The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-13
Third Edition
THE LATEST
POTTER'S POW-wOW
Special to the Star.
SEYMOUR THE NOTARY

testified before the Committee yesterday
that he is Notary Public in. New Orleans
and stated that the agreement before the
| Committee was sworn to before him by An
derson and man introduced to him as Mr..
Weber. Mr.. Dick and Mr.. Wilder, claim
agents in New Orleans, were witnesses.
81 did not know the contents of the pa
per- ap almost certain that Weber's name
was not in the body of the document when
presented to me. l said, the other name
must be inserted and it was done, but
don't know who inserted it, The signatures
l think had been signed when it came to
me-"
THE EXAMINATION OF GENERAL SMITH.
| WASHINGTON, June 13.-The Potter In
vestigating Committee met at noon and re-
sumed the examination of Gen. L. c. Smith,
who stated that he had searched among the
papers and found no copy of letters sent by
him to Senator Matthews. He said that he
had gone to the Executive Mansion this
morning and ascertained from the records
that the Conn letter had been referred to
the Treasury Department March 10th, 1877
Mr.. Butler-A letter from a Senator
brought by person recommended in that
letter for an appointment is usually fled
is it not?
A.-That depends entirely upon how it is
addressed. If to the Appointment Clerk or
Secretary of the Treasury it is fled
Odd you see the President about An
derson after you had received the second
letter?
A.-No never saw the President about
Anderson but once.
Odd you hear about Anderson's ap-
pointment as Consul to Funchal?
A.-No 1t would have made no differ
ence if had.
Mr.. Butler-Please confne yourself to
answering my questions.
The witness-It will give me great pleas
ure to do so.
Q-Have you the telegram from Senator
Matthews mentioned by you yesterday?
A.-Yes, found two copies.
Mr.. Butler-Here is a telegram dated
June 18th, signed by Stanley Matthews,
which reads: Letter received. No answer
needed" When did you find this?
Ain my personal files this morning.
| S.-NOW, you WlOtC q ICttSlJ ult
you not, to Mr.. Matthews, enclosing one of
Andersons, and you told him you did not
know any thing that letter contained2
A.--That is my recollection.
Q.-And that was before you wrote the
letter of the 22d?
A-No, think it was after.
Q.-What makes you think so?
| I thip1r IL urac ip IF NY
intimation to him of the contents of Mr..
Matthews letter.
Gen. Butler read from the record the let.
ter of Anderson to Matthews of June 10th,
wherein Anderson complains of the posi-
ton of Collector of Customs being offered
to him. and then referred to Matthews let
ter of the 22d, wherein the latter says that
he met Anderson on the cars, and that An
derson expressed himself as satisfied.
The witness-That entirely confirms what
I said. If you look upon the next page you
will find letter from Anderson of the date
of the 28th, wherein he says that General
Smith had shown him Senator Matthews
letter.
Q.-Is this the only letter yon showed
Anderson?
Al did not say showed any,
Q.-Is this the only letter that you com,
municated the text of?
A.-Yes, sir.
General Smith was questioned at some
length as to the time when he transmitted
to Senator Matthews Anderson's letter
and stated that he thought it was on June
goth. He said that Anderson was dissatisfied
with the offer of a clerkship in the Treasury
!, but seemed to like the idea of InspectorshiE
better He did not learn from either the
President or from Anderson that the latter
had been to the President before he went
there with witness General Smith then
handed Butler two letters from Anderson
to him.
Q-IIad you any personal or friendly re
. lations with Anderson when you received
these letters?
A.-Well, nothing more than that had
obliged him in several ways.
I Did you oblige him officially or in mat
ter of personal friendship?
, Al did not analyze my motives at the
time and can not tell.
General Butler then read the following
letter:
"WAsHINGToN, July II, 1877.
General 7. G. Fl. Smith, Appointment Clerk, &c.
5 "DEAR SIR withdraw my application
, for position in your department, and ask
i instead for the appointment of my brother
John NJ. Anderson as an Inspector of Gus
toms in Baltimore. will be satisfied will
that Yours, truly,
GAMES Il. ANDERSON"
Q-Did you consider that a persona
letter?
Al did.
Gen. Butler then read the following:
, PHILADELPHIA, April 80, 1878.
"MY DEAR GENERAL-Has Senator Mat
r thews said anything to you or made any ar
rangements with you about the appoint
= ment of man whom shall name to po
siion in the Custon-house in this city
: Please answer at your earliest convenience
t and oblige Yours truly