The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-27
An End Of Mrs. jerks Before the
Potter Committee.
CHARACTERISTIC ADIEU.
What She Said to a "Sincere Admirer'
About the Document.
A Cross Fire Of Questions About the Election
.of Packard aud Hayes.
WASHINGTON, June 20, 1878.

Mrs Agnes y. jerks was recalled and asked by tho
.uhairman II she had received the letters she prom
Iced TO give 10 the mittee. She said had
yet received them.
Q. VIII you produce any letters you may have from
Govorror Kclloggs A. will not without his per-
mission; unless 1,gct that must decline to do
Q. Have you any letters from Secretary sherman?
4. No. air.
Q or from Mrs Weber, A. only received one
which submitted to your commlttee.
Q. Have you any letters from D. A. Weber. A. No,
SIR. 2sa
Mr.. Cox stated that he understood from Mr. Shella-
basger that nc was authorized and requested by Gov
Kellogg to that In regard to any letters OF
hts that the might have he (Kellogg) give his
permission for her produce them and desired that
they should DO produced.
BY tho Chairman--HavIpg heard tho statement
JUST made viii you produce any letters received
BY you from Governor Kellogg A. have not sent
Ter ihosc thought 1t the Anderson letters you
wanted, but win cndeavor procure lnem they are
IN New Orleans; thought General Butler had u SUIT
nelens number OF them ior your parp:ses
Tor The Anderson letters to mo ana did send Tor
Ihese, but have not received them.
CONVERSATIONS HALEY.
Q When you wero IN WASHINGTON last winter did
you have any conversation with A. g. Haley respect
may make this statement in regard TO that matter.
ABOUT the Sth OF last February, the day after my
r.
called upon me at my rooms ono evening and wo
spoke Of the matter and Mr. Haley compiimented
by saying that the article might have been written BY
8. DIDN'T you tell hmm at that time that you had
sent to Louisiana for The Sherman letter? A. did
@ Didn't you toll HIN, that you had received let
Ter from the person 70 whom you had written In
Louisiana, IN which the writer Informed you that
he could not send the letter because 1t required your
personal presence 20 get u from tho depository9 A.
every person meet; I have the name o. being worry
reticcnt. aNaA
q Didn't you ct that time have a letter In your
hand which you said was the answer made TO you By
the person In Louisiana, whom you said the GUS
, iodaan OF me Original o.teri 4 Never at any TIM;
Jenks about that time but never stated any such
thing o. you ask TO any person.
AfR ABOUT
Tho witness was then examined a. great length
concernng the original draft Of the Sherman letter,
substituted, but nothing OF interest de.
vsoped Ncar the close o. her examination tho fol.
lowing cooouy took place - t
! The Witness-I would like to state that when Mr..
Haley called on me aud read my reply which was pub
Mr.. Sypher, who remained there some Two three
hours, but Mr. Haley leis IN about half hour told
Mr. Sypher that he could state his business TO
that the gentleman present (Mr. Halcy deal AMI
p0uld hear conversation that tho only time
I ever nsve spoksn 10 Mr. haley regard TO the
q Did you ever tell Anderson that you bad scns for
this fshc ShsrDanJ iuttsrs A. lucvsssonmsniostsd
Intelligence 70 Anderson Of that kind, although
might have sent for various documents.
Q. Dd you tell Mr.. Butler. the newspaper CORE
You GATED ~ 4 No, SIR; did no. tell him any
thtng OF tho kind i no was u stranger 10 me; DO
the Witness IN aasressiss Mr. McMahon,-Now. have
you any moro deal, uump, lame, halt or blind wit
nsssss 10 be cailcd In this invesgationr Laughter
II you through with me should like 70 ioavc,
bccausI have business nj the other end OF the limo;
! wish TO 60 10 New Orleans.
by the Cnairman-You don't mean to say that
you dicated either OF these drafts 10 MT Weber, A.
No, sir; no 10 entirely innocent; he dead and
consider him
TESTIMONY or Mr. HALEY.
Albert G. Haley, the witness whose examination
was suspended on Yesterday, was recalled and exam
"a Dill you meet MIRA jerks during last winter here
ID washiDgtonY A. Ycs, sir,at her pariors Ninth
street, near n, in January ana February, several
yccAsione.
Q ON any ono OF these occasions was there any
lssterf A. Yes str; tho Now York Times mad
an article purportiug 10 DO an interview with
rused Of having attempted to blackmalI him; as a
friend and sincere adnircr OF her | called upon her
about y, ana y came our in the conversation with
her that mad here Tor tho purpose Of getting
Mr.. Packard appointed Collector OF the Port Of New
Orleans and in conierring with secretary Sherman on
mater II had been said no had been led think
shc attempting TO blackmail him.
@ You are giving her conversation with you? A.
Yes, sir; there were many, but will give them as
though ihore was but one convcrsaion; the general
result Of the conversation was hat she cog
Of s whereabouts; It came out further In converse
lion IN sho had been offered 81 900 Tor tho letter.
lod her tho letter was worth one cent IL was worth
3d. 900 at least; was democrat and Lou,sisnian
therefore iatcrtsted In the subject Of shat letter
SATISFIED wIrm HAYES.
While was perfectly SATISFIED with Hoycs, and
would NOS disturb Dim la his seat at aLaughl Ell
vas Wiling 10 vindicate history ny producing Tho
evidence OF what believe 10 nave been fraud, Ana
VS. Tho respectable whites OF my State had been
accused OF bull dozng' was willing tho letter
woman, and. tbereiore, 1 played upon nrr
anger to endeavor to get her to produce
the letter and 10 authorize me as her agent OF
tpto n du fha
most good laughter; whether Tor myself or my
party was pcricciiy ,mmateria; was somewhat sur.
published in the Now FORK Times she had said sue
had not IN her possession any document or letter
vessstou with me, though, LED me to believe that
had such letter Ia her constructive posscssonthat
personal demand; called acr attention to this part
VI the article, and she then said -
"rhat 70 true, have not that letter IN my pos.
session"
A TALLEYRAxDisn EXPRESSION.
then SAID 10 her that tina, was probably Talisy-
Yanish expression, meaning that sue had not got u IA
her absolute ysicai possesson and she finally aa
mttscd that was the tact; IN the mcanwh,io had
been trying 10 get tue letter here, Tor II tho letter
could bring her money 1 was VIKING TO help her sell
tho letter; would .vca have helped her sell the
letter 10 Secretary sherman, though should have
aov,ssa her 10 have taken Photographic copies OF II
nrst; my visits 10 her nj this umc were much
INTERRUPTED by frequent calls upon her from
smineat statesmen aud newspaper men, who
5sowasd her parlors; understood IRON her that shc
had written 20 New Orleans Tor this package, when
bciisve BON she and understood that the particular
docuinsat We were taking about Was the ANDERSON
Weber letter. learned IRON nor that she had written
10 New Orleans Tor ~; IN dsc course of limo
shc Informed ms that she would have 10
10. to New Orioans, but would return again
soon; asked wny snc would hayc to 20 and under
stood from hcr that she mad got letter from nor
husband s,a.ins tns, she would nave 10 20 TO Nov
Orleans Tor u; shc went away ana 10 have been
back tn about nfteen days with that very letter,
Understood u, Du. she only came back very lately
BEAUriFri. ArrECrIoSATR LErTKRs.
q Did she have letter hand tho time
shc maze this statement to your A. Yes. sir; sup
posed " was her husbands letter; her husband
beau ffu acctionatc letters, inll OF
poetry, aud | am i0nd OF poetry myself
(iaugh tcrD-nn4 that Is % possible may have read
the letter but 1 cannot say certainly; nave seen
many OF Bsr husbands letters 1uil OF classical au.
sions, poetry and SO on, ana supposed tho letter
ene hold her hand one from nm
Y. The upshot oi " WAS that when she read or
cited this ~ 700 shc had letter or paper IN her
hsnd1 A. Yes, si-; thcrc is no uoubt about that.
Y. but she uic not let you read ~ A. am OF tho
impesssson lnst ! did road ", nut am certain
81 all events AIN absolutely certain mat she had