The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-06-22
WHEELING. WEST VA, SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE q, 1875


tioning such a thing a. the letter being i
the possession Of Mrs. Weber; my vii,
laughed about il As joke when / men
TONED the letter, and when she CAM
back from seeing Mrs. Weber she sale
Mrs. Weber denied ever having heard o
such letter.
Witness in reply to questions repeateC
the direct evidence that be never heart
until the 9Th Of January Of Sherman be
ing connected with any letter or docu
ment, and never suspected from any
thing that passed between his wife and
lelf that she knew Of such letter
Being asked, witness said private busi.
ness brought bis wife and self 10 Wash
ington, and on being pressed said Mrs
jerks came in response to letters from
kellogg and Packard inquiring whether
abe had any information or documents
which would be useful TO them in the
fight for the New Orleans CollectorshiE
and Senatorship. Didn't know whether
his wife had preserved the letters from
Kellogg and Packard, but thought il
likely she had and that she would pro-
duce them. Anderson had been report.
ing in Washington that be had informa.
ton or documents by which he could
either defeat or sell Kellogg Just a. be
chose, and the object Of the letters was
10 ascertain whether he knew Of the eI,
istance Of any such documeets.
By McMahan-Q. What documents did
your wife bring with her when she came
10 Washington, and what documents had
she At that time? A. l didn't think she
had either teok any with her or
had any 10 take when she
was here. She applied TO our repre-
sentatiyes TO secure me aplace in the New
Orleans Custom House, but she did not
come here for that purpose. He had
previously been here several times and
had for some time been employed in one
Of the Departments OF the Treasury, /
think when General Spinner was in Office.
Q. Don't you know that it was after
John Sherman became Secretary OF the
treasury A. No sir, l don't. / know
il was before that, because Gen. Spinner
was here and was particular friend OF
ours.
Q. How did you become acquainted
with Gen. Spinner? A. l called at the
Department.
Q. Had you any business with him !
A. No, sir; no business at all.
Q. How did you know at the time Gen.
Spinner was in Office that you was in the
department, by her telling your A. Yes
sir.
Q. Can you tell whether it was under
Grant or Hayes? A. 1t must have been
under Grant.
Q. When your wife came back home
what did she say about the Sherman
letter? A. don't remember that she
said anything particular about it. more
than We had already talked in regard to
the matter.
Q. wat did she say about it? A. It
was long time ago. I don't remember.
She said good many things aboutit. 1
really can't remember what she did say.
@. Did she say she had seen the letter?
A. She did not.
@. Or that she had seen copy OF il?
A. She never said 80 to me: she said that
Anderson claimed 10 have 4 copy OF it
and that il was in his lawyers hands.
@. Did she ever have any correspon-
dence with Mr.. Sherman in regard TO the
letter. A. Not that / am aware Of, If
she had know nothing OF il whatever.
Q. You and James E. Anderson have
been intimate? A. Yes sir; pretty init
mate.
Q. Had your intimacy extended up to
the time he left New Orleans? A. No,
sir; there;was little coolness between us
after he requested me to go back on that
affidavit.
The original Anderson and Weber
agreement was shown witness. who recog.
niIed the body Of the paper and the sigma.
ture OF Anderson as Anderson's writing,
but failed to recognize either the sigma.
tures Of Weber or either OF the witnesses.
Without concluding the cross exAmina.
ton the committee adjourned until to-
morrow.