The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-23

ssald ,sho would deliver. +. IIG gave
trance. went to parlpr z. inquired for John
Sherman and was told that he wus up stnirs In
another room. She entered pnrlor = and said
sho would wait Was ,hcrc short time Saw
n number Of gen,lemcn IN the room.ysiting
statcsmcn. After n bit she wont out, having
picked up from a table the so-callod letter to ID.
A. Weber and Jamcs Il. Anderson, -, IT was IN
an envelope addresS.d to ID. A, Weber nnd %
Weber. gave him the letter. and walked little
ways with him. Thcy separated ne going on9
the letter on heard Of 1t again till the 9th OF Jan
unrv. 1873.
Then. little by little. by questions put md nm,
smart rctorts. II came out that she dictated the
sherman letter. so-caled. She thought that IL
WINS M insult 10 visiting statesmen for fellows
like Weber and Anderson not to be satisfied
with verbal assurances, but TO be demanding
written guarantees. She had unconscously
bitten the end Of the letter from Weber and
Anderson TO sherman. She Ind poesessod her
ssi ssi OF It's GG9l6ptents, Az idea had struck
Sherman-did not see them-but Weber and
Anderson got their written guarantee and
were satisfied. and the party was saved. The
wrote the letter she would not say. Snc de-
clincd most umphatically and decidedly" to
She dictated 1t, however 1t was purely her
Tho improbability Of tho story the reckless
ness OF the lying did not appear 70 DE apparent
10 her. She took the letter irom Weber and An
derson TO sherman into parlor p. There were
visiting, statesmen there. number OF
lhcy wore. There were others there also.
Who they were she did not recoect. She was
not there long. but she carried the answer out
with her picked it ny from n table; nnd in
about two minutes and half delivered 1t to u.
A. Weber. II she dictated 1t rs she swOre she
did. she must have dictated It in parlor L. II IL
was forged, she debating the words. 1t must
hayc been forced In p9rlor ?. or course. there
save Judge Shellaharger and one or two of the
Republican, members OF the committee. looked
1ncr"dulous.
Having got out this story Butler proceeded to
demolish the theory on which the witness. .was
lying 10y showing from her letters to Mrs.
Weber. the widow Of D. A. Weber. to Anderson
had been in pursuit Of this very letter. gotten
up by herself To- deceive Weber and Anderson,
and satisfy them. Her contradictions. tergiv-
creations. open and pnlpape lying by the whole
endless task 70 enumerate them. Having run
her down, made her lying plain to tho dullest
mind Butler appeared TO weary OF the work,
and said he was through. There was "A half
hours recess. q hasty conference Of the Rcpub-
lican members of the committee with Judge
Shellabarger. a gathering into knot OF The
then rush Tor Sanderson's for lunch.
After recess Mcmahon took up the witness
after waiting several minutes FOR the Republi-
cans To continue tho examination. and for
nearly three hours everybody was kept on the
quick Jump TO follow the devious lying of the
cornered woman. She maintained a hrazrn
front, however She was trapped time and
again, made 10 show by hcr nervous movements
that she realized the pitfalls into which she was
tumhiing, but with with marvellous audacity
she flew from evasion to retort. from cquivOca-
tion TO hectoring. until Gov Cox. wcariod. dis
gusted. amazed at the deprayity Of the woman
committee adjourn which was done al i. VI
Tho examination will continue on Monday al