The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-23

Alt was not delivered to any one spe-
Was a reply written
Ae-Thefe was.
Q-Who wrote 1t
Alt was dictated by me, bat decline to
say who wrote It,
0egWas Mr.. Jewett the man whom you die.
tated 10
A.-EOs
o. DO you mean TO say you dictated to
Col Parker.
Al simply gave his name as an instance.
Q-Was 6e there that day.
As-Not that know of.
Q.-TheH IL was not he2
Ae-Most emphatieally no.
9@-Was itone ton Of The visiting statesmen TO
| Al was not on intimate terms with any
Of them.
Odd you not mention to Don Weber
that 1t was not genuine?
Al think not.
Q.-You wanted Weber and Anderson to
understand that 1t was genuine2
Al had no objection.
Q.Did you deliver the letter Don Weber
handed you to any Of the managers of the
Republican casein Louisiana?
Al did not.
Odd you deliver that letter to any one?
Al never was informed of the fact.
Q.-You were the man that caused Mr. An
derson to go back to East Felielana? Laugh
| teri
Al wGs the ladg
| Q--How did it come that you carried that
letter to Mr.. Sherman?
Alt was pure accident.
Q.-You left him under the impression that
| 1t was delivered?
A.-Yes. 1t was necessary to keep these
| people quiet aud to keep them from annoying
the visiting statesmen.
| Q--.What made you come to Washington
last January2
| Any OWE affairs.
| Q.-Bnt you said awhile ego it was the pub
| lie business brought you here.
| Al was interested In legislation gener-
ally.
Q-You had some interviews with Mr.. Mat
thews
| A.-Three or four.
Q.-DO you remember q lady named Mrs
Valasquez of ST. Louis
Ayes; / met her once.
| Q.-What did you want to see Mr.. Matthews
| Al asked him If Mr.. Anderson ever said
anything to him about the Sherman letter.
| Odd you say anything to Mr.. Matthews
about Mr.. Kellogg?
| A.-No, sir. Mr.. Kellogg had been seated
| Q.-So that your cunning on could have no
reference to that, Well, did you come on to
help Mr.. Packard?
A.-Well, consider Mr.. Packard political
martyr; but l don't see how / could have
Q.-Didnt Gov. Kellogg write you about his
contest and about Senator Matthews vote In
reference to that?
| Ale wrote to know what documents
| there were TO which Anderson refers.
Q.-You told him that Anderson was of no
account
-A;-No, sir; never told him that. Mr..
| Kellogg knew that we'll enough.
| Q-D0 you remember receiving a postal
card from Anderson from Cincinnati
| A.-Yes- two or three.
| Q.-Well, why should he write to you
Al don't know.
| O Nnw what did Won rneap rubor x,o,,
wrote Mrs. Weber that that document be-
| lpnged to your husband 81 we'll as to Mr..
| Weber and Anderson, and what possible Con-
negtion could your husband have had with it
| As-That is what | want to know.
Q.-What influences we're expected to be
| exercised in this Packard fight
| Al don't know.
Q.-Well, you came?
| A.--YeS, and saw.
| Q.-And conquered
Al know no such word as fail.
Q-ButiR this particular matter you failed
Alt seems so.
Dwell, now, how about that Sherman
letter In connection with this letter.
Al really don't see what that has to do
with it. - 0-'s'' ''O
Q.-Mr. Sherman favored Packard?
Al think So
Q-Did you apply to Mr.. Sherman for a
position for yourself or husband ?
Al never asked for any position.
>, ,Q-Then, why your interviews with Mr..
Sherman?
Al had letter from Anderson, and went
to Secretary Sherman and requested pri-
yate audience. He declined to grant it, and /
refused to speak before his private secre-
tary.
Odd u.not mention any names
Al said wanted to talk about Louisiana
affairs. and he said he was tired of Louisiana,
and know | was certainly tired
that day2
NO, cannot say that we did.
Q-You have never explained that matter
Al have no6Aexplained it until here to-
day.
Q.-Did you not say anything about it to
Judge Shelfabarger?
Al never met him but twice, and but a
few, moments each time. Mr.. Shellabarger
said something to Capt. jerks about the sec
ond volume OF the House investigating COM
mittee.
,Q.-Well, then, in this matter with Mr..
Sherman you slipped up, did you not
Al cannot say did.
Mrs. jerks being further questioned, stated
that she did not recolleet having written
while In Washington to her husband for some
document to be sent her. She got no docu-
ment whatever from Mrs. Weber when she
went to Donaldsonyille to see her at Ander-
sons request. IL Anderson had said he
wanted the Sherman letter he would not have
been Obliged to go 80 far, as she. could have
edge she never saw copy of the Sher-
man letter. William E. Chandler
never furnished her a copy. He read
something to her, and she said it was q pretty
good copy of the original. She could not re-
member whether she told him anything as to
the whereabouts of the original The witness
1nclosed the Anderson letter in her note to-
Kellogg to show how powerless Anderson re-
ally was, and to save Kellogg from annoy
ance; has many more letters from Anderson
which she is willing to produce; only spoke
letter, and that was about January q. The
other interviews were about other political
matters.
The committee here adjourned until 10
o'clock Monday morning.
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