Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-25
Mrs. jerks, Of the Horse Marines,
She Treats the Committee to Iheatric
Scenes,
Declining to lSny What In He'll She Means.
A11d She Hatts from Louisiana.

Deczt,.fno to Say What In He'll She Means
dnd She Hatts from, Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-The Potter investi.
cation committee resumed it's session to-day,
Mr.. Potter presiding. Mrs. jerks, on entering
the room, made very dignifed bow to mem
bers Of the committee, and took her seat in the
witness chair.
Mr.. Springer commenced the cross-examina-
alton by referring to the statement Of witness
Saturday that no one except herself knew
aught Of the original document known as the
Sherman letter.
@. IT no one except yourself knew aught of
the original document you must have written
it? A. did not say so.
Q. We're you the author of the contents of
that letter? A. dictated the contents Of the
letter.
@. Then the person to whom you dictated
the contents Of the letter merely acted as an
amanuensis? A. Yes. sir: amanuensis extraor-
binary.
@. To whom did you dictate the letter? A..
A pen is mechanical instrument you know.
@. You dictated to pen. A. Some one
mi ht have been holding the pen though.
@. Who was that one? A. I refuse
to tell you.
@. Am to understand then you are the au-
thor of the language Of that letter, that the
contents were composed by you? A. / dicta-
ted the letter. 1t was the original production
@: 1t originated with you? a. Yes sir,
with me.
@: Then you are the author Of the contents
OF the letter? A. Yes sir.
@. Have you forgotten the name of the per-
son to whom you dictated this Sherman letter?
A. think l have. I have given the name to
oblivion and it never has had resurrection.
9n will e2 s" that n did not rt
that.
@. You saw the letter at the time it was be-
ing written. A. Yes, I looked on.
Q. You do not deny you wrote it? No sir, I
do not.
A. 1t was quill, 1 think. think I did see
feathers on it.
Q. Did you any one in the ladies' recep-
ton room? A. I did not. was con,em-
plating the political affairs Of the nation
@. Was it in parlor 2 that you bit the end
of this letter off and read the letter to Sher-
man. A. 1t was quite an involuntary act on
my part Yes, that was the place.
O.. Had you been informed of the contents
of that letter before you opened and read it?
A. Not specifically, only they wanted guar
antee.
@. Did you then open letter or not adj
dressed to you, and read it? A. It not
addressed to me, to be sure, but it was quite
involCntarily.
@. The letter was addressed to Sherman was
it? A. I did not look. Weber said it was
and supposed it was. discovered after that
1t
@. You started into the hotel with view of
delivering or sending this letter to Sherman?
A. That was the first impulse of course.
@. What caused you to change your mind?
A. It was the contents of the letter, but I was
contemplating political affairs of the State, and
They could have no private business with the
distinguished stateman, besides the letter was
not presentable to him then, and I did not
think it necessary to present it. / was dis
ces that they should be provided for. Was not
Sherman's word sufficient without written
guarantee?
O.. Did you think it right to sign saer-
mans name to letter which might compro-
1t poured oil on the troubled waters for the time
being.
The witness, in reply to interrogatories, said
the letter was written as near as she can recol-
lect, upon one page Of ordinary sheet letter
with no printing Oh it.
Q. In whose handwriting was tho so-called
Sherman letter? A. You asked me that be-
fore and told you I would not answer the
question.
O.: ask you again is that letter III your
sWer whether it was in my handwriting or not.
You must draw your own differences in that
case.
The witness then stated that she alone knew
anything of the original letter, adding: Per-
haps some one died since.
Springer. Yes. Mr.. Weber has died since.
Witness. Yes, sir; it a great pity.
COntinuinp. the Witness said the letter was
addressed on the face Dan'l Weber and James
E.. Anderson
Mr.. Springer requested the witness, handing
her pen and sheet OF paper, to write a copy
from her memory as near as possible of the con-
tents of the original document, but she de-
clined to write a copy, stating that if they de-
sired to see her handwriting they had num-
Der of letters written by her, to which they
might refer.
Bsag i'm INTERCEPTED m regarding the letter
ments on entering the hotel, witness testi-
fed that she inquired of the usher if Mr..
Sherman was in. The usher said he be-
ieved the gentleman was up stairs and offered
to present her card. but she did not desire him
to do SO. She unconsciously read the letter
and after reading it considered it was an insult
to Sherman and his friends and upon those
grounds she thought it proper not to deliver
the document.
Q. But, madame, you thought proper to
open letter written and addressed to Mr..
Sherman. A. 1 did not say opened the let
ter, and will not permit YOU to so state it.
Continuing, the witness said she frequently
visited Gov. Kellogg at his office during the
time the visiting statesman were there, and
she had seen Gen. Phil Sheridan, Mr.. Sher-
man, Mr.. Stoughton, Gen. Garfield and others
in the Governors office during her visit there.
She did not recall distinctly who else she saw
without refreshing her memory with her men,
orandums.
By Mr.. Springer. Have you your memoran-
dums during your stay in Washington?
Mrs. jerks. On, no, sir; ordinary car
could not bring them; they are too volunl-
inous.
Springer. If you had notified us, we
might have arranged for freight train to con-
vey them.
Witness (sneeringly). You are very kind.
@. In November, 1876, you were on friend
~ term, with Anderson, we're you not?. A. I
knew him politically. He had been Il guest
in my house, and as such he was sacred. was
we'll acquainted with him.
O.. Were you acquainted with D. A. Weber?
A. Yes, sir, very we'll. Hs was friend, and
had known him since 1868.
@. You were disposed to be friendly to
Weber at that time. A. had no reason to
be unfriendly to him Or to Anderson. In fact,