The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-28
ANDERSON.
His Denial OF Alleged Overtures TO Judge
Shellabarger.

Shellabarger.
ISpTASAPoLIs, October 26.-Tn an inter.
view tonight James E. Anderson states
that the dispatches from Washington to
the effect that he had made 0vertlres TO
Judge Shellabarger, attorney for Sherman,
are utterly untrue. He hadmade no over.
lures whatever, other than TO say that il
he could have an opportunity he would go
upon the stand and testify to his present
convictions touching the authenticity OF
the alleged Sherman letter. He repeats
that he believed the letter to be genuine
until Weber failed to produce the original
before the Potter Committee and told His.
cock and Wells the story Of its disappear.
ance, therefore he has nothing to recant
or take back Of his former testimony. He
then told what he believed to be true, and
now tells the same thing on the basis OF
new evidence.
Shellabarger has no authority for what
he is reported to have said about oyertures.
The statement he sent TO Washington
about week ago was preared at the in
stance Of friend, and It does not contain
the name OF q Mr.. Gibson, Sun correspond
ent. He knows nothing against Mr.. Glib
son, and has made no statement eftecting
him. .Nt
Anderson's wife said her husband had
kept copy of this statement, but when
asked himself, he denied havingit.
As TO the letter written to Maddox,
which is published as polite attempt to
blackmail Democrats into doing some
thing for him, Anderson says he was APP
preached some time ago by Maddox, who
represented Gibson as the confidential
agent OF the Tilden Democrats in Wash
ington, and by Maddox was offered $40 q
day to go South to hunt mp testimony for
the Potter Committee this winter. That
was the ostensible purpose, but in reality
he was to be sent South and agree to keep
still about his present idea OF the Sherman
letter for thatamount OF money. Maddox,
having failed to write to him since he left
Washington, he (Anderson) had written
the letter recalling the proposition and
urging that something be done, rs he
needed help.
Anderson represents himself to me as
much abused, and is going South soon,
for what purpose he declines to state. He
renews his announcement that he is ready
to testify before either the Potter or Alli-
son committees, il he shall be summoned.
WHAT KELLOGG HAS TO SAY.
Dies MONIES, A.-0ctober Ex-senator
Kellogg passed through the city to-day
coming from Omaha. A reporter OF the
STATE Register interviewed him, and called
his attention to the interview published in
the indianapolis Herald, coming from Jas.
E. Anderson. The Senator said: ayes, !
was quite amused when glanced over the
dispatches and saw that We didn'tknow
what hole Anderson would crawl out OF
next, and although we expected him most
anywhere, this particular place, time and
circumstance make it . surprise. HISTORY
is the talk OF man in hiscups. II he has
said anything like this 1t was in his cups.
There Is no letter, there is nothing in what
he says about 1t, nor anything else in that
dispatch except, perhaps, what he relates
OF Sypher, who was his counsel. under
stand they have had falling out He may
be disclosing some Of the things which
passed between him and sypher."
WHAT SECRETARY SHERMAN SAYS OF IT.
WASHINGTON, October 28.-Secretary
Sherman says OF James Z. Anderson's
retraction: He had always been satisfied
that the truth OF history would in the end
fully vindicate him from all charges and
aspersions in the matter OF the so-called
Sherman letter, and he would prefer to as
sist, rather than to delay or obstruct a
thorough examination into all the facts.
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