The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-01
THE INVESTIGATION.
Mrs. jerks as VexatiOus as Ever.
VIM. Es Chandler Gives Further
Testimony.
The Committee Refuse to Hear Evidence
Of Intimidation.

WASHINGTON, June 30.-A telegram has been
received by the Potter committee from Packard
saying that he was subp9 naed before the Lou
isiana subcommittee today. 1t is understood
he will be examined on all the points which
Butler proposed.
When the committee met to day Mrs. jerks
produced the correspondence between herself
and James e. Anderson. AS Gen. Butler was
not present the letters were withheld until his
arrival. Potter examined the witness Ia regard
to writing the Sherman letter at the st.
Charles hotel, but she would not name the par
ty to whom she dictated the letter, as it would
be breach of confidence as well as friendship.
The party, she said was sitting against the wall
in the parlor when she entered the room, and
when she left it she left her amanuensis sitting
at the table. Upon further question as to her
visits to Donaldsonville she virtually repeated
her previous testimony.
Questioned by Mr.. Springer, she said that
her husband had been employed in the navy,
but at present was employed as witness in the
august body who were carrying on the invest-
CATION. She wanted to know why Mr. Spring
er wanted to know so much about her husbands
welfare, whereupon he said she had become
very notorious parsonage, to which she objected
saying that She made him (Springer) notorious
and not he her.
Testimony of Samuel r. Baker.
Samuel p Butler was then examined rea-
tive to the interview published in Baltimore
paper February 18th, under the head of "The
missing link
Butler testified that Mrs. jerks stated in
that interview that she came to Washington in
behalf of Packard, to aid him in securing the
New Orleans collectorship. She also said she
called on Secretary Sherman 10 relation there
to. That the Secretary ISSUED her in New Or
leans that her influence would 90 far in
the appointments of those of her choosing.
She further said she heard that Judge Camp
bell had forged the Jurat in the Anderson pro-
test. She also stated that the so-called Sher-
man letter was safe in New Orleans.
William e. Char dler Recalled.
VIM E. Chandler next resumed the stand
He produced dispatches sent by him from the
to Geo. G. Gorham, California, J. 81. Mitchell,
FregoD, S. B. Packard, New Orleans, Governor
Chamberlain. South Carolina, and Senator
Conoyer. Florida, in each of which he stated
had carried those states, and in each of which
he also c0unseled the Republicans to be watch
full against possible Democratic frauds. While
in Florida Chandler received the follow tel
egram:
WASHINGTON, Nov. goth.
To W. Chandler, Tallahassee, Fla.
hope you will remain in Florida until the vote of
the State is decided. U. S. GRANT,
Chandler, in reply to Cox, said he did not
know of the existence of frauds in Florida al
though such were charged, and that the $4,000
for which he telegraphed was handed by him
to Gen. Martin who expended it in procuring
evidence.
,. Chandler was Intercepted at length by
Springer regarding certain statements made in
his previous testimony, but nothing new was
developed. Chandler maintained that in his
opinion there never was vote obtained by
fairer means than the result Of the Florida
election.
At the request of Butler, Chandler gave
list of the Presidential appointments made
subsequent to the Florida election upon Chard-
ler'5 recommendation.
In reply to further questions by Butler, the
witness testified that the first information he
considered reliable that the Packard govern
ment had been broken mp was. received from
Matthews abont ten days before the 4th of
March. Witness recited interviews between
Matthews and himself in which Mat.
Hayes should not stop at private resi-.
dence, but at some hotel, to avoid jealouses
which might be occasioned, whereupon Mat
theWs remarked that witness took so much in.
terest in the new administration he wished he
would use his influence with President Grant
toward having him recognize the Nichols gov.
eminent. and that recognition would include
TINT of the Hampton government Witness
stated to Matthews in reply, he did not see how
President Grant ooold recognize the Nichols
government as Packard was elected by the
same vote as President Hayes.
Therefore Matthews said he had looked into
the matter and there was no difficulty 10 that
direction as one was declared elected BY
the electoral college and the other by the legis-
lature.
During the interview Matthews conveyed to
witness the impression it was to be or had been
arranged that by recognizing the Nichols and
Hampton governments it would not affect the
United States Republican Senators from those
states.
Chandler also gave an account of a confer
ence in Matthews room, at which Garfield,
Eugene Hale, Matthews and others were pres
ent. The object was to arrange measures BY
which the Packard government could be dis
posed of.
Witness inquired of the gentlemen present if
Secretary Sherman was going to enter into
such an arrangement as that, and he was in
formed that Sherman was trying to discover
some way whereby Packard could voluntarily
withdraw
Witness was opposed to the arrangement
He stated that he understood that Garfield
made memorandum of his own regarding the
AFFAIR, and he would very much like to see that
memorandum.
Mr. Potter-You not expect US to request
that gentleman to furnish it?
Witness %, no; but 1 think probably if the
gentleman hears that would like to see it he
would forward it to the committee.
Testimony of Gen. Anderson.
After the examination of Chandler Gen.
Anderson testified to bringing the returns from
New Orleans to Mr.. Ferry. President of the
Senate, who told him that the certificate was
wanting and be took the returns back. He gave
them to Mr. Clark, Secretary of the Governor
Kellogg, bat was unable to return to Washing
ton with the returns after the certificate had
been made out He was shown the papers and
the certificate that was sent with the secoud
set and Gen. Anderson swore that the signature
purportiDg to be his as a member of the
Returning Board was forgery. He had
heard that messenger in Kellogg's office
i Is. the signatures except Brewster, the
(Brewster) had signed the certificate. -Andor-
son gave an account of how the Returning
Board read off the returns and adhered to the
statement that neither himself nor others of
the board endeavored to ascertain secretly how
the returos were to come out. He did not
think Packard's vote was much in excess of
the vote for Presidential electors aud the votes
Tor both were called OFT at the same time. Mrs
jerks gave package of letters to Potter
being Correspondence between her and
Anderson. She expects letters from Kellogg
next Tuesday.
l.. G. Dennis Recalled.
L. G. Dennis was examined and detailed
how he was recognized by President Hayes,
who told him that he was one of the men
whom the administration would take care Of
Dennis, wanted an authorship in the Treasury
bat he didn't get it. Then Hayes gave him a
note asking Sherman to give him the first good
place that was vacant, but Dennis got nothing
Then Hayes wrote another note asking that
Dennis be appointed special treasury agent
but McCormick. kept it, subsequently the
into McCormick's hands. Then he took
note to Nc Pherson from the President asking
him that Dennis be made custodian of the
plates and dies, and Mcpherson would have