The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-24
TON jerks AND MRS. JENKS.
THE WHNESSES UHO WE'RE TO SWEAR
SIfERMIN our or ms SCRIPE

Why he wishes Now They Had stayed In
Louisiana Anderson tOrroboratcd - Per-
Iury Badly Hotched How Matthews was
Huiidozed Woman In the Cns.-uer
breakdown Under Butier's Examination,
wAsnrSGroN, June %. The two witnesses
whose testimony was expected to cxonerate
John sherman have boon examined These
two witnesses have been In this city more than
week They arrived here at q o'clock in the
morning and before \ o'clock Judge Shella-
harger. John Shcrnans counsel was at their
boarding house. and hal an interview with
u.m. They had advised him Of their coming
and their stopping place in this city. Before
,r.1,k that night they were at the Office OF John
sherman- attorneys. and there had long con-
ference with Messrs ShelHbargcr and Wilson.
Tho next morning thoy had another conference
a,tic same place. So much is admitted That
uerc were other interviews other conferences
VII John sherman's attorneys. will be proven.
Ofihesc two witnesses. ono. Thomas H. jerks
WIS summoned at the request Of John Sher-
mans attorneys. Tho other. Mrs. Thomas H.
J,nks was summoned at the request OF Re-
publican ember Of the committee. 1t is 10 he
presumed that he did so at tho request Of John
sherman, and after conference with John
sA.rmans attorneys AMI consultation with
he political colleagues I'm the committed
IN every respect then these two witness.
o. belonged to John Sherman. They were
called uL. .luestonably. to contradict James f.
.t,.s, Th,,,,s II rort.s ,,.,, ',v,',,,s,
contradict him in regard to intimidation I'm tho
Tel lana parishes during tho period Of regis
uiu.n and on the day Of election; to contra
dIDt him a. 10 the making Of his protest and
IN deutally 10 prove that he had no knowledge
direct or indirect. until recent period. OF the
letter which Anderson claims was written TO
himself and u. A. Weber by John sherman.
MI "o'"aS IL 'cnAs was eNpec'eu 10 prove
u.p','vP al" V"''i0'' "Vi''o''sn 'he eNiuchce
p' Anderson
Tha net result OF the testimony ~ these two
witnesses. summoned M tho solicitotion or 40.
,,,nl o, Tohn sherman is Tho conc,usj,.o .,,'-
roD0raiion Of Anderson on the vital issue be-
ty,ar lfr,self ana T,bn sharp,,r IL, str
1a.r,. ,"., ','.ioi '',''''' oo''i '.,Vi
man ih 'ahuArS lls' ucolarcd repeatedly that
D. never wrote IA letter TO ID. A. Weber and Jas
! Anderson. Supervisors Of Registration and
freiana guaranteeing them n reward ior their
political services. In February last John Sher-
nan wrote a letter. IN which he affirmed hat he
claimed he had writton When John sherman
yas placed on the witness stand hy the Electoral
Fraud Committee and shown the copy of his
leier 20 Weber and Anderson. he equivocated:
denied not that he had written it. but said he
were things in il that he would have said in
writing II he had been asked to and then
hfnr mus elnlNOcnttng in his testimony. ha
conspiracy to ruin him that the letter which 1
b. admitted under oath ho might have written
that he would prove il a iorgcry and estabiish
who concocted the conspiracy. The two wit
nesses who were TO play the deuce with Ander-
sons evidence and vindicate John sherman
have told their story. John sherman il not
vindicatcd. He is worse of. in a moral point
Of view, than he was before his two witness pes
COVE their evidence.
- Thomas II jerks is gcncrally known IN Now
q a n IAnl IlA
Formerly an officer in the United States Navy.
Put Tor several years he has been political
thhger,on OF ex senator est and "N Coy. hel-
ioSf ne was TAX collector 81 East fsllciana,
AM escnped the penltentiary through the negl-
RoenhiG pr0se,utng 9hcsrs VINO neglected
nlsdemeanor in. office within the time pre-
flnel 10y law, wen T 4h we witness stand day
D., re yes&ierday, & Tom Jenks swore % that he did
.rnss VINO mas been summoned as witness
IT. Nerm,an; n, H., did Get away VIII H. Ton J1nks
INN rN ~ p',Iieu i 70 hrGNe tnai tnste WA reign ~
terr9r ~ me Pelicianas during ,he period Of
s'nAs came 70 tr-tliy ne had, 70 pdmt
H.. ne vas IN th9 parish oil last r.
~ laua vny TWO Gays before me Jay
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nto'.nte 4hu li1liihiuh'ioh M on the pnrt o, mo
Il Silliae of John Gain. which occurred @ iaaaiy
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@ 80 Xxx hiinAans ol hhuersSn ptot,ssst: NJ,
=" ss. ~, tha' ne was present on Nov ~ 1870 and
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