The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-07-03

ing that hundreds OF people had been driven |
10 New Orlesus. not daring 10 vote the hepuph-
can ticket, and that James 2. Ahoelsoa /
had told him that there was PeLIs.,s
reign OF terror in the parish; WINE .,l ne.
that Anderson ever told him be could not |
MAKO a r.otast AGAINST the election. Anderson
told witness that the Democrats had made
Propositions 10 him, and that be could maAa
pretty good thing out Of the election. wines
denied Anderson statement that he and MeDeI
had once shown him the sherman letter; On
ais cross examination witness testlhe1 llAe lS
Az M violence hi last Pelieiana on the day OF
election; was told by white inch thet o9lored
men could vote and by colored men thht they
dare not vote. He knew nothing OF MS Own
knowledge regarding the election y was near
saw. The witness first learned that he had
been subpunaed on the Republican side ron
Mr. Shellabarger (Secretary sherman couhsgly
ON the afternoon he reached Washington. he
sent word TO shelabargef that he was m town
shellabarger called ON him then he went 70
Shellabarger's office and had conversation
with him for a couple Of hours. His vile was
with him there part OF the time. She went
around 10 see Gov Kellogg, and on her return
she called at Shellabarger's Office. He called
ON Mr.. Shellabarger at his Office three times IN
ali. and met him half a dozen times; talked
over Louisiana matters generally, but not par
tisularly. Mrs. jerks (wife Of witness) came
ON 20 Washington in response to letters from
Kellogg and Packard inquiring whether che
had any information or documents which would
be useful to them in the fight for the New Or,
leans collectorship or governoIshlp. ne alo
NOT know whether his wife had preserved the
letters received from Kellogg and Packard,
but thought it likely that she had, and that she
would produce them. Adjourned.
Mr. Butler made an explanation IN regard TO
n report that Senator Matthews refused to APP
pear before the committee because he was
afraid of being insulted by him. MT; Butler
said he would not know Senator Matthew's il
he saw him; that he had no personal hostlhues
against the Senator. In conclusion Mr.. Butler
said "And want to say that II MIR. Matthew's
will come before this committee, as requested,
I will absent myself on that day. l want 10
withdraw all possible obstacles in the way OF his
coming before u.s." The cross examination OF
Mr.. jerks was continued. Witness persisted
in declaring that he never heard of the Sher-
man letter until January last, although Ander-
son had frequently written letters to him con-
tanning reference 10 that letter" Witness
stated that he did not know what THAT letter
referred to. Mrs. jerks, wife Of the preceding
witness, was called next TO the stand, and her
lengthy examination proved quite entertaining.
She parted many of the questions asked her,
both during the direct and cross examination,
with such skill as to show that she was no ordi-
nary witness. The substance of her long ex-
animation is as follows: She described meet
ing with Weber, supervisor of one OF The Fell
| ciana parishes at the st. Charles Hotel, New
Orleans, shortly after the presidential election,
| and taking for him a note to parlor z, which
note was addressed to John Sherman. Weber
| told her he and Anderson had met Sherman
the previous night, and that Anderson was
not satisfied and wanted written guarantee
The witness tore the envelope containing
| Weber's note to Sherman, and became pos
sessed of its contents. Upon reaching parlol
| p she found Garfield, Hale, and others Of the
| visiting statesmen, but did not see Sherman
She got an answer to Weber's letter (pickeC
it up from the table, and returned to Weber
who was awaiting her at the ladies' entrance t.
the hotel, and gave it to him. Mr.. Butle
asked her to whom she handed the note il
parlor p, to which tho witness replied "Tha
| il a direct question" The manner in which
| Mrs. jerks said this created amusement, and
after the laughter which it occasioned had sub
sided, Mr.. Butler said he wanted direc
answer. Stroking her chin for q moment
gesture which she frequently made during tn
examination-Mrs jerks said that before sh
replied she wanted to make statement. Mr.
Butler said Certainly and witness continued
swell, wish to state in the presence Of thi
august committee and to the country at larg
that | distinctly and entirely exonerate Nh
Secretary Sherman from any completely, direC
or indirect in the so-called Anderson-Webe
guarantee. II there is criminality in the docr
ment, or political dishonor attached to it,
alone know the Alpha and Omega of it. N
one else knows aught in regard to it, and |
not think shall tell you anything more. 1t
sufficient that exonerate Mr.. Secretary She
man and also MIR. Anderson; and although
may deem him (Anderson) one OF the mo-
magnificent and sublime scoundrels, at least
the matter Of the guarantee he has been sill
cere, and award him all due merit He hi
always deemed it genuine, and this may be
small ray of light admitted into the darkne
that surrounds him. No one knows about th
document but myself, and do not think | a
compelled to tell you gentlemen any more"
answer to further questions by Mr.. Butler wi
ness refused to say to whom in parlor p 81
had handed Webers letter. ''Who wrote Il
so-called Sherman letter." said Mr. McMaho
on the cross-examination. She answere
"The letter to Anderson and Weber "-mea
ing the Sherman letter. was dictated by me
"Who wrote it at your dictation p" decline
she answered in rich French accent, emo
emphatically and most specifically, to say wi
: wrote it. | never thought much Of the lett
, till lately saw it in Print, and then | thong
, it looked quite imposing" Furtt er question:
brought out her statement that she dictate
, the letter in parlor of the st. Charles Hott
, with " John Sherman signed to it, and tn
, she handed it to Weber All efforts to discov
! the alleged writer of it or to induce her
name any one present, even waiter utter
failed and the committee adjourned after ha
ing questioned her for about five hours
The cross examination of Mrs. jerks co
tinued and was mainly directed with view
getting her to say who wrote the Sherman le
ter. After being pressed on this point f
some time, witness again asserted that she hi
J originated the letter; that it was dictated
her, but she refused to reveal who her anna
, uensis was or who was in the room at the tin
/ the letter was written. Witness was ask
to write copy of the letter on sheet
paper handed her by the committee, but I
! fused. After recess Mr. H. V. Boynto
! a newspaper correspondent, testified to an i
> terview with the President in hich he ask
the President how this man Anderson, wi
charges against him of having manipulate
votes in Louisiana, came to be appointed to
consulship, and that the President told him
was on account of good services which he h
q rendered the party, endangering his life, ct
but that he (Anderson) would not get the a
: pointment or would not hold it. Witness test
!, fled he did not get the idea from the Preside
. that Anderson's services had been of an ii
q proper character, but, nevertheless, he h
carried away the impression, and had convey
. it to others, that the appointment was due
: the fact of some political knowledge viii
? Anderson had. That impression had be-
changed, however, from finding out recent
that, at the time Of this conversation Ande
2 sons commission had already been withheld
direction of the President. The witness r
sented the style OF Mr.. Buffers examinatio
. and said that while the other members of Il
: committee acted like gentlemen, Mr.. Butt
acted toward him the part of "rowdy." T
a newspaper correspondent, testified to an i
q witness was thereupon reprimanded by t
i chairman. After secret session the commit
Z adjourned.
r Mrs. jerks appeared on the witness sta
a for the third time, but failed to produce c.
: tain letters that she had promised to bring |
: fore the committee on the previous day. s
was then briefly questioned in regard to b
4 visit to Mrs. Weber at Donaldsonville, l.
q prior to her departure for Washington.
: Boynton was then recalled and went over t