Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-30

tee has received telegram from Governor PackaI
stating that he has been cited TO appear before II
subcommittee In New Orleans at one O'Clock tO-da
and 1t Is understood his examination of all poin
suggested by General Butler Will take place there.
Mrs. Agnes jerks
appeared and produced her correspondence with Al
derson but General Butler being absent, the letter
Y were not read.
Mrs jerks said at the time her letters were write
| TO Anderson she made copies of them before direc
| ing them to him, and added: They are 1el BATH
| copies in my Own handwriting. IalsO wish TO put /
evidence letter that wrote to Mr. Sypher an
one resolved from him, and as he represents Nj
case.'' -' ''-'' 81
Ar. Springer-I object to remarks of that kind &c
| ing on our record
| Witness-Well, from conversation l held witt
| Sypher himself drew the inference.
| Ques.-Are you acquainted with Mr. Reynolds tn
| publisher of the paper at Bayou Sara? AnS.-Yes
! sir; when made my first visit to Donadsonville
| Reynolds escorted me from Neber's house to tn
| hotel, being afraid of being assassinated if b.
| went out of his house after dark.
Ques.-Did you converse with him during tina
| visit? Ans.-No, SIR am not accustomed to con
| verse with common people.
Ques.-Did you not call Weber OFF into a room anC
| have some conversation about the Sherman lettel
at that time? Ans.-On the contrary; If had al
| the Diagos ia town would have tainted; it woulC
have been a breach of etiquette.
QueS-Did you make Weber any proposition if ht
would find aud deliver up any letter TO you? Ans
No. sir; Weber was always up to propositions anC
knew could approach him IN any way whenever
wanted to, because had done iG before. When
we wanted TO make quorum in our senate, he al
WAYS knew what Democrats were Offering and he
wanted to know sometimes what we would do and
sometimes had to inform him. met Exon
gresham Newsham in New Orleans, and he said
that ought to come to divide.
QueS.-YOu understood what that is? Ans.-It is
slang; l do not.
Ques.-Did you tell Reynolds that If you got the
letter you would pay well for 1t? AnS.-Certainly
not; am not millionaire, and might search the
world over from zone to zone, and not find one spot
OF earth my own. Laughter
Ques.-The reason that you did not speak to
Reynolds was that you do not speak with common
people? Ans-Well did not suppose that you
wanted ali the tramps in the country to know
about 1t.
QueS.-He was a newspaper editor, 1 believe g?
Ans-He might have belonged to the press, and
that would not have made him any better. Laugh
all due respect to them. but do not take such liberty
with people. You Americans have too much lions.
Ques.-I will ask you what is your occupation ?
Ans.-I am general genius.
Ques.-Is that the means by which you make your
living? Ans.-Othello's occupation is gone. The
Republicans are dead. Laughter
Mrs. jerks, In answering the question as to her
husbands occupation, said he had several occupa-
lions, but, unfortunately, whenever they discovered
that he was Identified with the Republican party,
Othello's occupation was gone. :.
Cues You regarded him as the 'OtheIlo?''
Ans.-NOt a bit of 1t. am the 'Othello'' myself.
Ques.-Did you have any conversation with Gen
eral Sheldon as to your coming here? AnS.-I may
have converSed with him after was summoned
Ques.-Did he tell you to report to particular per
son? Ans.-He did not. General Sheldon had a
duel on hand at the time and he could not attend to
small matters; the code was In question.
Ques.-Has that duel been fought yet? Ans.-It
was bloodless one as all Yankee duels are. They
do not understand the code.
samuel 4. Butler,
q Washington correspondent, testified that Mrs.
jerks stated to him That she came to Washington in
called Secretary Sherman In relat thereto, but
had not met with very warm receptions that the
secretary had given her assurances In New Orleans
that her Influence would go quite far In appoint
ments; that she had heard 1t said that Judge Camp
bell had forged 1uTat TO the Anderson protest and
that the so-called Sherman document was safe In
New Orleans.
William e. Chandler
produced the dispatches sent by him from the Fifth
Avenue hotel early on the morning of November Sth,
though dated November 9TH, to George C. Gorham,
California; j. IL Mitchell, Oregon; S-B. Packard,
lima, and Senator COnOver Florida, in each OF which
he stated that Hayes and Wheeler were elected If
they had carried those States and in each of which
he alse cOunseled the Republicans to be watchful
against possible Democratic frauds While in Flor
ida Chandler received a telegram from President
Grant saying, II hope you will remain In Florida
until the vote of the State is decided" Mr. Chand
Ter did know of the existence of frauds in For-
da, and the five thousand dollars for which he tele-
gTaphed was handed by him TO General Martin, who
expended it in procuring evidence MI Chandler
maintained That in his opinion there never was a
farer result obtained by farer means that the result
of the Florida election.
By Mr.. Butler-Haye you list uf the Presidential
appointments made subsequent to the Florida cleo
ton upon your recommendation?
AnS.-YeS, sir; those that l remember are as fol-
lows: Major j. c. Humpheys. collector at Pensaco-
la; Governor Stearns, memberof the Hot Springs
commissions Judge Lin, aSsociate-justice of the
Territory of New siexico; George IL. DelOn, former
secretary Governor Stearns, c.rz In the treasury
d
Republican in Florida, appointed to the treasury de-
partment, has gone to Paris with Governor Moor
election at a poll tnear Tallahassee where there
was an alleged fraud of ninety four votes appointed
clerk IN the treasury department. James Bell, county
in said office. Captain Dennis, recommended for
auditor I'm the treasury was not appointed. Z. ".
Maxwell in TIE detective service of the attorney
era and visited hloTGa in that capacity, during the
count appointed lieutenant in tne regular arns
Black and Vance, colored men and election ON
Gers Of Archer precinct OF box No z were appointed,
the former IN the cuStomhouSe at Phadelp hia, and
the latter messenger In the sixth auditors Office
j, W. Howell, deputy clerk OF Baker county, was
By Mr. Butler-From where did you get the FIRST in
formation that the Packard government was to be
ton which considered reliable / received from
Stanley Matthews, sometime between the eighteenth
him al his room at Wormleys, and had CONVERSE
ton with him. told him bad called to see him
he should come to Washington, intended to go to
some private house ana wanted him TO express the
hope that he would not do So but would go to some
in such cases He replied that he thought Governor
Hayes would stop either at Judge Swaynes or Senator
coming to him On The subject, that |
felt some sort of responsibility for Govern
Sid Pie viii take care OF himself" Mathews S re-
piled. snce you take much interest In getting the
administration well started wish you would do the
best you can, and use Influence prevent Pres
ident Grant recognizing the Packard government"
That remark at excited nv attention as Ii was
the first tangible evidence had had that the dis
hoLc- and dishonesty which afterward followed was
Contemplate. said it occurred to me that ii would
be about the best thin In Grant, should he recog-
nlze and establish the Packard government He
said no, because il Grant should do So Hayes would
would net be at liberty to change or disregard It.
replied that thought that would be about the best
thing that could happen; 10 have the recognition al
sOluie 10y Grant; to give no option TO Hayes but 10
give him the question as an adjudlcated question
have hiel4O,s recognized" Then either at the same
time or In fespense e an inquiry from me, he said
eminent recognized IN south Carolina; MS language
NAV have been, No; the Nichols government Is 10
be recognized or is to be established; but said to
him that odd not sss Ecy the President could help
recognizing and sustaining the Packard government
%nsn M HAYES electors nau neeh CHOSEN % the
same Ycfes and had The same title; he said he had
been looking Into tbat, al1 there was no difficulty
about 1t Whatever. that be aad aseeTa!ned that
while the returning board eanyaSSed The votes for
Presidential electors, the vote for soseTa9r s can
vassed by the legislature. so that the electors and
sources repled that all returns were returns es-
tablshed by the returning board and there were no
other legal returns in tie state and that the lesis-
elected from these returns; 4 then Suggested
another difficulty. that if Nichols and
senators would be the result and we would probably
then have Republican administration coming into
would be trouble about that, Ii would be or had
heen arranged to have Republican senators from
Ques.-Did you have any conversation with Sena-
tor Mathews after that
Ans.-I say him at Secretary Robeson's Tuesday
before the fourth OF March and stated 10 iT, mai
thought Packard would be sacrificed by thar arrange
ment, and dlssented from that policy stating EN-
phatieally that IL Packard was not sustained /
would never maintain the honesty OF Hayes; EV-
arts, Garfield, Kasson and NJ Cormick were present.
Kassd3 tried 20 Justify the policy and EyaTts and
iaTfied said pIt lule in assent dissent; witness
subsequently, called upon 1ensTel Garfield who told
him OF the conference az W0rtniey's hotel the
object OF which, he stated ~ gas
10 see II some arrangement could be made BIZ which
TIE Ppokard government could be abandoned sur
rendered II given I'D. General Garfield. witness IN
dersood, had d IdSLan-aldum OF the conference
yyirn witness would like 20 see tsItless Vas at the
executive Mansion with Governor kellogg, between
eleven and twelve O'Clock of Mach I'd. Just before
the eeblnet Rssepabled carriage drove up and Gem
tIssT SIN rflaIs tsoFsricf DefIlison and Governor
HAYES gDf ouf and Hent into fhs Executive Mansion,