Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-06
@. Is there anything in anybody's hand
writing to identity them2
A. Not to nv knowledge,

A. Not to my knowledge.
Q. So that there is no confederation of your
statement on the letters themselves2
A. Significantly Yes, there will be. ID
@. There is none on the letters themselves?
A. No, sir.
Mr.. Cox-Do you mean to be understood that
under other circumstances you would acknowl-
edge the signature to be yours?
A. Neither of the signatures look very much
like mine, although At that time may have
written somewhat differently from what do
now.
@. How about the Weber signature2
A. l do not recollect Webers signature.
Q. Is this letter Handing one to witness) in
your handwriting?
A. 1t is.
The letter was put in evidence as follows:
Custom HOUSE, NEW ORLEANS, La,
COLLECTORS OFFICE, April Z, 1877.
Hon. Stanley Matthew's
DEAR SR-Packard on Monday concluded
that his only hope lay in his ability to brighten
the President by a threatened exposure OF the
rascality committed during the past campaign,
and his agents have been at work since endeav-
oring to collect evidence. He has sent for me
three times during the past two days, and yes
terday two of his trusted friends, IN order to
induce me to 60 with them, and to con-
vince me that the President could not throw
him over, gave outlines Of plan by which
they claim they can bring him (the Presidency
to terms, viz: Three of the electors on the
Republican ticket will swear that they did not
vote for Hayes, but voted blank, that they did
not sign the certificate, their names being
forged, etc. Of course they commit perjury,
but that is a small matter here. On intima-
ton through the press that their designs were
known and would be promptly met might de-
ter them (the electors) from making the at
tempt. | have posted Gen. Harlan on the
subject. In January the party holding the
Pitkin ct al. agreement was requested to de-
! stroy it. He also refused to return it to me,
but said he was willing to comply with their
! request. l deemed it best and it was burnt to-
day in my presence. Enclosed find the Weber
| agreement. This is the last piece of docu-
mentary evidence in existence. I will now
have to trust entirely to you, as the i'll feeling
borne me by Republican leaders has been in
tensifed by my refusal to aid them in their ne
(Signed) JAMES +. ANDERSON.
The Matthews copy of the Nash agreement
was then handed witness for Identification.
He said he thought it was the same which he
had given to Matthew'S but that since the other
| had been altered he would not state so posi-
lively under oath. Witness was reminded by
Mr.. Butler that he had promised to produce
letters written to him by Mrs. jerks if he had
only been able to find the first of them, as his
| wife destroyed all the papers in his case that
she could get her hands on. He produced the
| letter which he had found, and 1t was put in
| WASHINGTON, d. G.. st. James Hotel, Jan.
| II, l877.--Dear MIR. Anderson: As was writ
ing to the captain tonight, I thought / would
| do myself the pleasure of writing to you also.
! Ecame here three days ago to see my elder
brother on some family business. About a
month before l left home got a letter from
you addressed to the captain. l kept it good
while ere opened it, because the captain was
over at Bayou Bontinca at work, SO
did not get chance to give it to him at all.
So you must not think hard Of him for his
seeming neglect answering your kind letter.
Captain has not as yet gos anything from the
out in the cold. presume we should be for
ever running risk, for l can't help laughing
when think what fools we all are, to be sure
! you as well In your letter You
did not mention what document it was you
wished to get. Is it S. letter to D. and you?
IT so, why did you not say SO? Almost all our
old friends are gone. Senator jerks went out
west; Postle Thevart is in the United States
employ, watching logs; am at the St. James;
l always stay here; will remain few days;
would be glad to hear from you if you can
make it convenient to write. Hoping you are
we'll, am rs ever, your friend.
AGNES d. jerks.
Excuse paper, excuse photography. | am
quite tired out with my long journey.
The witness explained that the captain meant
Mrs. jerks husband, and that the capital S
with dash meant Sherman, and that the
whole phrase meant Sherman's letter to Don and
him.
Mr.. Mcmahon asked Mr. Cox whether Senator
Matthews had given to him all the papers and
letters that he had relating to the matter.
Cox-No sir; I did not understand it.
only understood him to state that they were
the originals of the Nash and Weber agree
ments which specially inquired for. I only
asked for those two papers. The letter &C
companying the one referring to that
given above he thought had better come with
it as part of that particular transaction.
The Chairnan-Anderson says he wrote 8
number of letters to Senator Matthews.
The Witness-Yes wrote probably dozer
OF more.
The chairman to Butler satirically-Yo,
would like to have all of them.
Butler-I suppose somebody would like t.
have them.
MIR. McMahon to witness--What was thi
Pitkin agreement referred to in your letters t.
Matthews as having been destroyed.
The witness-It was not really an agreement
I went in one day to Pitkin and told him tina
ON account of my refusal to make protest
} had made enemies of all the Republicans, an,
that as the Democrats thought had made
protest, had made enemies of all the Demo
( Gratis. 1 asked him what assurance I woul
have that would not be left entirely out i
the cold. In answer to that be sent not
one day. simply stating that he would assul
me that if would stand by the party the
: would provide for me.
Q-What do you mean by this statement
. your letter us to the electors not signing ce
tifcates?
l A-The statement was made to me that thre
of the Presidential electors, Burch, Marks an
Levisse. had voted in blank, and that the
names had been forged to the electoral coun
y and if found out afterwards that there was
good deal Of truth in that claim, DR.. Grey,
East Feliciana one of Packard's friends, r
" marked to me one day, that he would
damned if they attempted to throw Packa1
o overheard if they would not squelch Hayes ar
the whole Republican party.
VI FRENCH,
,. sergeant-at-arms of the Senate, was swo
e and examined in reference to the electoral I
it turn of the State of Louisiana, which the col
# mittee seems to find some difficulty in tracil
le or getting hold of. French testified that du
ing last session he had received by Adams e
T. press q box which he had understood
contain the electoral returns of Louisian
that he kept it sealed and under guard, oct
sionally taking it to the committee room
y where Honore the secretary of state, won
open it, and when he was done with the papt
'e the box would be sealed and placed und
guard. French, two or three weeks after
journment, sent them to the Office of Adam
express, addressed to Honore, by his dir
tions, and that he had never heard from thu
III since. The committee then went into exec
tive session and afterwards adjourned till
~ morrow.
Stanley Matthe,cs' Dental.
MS WASHINGTON, June 5.-Senator Matthe
>. said, Mr.. President, rise to personal
er PLANTATION and question of privilege.
l owe duty to myself as we'll as to the Sem
which, however unpleasant. cannot in just
," to either further postpone or omit. Ne,
papers published here and elsewhere cont