Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-02
The NAH, Committee at Washington.

New Orleans--The Weber AFFIDAVIT
Proven Genuine.
The Main Committee at WnshinDt0,s.
WASHINGTON July 1.-The Potter committee
resumed it's session to-day. Boulds Baker,
Texas the gentleman who sent lengthy tele-
gram to President Hayes, suggesting the APP
pointment of southern conservative to cab
met position, appeared before the committee
and declined to be either sworn or to answer
any questions propounded to him. The chair
man stated that as the committee had no power
to compel the witness to testify during the re-
cess of Congress, he would discharge him from
further attendance.
Representative Foster inquired regarding
published statement of Gen. Butler that GER
tain well remembered speech by Mr.. Foster mad
been prepared by prominent southern Demo
GRAFT. Gen. Butler assured Foster that he
labored under Misrepresentation. Mr.. Foster
also assured there was no intention to call
him witness.
Mrs. jerks reappearei and retired after testi-
flying that she had brother named Adolph Il.
Murdoch, formerly United States mail
agent and recently appointed in the New Or
leans custom house, but she had not been OH
ciaily advised of the appointment, which he
should have had long ago. She had sought his
appointment, but was unsuccessful.
ANDERsoN-JENKs CORRESPONDENCE.
The NORTH AMERICAN,
PHILADELPHIA, March, rs.
My DEAR Mrs. jerks: have been In Wash
ington for some days. Hence have not
swered your last amusing letter. Evidently
your visit to Washington caused GU to lose
your temper. l don't know when laughed SO
hearty as I did after reading your letter. Bless
your innocent soul you shouldn't get mad. 1t
don't do particle Of good and spoils the COM
plexion of women. They do say that Sherman
fooled you badly, that you gave him that let
ter on promises to pay. and that after getting
it he told you to whistle for your dingbats.
Now l can imag inc mysterious woman of
Louisiana, chuck full of damning proofs of
conspiracies. ETC., and who travelled hundreds
Of miles for the purpose Of STRENGTHENING
5hpgs generally d ~hstn Man for d 1a
mad. Sherman is sly old coon, who knows
the soft side of the gentler sex and with Wis
ions of sinecures. ETC., in prospective am
not surprised at the old sinners success. And
so you are coming up fortified. You have no
idea how my hopes revived when Learned your
of dynamite by express and fortify yourself
with return ticket. You ought to hear Nj
s. tell how you tried to bulldoze him out of
pass. Its as good circus. l enclose you
an article from Chicago paper which you
can hand down to your posterity as an heir
loom for us all the same. Very truly yours,
(Signed) JAMES Z. ANDERSON.
The following is also written on the same
sheet: Senator Matthews: May l trouble
you to explain that clause in the fellow Ander-
sons letter in regard to me requesting pass
from the West. How did you arrange to men,
ton it? Was it necessary to do SO? Not that
care. Knowing tie fellow us you and do l
mn of 7 hoto
whatever l said to you in regard to my own
private affairs would at least be inviolate, it
is not often mention them to any one. But
it don't matter. wish you to write def
mite answer to my first letter to you, mailed the
18th. Be it pro or con wish to know. Please
return these enclosed letters to me. l always
keep duplicate of aught | write to such rep
tiles. They may be of useS to me hereafter.
Yours, A. d. jerks.
On the same sheet with the foregoing letter
is written the following. Senator, l send
you Mr.. AS letter to me and a copy of my reply
thereto, which mailed yesterday. Please re-
turn these to me and obige, A. D. JENKs,
Lock Box 1885, New Orleans"
N. B. have an idea l will exist without
their aid. Certainly Captain jerks never re-
quested favor from those lights of the world
and demi-gods of fame. They did not do much
and went, yet it was not found practicable to
place ysu in any manner. Poor child, don't
distress yourself about others who care not q
cent which way the wind blows. My comp,i-
ments to your friend, Mr.. Sypher. Thanks. l
have no message to send at present I'll be
North ere long. but will have time to hear from
you, should You make it convenient to write.
Adieu, A. D. jerks.
MARCH 14.-Mr. Anderson: Your favor Of
the 9th is at hand. Permit me to advise you
to keep cool. Pray have no fears for me.
know how disinterested they are. am not
afraid, being armed and we'll prepared. Really,
l was not aware ever presumed to bea shining
light to guide benighted beings like you,
though think should do SO, for really you
have not good sense. You talk far too much
in regard to the custom house and mighty ones
who make appointments therein. They may
go to his satanic majesty.
THE NORTH AMERICAN.
PHILADELPHIA, April 10, 1s78.-MY DEAR
Mrs. jerks: Your last two letters may not
heartily over them nevertheless. And SO you
were not mad, How strange, considering you
id Hayes. Sherman & Co.. and wished them
all to the devil, I naturally concluded you were
mad. And so you would not take filthy green
backs from my friends. Well, that's good
Why. distinctly understood you to name $500
as the sum needed to pay off that mortgage
and after receiving it you would return to New
Orleans and forward the documents that would
| carry CONSERVATION generally to the admins
tration. What in Satan's name did you expect
to gain by doing in the manner you did, fol
! you did lie most damnably? Why, at such
time you were in Washington trying to sell
that document, another party was there who
had 1t IN his possession, and he declares you
! never saw it; that he does not know you anc
never heard of you until you gained notoriety
! by attempting to bulldoze s.. NJ. No wonder
the old coon got mad. He knew all about il
and knew you knew nothing. was not aware
%h1 A. i
| saw you last aud only the production of thu
paper itself would convince me that you haG
the hardihood to come on such FOOLS Grand
There is building just outside of Jackson tt
which think you had better be sent. And 81
you want to know how s. NJ. came to speak o
the pass, for many reasons. Well, if you viii
state your reasons, and they are good ones,
think you had better retire to the shades O
private life and NEEDLE no more with politics
l would Recommend a shower bath daily.
sometimes cures in mild form. Very trnl,
yours, J. E. A.
THE NORTH AMERICAN.
PHILADELPHIA, March 8, 1873.
| MY DEAR MRS. jerks: Yours received. en-
close you extracts from the Times. Have Ne,
Orleans papers noticed, and if so send me wha
they said. You made devil of mnss out o
things generally in Washington last spring
! When left New Orleans told you I would bel
him. Had he and you confded and trusted t
me he would. within the next two weeks, hold
position in G. 81. AS it is you have simpl
made it impossible for me to do anything fo
him. You had better write to Mr. s., and sen
such messages as you may desire. Do yo
know / have changed my opinion of you. Yo
are not even ordinarily shrewd after all.
have good reasons for saying this. and you wi
too, am afraid, before many days, as it
more than probable may be in New Orlean
next month. In the meantime you can writ
should you find it convenient. Hastily, ETC.,
| JAMES E. ANDERSON.
This letter is endorsed by Mrs. jerks as ..Ar