard Of him Tor ms heeuinh 's
CapiS hos not rs yet got anything from the par'yi
will. We are atogeIheI e'. OH' LAY Tor H.
can't hop Ian CHING when think what Ioois We al "e
tn letter you did not mention what document It
| waa YOU wished 20 get-is II 8 let1et 70 - anu
| voW4 M SO. why did you not say sol 80. r.,,.
Al,nsst All our old friends gone SENATOR JenAs
went OUT West POstlewate Is in the United states ed
uoy watching Government logs am at inc o I'Id
aiyovs sfay here will remain few days (tenl Woui
be clad 10 hear you You can make IL convenient
y Hoping you are well, ever your friend
Excuse paper. excuse chirography' ah qul'o ''eu
out with my long journey
The witness explained that the Captain" meant Mrs
Jenks's husband, and that the capital with dash
meant sherman, and that the Whole phrase heau' 90'
mans letter to Don and him.
Mr. Mcmahon asked Mr. Cox whether Senator Mat
tnews had given TO him all tho papers and letters that
he had relating to the matter. Mr. Cox replied;
No sir I did not so understand IT, only understood
him 70 stare that these the originals OF the Nash
and Weber agreements, which specially inquired IOf
only asked for those two papers. Inc Iet'eI h
panying the (referrng 70 that gwen apo.C uu
tho1ght had better with it as part OF that par
ticuar transaction. - =. ..,.,, - %
The Chairman-AndersOn says no "IuVe nu~'0' VI
letters to Senator Matthew'S -, .
The WinesS-Yes wrote probably dozen x OF io,t
The Chairman-(rO Butler, satlncalil-1Ou Woulu
like to have all OF them. ~, =. -.
Mr. Buter-I suppose somebody would hke TO nave
MI Mr. Mcmahon ito witness)--what was this, Pltkin
agreement referred to IN your letter 10 MI matthew's Us
The %itness-It was not really an agreement. went
of NV refusal 10 make protest had made enemies OF
all fine Republicans and that the Democrats thought
bnmacrats. and asked him what assurance would
have that would be left entirely out IN the cold
In answer TO that he sent the note one day, SIMPLY
stating thai Le would assure me that would stahu ny
the party they would provide Tor me s,tosnt in vour
letter US 10 electors not signing the cerln-
Gates A-The statement was made 70 me that thIee
0f fine Presidential EectOTs-Burch Marks and Levsee
had voted in blank, and that their names had been
forged to the electoral coun: and found out aerWqrd
thai there was a good deal Of truth IN that claim Dr.
Gray OF East Felciana lone Of Pactards tnendsl re
TAINTED TO throw Packard overheard II they would not
sQuelch Hayes and the whole Republican party
ELECTORAL RETURNS MISSING.
Mr. French sergeautat-Arms OF the Senate was sworn
aud examined in reference TO the electoral returns Of tine
state of louisiana which the committee seems 20 find
some difficulty in tracing or getting hold Of
MI French testified that during the last session he had
received by Adams's Express, box which he had un-
derstood to contain the electoral returns OF louisiana
that he kept sealed and under guard occasionally TAX
ing it TO the committee where Honore the Louis
ana Secretary OF State, would open it, and that when
Honore was done with the papers the box would be
sealed again and placed under guard. Mr.. Franch
said that two three weeks after adjournment he sent
the papers to the Office OF the Adams Express addressed
to Honore tby his directonsl aud that no had never
heard from them since.
The committee then went into executive session and
afterWard adjourned until tomorrow.