The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-24
FRAUD REVELATIONS.
AREMARKABLE CASE OF HARD
SWEARING
Mr.. Captain jerks before the Potter
committee e-Sne Claims That
She dictated the sherman
Letter and Forged the
Signature.
sraclsl Dispatch TO the Enquirer.

mltLee to-day was RECALLED with enough
swearing 10 damn a small village. For
over four hours Captain and Mrs. jerks
swore blue streak 10 get Secretary Sher-
msn out OF the hole that the red-hesded
witness Anderson puts hIm in with the
celebrated Weber Anderson letter. To-
5sy's testimony WAS important, aside
from its INCONSISTENCY. 1t develops John
Snermsn's line o, defense, aud It rests on
y woman-a woman evidently bought
with dollars and cents-to assume re-
sponabihty which Sherman will gladly
lot her bear.
TO-day's proceedings opened with Cap
tain jerks being placed on the stand.
HIS testimony consisted principally in his
erdesvor to impress the Committee with
whs, he did not know, and sinks into
such significance in comparison with his
wifss roman &c that it is dismissed with
passing notice.
Mrs. jerks was called TO testify st u
o'clock. Ben Butler conducted her ex-
animation in chief. and with an adroiJ-
ness which dlspelled the suspicion that
Ben WAS not willing that the witness
should tell all she knew. He did not
beat around the bush to bring her exam
lnstion st once TO the point OF Interest,
and the first question he asked her had
r,ference TO the celebrated Sherman
letter, snd all his subsequent inquiries
bore that in view. When he asked the
witness if she knew of such letter she
admitted that she did, treated it rs al
Hnimportsnt answer and proceeded to
give its history.
In substance she recited that on the
20 b dsy OF November last she met Dan
Weber on the street in New Orleans,
She was on her way 10 the 81. Charles
Hotel. Weber asked her If she would
take 3 note for him to Secretary Sber-
man, stating at the time that Anderson
did not place much faith in the sssur-
alce made him by the visiting statesmen
that himself and Weber would bs taken
care OF, but wanted written guarantee.
S1e said she would deliver the letter
waereupon Weber handed her the letter
which Anderson and himself had written
10 Secretary Sherman, requiring written
guarantee that they would be taken care
Of Mr.. jerks, according to her story,
let Weber waiting at the ladies' entrance
OF the :. Charles hotel, and with the
letter or note, proceeded up stairs to
Parlor ?, winch wss the parlor OF the
visiting statesmen.
Her story from this point is rather
mixed. First, she says that she bit the
corner of the envelope in which the note
was enclosed, and thinking it bad taste
70 present it in such q condition to such
distinguished gentleman as the person to
whom it was addressed, toreit open, read
it, and placed it in another envelope. To
whom she delivered it is s mystery. She
SAYS that General Garfield and Eugene
Hale were in Parlor Z when she entered,
but tha. Secretary Sherman was not, but
tina. the usher said he was up stairs. She
was asked if she sent the note which
Weber wrote to Secretary Sherman to
him, but with surprising coolness she
said: "Ob, no; the usher looked so tired
that | did not send him up" No amount
of questioning could draw from her TO
whom she delivered the note and 1t Is
stills mystery Continuing her story,
however, she said that she picked up
from a table in the room letter addressed
10 Dan Weber and James L. Anderson,
passed down Stairs with 1t, handed II TO
Dan Weber, Sho WAS anticipating it,
aud from that day to this she has seen
nothing from 1T. 1t took nearly two
hours &c draw this from her. Nearly
every question which was put to her she
answered in an evasivo way.
If the direct TX "a nation was interest
ing, the cross-quesuooIng was even much
more 60. McMahOn took bold OF her,
and for a time he gave her all the rope
che wanted He particularly questioned
her as TO whom she delivered the Weber
note, when she retorted: "Oh, you ask
me some other question "Wcll, th1n,
VINO gave you the alleged Sherman let
teri" he asked. After = sharp parry oI
words she caused an explosion by stat
ing that she dictated the contents O. II
10 the person who wrote 1t, but she posi-
lively declined to say who that person
was.
She admitted that when here last win.
Ger she had several interviews with Stan
lev Matthews. When asked what her
bisiness was with that Senator she paused
briefly. and added: "Well, Anderson hSd
been pursuing him, and had almost treed
him in the State Of Ohio, and ]! wanted
10 know what that meant" AgNH, IN
replv 10 a question on the same subject,
she said. Anderson has been flying all
over the State OF Ohio, letting his postal
cards tv out Of car windows addressed to
Stanley Matthews Anderson had told
me he wanted to make the admnis.ra-
ton hump" She was asked II she dld
not come here last winter 10 see to 1t that
Senator Matthews should vote for Pack
ards nomination iE case his name was
sent iato the Senate for the ColleCtorship
OF Nav Orleans. "Oh, no." she replied,
nonchslantly. But you came" added
HcMshon. "Yes," was the reply, al
came, / saw, but with a ringing laugh
I did not conquer"
Mrs. jerks then related that, after she
arrived here last winter, she called on
Secretary Sherman and requested prl-
vate interview vita him. lie drc.lned
to grsntit. She then told him shout the
letter Anderson was so anxious 70 get IN
his possession, whom Sherman said he was
sick and tired of Louisiana matters. BE.
ing asked if Sherman's counsel hsd
called on her since her arrival here 10
testify, she said that Judge Sheilsbsrger
had called upon her and said: Neither
my client nor myself ask you any ia
vors." She replied, 81 am rot pursuing
YOU with that intent" McMshon here
put in a badgering query, in ettcc. that
Sherman had "blutied her OF" her eyes
snapped FIRE. What do you mean by
'blufedP You talk like Anderson. That
must be Democratic word"
There was lengthy examination by Nc
Mahon to draw out of her why Packard
and Kellogg so much desired her to come
to Washington. She said she didn't
know. "But you Do know" said her
questioner, that it was on political mat
ters, and not private affairs, as you
would have US believe" What can a
lady know o: politics2' said she. "Well, "
was the reply, "tbst has often occurred
as strange to me; but l am little upset
about it now." McMahOn Is.her mixed
har IN tha TupanipCr Of