New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-06-27
THE COMMITTEE HAVING BAD LUCK.

THE COMMITTEE HAVING BAD LUCK.
All. TIRE VALUABLE TESTIMONY GIVEN ON BEHALF
or THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FIC1IoNs
GRADUALLY BEING PULLED TO PIECES.
WASHINGTON, June 26.-The Potter lnges-
tigtng Committee met az IL o'clock to-day, M Potter
presiding.
Mrs Agnes d. jerks was recalled. and asked by The
chairman II had received the letters sh9 haa prom
ised to give the committee She replied that she hau
not yet received them. In response to questions she
sad that she had no letters Secretary shorn ~ OF
d. Weber and that she would produce her letters
from Ex-Governor Kellogg without his permission
Mr. Cox stated that no understood from MI sAeilaO"r
ger that he was authorized and requested b. Governor
Kellogg to say that in regard to any letters OF his thai
tho witness might have ellogEl gave his permission
for her 10 produce Them and desired that they should DO
produced.
The witness then said that she thought IL was the An
derson letters the committee waned she bad not cent
for Kellogg's, but would endeayor 10 produce them
The examination continued substantially az follows
Q-When you were IN washington last Win.er DID yQu
s0-csliod sherman letter. A.-Inever did. Imay make
this statement in regard 20 that Letters About ire STA OF
one evening and we spoke OF the matter, aud Mr. Haley
compmentod me by saying that the article might nave
o-Didn'i you ten him at that time that you had sent
TO Louisiana for the sherman letter. Al eld hot
from tho person 90 WHOM yog had written ~ LOUISIANA
~ Tfn tS r9red Your personal presence 10
get m from tho depository Al certainly never did
don't tell my business 60 every person meet nave
| the name OF being very reiicenL 49, =, 49,,
which you said answer made to you ny tue per
son IN Louisiana whom You said was the custodian 0i
| the original letteri A-Neyer AZ any time. q,
NeWOrloahs, didn't You have before you ans dralt OF ~
| from which 20 dictate A.-No, str, hal no orait
whatever; t dictated by me % another party, Du
wish IL distinctly understood that ala not write mat
letter The first draft Of Il that was male vas TOO ea-
Odd you dictate this frsl DRAFT which you say VS.
too elaborate for your taste Al had not 81 OF 1ns
not the business air wanted "
QWho was the person you aio9Seq Snat 20 bs s
| honorable He was well known in Louisiana politics
that locally. Since then be may be dead cannon
8.-How lately did you see hint Al saw him lit
| tleoyor six months ago Tor tue last ume' IN new
Q-Haye you communicated with him since thoni A.
Q.-What were his politIcsi Ale was Rcpubh'
o-what ofBce did he hold Al never Inquired at
that zine. lie had held various Offices under the STATE
o."Immediately before or after that timei Al
don't know whether he held Once az that tne or nos
rnIniytratiOn Ale had been State Onicer under
great many Administrations don't remember whether
O-Was il during tho time Packard was In otneet A.
On, no. no aid not stay long enough Tor that
! cointryi Alt was IN the city.
Q-What was his pOaltlOni Al must decline TO tell
Odd anybody but no aud yOu consult in regard to
ur.Lflr raj
oGwih You give us the language OF that nrst draft
that you aid not approve. A-Not eInanating fr3m me
not aconio enough II said too much He was 100 pro-
nounced his promise. The second draft was more
o-Dd the frst draft promise TO give specific thlBgsi
A.-well, yes. aud you know We could Dot do that
believe IL was signed with tue same name as the otner
and "as addressed ~ cue b S ~ ts{ Won did mot like
Il DOM like anything 50 definite or pronounced us
oCiye ma Some idea of what you call generalities
Any definition 81 generhltieB 10 Just the same as heO
stsrr There should be do definite Office specified; that
o@Then tbo hrst draft specified definite object A.
-Irather think so.
o-Whieh was tho definite Office specified A.-NO-
thing less than the Deputy New-oreans Coectorship
QExcept IN that respect did u CONFORM 10 the second
draft ANo, sir don't think it resembled II at ALL
sons brain who wrnto tho FIRST
Q-Why Ia II that you could repeat verbatim the
second draft and yet are not able 10 state more de-
nltoy about the first onoi A.-Because refreshed my
memory several times about Che second DRAFT alter sa"
QIDid the person who prepared the nrst draft.
winch you di0 not like, submit It To your Judgment rs
sons generally. My practice is humbly 10 suggest to
persons who be better politicians than myse what
Ole adopted your suggestions on the subject. I'm
defstandl A.-As matter VI course.
The Chairman.-ThAt IL all, believe,
Tue WiIness-l would like 10 say In regard 20 speak
difficult for hun To what Is said and don't Ike Ia
speaking trumpet and. besides that, would not
have said anything to him anyway about the socaied
by the Chairman What became of she letter that
you took from WebbOri Alt was scattered over
boundess space 80 that the eye OF OmnpOtence
could not ind It out the power OF omniscenco put
Q.-who scattered It about in that mAnneri Al
| assumed the responsibility
QWhRt became OF the draft OF the reply that
| jected Alt followed suit
| Q-When was IL soatteredi A short time after
ward; did not ike 10 do that In Parlor "P" As
carried it away IRON there and kept u day or two
don't reoOllcot the exact spot where IL destroyed
Q.-DunnR the time you had t before you destroyed
| IT, did you show IL 90 anyOodyi A.-No SIR did not
table In Parlor"PP ASIndeed didn't leave IL there
| II was dangerous document 20 leave around
Q-DO you that you carried those papers awayf
| A.-Ob, they were carried away-cOnveyed away.
Q.-By yOui Alt didn't take dozen OF US to take
Q.-But perhaps the person to whom you dictated
that paper might have done so Z A.-Oh. no, would
not trust 1t 20 him. cannot recoect how it
cannot bring my recollection down TO such une
points. 1t might have been carried away by mo or by
81 should like to know which one it was. A--sup-
! pose should decline TO answer That question:
OIL Wish you would answer It. Alt must have
| been by myself.
the first dEaft Of the letter that sent IN reply Al
mentioned it 20 any until mentioned 1t In tins
fatigue him with such small matters.
The Chairman Il believe thai Is all
Tine Witness-I would like to state that when Mr.
Haley called on me aud read my reply, received call
at that time from Mr sypaer who remained there
hall hour. told Mr. sypher that he could state his
business to that the gentleman present MR. Haeyl
deaf ana could not hear our conversation That Is
the only time ever have spoken To BIZ Haley In regard
| 10 the matter,
Odd you tell Mr.. Butler, the newspaper
correspondent that you had the letter, or doc
ument, as you call iti A.-No, sir; / did not
fell him anything OF the kind. He was "A
stranger 10 me. do not tell my private business to
Tom, Dick and Harry. 1.-The witness addressing Mr. Nc
MahOn1 Now have you any dear. dumb
lame blind to be called In this nyesga
On lLaughter.I II you through with me should
like 10 leave because have business the other end OF
the line Wish 10 go 70 NeW-Oreans
BY the Charman-YOu don't mean to say that you
dictated either of those drafts ~ Mr. Webber A-No
sir he is emit ely innocent. He Is Dead and consider
him innocent man.
HALEY's INFORMATION ABOUT MRS. jerks.
Albert G.. Haley, the witness whose examination was
yeaterday VIVA reeaied aud eNamnod nv the