Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-25

| MISE MIN thereafter? AnFt-NOW you 20 tOC
fast; it poured oil on the troubled waters foi
| the time being.
Ques-In November, 1876, you we're on
| friendly terms with Anderson, were you not
| Ans do not know " hat you call friendly
terms; | knew him politically; he had been
| a guest in my house. and as such he was sa-
cred; | was well acquainted with him.
| Ques-Were you acquainted with ID. A.
| Weber? Ans.-Yes, sir, very well; he was
| a friend, and | had known him since 1868.
Cues You were disposed to be friend to
| Weber at that time? Ans.-l had no reason
to be unfriendly to him or to Anderson-ln
| fact, | was always pretty friendly to Ander-
| son, but there was method IN our madness,
| of course.
| Ques.-What had been your relations up to
| that time with Secretary Sherman? Ans -
| | bad merely known him as a member of the
| United States senate, and heard hum in de-
| bate very often. and admired him; | had been
| introduced to him, but do not know If he
| would have known me if he had met me cas-
| ualy.
| Ques-What reason could you have had on
| the twentieth of November to deceive two of
| your intimate friends in the interest of a
stranger whom you had never known. Aas.-
| Secretary Sherman was merely one of the
| visiting statesmen, and as such deserved
honor at our hands; had no desire to serve
| him particularly, was merely maintaining
| the dignity OF the party; if the letter had
1 been addressed to Mr.. Stoughton it would
| have been all the same, they would have got
| a guarantee; these were men high in the coun-
| ellis of the nation, and do you suppose |
| wished them to know what contemplate
| stratum we had in the party in louisiana at
that time? it was for the honor of the party;
| did not want them to know about it.
Ques.-Why did you give them forged
document, if they were your friends! Ans
Pardon me, do not admit it.
Ques.-Why did you, then, give them
false guarantee instead OF genuine one?
Ans.--It made them feel bett-r, and / did
not wish to insult the statesmen.
Ques.-DId you know Sherman had given
a verbal guarantee? Ans-I did not know
about that. Weber simply said they had
been assured they should be taken care of
and protected. Sherman's name was not
mentioned in that whole matter.
Ques.-Then why did you procure false
guarantee? Ans.-Because it kept them
quiet; do not know that Weber wished to
90 back on US, but do know that Anderson
did; Sherman did not know whether they
would stand firm or nj t, but did; l knew
they would stand firm if they got a guaran-
tee, and If not the Democrats money would
have made them go on the other side.
Ques.-So that you thought you would give
them a false guarantee to keep them from
accepting a Democratic bride? Ans.-Yes,
SIR we did not want any trolble.
Ques.-Who do you mean by I'VE? Ans.
i mean the party at large.
Ques.-What exT lanatiOn of your conduct
do you now give for having procured false
guarantee and delivering 1T to your two
friends, IN order to prevent an insult being
offered a man who was an entire stranger?
Ans.-l thought it would relieve their minds,
and that the visiting statesmen would leave,
and that would be the last heard of it. l
knew they would not sell out to the Demo-
Gratis IN that event, and go back on their pro-
tests. | never thought about what they
would do with the guarantee alter the fourth
of March. If had, perhaps this committee
would never have convened.
Witness said she would produce more of
Anderscn's letters tomorrow, and continued:
| have sent for package OF letters which |
think will be interesting to your side of the
question, although they are not couched In
the most elegant language. He used the
word damn, and all that kind of language
III them.
Ques.-That is his fault, not yours; and if
SO they will show that he IS not good man.
That may be one reason why l want them.
Ans Anderson is good enough; there is no
use In your saying anything against Ander-
son, and don't you do it.
By Mr.. NJ 'Mahon-You are not now under
obligations to Governor Kellogg, are you?
Aus-No,:si and never have been; it was
mere party matter that he was seated; if he
had been a Fejee Islander he would have
been seated all the same.
Ques.-Do you mean to say that Kellogg
did not want this Sherman letter for the pur-
pose of enabling him to get his seat? Ans
How would it enable him to get his seat?
CUES Mathews was inlmical, but he
turned around afterward. Ans.-Perhaps he
aid, but do not think that letter had any
thing to do with 1T.
Qles.-Was it not the Sherman letter that
Kellogg was writing for for the purpose of
forcing things In regard to his seat? Ans
| do not think so.
Ques.-If you will promise to bring us that
letter Of yours OF the ninth of November,
1877, will ask you no more questions about
1t. You say in your lettar that Anderson
may be sure he will never get that letter, or
any other papers that were deemed of I'M
portance. What were they? .Ans.-Well,
ne SAID il he only had the document he could
overturn the government
Ques.-You were interested politically in
Kellogg at that time; you wanted him to get
IL? Ans.-As a mattsr of course, as mere
party measure.
Ques.-Now, what were the other papers
that you assured Governor Kellogg that An
derson should never get? Ans i do not
know; | never had possession of the Stanley
Mathews letters.
Ques.-DId you know that Anderson had
any document from Stanley Mathews at that
time? Ans.-You know how Anderson
talks.
Mr.. M'Mahon-Yes, but 1 want to hear
you talk now.
Witness-Well, hope that you are edi-
fed.
Ques.-Did you ever see the documents
that Anderson said he had from Mathews?
Ans.-No, sir; he did not inclose them for
my perusal; | never had possession of them;
il | had, they never would have gone before
this committee.
Question by the Chairman-Was the letter
that you dictated In the parlor written in ink
or pencil? Ans.-In ink.
Ques.-Was it legible or not when it u1as
flushed? Ans.-That remains for others to
discuss; the chirography was not elegant it
never is, but might have made it out.
Ques.-Have you ever read any of Sher-
mans letters? Ans.-I have never read any
his speeches as reported in the Congressional
Record. | am familiar with most OF our
Statements style, and if have read them
once think could initiate them.
Ques.-Did you try to initiate his style
when you dictated the letter? Ans.-Not
his particularly; 1t might have done for any
one.
Ques.-The letter contains this phrase:
''Your note of even date" Do you use that
phrase when you write? Ans.-Yes, sir, very
often; abbreviate it in that way. AS for the
word Hayes" there, it happened to be men,
toned while was in the room, otherwise l
would not have thought of such an august
parsonage.
Ques Was the letter signed 81 ""Jno."
or John Sherman?" Ans-It was signed
John Sherman"
Ques-The letter to which it was an an
swer, do you recollect that? Ans-Yes, sir,
do; but it did not impress me so much as
the other.
Ques-Please repeat it, if you can. Ans
''Slr, we have carefully considered your argu-
ments made by you at our recent interview
or something of that kind; | will not be
| positive as to the word recent. "Your assur-
ance that we shall be provided for is scarcely
| specific enough. In the event"-or, in the
| case-''we pursue the course suggested by you,
we will be obliged to leave the State. Will
| you, therefore, state in writing to whom we
shall look for the fulillment of your promises
80 d. A. WEBER,
| " JAS. ANDERSON"
| believe that Is it.
| Ques.-Is your recollection of it derived
( from that single reading in the hotel? Ans.