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heard OF that statement until after the ere
%cution. although rumors were prevalent
that such = statement had been prepared.
On my examination rs q witness before the
commission that tried the conspirators, l
there stated that no such document ever
reached me. Months after the execution.
John Matthews, the gentleman 10 whom
the statement lad been given to be deliv-
cred 10 me. told me that he had received II
on the night Of the assassination, had read
II and destroyed IT,"
Proceedings OF The Committee On
R~syslutiou.
WASHINGTON, June 2i.-Tho Potter In
~vestigstion Committee resumed its session
to-day, Potter presiding. Mrs. jerks. ON
entering the room. made . very dignihed
bow to the members Of tho committee, and
took . seat In tho witness chair.
Springer commenced the cross-examins-
ton by referring to the statement Of wit
ness on Saturday that no one except her
self knew aught OF the original document
known a. tho Sherman letter.
IL no n excepting yourself knows
aught OF the original document you must
have written 1t.
Answer-I did not say 90.
Question-Were you tho author OF tho
| contents Of that letter.
Answer-I dictated tho contents Of the
letter.
Qusstion-Then the person TO whom
you dictated the contents OF the letter
merely acted o. an amanuensis.
Answsr-Yes, sir. an amanuensis extra
ordinary.
Question-who was the person 10 whom
you dictated the letter.
Answer--I refuse TO tell you, sir.
Q-Do you know the names Of any per.
sons who were In the parlor ct the time
the letter was written?
Al may know the names OF some OF
them.
Q-what names do you r~emsmberi
Al will not tell you.
Witness In reply to intsrrogations said
the letter was written a. near - she can
recollect upon one page OF an ordinary
sheet Of letter paper. and q medium sized
envelope was used with No printing upon II.
DIN whose handwriting was the So
'Ais'u oan 'esse' ....,,., ..,o,.
and ! told you that ! would not answer
that question.
ask you again. 10 that letter In your
handwriting.
Answer-And I again refuse TO answer
whether 1t was in my handwriting or not.
You must draw your Own inferences In
hat case.
witness then stated mat sne Aione NO"
KNOWS anytnihg Oh tue orlsin,i ietseI,
Adding 'fernaps SONS oho hA ai0u
since, . ~. Ala
spr'ngor-ie' "r' "eoei nA' u"N
since.
Wi~tness-ies' SIR u vs. great ply.
Continuing, witness SAID the re,1er wa
addressed on Its lace 70 Ion Weper Ana
James L. Anderson.
Springer requested Witness handing her
. pen and sheet OF paper, 10 write 2 copy
from her memory as near - possible TO
tho contents Of the original document, but
she declined to write the copy, stating
that u they desired to see her handwriting
they had . number OF letters written py
her TO which they might refer.
Being. interrogated regarding tne letter
handed her by Weber . her movements
on entering inc no'e,, wines, w. .s shs,m.n '
sue TLa rsh.r s.,d bs hs,isved tbs
was w. ino usn % 81 49, 20
gentleman was up sAiI Y. III. asa Oa, 49,
present her cara, ou' sue unu nos ~
him to DO so, she uneonseiousiy isaa ,ne
Ie'eI. Ana mn ~ sna1n. .nS ~ S,isnd.
was M insult W neonna. liz ,hansh, n,
Ana upon .n.sy s w.. ,o.nusn,
Pf00pe. ~ M, N'dsm snr ,houob,
~ 49,. I.,,ar v,i,tsn and al.
P,op.., " shsrmsn
ansu.r'I.Jid mo-, "a, 7 o,ensd ,be ,e,.
a., .n" Ill, un, nnsm;, von ~ So .tsts n.
c=on,i,ning vine. All .be freouentlv
v,si,"d Govssnor Kellogg Al hi. once dur.
IN" ,ho lima The yi.itin, .,.te,men we're
,hsro' and sbs had seem General Phil.
sharid.n NJ" sherman. Mr.. Stoupbton.
Gans,si GsraeiJ and otbers In lie Gov.
srno,'s osice duIing her visits there She
| nh mt recall distinctly who else she had
seen without refreshing her memory with
hsr memorsndnms-
NJ snrinvcr~Havo ron your memo.
during vonr stay I'm Washington ?
NJ Jent.ooh no air. An ordinary
car coulS moi bring them. they mo 40
yoluminous.
a-..,n.or"u xor hal ro,,s.d NJ. "a
might have arranged for q freight train to
convey them.
Mi'hesS ''heer'hS'V 'oa "' '"'
renewing her testimony, witness said
she was on intimate terms with Anderson
aud Weber.
, Ip.nnsss ~ s"ea,v,ns hsr s,,.nds IN
ooyo.' 49, ~. sh.un .hon,
oIuet ia,oi nA"n .S.s
sae a.a ny ~, inosl 40 a1a xnn.s
>, nts' sno uiu ~, ", Wv sue,o pu.po..
Of preserving me honor OF 'ne PA.I
Afterwards thAt ner iuea was 70 proven
Two geniiemen from going owe. ,ns
Dem9cratic patty. aeslrlns tnem 70 ssana
tnrn. were in and that she WAS tho self.
APPOINTED agent OF that party. Springer
again attempted to get witness to state In
whose anawIi.ns ,ne Sns, mnh. , f W." -
do 40.
General Butler inquired OF witness II
she bad any moro Of Anderson's letters,
and she REPLIED III may nave some