Daily globe., 1878-07-01
PUTTEk'S PUMP.
SUCTION APPLIED 1T BOTH ENDS
OF THE LINE.


it is understood that his examination on all the
points suggested by Gen. Butler will take
place there.
MRS. AGNES JENKs
appeared and produced her correspondence
with james E. Anderson, but, Gen. Butler be-
ing absent, the letters we're not read. Mrs.
Jenks, under examination, still refused to dis
close the name of the person to whom she die
tated the so-called Sherman letter.
The party was sitting against
the wall in parlor P when she
entered, and when she left her amanuensis was
sitting at the table.
Mrs. jerks said at the time her letters were
written to Anderson she made copies of them
before delivery. and added they are verbatim
copies in my own handwriting. l also wish tn
put in evidence letter l wrote Mr.. Sypher,
and one received from him, and as he repre-
sents Mr.. Tilien, think it is right they should
go into the case.
Mr. Springer-I object to a remark of that
KIND gong on our record.
Witness-Well from the conversation l held
with MIR. Sypher himself drew the inference.
@. Are you acquainted with Mr. Reynolds
publ her of the at Bayou Sara! A. Yes
sir. When made my first visit to Donaldson
Vile, Reynolds escorted me from r. l.. Weber's
house to the hotel Weber being afraid of being
assassinated if he went outside his door after
dark
@. Did you converse with him during that
visit? A. No sir. l am not accustomed to
converse with common people.
Q. Did not you call q. l.. Weber off into the
room and have conversation with him
about the Sherman letter at that time? A. On
the contrary, if l had, all the dagos in town
would have painted it breach of etiquette.
O. Did you make Weber any proposition if
he would find aad deliver up any letter to you?
A. No, Sir Weber was always open to propo-
sitions, and Iknew could approach him in any
way whenever | wanted to, because had done
1T before. When we wanted to make quorum
in our Senate he always knew what the Demo-
Gratis offering and he wanted to know
sometimes what we would do, and sometimes l
used to inform him. | met ex-Congressman
Needstam in New Orleans, and he said ought
to come to divide. Yon understand what that
is. 1t is slang. don't.
@. Did you tell Reynolds if you got the let
ter you would pay we'll for it? A. Certainly
not. | am not millionaire. l might search
the world over, from zone to zone and not find
one spot of the earth my own. Laughter.
@. The reason you did not speak to Rey
nolds was you do not speak with common
people. A. Well 1 did not suppose you wanted
nll the tramps in the country to know about it.
Q. He newspaper editor, | believe?
A. He might have belonged to the press and
that would not have made him any better.
Laughter. Newspaper men are well enough
in their way, all due respect to them but they
take too much liberty with peo lie. You Ameri-
cans have too much license anyhow. Laugh
ter.
@. will ask you what is your oc ccupation
A. | am general genius.
Q. ls that the means by which you make
your living? A. Othelos occupations gone
Republicans are dead. Laughter.
Mrs. jerks. to her husbands occupation,
said: He has had several occupations, but
unfortunately, whenever they discovered he
tnI
Othello's occupation gone.
@. You regarded him the Othello? A. Not
n bit of it, l am the Othello myself
Laughter.
Q. Did you have any conversation with
Gen. Sheldon as to your coming here? A. |
mOned.
Q. Did he tell you to report to any particu-
lar person here. A. He did not. Gen. Shell
don had duel on hand at the time, ana he
could not attend to small mat ers-the code
was in question.
O. Has that duel been fought yet? A. 1t
was a bloodless one, as all Yankee duels are;
they do not understand the code.
SAMUEL P. BUTLER,
Washington correspondent, testified that
Mrs. jerks stated to him that she came tc
Washington in behalf of Gov. Packard for
collector; that she called on Secretary Sher-
man in relation thereto, but had not met with
a very warm reception; that the secretary had
given her assurances in New Orleans that hel
influence would go quite far in appointments
that she had heard it said that Judge Campbell
had forged iurat to the Anderson protest
and that the so-caled Sherman document was
safe in New Orleans
WIN. E. CHANDLER
produced dispatch sent by him from the Fifth
Avenue hotel early on the morning of November
8th though dated November 7th to John O.
Gorham, California; j. Fl. Mitchell, Oregon; s
B. Packard, New Orleans; Gov. Chamberlin
South Carolina: and Senator Conover, Florida
in each of which he stated that Hayes ane
Wheeler were elected if they had carried thes
States. and in each OF which he counseled tn
Republicans to be watchful against possibl,
Democrats frauds. While in Florida Chandle
5s0olyed nt telegram ndao from vdn psesidsn s1
remain remain in g Fiosida until the the vote @ of M ths
State is decided Mr.. Chandler did no
know of the existence of fraud in Florid
and the $4,000 for which he telegraphed wa
handed by him to Gen. Martin, who expended
it in procuring evidence.
Mr.. Chandler maintained in his opinion
there never was fairer results obtained b.
farer means than the result of the Florid
election.
By Butler-Have you Il list of the Presider
tlal appointments made subsequent to tn
A. Yes sir, those that remember are 70
lows: Major j. G. Humphries, collector a
Pensacola; Gov. S. SGearns, memb Der Of the Ho
Springs commissions; Judge McLin, associat
Justice, Territory of New Mexico; George f
DeLeon, former secretary to Gov Stearns, cler
in the treasury department; a young man name
Phelps, local Republican in Florida, al
pointed to the treasury department, has gor
to Paris with Gov. Mccormick: Joseph Bowie
who was inspector of elections at pc
near Tallahassee, where there was an allege
fraud of "a votes, clerk in the treasury depar
meat: James Bell, county Judge in Florida, WI
appointed clerk in the land office; Capt. De
nis. recommended for auditor OF treasury, W;
not appointed. E. w. Maxwell, in the detecti'
service for the attorney general. who vlslt'
Florida in that capacity during the count, W
appointed a lieutenant in the regular arm
Black and Vance, colored men, election office
of the Archer precinct, OF box No T. were
pointed the former in the custom house
Philadelphia. and the latter a messenger IN t
sixth auditors office, j. W. Howell, depu
clerk of Baker county, was appointed collect
of customs at Fernandina
BY Butler-From whom did you get the hr
information that the Packard government W
to be broken up overthrown? A. The hr
information which considered reliable I
ceived from Stanley Matthews, some time {
tween the 18th and 25th of February, 1877.
called upon him in his room at Wormley's al
had conversation with him. told him b
called tosee him because had heard that &c
Hayes when he should come to Washingto
intended to stop at some private house, anc
wanted to express the hope that
would not do SO, but would go
some hotel, SO as to avoid jealousi
that arise in such cases. He said he thoug
Gov. Hayes would stop either at Judge Swai1
or Senator Sherman's. / then said, as an
cuse for coming to him on the subject, tina
felt some sort of responsibility for Gov. Hay
until the 4th of March, and then, said, he W
take care of himself. Senator Matthews