The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-06-26
NEW SERIES---NO 48.

values it very highly, and also that he il
not in possession of the document, and YOU
may be sure he shall never get it or other
papers he deemed of value.
During the questioning Of Mcmahon
with a view Of having the witness state that
the letter referred to was the Sherman let
ter, the witness evaded the direct questions
and made various inquiries of Mcmahon.
she, however, stated that had there been
$4,000 offered for the Sherman letters and if
II was IN her possession she would not have
degraded her honor so much as to have &C.
cepted the Offer.
e by Mr.. Potter-Did you ever see any
of Sherman's writing?
The witness-No, sir did not.
Mr.. Mcmahon referred to the letter bear.
ing the signature of Thos. jerks, asking
the witness if it was the signature of her
husband. The direct question was again
evaded and the witness said her husband
could identity his own signature, and he
being present she referred the gentleman
to him for the information desired.
In reply 70, further interrogatons by
Chairman Potter the witness stated that
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Gen. Butler stated to Mrs jerks that he
desired to crafty her curiosity in regard to
obtaining the letter from Mrs. Weber. He
said Gov. Kellogg handed him bundle of
papers, etc, in it he found the letter adj
dressed to Mr.. Weber.
Mrs jerks, quetly-.Why did you not
hand it back to himl
Mr.. Butler, very slowly-Because hada
use for it.
Mr.. Springer asked the witness regarding
certain claims, in which her family had
been interested, but the subject proved un-
interesting.
Mrs. jerks was then excused until to-
morrow morning and the committee took
recess.
When the committee reassembled Gen.
ii. V. Boynton, special correspondent at
Washington Of the Cincinnati Gazette, was
called
O. BY Mr.. McMahon-Did you call upon
the President of the United States in re-
lation to the appointment of Mr.. Ander.
son? Al did not call upon the presi-
dent upon that appointment especially.
The appointment had been announced as
being Of an Ohio man. There had been
perhaps the same day statement published
to the effect that Anderson had been en-
gagged disrcputably in the manipulating of
one or two parishes in Louisiana, and
secondly that he had been appointed by the
president on that account; and in the con-
versation asked the president how it
happened that this man had been appointed.
charged as he was with the disreputable
manipulation of the vote of louisiana
The president replied that Anderson had
been appointed for efficient services rem
dered the party, and in reply to further
inquiry the president said he did not think
Anderson would retain his office. 1t was
the first week in June that the interview
with the president took place. Gen. Boyn-
ton having been riding with the president
the discussion of the appointments took
| place during the drive.
TESTIMONY OF GEN. BOYNToY.
The committee reassembled at 2:l5 D. m,
and Gen. Ii. V. Boynton, the Washington
correspondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette,
was sworn and examined by Mr.. Mcmahon.
He stated that he called on the president
about the time Andeson received his ap-
pointment He did not call in regard to
the matter, but in the course of a converse
ton with the president this matter came
up. 1t had been stated in Democratic
paper that Anderson had disreputably
managed some parishes and had been APP
pointed for that reason. Gen. Boynton
stated that he asked the president why this
man had been appointed, and the presi.
dent replied that Anderson had rendered
valuable service to the party and ran great
risks. Gen. Boynton called the presidents
attention to the newspaper article and the
president replied; do not think he will
remain in office. Gen. Boynton asked
whether Anderson's commission had been
made out The president made substan-
TALLY the same reply. This interview with
the president took place about the 1st of
June, The whole conversation on this
point lasted only about two or three min.
utes. The interview lasted from five to
eight hours. He had gone to the pres.
dent upon the latter's invitation and was
out riding with him.
In response to Gen. Butler, Gen. Bovnton
said he may have told the story to some
body, and thinks he gave the purrort then
AS tcstiied'to-day. He never said to any
body that the presidents reply was that
the reason why Anderson received that
appointment was because he was possessed
Of political secrets.
Q-Will you say whether you have given
anyone to understand, or whether the presi-
dent gave you you to understand that An.
derson was possessed of some political knowl-
edge which it was best should not be made
public! A. think have stated to one or
two persons in my office that the president
left me under the impression that the an.
pontment was made for some such reason
AS that That impression arose from the
presidents failure to deny the statement
contained in the newspaper paragraph, to
which called his attention.
Q.-llow soon after your interview with
the president was it that you gave this in.
formation to persons. A.--Can not recol.
lect
Q.-liow did you deduce from the presi.
cnts reply that this man had rendered
good Republican service in Louisiana that
was best not to be made known. A.--The
fact that the president had not denied the
statement contained in the newspaper para
graph lcd me to deducc that inference.
Citizen this WAS like thp first chaptcr