Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-30

Inc AnVeStiSaClOn frOCoeulny BOth at
Washington and New Orleans---Mrs.
jerks Enlivens the Washington Com
mittee with Some OF Her Evasive but
Sharp Sayings---Bll Chandler Manipu-
lated by Ben Butler Especially with
Reference to the MacVeagh Commits
sion---Packard Leads the Trail in the
Same Direction ut the New Orleans End.
The Potter Committed.
WASHINGTON, June 2s--The Potter commit
tee has received telegram from Gov. Packard
stating that he has been cited to appear before
the subcommittee in New Orleans to-day, and
it is understood that his examination on all the
points suggested by Gen. Butler will take
place there.
MRS. AGNES jerks
appeared and produced her correspondence
with James E. Anderson, but, Gen. Butler be-
ing absent, the letters not read. Mrs.
jerks, under examination, still refused to dis
close the name Of the person to whom she die
tated the so-salled Sherman letter.
The party was sitting against
the wall in Parlor whom she
entered, and when she left her amanuensis was
sitting at the table.
Mrs. jerks said at the time her letters were
written to Anderson she made copies Of them
before delivery, and added they are verbatim
put in evidence u letter l wrote MIR. Sypher,
and one received from him, and az he repre-
sents MIR. Tilden, l think it is right they should
20 into the case.
Mr.. Springer-I object to a remark of that
kind going record.
with Mr.. Sypher himself drew the inference.
Q. Arc you acquainted with Mr. Reynolds,
publisher of the papera at Bayou Sara? A. Yes
sir. When I made my first visit to Donaldson
VILE Reynolds escorted me from f. l.. Weber's
house to the hotel, Weber being afraid of being
assassinatcd if he went outside his door after
dark.
q. Did you converse with him during that
visit? A. No sir. l am not accustomed to
converse with common people.
O.. Did not you call f. l.. Weber off into the
room and have some conversation with him
about the Sherman letter at that time? A. On
the contrary, if | had. all the da,os in town
would have painted it breach Of etiquette.
Q. Did you make Weber any proposition it
he would find and deliver up any letter to you ?
~ No, sir Weber always open to propo-
stions. and KNEW could approach him in any
way whenever wanted to, because | had done
it before. When we wanted to make quorum
in Senate he always knew what the Demo-
Gratis offering, and he wanted to know
sometimes what we would do, and sometimes
used TO inform him. l met ex-ConSressmar
Needstam in New Orleans. and he said / ought
to come to divide You understand what that
is. 1t is slang. | don't.
@. Did you tell Reynolds if you got the let
ter you would pay we'll for it? A. Certainly
not | am not millionaire l might search
the world over, from zone to zone and not find
one spot of the earth my own. lLaughter]
=; Inc reason 20" ana not speas TO hey
people. A. Well did not suppose you wanted
ELL the tramps in the country to know about it.
Q. He a newspaper editor, I believe!
A. He might have belonged to the press, and
that would not have made him any better
Laughter. Newspaper we'll enough
in their way, all due respect to them, but the,
take too much liberty with peo.J le You Ameri-
cans have too much license anyhow. Laugh
ter.
Q. will ask you what is your occupation
O. i Is that e tue mes si ~ whlbh you make
your leaving? A. Othello's occupations gone
Republicans are dead. Laughter.
Mrs. jerks, as to her husbands occupation
said: He has had several occupations, but
unfortunately, whenever they discovered ht
Othello's occupation was gone.
@. You regarded him as the Othello? A. MOI
bit Of it, | am the Othello myself
Laughter.
Gen. Sheldon to your coming here? A.
may have convcrsed with him after was sum
moned.
c. Did he tell you to report to any particu
lar person here. A. He did not. Gen. Shell
don had u duel hand at the time, ana h
could not attend to small matiers-thc cod
in question.
O. Has that duel been fought yet? A. II
was a bloodless one, as all Yankee duels are
they do not understand the code.
SAMUEL T. BUTLER,
Washington correspondent, testified tina
Mrs. jerks stated to him that she came t.
Washington in behalf of Gov. Packard TO
collector; that she called on, Secretary sher
in relation thereto, but had not met will
Il very warm reception; that the secretary hat
given her assurances in New Orleans that he
influence would go quite far in appointments
that she had heard it said that Judge Campbell
had forged a jurat to the Anderson protest
and that the so-caled Sherman document wa
safe in New Orleans.
VIM. E. CHANDLER
produced Il dispatch sent by him from the FIT
Avenue hotel early ON the morning of Novembe
Sth, though dated November 7th, to John c
Gorham, California; J. H. MITCHELL Oregon; S
B. Packard New Orleans; Gov. Chamberlin
South Carolina; and Senator Conover, Florida
in each of which he stated that Hayes ant
Wheeler we're elected if they had carried thcs
States and in each of which he counse1ed tn
P>e"AhStsiAH
Democrats frauds. While in Florida Chande
received a telegram from Presiden
Grant, saying, Il hope you will
remain in Florida until the vote of th.
State is decided Mr.. Chandler did no
know of the existence of fraud in Florid
and the IS, 600 for which he telegraphed wa
handed by him to Gen. Martin. who expended
it in procuring evidence.
Mr.. Chandler maintained in his opinion
there was fairer results obtained b,
tairer means than the result of the Florid
election.
By Butler-Have you a list of the Presiden
tlal appointments made subsequent to tn
Florida question upon your recommendation:
A. Yes sir, those that remcmber are as fol
lows: Major j. 9. HUMPHREYS, collector a
Pensacola; Gov. s. Stearns, member Of the Ho
Springs commission; Judge McLin, associate
justice, Territory of New Mexico; George II
DeLeon, former secretary to Gov. Stearns, clerl
in the treasury department.; young man nance
Phelps local Republican in Florida, ap
pointed to the treasury department. has gon
to Paris with Gov. Mccormick; Joseph Bowles
who was inspector of elections ut pol
Tallahassee, where there was an allege.
fraud of "a votes, clerk in the treasury depart
meut. Jamas Re1l cnnnty judua in EIoridu ua