The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-14
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| ana you were sorry you trl'cdl A.-Nat
ura'ly. Laughter.
Q-You were not surp Sed to find An.
derson me enger rom Matte to Har,
LAM A.--Not at all.
Q.-You hlow Matthews knew Ander.
son to be just what you Cd excep. os 70
what his friends thought of himi Al
think he was goaor'ly wei oS,l to Mat.
| thews.
Q.-Now, then, in regard to that '.'tes.
view. You say you saw Matthews at i
house, did you! A.-Yes, sir
Odd he send for you or I'd you &C
there voluntarily! Al called on him al
my own sugge ton.
Q.-State tle first Thug you recollect
that either of you said Al suppose
you men an, .h'rg hat VII befr on MS
case and effect ne pc you wish to make
Q.-Iou have no more idea of the po' II
! want TO make than you have of Indian
lingo, and donot intend you shall, Go o.
with your story and let my points alone.
A.-The fist thhg that l rccoect is that
l stated to Ma ,lews that il had come )
my knowledge that copies Of these docu-
ments or papers, or whatever they We're,
were q eXi16erc e in the newspaper office of
the New York SuN, and that copies of them
or the OF { lals had been offered to some
parties in New York representing Tllden.
Q-Do you have any recollec ION of n.y.
thing occr1 ng before tina in that te,-
view! Ave probably discussed this
mater OF the collec' orship before that.
Alter told Matthews this-about the pa
pers--he info ned LIE that he had the same
Information from some Democratic source
and his statement YVES to the effect that he
did not care whether the document, so far
as he was concerned, was delivered to other
parties, or purchased, or bought or what
was done with it. We then discr 1ed what
is called the Sherman le.,er and told HIM
what had heard in gard to its e stance.
and ! remember distinctly he remarked
that he did not believe any such letter had
ever been written and that no orig nal was
in existence. During ne interview it W.
mentioned that Anderson or parties repre-
senting him
Q.-Who mentioned itl Alt YVES men,
toned by himself and he had heard the
same that parties representing Anderson
would dispose OF those documents and
told him that Anderson had been over here
at request of mine and l inquired in re.
gard to papers and documents and thai he
had assured me they were in his possession
and would remain safely there. Matthews
remarked that in case of my appointment
Dr appointment of some one suitable 10 Us,
Anderson should be willing to give up all
documents and papers that he had, and
forego any claims that he had on him
Matthews or the Administration.
Q.-You have spoken OF papers gen
era'ly, you have even told Us three times
,Eer that Matthews introduced the Sher
nan letter, 10y saying that he did not care
about the papers SO far as lie was concern
I'd, except as to the Sherman letter Did
not Matthews introduce the subject of the |
Sherman letter fist! Al cant rccollect
who first spoke Of the Sherman letter.
Q.--Do you rteollect OF its coming in any |
,ther way than the way you put it in your
)irect examinations Al do not.
Q.-What he in substance said was that
lie did not care about anything else, but it
vas the Sherman letter that was of impor-
ance. Why didn't you say MI. Matthews. |
What is the Sherman letter." Didn't YOU
ay that to himi A.-There was nothing
If that kind said. The Sherman letter at
hat time had been published 4 the papers
md it is to be supposed everybody knew
What il was.
Q.-Pardon me; if you tell me what is
n the newspapers, you tell me great
many things that aren't true. While you are
estifying under oath, therefore, don't do it.
Laughter. Just speak of what you know.
Did he refer to the newspapers as his
ource of ipformationl A.-Neither Of us
eferred to the newspapers.
Q.-Now, what source of information
lid you give to him about the Sherman let.
er in that conversational Any source
# information was Mr. Potter, chairman Of |
his committee, and what ! heard of i,
through him. ,
.Q'-But what information did you give
lin about the Sherman letter as distinctivel
Al can recollect nothing as distinctive.
Q.-What information did you give about
he Sherman letteri A.--None what.
yer.
Q.-Then Sherman's letter was spoken Of
IS matter that you two knew all aboutf |
\. Certainly it was well-known thing.
Oft was after the 9th of April and
,cfore the 10Th of that month you saw the
'apers Anderson hsdt Ayes, sir.
Q.--On the 10th you had learned that
our candidature was up, in old Saxon,
your cake was dough- and the papers
we're not any longer instrumental in help
NJ you, why did you want them on the
9th of Aprilt Al cannot give you
my information as to that. | can explain
hat telegraph.
Q,-Let me see if ! can help you. You
lad Just been beaten; were you not lust as
we'll satisfied then to have the papers es
ablished! A-Oh, no sir; had no such
dea as that, not at that time,
Q--Afterwards you told him he had
,ettcr pitch int A--There is but one cx
,lanation ! can give as to that telegraph,
OF am certain saw the documents pre-.
,ious to the 10Th Of April. About the
ime the appointment was made, and few
lays before | went home Packard notified |
ne he had tclegraphcd to Anderson 10
'omc over and had signed my name 10 the |
Anderson having u better ac.
luaintance with me than with Packard, |
hOuuh he was well acquainted with both |