The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-07

tract AZ one time he testified to his recOl-
lection of its taking place in the Office of
Seymour, q notary public. and ut another
| time he expressed "A doubt whether one set
| of signatures There were two sets to the
same paper may not have been at the Gus
! tom-housc He could not fix definitely
where the first set had been made, but he
inclined TO the belief that both were signed
at Scymour's Office.
In reference to one of these variations.
Mr.. Read said; You stated distinctly that
the first set Of signatures were executed at
ScymOur'S office. Witness-Then | am
willing to correct il.
Mr. Rccd.--Now | want to know whether
tQat is the truth or whether you said that
with the intention Of decciving this COM
mittcc! Witncss-Allow me to say that
have no interest in decciving this commit
tee.
Mr., Read.-Of that perhaps We want
some tbcttcr assurance. Witncss-It is a
matter Of Indifference to me whether YOU
! want better assurance or not
Odd you see Weber sign the first
one, wherever it was signed! Al say
do not recollect anything as to the first
signatures, whether we signed them in the
custom-house or where. My impression is
that we signed both of them in Scymour's
office.
Q,-Do you say that is not your hand
writing on this paper. (rhe copy Of the
Weber agreement as furnished by Mat
thcws). Al say that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, il is not my hand
writing.
P.-Can you make itno stronger: Al
can make it strongest by saying that
thing it an excellent counterfeit of my
hand writing
Q-Do you know whether it is your
handwriting or not! Al know it is not
Q.-And you swear that it is not your
handwriting: Al swear that it is not
my handwriting. That copy was not
written by me.
Q-And you swear that this is not the
original paper: Att is not the original
| paper
Q.--Is this Weber's signature: Alt
is neither Webcrs signature nor my
| signature.
Odd you ever see that paper before !
Al have no recollection of ever seeing
that paper before.
Q.-Is not this the paper that you mailed
to Senator Matthews! Att is not.
know by the fact that the sheet of paper on
which wrote the agreement had two spots
of red ink on il, one on the top right hand
corner and one Just below theccnter, which
spots erased. remember livery distinctly
and this paper has no mark of any such
erasures. Then too, it was double sheet
of paper, and this is single sheet.
Q.-ls that the signature to it of Sey.
mour, the notary public: A.-As nearly as
] rccollect il is.
Q.-Your are pretty confident tina, it is,
Al do not say it is, but to the best of my
recollection and belief it is. The seal is
his.
Q--DO you know in whose hand writing
the paper is II it is not in yours! Al dc
| not
Q-I mean the body Of it, Al do
not know
Q.-ls the body Of a counterfeit of your
writing! A.-The body OF it is counter
felt Of mine
Q,-Was the original all in your hand.
| w,iting, At wa. without orosurrs or
| intcrlincations. cyccpt fine crosurr Of fine
two blots.
O-Wos thcrc any nnvnlnnn an any of
fine lcttc,s thot Won ,,ot in tho nnck,mo If
| Weber nonrrs There was not
Q,-So there is no postmark to show that
Won ever Sent the Butier lrttrr, \-Not =
| sinolc one
O-Nor nostm,rk to shn,v thot vo,
! ever sent thr Letters ion woh,r,
No
O.--No nos,m,rk to show thar von son,
any of rho Ict,nrs which yon claim - horo
tonnd in fine cnyelonr ront,inin~ tho WnLor
papc,s, A.-None whatever
O.-They are in your handwriting olto.
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