The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-04


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ssncE ker al Weher VIM m sns~er IN IA 6e
rot RI. Witnea deciined Is stata nh Wro1e ~
answer. but aid L WAS MOI written b. Sherman,
The enyeiope Vns directed Is Wsi,er snd Xneer.
SON. Wine gave the centents-the so-calied
"Sherman letter." verbafirs. ana said Il vs.
Er ss4d1 in te # H. A listing ses%s
sWer. Witness eaVe The letter to Weber without
sincea s Had souSht for "a ana led Weber To-
look for Il. She had aiso Written 10 Mr.. Weber
sskine her ' to LOOK Far e smouo her hnsbsnds
tea by Anderson oerne 81 90 for t Gns letter.
the Lookout er s Ms2 time .nd
they should have had i. letter from witness
Of Anderson. was n read and identified by Witness,
breach Of confidence to give these letters out.
Gen, Butler said e had been said that ali Wa
an il HSs Wof:: ::d -
ness. and on business for Tia Nation 81 iar1e me-
on ReiiocT's business. She had never written' ANY,
lsttsr Of t5e same puTport .. the Sne banded l .
short rec. NJ McMshn tr;ea Is. S So a. az.
aminino Ma. Jenks. Witness declined T., srv to
%ve to s
to snybody. and sIso declined. cmnhaticaiiv and
distinctlv Ia saw who wrote the rcrlv To r. II WIS
:h s:sd E s S:s x,nS
WsI,sr A. rsrns;n nrc,sr ths ;,,,-...;o,, sh.t T.
was from Sherman: and remarked. Incidentally ;,
ion;s;ans not;cs Sbe al thsr. aers cy. sH
# sss ss and
tnowlsdfsd e ysIssitE i politiS: and dia ncs
n tha ' sv.n;.,n ~, ma. GJ1 r III mO ~
what eentiemen vere e ~ pa as WSsn
the Letter xs: She knsE
there, but eentlemen did not impress her much.
any way. and she did not look aronnd to exam;ne
va there: sSe never met him until she .s,u h;r
In the Senste E'r4her nne.t;om;ne fa;ieS e. I'LL IN
duce the witness to saw What dssnosit;on W. W..
made Of the letter she was to hand to Sherman an
nderen TO- nat n P H. sie ef,H nsves
when the vote Of the SAFE denended on the two
then met, and she aid not know that vast inter- ten.
protests had been filed. but the visiting statesmen
had not arrived. Anderson had entered his pro
test and the Democrats had offered him salon,
that be had ever protested, and wanted to recall
it. She let Weber think the letter had been de-
livered to Sherman, because It prevented the
had several interviews with Matthews, and had
once seen Mr.. Sherman, but the latter would not
grant her private audience. and she would not
lieved. laid the basis Of this Potter investigation
She had asked Matthews IL Anderson had
spoken to him Of the SHERMAN letter"
inquiry because Anderson u.ed to send send her "a =
postal card almost every day stating that he had
almost "treed. " Matthews, had run him down.
and was 'gOing to get him." She could not
understand what Anderson meant by his slang
talk, and she did not find out from Matthews.
She considered Packard q political martyr and
If Sherman would have seen her at the time she
csied on him she would have explained all about
and so the Potter Committee became necessary.
Witness produced the following letter from An
'e''0n - n'' n'' TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
FOURTH AUDITORS OFFICE
MY DEAR TOM Have ~ to Sty f
have not written for the simple reason / had
nothing favorable to write. They offered me tho
COnsulship at Eunchal worth altogether about
5000; refused it. asked what was to be
hilv when NE meet hava aven Hn ti s"4 6v6t
but If you have anything Of Importance and
will come and assist me, ! will open up
asai 70. !! Ina nave NOT gwen ven II up except IN
before the fail e,ect;nns az sii the mean sconns
dreis ever met Nssh r the meanest- I'll r. the
death ~ that n;crer vet viii Give Won lit Of
information never given to anyone before. and
can dead-beats came to Louisiana Last tall to
i ;pt: line Until Se secured : written saaIantss
X ~. "o on Weep. eraon the iav he "a. k;IeS
He had char~e of gt Nov whst has hecnme of
that PAPER? IF we can Get possession Of e we
imnress;n r. 4 was secnreai hv his mnrd,,rers.
and that It piayed an important part in bringing
about he present state e. q affair. il you saa
act carefully. Let me give YOU one word Of adj.
vice. In case YOU attempt anything. for Gods
sake Do i outside # Louisisna: / ySal ! not
Ssmmed;ateiv same a,idress No n n street. N.
IL ~s,, - I'm tai lin he iii hear finn
me soon' hecaros 70 1ami T.r, aG = xnnrasos
Witness :sS she met " = G Ss and ID had eSa
on ss e1 letter. A.. , 18th. l..
f.teI 4A S H. nas hsj hattsr NJ
The Isdy snswered tbaf HE % might BE-
ns't e nus sne was nos' anu was 1esoS 70 s''
ous sn summer
Ia. ra.nsS .Sa mn ~. o. Mrs Senss
~. 80. 80: ~ .e ... e I'd" " VIZ
ness beng mainly concerning the Sherman let
who her when Ss .
written at her dictation. and declared that Abe
alone knew ANYTHING Of the oriainsi ietter err She
a sa OF ne rae ecuMsanGes attending the
scions mnt;iat;on Of the envelore H. NJ
ohta;nad az IT, reomest ~ ..,1 AZ
9 9uarnntaes thew n ve tnem EN- az me
not noefer;aiiv fo,e IL. e .ts; uHtelinK
the direct eram;naton SSa ,ves ~, f;. ~.
Sd not Ino a ana IN $50 ana
were v;s;tn" tsa,,,e., e,, = . oas .Gs
cred. her dnty to nrotect them From. s4 The ;nsnt
the AndeIysonoWehcr Iatternh sns 1 H.
tee abe ave the latter made them feel het4ar
and TENDED to Eaa,, tha,,, - AZ .r WIFE,.
frs,,n Hnaerscu u" ~, ptf,e In iet Sea,
and abe heI;eved the read;no Of them ,.xo,,lS r.,
tere.t the Cnmm;ttee thoToh thev wA r ~,
she was under NO obligations to Gov. Kellogg,
ander he would have been seated ali the same.
shS Wa in the
she did not think the Government made much
out Of her: She had accepted the position be