The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-06-27
CANTON, OHIO THURSDAY JUNE 21 1878


Drains. his voice IS harsh, decidedly unmuSCal
and is no Sweeter in cadence than saw.mill full
Of buzz saws under full play, jerks is cadav.
eTous, lean, halfieed LouislaDaian. He looks Rs
II he would drive hard bargain, but would sell
out cheapy rather than Lore Il chance, VIII II
Reed was ready TO go ahead Sam Shellabargt
handed him list Of cut-and-dried questions In
manuscript TO ask witness. He had proceeded
with his preliminary proof very well, and then
invited witness to tell OF intimidation and bull
doing in East Feiciana Paris, whittier he had
been sent by Marshal Pltkin as a Deputy.
Thus, only half invited, jerks proceeded to re-
hash the old, old story which he has twice told
before the Louisiana committees which visited
New Orleans before the Electoral count He
knew his story well Blood a0d gore fell with
every sentence, He rected divers cases of bull.
doing, and pronounced the word as Is sounded
in Ooze,
Finally Mcmahon got vexed at such triflng
and asked Reed II witness had been called to
tos!ify in sherman's behalf. Reed said he had.
Then" said Mcmahon, II object to his going
ahead unless Secretary sherman admits he wrote
the Anderson Weber letter." Reed thereupon
hared up, and with much viftuous unctiOn de-
ared that the committee had shut out all the
evidence in favor of Republicans Name a siu-
gle instance" said Mcmahon. Reed bushed aud
proceeded 10 donge the challenge by firing his
mouth OFF on another subject ooh, name sin
gle instance" reiterated Mcmahon. "Or own up
you told falBehOOd." Quite woTdy dialogue
then followed, but Mcmahon, 10 cut II short and
give Reed all the rope he wanted, withdrew his
objection, aud the sanguinary testimony was
again poured out,
The whole burden Of Jenkss story was that the
election in East Fellciana was not fair; that he
did not believe that Weber's signature to the We.
Der. Anderson agreement was genuine, and that
he never heard of the Anderson Weber letter al.
legged TO have been written them by Secretary
Sherman until last January, when Marshal Pit
kin In New Orleans asked him what he knew
about IT, The CrOsseXamiuation Of jerks by Nc
Mahon was as clever piece Of work as was ever
conducted by any lawyer By degrees he slowly
drew witness into that condition where 1t vas
best for him TO tell the truth or fall back on de-
iective memory. jerks did little of both. He
admitted his wife came to Washington last win
ter. What ioT?' said Mcmahon, sharply. "Pri-
vate business" retOrted witness, land nothing 10
do With any subject under investigation by this
committee" "lell us what that private business
was" he was asked. He hesitatad. Meanwhile
Cox said that he thought that Mcmahon was too
inqutitive; that witness had said that 1t had no
reference to any subject under investigation, and
that should be enough. 1T is not enough" said
Mcmahon
Finally It was agreed to clear the room 10 allow
witness To- state The nature Of the private business
Of Mrs. Jenksto this city. Being oornered, he said
that his wife had come here because Governor
Kellogg and Packard had written her to come,
and 10 bring with her all documents bearing on
the Louisiana election in Mrs. Weber's possession.
Then, pressing the inquiry further. he admitted
that his wife did visit Mrs. Weber before coming
to this city, but she did not tell him whether she
had gotten the Sherman letter from her or not
jerks allowed his defnoiive memory full plAy
and could not even recall what his wife said to
him COZ cerniDg the object Of her visit 10 Mrs,
Weber
It was also proved BY admissions OF witness
that hin self and wife arrived her9 under subpoe.
ma early in the morning that before O'Clock Of
the same morning shellabarger Of sherman's
counsel, called upon them and arranged for an
interview with them ct his private office; and
that subst Quently he had seven or eight inter
views wi b both and had them we'll prepared with
the piece each was to tell. McMshon'S cross,
questiOnn 3, however, dlsArrau yed ShellabaTgers
plans, ano will compel Mrs. Jeuks to disclose the
whole stoiy Of why she came here,
The Den ocrats Of the committee have this the.
ory: Cow rnor Packard was here at the time of
her visit al previous thereto. When he wrote
for the lady he told her TO bring document with
her that Al derson said was II possession of Mrs
Weber p Cksrd at this tina was pressing sher.
man to apT oint him to the New Orleans Colec-
torship. He wanted the Sherman letter to force
Sherman to give him that place. Mrs. jerks
came here but 1t ia not believed that she induced
Mrs. Weber to let her bring the letter to Washing
ton, but that she was permitted to read It, Upon
her arrival she called on Sherman, told him of
its existence, and In whose custody 1t was aud
that Sherman to keep her quiet appointed her
husband to a place In the New Orleans Custom
House; that meanwhile she went back OIL Pack
ard and Kellogg, returned 10 New Orleans and
secured from Mrs. Weber under PROMISE of place
from Sherman for her, the original letter, which
was sent to Sherman, and which he has destroy.
ed, but which, while In Mrs Jenkss custody, was
photographed, and for which reason, though he
has destroyed the original, John sherman is
afraid to emphatically deny writing It. Mrs.
jerks will unfold her tale to the committee TO.
morrow.