The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-24

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SIS that she didn't allow her husband to
look over her note book.
She admitted that she had stopped in
Cincinnati on her way up from New Or
leans, but that she didn't see any Ohio
politicians. She reiterated over and over
again that, had she known that 1t was
the 50 called Sherman letter that Ander-
soR wanted s. badly, she would not lad
TO have gone far to get 1t. why" was
the ready question; and the reply equal
ly rs prompt, was: 81 might have per-
hsps dictated another" Sne denied that
William L. Chandler ever showed her q
copy Of the Sherman letter, but did not
deny that they had talked about it.
With respect to mass of documentary
testimony, which WAS submitted, she
swore point blsuk that when Anderson
was writing almost daily to her husband,
to get hold of the document addressed
Jointly to Dan Weber and himself, she
mad no idea that he wanted the sc-called
Sherman letter, or she could have got
ten it. She said she new where II was,
and that il she did not she could easily
have dictated another. The impression
left on her mind as 10 the paper sought
for by Anderson was that it;wss an i'm
portant document, and she did not con-
sder the Sherman guarantee document
Of Importance.
One OF the most amusing episodes dur
ing her examination was the manner in
which she WINGED when she was driven
to the wall, to tell to whom she delivered
-, !. IN ,>urlnr u nf thu ~
Cbarlos Hotel. Up to this time she had
been tanning herself with huge black
fan. Tnrowing it with a quick jerk on
the table, she assumed a dramatic atti-
tude, and with an assumed earnestness
she ssid 81 wish to say in the presence
of this august Committee and the couu-
try at large, that l distinctly and entire
ly exOnerate Secretary Sherman from
any completely N the Weber-Anderson
guarantee. Ifthere is any political dis
honor in it, l alone am responsible. l
alone know the outcome and outgo OF 1t.
| exonerate Secretary Sherman and Mr..
Anderson. l cannot tell you anything
more about it, gentlemen"
Mrs. jerks behavior on the witness
stand was amusing. In appearance she
is rather prepossessing. She hssan oval
face, rather, with features Of a German
cast; full throated, small mouth, Clear-Cut
festures--not handsome, but pretty. In
stature she is below the medium height,
with a good form. Her hair is q cross
between an auburn and brown. Her eyes
clear blue, and large. On her head she
wore a turban hat, which detracted from
rather than added to ner personal ap-
pesrance, because it was not becoming.
Her dress was of linen, embroidered
with lace, not at all gaudy, nor even
fashionable. She exposed handsome
foot, clad in q small sized slipper. Her
arm, which was exposed by reason Of
flowing Sleeve, would create the sin OF
covetous1ess in any sister not blessed
with one as finely shaped. Sne speaks
with slight French accent, just enough
- make II interesting and give 1t flavor,
although every sentence which fell from
her lips was intelligIble and easily under
stood. Her answers were direct and EN-
phatic. When cornered she did not
blush. but beat out 0; the intricate places
bv her ready wit and extraordinary re-
psrtee. In the witness chair she was as
proud rs Lucifer. Nothing scanned TO
daze her. Even when fairly trapped IN
her own inconsistencies she had such lu-
finite resources OF her own that sll she
had TO do was to draw from her hidden
font and elude the rigid cross-questlons
slmed al her, Psddy-hke, answering
question by asking another. She showed,
too. to be u woman of liberal education.
Every sentence was purely grammatical,
and some OF her epigrammstlc thrusts
were gems.
"Ain't she q hell of q woman" said
Rem Butler TO Chairman Morrison. Ben
sized her about right. The answers to
numter of nterrCgstCries PROFOUND.
ed to uer were highly enjoyable. At one
time she said that from the ;ime she
handed the so-Called Sherman letter TO
Weber she had never again seen II, or u
COPY, until she saw it in print. Mac
Mshon asked her if she was not proud
of it when she read it in type, and her
resdv reply was: at did look very i'm
posing" She was questioned concerning
Louisiana politics. With wave OF her
hand, she said politics in Louisiana had
/ such versatility that she didn't know IN
the morning what her politics would be In
the evening. Being prodded to tell VINO
| was in Parlor of the hotel when che got
| the Sherman letter she sand: "Oh, don't
/ know who wss there. Gentlemen don't
| impress me much" In reply to the Ques-
| ton what brought her here last winter,
| she said she was interested in the nation
generally; had nothing else to do, and
| She wanted TO see the legislative business
| glide along smoothly.
It's easy to snslyzo the weight OF her
| testimony. Undoubtedly Mrs. Jenk',
since her arrival, has sold to John Sher-
man the original letter. The bargain
with her that John drove, however, was
= hard one, for net only was she to give
up the original, but in addition she has
! been drilled 10 swear that she wrote the
| letter handed BY her TO Weber, and that
/ she forged John Shermsn's name. Her
testimony today is in dircC. support OF
/ this theory. True, before she let the
/ witness stand she WAS broken down IN
/ msnv essential points, and evaded direct
/ renlies when cornered. 1t can be proved
/ that she obtained the original from Mrs.
Dan Weber, at Dousldsonville, Lou
isisns, aud paid handsome sum for
it. which will explode the forgery so ia7
As she is concerned. 1t will be remem-
bered that when the existence OF the let
ter hrst became talked about, before the
investigating committed commenced lis
/ labors. Sherman declared that hewouid
provei. to be forgery. When confronted
with copy in the Committee-room, he
dared not then emphslically deny it, be-
cause he did rot know whether the orl-
| sinsl was in the possession Of the Com
mittee or not. Since then he has secured
/ It.
Ben Butler says ho knows that Mrs.
jerks brought the original with her
10 Washington when she came here
two weeks ago, and he will prove 1t. If the
letter had been 3 forgery, why should
Kellogg and Packard have invited her
to Washington, when the one was in
his Senatorial trouble over his contest for
his seat, and the latter pushing for the
| NolIactorshin? Why. If u forgery, should