Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-22

him she had done 30. He had seen u pup.
llshed In the newspapers that his wife had
the so-called Sherman letter." but she
had told him that the statement was I'M
true.
Witness never had any intlmstion bis
wife knew anything about the Sherman
document.
Butler asked witness II he was not aware
Of the fact that his wife wrote TO Governor
Kellogg first. instead OF vice versa. and he
replied that he was not.
Mrs. jerks, wife OF the previous witness.
was sworn, and testified that Anderson had
written her from Philadelphia In relation
to the document termed the Sherman letter.
She knew nothing OF the document which
| Anderson called tho SHERMAN letter.
until last January. She had seen the
document.
Answer-Did you ever have that docu'
mentp
Answer-I don't think I have ever had
the original document, to which there 10
30 much importance attached. She might
have had documents In her hand about
two minutes and Q half. She was ct the
time In the street. No q gave II to her.
Nobody showed II to her. She asked no
permission to take II. .
General Butler questioned witness with
q view OF a~scertainlng from whom she got
the document, or how she came In pos
session OF u. She said she picked II up
from the table and that there might have
been persons In tho o bhe did not
look around. and aiter picking II up went
into the street with It and kept II In her
possession but about two minutes and
. half2
Q.-In what room was the table from
which you picked tho documentf
Answer-It was In parlor y of the NJ
Charles Hotel. She presented the docu.
ment TO Don Weber at the entrance OF tho
81 Charles Hotel. II was about noon. Weber
had left witness after the conversation at
the corner Of 81. Charles and Common
streets.
Witness here said that sho desired to
mako Q statement before answering further
questions and General Butler told her TO
proceed. The statement was that she
wished In presence OF this august COM
mittee. and for the benefit OF the
country at large TO exonerafo Sec.
rotary Sherman and Anderson from
any connection whatever with this docu.
ment. known a. the Weber guarantee. and
she did not think II was necessary for her
to make any further explanation with rof.
erenco thereto.
Butler explained that u WAS necessary
TO give the committee the information re'
quired. and witness proceeded to tes-
tify. stating that after giving the letter
to Weber. he Weber, remarks.
that Anderson Was not satisfied with his
treatment, but wished TO have . written
guarantee. In reply : . question a. 70
the contents Of the letter . snded by her TO
Weber. witness repeated word for word tho
"Sherman letter. ~ heretofore Published
The Matthews Commistee Dsnsd BY
Anderson.
WASHINGTON. Juno 2l.-The Matthews
Senate Committee was In private session
two hours and . half to-day. When the
doors were opened James Z. Anderson was
sworn. but being refused counsel he said
he had no statement to mako and no ques.
tons TO answer.
The committee went into private session
for . third time. and when the doors were
again opened Anderson was informed that
he should nsw questions the committee
might see proper to put. and was asked
his age and occupation. Anderson replied
no had no desire 10 throw obstacles In tho
way. but Senator Matthews was . lawyer
and was here looking after his interests.
and he (Anderson) did not SEQ why ho
should not have = lawyer TO look after his
own interests.
Tho questions wero repeated. and also
whether he had placed any papers In Mat
thews possession. and u 10, what, but An.
dcrson declined to answer.
senator whyte-You mean simply TO say
you set at defiance the will OF this CON-
mitteog
An~derson-You put II too strong. !
simply wish 10 say I decline 70 answer. I
d ave 10 propose that II Senator Matthews
will 20 before the Potter Committee will
testify.
Another consultation Of the committee
followed.
Anderson In private said he made the
proposition that Matthews appear before
the Potter Committee that ho might ask
him questions he could not ask him before
the Senate Committee. and further. that
the Senate not being In session he could
not DO punished IS q Iecalcitrant witness.
When the doors were opened Anderson
Was informed by tho chairman that tho
committee had decided they would require
his testimony before tho committee. He
then asked Anderson, "Are you now will
ling TO answer such questions ~ may DO
p%ropounded 10 your" Anderson replied.
"f am not"
Tho Chairman-Then on refusing 70
answer any question pertaining 10 matters
Of this investigation you SGT this committee
OF defiance.
Senator whyte-In the absence Of the
Senate We have no power TO punish fy
contempt, and therefore ! move this con.
mittee o adjourn. subject 10 tho cay OF
the chairman.
The motion was agreed 10 and tho|com.
mittee accordingly adjourned.
Tho Bssnock war.
BOISE CrrY. Idaho, June A. Parties
who arrived hero tonight from Fort Hall
and Lemi via Wood River and tho Big
CsmAs Prairie. report having seen 200 In.
dams OH Wood River, about 200 miles east
OF this place. who claim to be friendly
and on their way TO tho Fort Hall Agency.
These Indians stated that James A. Demp.
sey, . white man who has An Indian wife.
and who has lived many years with tho
Indians. and who was with the hostiles in
tho Lava Beds at the commencement Of
the outbreak, had been killed by the party