The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-06-27
MRS. jerks.
HOW HER VANITY MADE HER TwK
victim or BUTLER AND
MACMAHON.
KellOgg's Disgust at Her tternpt TO prays
Herself the Central Figure Of
WIs Government.


His Government.
Especial Correspondence OF the Democratic
RtGss HOUSE
Washington, d. O., June %, 1873,
The episode Of the day, and, In sorne re-
spects, of the investigation thus far, was the
testimony of
THE JENKs WOMAN.
She had been, as you are aware, under a
course Of instruction by Shellabarger, Of
counsel for John Sherman, ever since her arr
rival here. In fact,
HER sToLID, HALF-wITTED HUSBAND.
In the course Of his Numbering evidence yes
terday, admitted that Shellabarger was
closeted with them within three hours after
their arrival in the city, and that he had stuck
to them ever since with barely intermission
for rest and refreshment. AS for the male
jerks, who grunted out few disiointed atoms
OF perjury yesterday, 1t suftices to say that
he seemed to have forgotten 8 good part Of
the piece taught him by shellabarger, and In
adyertently told the truth several times In his
stupid way, quite to the disgust and discom-
future Of the lawyer who had him Ii, tow
jerks, in fact, perjured himself Just enough
TO betray the fact that he had been
COACHED BY sHERMAN's IAwYEB.
and then told just truth enough to spoil the
effect OF the coaching. Consequently. while
his evidence had no particular bearing upon
the case in point Of text, It's inferences were
all corroboratory Of what Sherman and
his lawyer had expected him to re-
but, and the general effect OF his ap-
pearance as q witness for the defense was to
strengthen the case for the prosecution. The
Rndi aTn Ey,Nh h H., Il "a
admitted these facts and did not measure
their expressions of disgust, but hung on to-
their hopes Of better things from the female
jerks when she should appear.
Accordingly, when 1t was understood that
the female Of the species would take the
stand to-day, the committee room was
crowded by persons mainly drawn thither By
curiosity to see how much more Of q man she
would prove TO be than her husband.
1t did not take long to dissolve any doubts
that may have existed on this score, after the
jerks had fairly got her steam lp and her
tongue under way. Her smartness crouped
out without delay, and for time she fairly
kept old
BEN BUTLER
on tip-toe to maintain his balance, while Mac
Mahon, proceeding upon the hypothesis tFlaf
ne was dealing with a lady, allowed her r.
nave things all her own way for awhile. By
and-by, however, when she was deemed r,
have spun out the thread of her piene fire
enough to break, MacMahon remarked fn a
reporter who sat at his elbow, 'fShe testifieg
IKE hired girl, doesn't she 2" and then bro
eeeded with his cross examination B1Jt III
soon became evident that both Butler and
MacMahon had been allowing the jerks t0
run as far as she would, merely for the ug1r~
pose OF taking her measure and discovering
her capacity 10 asSlInIlate the raw material Of
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counsel
She, however, did not catch the spirit of the
cool, heartIeSs lawyers who were pIayinp her
IKE trout ON hook, but with vanity com
and mistook the goOd-natured indtIl9ence of
and became
PERT AND sAUCY
In proportion. This was tho desired effect
and the two dry, harsh lawyers sionifcanffy
tipped each other the signals Of their craft at
The success OF their tactics. The jerks rnaar-
while went on from bad to worse In the mat
5eT 1. Oh OVer-playing her part. As her first
iutter OF timidity-in which little tren0ra ~
Involuntary truthfulness were now and then
.lslDlenas TINS tlmidity wore off and the fatal
ancy tilat she was mistress Of the Situation
uperyened, the expression of her face and
hange '9AA0 = 0VsSA
She evidently has in her nature the r,,tso
Il life during the past few years has lent i
OrG OF crude, vulgar training, or If mt
raining, at least practice. That Is to say.
SHE is SOMETHING OF AN ACTRESS
that sense Of the term which means affec-
atom rather than impersonation, pretending
atner than acting, and In which impudenco
axes the place Of art You have seen sl1eFs
actresses II you have ever been to q variety
heatre; the cheap vaudeville style: rnasIa trFs
La arslncial metallic torres Of voice and forced
,r1T0aceS, which bear about the same relation
o real mOdulation and elocution that fEo
aWdust pads Of the stuffed calves bear to tIe.
ontours OF Tostee or Tagl Joni.
But this was the witness upon the brittle
nFeaa OF Whose testimony John Sherman
lad hung his fate. 1t is fit that such a
nan should have sought In his dire ex-
reTnlty such savior. The repute OF Holm
'herman is not that of honesty, and never has
nd cunning This last belief Is now dfssi-
'ated. No man OF real shrewdness would have
Jung his late on the testimony of sl1eb q
Voman; whose manner betrayed the motives
er tongue tried to conceal, as If she had been
made OF plate glass. True the material of her
ace during the examination varied according
D circumstances, from that Of drawn braag rs
laueabie iron; and she was wont to inberiar1
er lines with q hard, forced laugh that
ounded like striking q cracked kettle with +
noeing- hammer. But any child OF ten years
Ould have detected her utter want Of sfneor
y and the completeness Of the pretense of
uS ptIG SIlS was acLing,
The worst disgusted Of all with her per-
lrmance is
KELLOGG.
utler and MacMahon, Observing that she
al a fatal weakness for exalting her own
Importance as factor In great events adroltIv
ID her from one boast to another touchinsr
er relations to Kellogg and the State COW
rnment, Of which he was the de forfo head
ntil she made herself out to have been fhe
entral luTninary around which KELLOGG
ackard, the Returning Board and the wiioIe
orporation Of negroes, carpet-bag0ers. sniea
imps and prostitutes, male and female. who
onstltuted That unique regime reyolved and
er1Ved their light and warmth AS this inter
sting process Of leading the vain, silly woman
ito her own trap progressed and became vis-
'le to everybody but herself, r.
THE PROFANITY OF KELLOGG
acame rare, artistic and inspired
Hell and damnation," !" he calculated. ssxhv
ne is making herself and evervbodv eIss
m She was employed in the Office of
~ attorney general as