Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-23

VcU6I, 1OVuU III p6pcIS W WIZ. SA4N1ONs
Nov. 3Oth. 1876-DEAR SIR: please deliver to |
bearer box of stationary sent me in your care. |
Very respectfully JAMES E. ANDERSON.
To D. A. Weber, Esq, superintendent regis
tration. etc. Washington, D. c.. June a.
East Feliciana.''
Many thanks for beautiful flowers made out of
hair. will take good care of it, and precions-
" keep it. Ny brother wishes me to ask of
you to make him similar one, and to let him
know what you would charge for it, and also,
could you make hair in the shape of watch
chain. Answer this at yonr earliest conven-
ienee' and send your prices. Yours ~ W.
@. Have you ever seen that letter from the
day you gave it to Weber anywhere down to
date?
A. No. sir. have never got sight of it
since.
Q. What did you come to Washington about
in January?
A. To attend to my own affairs and nobody
elses.
@. But did you not come at the
invitation, direct or implied, Of Governor kel-
logg. In other words, did you not come in re-
gard to his case?
A. Certainly not. He had no case then.
told them was coming. You Know almost
everybody brings documents when they come
to Washington. Naughter.)
@. Whose business did you come about; your
own2
A. l came here for myself and the nation at
large. (Laughter.).
Q, And coming here on business of the ma
ton at large, did you tell any body about the
Sherman letter here?
A. am not aware that mentioned Sher-
mans name. l wrote to Anderson to know
definitely if it was really the letter he wanted.
A reporter wished to know if Sherman coula be
indicted in New Orleans about something or
other do not remember what, and told him
no, not that / know of. l did not tell
him him or or anybody nyis ,..t else : that . !
where it was. On the 5th of February in my
published card l entirely acquitted Secretary
Sherman of any completely in that document
and have tried to do SO again to-day.
Q. But want to trace this letter and find
A. What do you want with it?
Q. Ill could get hold of that letter, on the
face of it, it would show whether it was or not
in Shermans handwriting. Now it could not
have been in Sherman's handwriting
from your testimony, because he
was not there, so want to
writing it is. There may be men who will not
be charitable enough to credit what you say
about it, and if you produce the letter, that
will be the very best evidence Of the truth of
what you say. Do you know of your own
knowledge, or have you ever known where that
letter JnaG you gave 90 weber is, OF mas DeeN
since you gave it to him?
A. Did you ever see it. Laughter.
Q. Will you answer my question?
A. Well, it was given to MIR. Weber. What
more do you want to know?
Q. l want to know exactly what ask.
A. Idon't know anything about that same
document. 1t passed away.
@. You never wrote any other letter? Par
don; I have forgotten again. You never wrote
| any letter, leaving out the on. you handed to
Weber, since that time or same purport, to any
| body, with Sherman's name signed to it?
A. How should do so? There has been nc
protest or action or any guaranty since these.
Q. But have you or not?
| A. l should never have thought of any such
thing. Isay emphatically would not think
of doing such thing.
@. Well it has taken long time to get al
that?
A. That is because you don't ask your ques
tions right, you know. Laughter.
AFTER SHORT RECESS
the examination of witness was resumed by
Mr.. Mcmahon.
@. Who did you deliver the letter to Webe
handed you?
A. I did not say to whom delivered it.
@. But suppose you tell us!
A. I shall decline to answer the question.
O. What did the gentleman do with it t,
whom you delivered it?
A. did not say delivered it to any one.
@. Why, then do you decline to answer?
! A. Because do decline to answer the ques
ton, as perhaps it was not delivered at all.
@. Did you deliver it to anybody, or did yo
keep it yourself?
A. Is it necessary in this case that yo
should know that?
/ @. It may be.
! A. Well, ask some other question.
1 A. No. I would rather ask you that?
A. 1t was not delivered to Anybody in pal
ticular.
ers al - .
A. 1t might have BEEN because it was
public document you know, pertaining to til
public.
;. you deliver it?
"A. Why, the public ought to have receive
it.
Q. Who did receive it.
A. did not deliver it to any one espe
cially.
Q. Who wrote the reply to it.
A. l emphatically and distinctly decline
tell you. 1t is sufficient he gotta reply.
!. @. 1t is sufficient for you to cxonerate Sher
man, but you can't do that unless you let u
| know who the man was who wrote the iettel
A. How do you know it was man?
A. Was it yourself?
A. decline distinctly and emphatically I
answer.
@. Do you mean that you wrote the answer
A. do not mean anything of the kind.
say the answer was dictated by me and b
no one else.
@. To whom?
A. To Weber and Anderson
B. But to whom did you dictate it,
A. It is of no use for you to know any NOR
than that-that ought to satisfy you.
@. But am not satisfied!
A. Then am sorry for you.
@. And do not think the committee
satisfied?
A. regret that they are not, but will to
! you no more abOuti it.
, O. You can not exonerate Sherman unle
, you give us the name of the person who wro
!, it.
A. Sherman was not there; he was up stair
believe-at least the usher said 80.
: q. Did you dictate it to one of the visitin
Statesmen?
A. No, sir. was not on intimate tern
! enough with him to dictate letter to ther
!. Besides. they had sense enough to dictate the
I own letters.
! O. Then it was to some person who had n
sense enough to dictate letter!
; A. Well, they might have had sense enoug
but not enough to assume the statesmani
style that was required.
t @. You are rather proud of that perfor1
t ance, are you not?
A. No, sir; am not.
@. You thought the letter looked rath
!. sfatesmanlikeo