Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-06-25

the letter referred to was tho Sherman let.
ter witness evaded direct questions and
made various inquiries Of Mcmahon. She.
however. stated that had there been ten
thousand dollars offered for the Sherman
letter and 1t had been In her POSSESSION
she would not have degraded her honor so
much a. 10 have accepted the offer.
BY Potter-Did you ever SEQ apy OF
sherman's writngi witness-No, sir, I
did not.
Mcmahon referred TO the letter bearing
the signature Of Thomas jerks. asking
witness u 1t was the signature Of her hus-
band. The direct question was again
evaded and witness said her husband could
identify his own signature, and he being
present she referred the gentlemen to him
for the information desired. In reply to
further interrogation by Chairman Potter
witness stated that her maiden name was
Murdoch.
General Butler stated to Mrs. jerks that
he desired TO crafty her curiosity In re-
gard TO obtaining tho letter from Mrs.
Weber. He said that Governor Kellogg
handed him . bundle Of papers and In 10
he found tho letter addressed 10 Mrs.
Weber.
Mrs. jerks tquickly)-w Why did you not
hand II back to him2
Mr.. Butler VERY slowly because I had
use for It.
Springer asked witness regarding q Ger.
tain claim In which her family had been
interested. but the subject proved unin.
teresting.
Mrs. jerks was then excused until to-
/ ntnrrn~ tnnFntVU aVl sha aar. ~ tltaa fnnk
. recess.
When the committee r~eassembled Gen.
ersl II. v. Boynton. special correspondent
at Washington OF the Cincinnati GAZETTE.
was called.
by Mr.. McMahon-Did you call upon
the President Of tho United States in rela-
ton TO the appointment Of Mr.. Anderson ?
Answer-I did not call upon the President
upon that appointment especially. Tho
appointment had been announced ~ being
that OF on Ohio man. There had been,
perhaps the samo day. . statement pub
lished 10 the effect that Anderson had been
engaged disreputably In manipulating the
vote In one or two parishes In Louisiana.
and. secondly. that no hal been appointed
by the President on that account, and In
conversation ! asked the President how
10 happened that this man had been APP
pointed. charged a. he was with disrepu-
table manipulation OF tho vote Of Lonisi-
n I. Tho President replied that Ander-
son hal been appointed for efficient ser.
vices rendered tho party and. in reply 10
further inquiry. the President said he did
not think Anderson would retain his Office.
II was In the first week In June that tho
interview took place.
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