The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-24

V, DlQ IL ever pass out OF your naDQS
A. 1t might have been given to the four
winds.
@. If you remember anything about it
say SO. and if you do not, say you do not
remember. A. Well if you want me to
say | do not remember. l will do SO.
Q But are you willing TO swear that
you do not remember? A. My memory
serves i'll sometimes.
Q. Yes, | should judge so. Now, |
want to know wether that paper was de-
stroyed by you or handed by yeu to any
body else. A The paper was never hand
ed by me to anybody. 1t might have
gone IN the waste basket
Q. Did you lay it down on the table
where somebody else might have picked
it up? A. did not remember; l consid-
cred it a matter to be tabled and it was
tabled in the waste basket.
@. You found that answer on the
table? A, The answer was on the table
@. Did you see who gut it there? A,
| might have done so.
Q. But | want to know what you did
see, A. will then say that do not re-
member, if that is what you wish; | was
in haste at the time aud it was small
matter. and did not waste time; it was
nothing TO me.
Witness continued: She was never in
different to politics, which was a science:
she was rot aware of the great interest
which were dependent on the meeting Of
the returning board at the time the Sher-
man letter was written; when she came to
Washington Sherman would not accept
her private interviews and she would not
make known her business publicly; she
saw Matthews several times; she con
sidered Packard a political martyr and
was interested IN him for the collectorship;
| she didn't apply for the position for her
husband; she had letter from Anderson
which she wanted to show Sherman; il
declared that he (AndersoD) knew Of
letter that, if it was made public, would
damn Sherman forever; Sherman having
refused to see her regarding this letter
she dropped the matter: she had seen
MIR. Shellabarger once, but he was testy
and short, and she got nothing from him.
Z. Your effort was unsuccessful; you
slipped up? A. l didn't slip up,
| Q. He rather bluffed you? A. don't
understand; you talk like Anderson.
Z. That is an English expression, A.
No, sir; think it must be democratic
expression; at any rate protest against it.
| Witness introduced the following letter
| from Anderson:
June 10, lS77.-My Dear Tom: Have
returned to the city this morning and
am in receipt of your letter. | have not
written tor the simple reason that had
nothing favorable to write They Of
| tered me the cousulship at FupchaI,
worth altogether about $4,000, | refused
| 1t. ! asked what was to be done for YOU.
Their answer | will give you verbally,
when we meet. have given up the fight,
but if you have anything of importance
and viii come and assist me | will open
up again. L have not given it up except
in so-tar that | would not attempt to strike
before the fall elect ols. OF all the damn
/ ed scOundrels l ever met Nash is the
| damnedest. Ill be the death Of that
| niger, yet. | will give you bit Of infor-
matloD never given to any one before and
| you must use it carefully. When those
| Republican dead beats came to Louisiana
| last tall to have fair count Weber and |
refused to fall into line until we secured q
| written guarantee that we would be prcyid-
/ ed Tor. | am convinced that it was on
| W ebers person the day he was killed
! lie had charge OF it. Now, what has be
come Of that paper. If we can get pos
session OF it we will make the admiuistra-
tion hump, My owu impression is that it
was secured by his murderers and that it
played an Important part in bring about
the present state Of affairs. If you can
prosecute any inquiries in regard to it,
do sn, but act carefully. Let me give you
one word OF advice: In case you attempt
anything. for God: sake do it outside of
Louisiana, | would not give a nickle for
you if you 60 not Write NE Immediately,
same address, n. 73 Ii street. n. w. If
you see Griffin eli him he will hear from
me soon. Regards to famiy. Yours. j.
+. ANDERSON
/ Witness said she had met William K.
Chandler and he had read her something
that sounded Ike the Sherman letter, but
Chandler discre dited Its authority.
| Adjourntd till Monday.