Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-26
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SrFCIhL To TIE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE
'WAsnlNGToN, d. e.. Juno &C.
THE POTTER INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
MIS- jerks was again upon The stand this
morning Tor The purpose Of replying to the
question asked Yesterday about rltain letters
sho had previously acknowledged to have in
her possr@son. Whon skcd if she would show
certain letlcrs sail to have bccn written by Gov.
kellogg, she replied that she would not unless
with the Governors permission
Mr.. Shellabarger, counsel for Secretary Shcr.
man, said he Was authorized by Gov. kellogg
to say that he was perfect ly willing for her to
produce any letters she had Of his.
Mrs. jerks then said that she did not have
any letters written by Gov. Kellogg.
The examination continuing, she said the
letter in paror L. OF the ST. Charles Hotel 10
New Orleans, aud which she induced Weber
TO believe was written by Secretary Sherman,
was dictated by her from draft prepared
by somebody else, whose name she refused to
reveal. and was dictated by her because the
draft to which she referred was too specific
it promised in direct terms the position Of
deputy collector Of the port OF New Orleans.
As heretofore she refused to answer half the
questions propounded, ADD answered the others
as she saw lit and not as = Wltncsa tcstifylng
under the Obligation Of an oath.
Mr.. Haley Was the next wit0css. lie il 4
deal man, but gave lis evidence in a way that
convinced all present Of It's truthiunc-s. Tie
said he made The acquaintance Of Mrs. jerks
in the house in which he was boarding in Wash
ington. He knew her we'll and had had ire.
qucnt conversations with her ; that from these
conversations he had learned that she had the
Sherman Weber letter, aud that that letter
promised Anderson and cbcr immunity for The
frauds they had committed in louisiana
aud lucrative places il they had to leave
the State; that she had that letter locked
up in an iron safe ia New Orleans that she
bad been vtIy angry at Secretary Sherman y
assumption that she intended 10 Use the
she had been offered $1,000 for the letter;
cent it was worth S. 900, and hat he offered To
be Der ageot for disposng Of it for that su that
she had written 10 her husband 10 New Orleans
for the letter and Der husband had considered
she had buodered by d, p1silog it not sutj ct TO
her order. but to her prrsooal demand, aud that
she would, consequently, have to come after il;
LhaL utu Su llUu w d5uiUSIOu " NCH vi
leans SOME time aterwsrd and ret urned 10
short time; that she then wrote letter to the
New \ ork Tlmes, which letter was not pub
Ilshcd 10 which she deui auy knowIedpe of
The Sherman Weber letter, which letter be
saw, and thar Wneu he asked her how she re
ooncllcd the contents Of that letter with what
she bad previously told him. she replied by
asking IT be did not know Talleyrsnds dpIol-
ton Of language.
When uross 1lmiued by Mr. Coz Mr.. Haley
said he was LouisaDan, bur bad come to
Washington and obtained 40 office under Pres
ldent Pierce; that upon the breaking our OF the
war he had gone South, returned to Washing
tou at the close CT the war, aud had practiced
law ever SINCE His evidence Vas uoshaken,
and goes fer to prove that Secretary Sbcrman
did write u letter TO Weber aud Anderson, of
tcrlnc them bribc for making false election
rctur0s; that Mrs. jerks knows all abou1 that
letter; that BY neaus OF it she tried TO black
mail Secretary Sherman, aud that SIEGE then
she has been Induced by means, not yet devs.
oped, to contradict all her previous assertions.
At the conclusion of Mr. HaIey's testimony
the committee held secret session, and then
took \ recess uutil half past two o. clock