Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-07-02
JENkS To SYPuER AND SYPaER
TO JtNkS.
EXIT MRS. JE<kS.

WASHINGTON, July |. The Potter committee
met at eleven o'clock.
Mr.. Potter presented the correspondence be-
tween Mrs. Jenks, Mr.. James L. Anderson and
others and the committee decided to have the let
tiers printed in the regular proceedings, where
upon they handed to the official stenogl laph-
er without being read.
Bowles Baker was called. and T. ade enquiry of
the chairman what the committee were desirous
Of examining him about.
MIR. Potter, in reply, gave Baker copy of the
house resolutions ordering Investigations,
Mr.. Baker perused the same, alter which he
was requested by the chairman to hold up his
right hand and be Witness closed his
eyes while the chairman recited the usual oath,
and at the conclusion thereof, reiu ed to take the
oath in that form, and was then dismissed with
the under standing that the committee tomorrow
would consider his case, and until the matter was
acted upon, Bakers presence would not be requir
ed and he left the room
Charles Foster appeared and desired to make
explanations regarding a statement made by MIR.
Butler Saturday last, to the effect that q certain
speech VAS delivered by Foster prepared by a
prominent Southern democrat.
Butler informed that gentleman that he was la
boring under uissIprehe nsion whereupou Fos-
ter said If he TO be called to testify with ref
erence to an alleged bargain made during the
ty-tourth congress, that be wish to be called
soon, As he was desirous ef leaving Washington
ior his home.
Butter stated that as that question had been
referred TO nlm he COuIl INFORM tue gentle nau II
WAS his Intention to call him as witness.
Mrs Agnes ID. jerks resumed the witness chair
and 10 reply to Potter testified she had q brother
named Adolph r. Murdock formerly mail agent.
Potter then endeasored to show tnat he (Alur-
dock had recently been appointed 10 New Or
leans custom house.
Witness susSeied the question by repying
she had not been officially advised of his having
received an appointment, adding he sh oud have
had 1t long ago, and admitting she sought his sp-
L.,th h...t hoo. stti l,R
not heard from her brother or mother since
nving in Washington.
Q-Have the Kellogg letters arrived yeti
ADO you want them specially.
Q-Have they arrived yet
A-No, sir, they have not.
| Witness then excused.
The first letter in the correspondence given up
by Mrs jerks to-day is from Anderson, dated
at tie North American office, Phlsdelpha, 25th
of March last, to Mrs. jerks, 10 which he tw. is
her upon having gwen up the letter TO sherman f,
aud getting nothing IN return but prom lses. lie
urges her to come fortified to show up the con
spiracies, and said his hopes revived when he
knew she had decided to 10 so. The letter Is
slaDg-whaDgy and unlmpotant.
In bis letter to Mrs. jerks, Anderson refers to
! Matthews beiog angry because Mrs. jerks re-
quesed passes to aud from New Orleans
She sent the letter to Matthews and endorsed
on 1t query how he came 10 let such fellow as
! Ander on to know such thing. she deemed
matters between him Matthew'S and herself in
violate.
She tells Matthews she ha. duplicate of let
tiers TO sut b reptiles as Anderson.
In the letter OF March Sh, Anderson tells Mrs.
jerks sne had better write to Mr.. Sherman such
messages as she desires to get position for her
husband, as she had made such a muss that ii
was impossible for him (Anderson) 10 help him.
| Mrs jerks in reply TO Anderson, March l4th,
tells him 10 keep cool; that Sue knows how dis
intere sted he il, and that he talks far too
much = that she can get along without him, as
he could not get anything for himself and that
she not for tue demi-gois OF tue custom
house.
Anderson respo nded. but his letter, which is
full OF twaddle says he tried to sell her the Sher-
man letter fot $500, and was mad with HAYES
Sherman x Co., because she could not sell 1t. lie
advised her to take cold baths and 20 out OF pol
iics.
She replies April 18th, recommending him to an
! insane asylum.
This letter Closes as follows;
NB. would suggest that you keep that una n
with the document in sight. Slick closer than a
brother. Grappel him to your soul with hooks of
steel. Let your under standing With him be spe-
cihc enough. Should you get the document don I
let no man grab 1t IRON you, but Hold the Font
with dIgnitude. Hoping you may IN time recov-
er from your mental ndsposltion and soon regain
your usual "intulectibilty' | sm with much sy IN
pathy, Yours,
am hot at all interested IN huSnt OF senator
NJ. May ar may not have said SO. Don't dis
tress youi self. Swoop. (Afer this word follows
a bird in the act of swallowing hy.)
Mrs jerks in a letter of April 29th. to j. r.
Sypher, speaks of receiving some impertinent
letters from his cratic Client TO which she says
she fsceiously ierl.ed when she should not have
noticed them at all, and continues:
81 am not aware that ever offered to sell you
ANYTHING for 5000 as Mr.. A. says. Knowing so
well his munchsusen procIiviy doubt tina tyou
ever made such statement. In fact it quite
impossible that you ever could have done So"
| Syphers writing iron Phlladt IPhla, May sd, TO
Mrs. jerks, says
| "Of course upon the strength of the very pleas
ant and protracted interview had with you at
Washington, 1t would have been impossible for
me to have named a price at which the letter
could have been obtained No such thing was
talked of, and have never expressed even
formed an opinion whether you could ever SO
willing produce the letter upon any conditions OF
for any consideration"
/ Mrs. jerks obtained permission OF the commit
tee to make the following statement:
In regard to the testimony given before the
committee bv the reporter OF the Baltimore Ga
zette, pretending TO relate a convention he heard
| between Mr.. Anderson and myself, | desire IL
state that it is a mistake on his part. | never
used any such language as he describes. | never
| acted as m4tadore in a spanish bull fight OF
said anything about Losisiaps matters stfecting
Secretary Sherman, ''like a red rag shown to a
bull"
| also wish to deny as untrue, what Mr. Glass
cock testified to that | had said would make
it hot for Secretary Sherman. Nobody ever
heard me make any such statement. | don't use
such language.
As to MIR. Haley, never had but one interview
with him, aud that was iu the presence of Mr.
Sy pher. l deIy what he states in toto.
In taking leave of you, gentlemen OF the com
mitiee, permit me to thank you for your uuvary
ing courtesy towords me, all of you. Am | dis
charged.
The chsirman-You are discharged.
The committee at 2 As went into executive ses
sion, and soon thereafter adjourned until Tuesday
morning
The Indians.