The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-07-02
THE INVESTIGATION.
Mrs. jerks Bids the Committee
Adieu.
Spicy Correspondence Between
Mrs. Jerks and Anderson,
The Affidavit Of Thomas II. jerks,

tween MRS. jerks, James Il. Anderson and
others, and the committee decided to have the
letters printed in the regular proceedings,
whereupon they were handed to the official
stenographer without being read.
Bowles Baker was called and made an en-.
quiry of the chairman what the committee de-
sired to examine him about.
Mr.. Potter, in reply, gave Baker copy of
the House resolution ordering the investiga-
tion.
After perusing the same Baker was requested
by the chairman to hold up his right hand and
be sworn. The witness closed his ewes while
the chairman recited the usual oath, and at the
conclusion thereof refused to take the oath in
that form, and Baker was then dismissed with
the understanding that the committee would
consider the case tomorrow, and until the mat
ter was acted upon Bakers presence would not
be required. He then left the stand.
Charles Foster appeared. He desired to make
an explanation regarding statement made by
Mr.. Ruler on Saturday last, to the effect that
a certain speech delivered by Mr.. Foster was
prepared BY a prominent Southern Demo-
crat
Mr.. Butler informed the gentleman that he
was laboring under misapprehension, where
upon Foster said that if he was to be called to
testify with reference to the alleged bargains
made during the 44th Congress, he wished to be
called soon as be was DESTROYS of leaving
Washington for home.
MI. Butler stated that as that question had
been referred to him, he could inform the gen.
tleman it was not his intention to call him as
witness.
Mrs. jerks resumed the witness chair. and In
reply TO Mr.. Potter testified that she had
brother named AdolpE r. Murdoch, formerly a
mail agent.
Mr.. Potter then endeavored to show that he
9Murdock) had recently been appointed in the
New Orleans Custom house.
The witness evaded the question by replying
that she had not been officially advised OF his
having received an appointment, adding that
ne should have had it long time ago, and ad-
uniting that she had sought his appointment,
but had been unsuccessful She had not heard
from her brother nor mother since arriving in
Washington.
Q-Have the Kellogg letters arrived yet?
A-Do you want them specially?
Q-Haye they arrived yet?
A-No sir, they have not
The witness was then excused.
The Jenlks-Anderson Corrcspondence.Yl
The first letter in the correspondence given
up by Mrs. jerks today is from Anderson,
dated at North American office, Philadelphia,
March 18th, last, to Mrs. jerks, in which he
writes her upon having given up the letter to
Sherman and getting nothing in return but
promises. He urges her to come fortified to
show up the conspiracies, and said his hopes
revived when he knew she had decided to do
SO. The letter is slang-whangy and unimpor-
tapt
In his letter to Mrs. jerks Anderson refers
to Matthews being angry because Mrs. jerks
requested passes to and from New Orleans,
She sent the letter to Matthews and endors-
ed on it query how he came to allow such
fellow as Anderson to know such thing as she
deemed matters between him (Matthews) and
herself inviolate. She tells Matthews she has
duplicate OF letters to such replies as Ander.
sons.
In letter of March Stb, Anderson tells Mrs.
jerks she had better write to Mr. S. and send
such messages as she desires for q position for
her husband, as she had made such muss
that it was impossible for him (Anderson) to
keep him. ----.l'
Mrs jerks in reply to Anderson March 18th
tells him to keep COO, that she knows how disin-
terested he is and that he talks far too mucho.
that she can get along without him as he could
not get anything himself, and that she cares
not for the demigods of the custom house.
Anderson responded, but this letter, which is
man letter for $500, and was mad with HAYES.
sherman q 20. because she could not sell it.
de advised her to take cold baths and 20 out of
politics. o.
She replies April 18th, by recommending
him to the insane asylum.
Mrs. jerks letter dated April 18th closes AZ
follows: ''' 90
~ B. would suggest that you keep that
man. aoath the document in sight. Stick closer
to him than brother. Grapple him to your
soul with hooks of steel. Let your understand
get the document let no man grab it from YOU.
but ''hold the fort" With much disouietnde'
hoping you may in time recover from your.
mental indlsposition and soon regain your
usual usual 'intellectibility, 1 am with much SYM
am not at all interested. A senator may or
woop, latter tbs wofd aSFa In Che
act of swallowing fy)
Mrs. jerks in a letter of April 26 to j. r.
Sypher, speaks of receiving some impertinent
letters from his cratic client, to which she
says she facetiously replied when she should
not have noticed them at all, and continues:
am not aware that ever offered to sell
anything to you for $500 as Mr.. A. says.
Knowing well his Munchsauen proclivity I
doubt that you ever made such statement.
In fact it was quite impossible that you ever
could have done SO.
Sypher writing from Philadelphia May 81 to
Mrs. jerks says:
Of course upon the strength of the very
pleasant and protracted interview had with
you at Washington, it would have been inn
possible for me to have named price at which
the letter could have been obtained No such
thing was talked of and have never expressed
nor even formed an opinion whether you could,
if ever SO willing, produce the letter upon any
conditions or for any consideration.
Mrs. jerks Makes n Statement.
Mrs. jerks obtained permission from the
committee to make the following statement:
In regard to the testimony given before the
committee by the reporter of the Baltimore Ga
zette pretending to relate conversation he
heard between Mr.. Anderson and myself, de-
sire to state that it is mistake on his part. I
never used any such language as he describes
l never acted as a matadore in Spanish bull
fight or said anything about Louisiana matters
affecting Secretary Sherman "like red rag
shown at a bull" also wish to deny as I'M
true what MI. Glasscoek testified to that had
said would make it hot for Secretary sher-
man. Nobody ever heard me make any snch
statement. don't use such lanpuape Az IN
Mr.. Haley 1 never had but one interview with
him and that was in the presence of Mr. Syph-
err deny what he states in toto. In taking
leave of you gentlemen of the committee per-
NIT me to thank you for your unvarying cour-
tesy towards NEAL of you. Am discharged?
The Charman-You are discharged.
The Potter committee at As went into exec.
utiYa session and annn thpraaftar a6innrncd M