Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-23

Mrs. jerks, the Famous GO-Between, on
the stand---Hard Swearing to Protect
Pirate Sherman, but His Share in the
Weber-Anderson Bribery Very Clearly
Brought Out---The Guaranty Written in
the Presence of the Visiting Statesmen
and Signed ..Jonn st,eE1ns.n''-T1ae crelz-
Tale Document Now Reported Safe in
the "Archiyes."
WASHINGTON, June 22-The Potter commit
tee resumed its session to-day. Gen. Butler
stated that he would be absent in case Senator
Matthews desired to testify, having seen pub
lication saying the reason that Matthews did
not appear was his fear of being insulted by
him. Butler.
ALL sERENE.
MIR. Mcmahon explained that in his passage
with Mr.. Reed yesterday, he had not intended
to reflect upon that gantleman's veracity, and
reports in papers to that effect mistaken.
Mr.. Reed explained he had not understood
Mcmahon had made any such reflection, and
that what the newspapers had published in re-
gard to the matter was IN error.
Capt. Thomas jerks was further cross-exam-
ined by Mr.. Mcmahon. and stated that he
positive he never heard Of the so-called Sher-
man letter till it was mentioned by Pitkin, he
thought, on the sixth of july or about that
time.
Considerable time was consumed in examina-
ton regarding the visit Of Mrs. jerks to Wash
ington. The witness stated that he paid his
wife's expenses to Washington. She came at
the instance of Gov. Kellogg. Anderson, it
was understood, had certain documents which
Kellogg desired to get, and Mrs. jerks was here
for that purpose, having received a letter from
Kellogg to come.
Gen. Butler examined the witness concern
ing the letters of Anderson to witness, request
ing him to obtain the letter, the document,
etc., meaning the so-called Sherman letter, and
assuring him if he could do 50 his fortune
could be made. Witness disclaimed knowing
anything of tho letter or document Anderson
referred to.
Butler--Now do you say there docu-
ment which by securing, ..... .....
yoU COULD MAKE YOUR FORTUNE?
That you did not have some curiosity to
what the document was?
A. / had written Anderson for a description
of the document but had idea what the
dooumen was.
Butler inquired of witness if his wife had
never asked him what the document that was
going to make their fortune contained.
Witness-She may have but 1 do not rel9em-
Der it in so many words.
@. If she did ask you what did you reply?
a. That knew nothing about it.
Continuing, the witness said Anderson had
never offered him $1,000 but had written,
stating that the document was worth 81, 600.
Q. Was not the offer of
THOUSAND DOLLARS
made 90 you for the document in question be-
fore your wife went to Dannels0nville?
A. No. sir. Anderson had Informed me
certain Democrats would pay that amount for
the document. Witness further said he had
never authorized his wife to pay Weber any
thing to produce tho letter. She had never
told him she had done SO. He had seen it pub
lished in the newspapers that mis- wife had the
so-called Sherman letter. but she had told him
the statement was not true. Witness never had
any intimation that his wife knew anything
about the Sherman document
Butler asked witness if he was not aware of
the fact that his wife wrote Kellogg first in
stead of vice versa, and he replied that he was
not.
MRS. JENKS,
wife OF the previous witness, was sworn, ant
testified that Anderson had written her iron
Philadelphia in relation to a document h
wanted.
@. What document was it Anderson
wanted?
A. He wanted the document that he callet
the Sherman letter.
O. Did you not know of that document be
fore January? ..
A. No sir. Because he wrote the letter il
1877, that he wanted the document Of the
DEAD BEATS.
Il use his language) who came to Louislan
to see fair court had given him. He did no
exactly know who the dead beats" were, but
always thought in my mind he meant TIL
McVeigh commission. That is what though
he wanted. (Laughter)
@. Did you know, or believe there was sue
documents as the Sherman letter i'll existenc
till last January?
A. might have known about it, but l di
not think about it. If 1 had thought about
might have known about it. knew Their
was such document said to exist at the time
@. Did you know where it WASP
A. 1 did not know the exact place oft.
Q. Did you ever see it?
A. did see document
@. Where did you see it,
a. saw it at almost any place looked.
@. Why. Did you have it2
A. Not exactly. No, no. do not think
ever had it to remain permanently in m
possession. 1t might have been in my possess
ion very few minutes, but not for an
length Of time.
Q. Who let you take it?
A. I did not ask anybody's permission, be
cause I had it. 1t might have been handle
and had it as a matter Of first principle.
will say it got in my hands
@. But who gave it to you,-handed it
you, or put you in possession Of it i'll any wa
or form?
A. No one
@. Then how did you got it:
A. Oh very readily. just lifted it up 0
the table you know.
Q. Well, who was present in parlor p, s.
Charles hotel when you picked it up?
A. There were several there some of the
VISITING STATESMEN
DISGUSTING the returning board, pro and co
which was to meet that day.
@. You do not mean the McVeagh commi
sion now7
A. No; that was long afterward.
Q. What did you do with the document a
ter you took it?
A. presented it to the person who require
it. gave it to Dan Weber. If you want
know, I handed it to him at the ladies' entran,
of the st. Charles hotel. I had note frol
him, and he must have expected it. m,
Weber at the St. Charles and had a little col
yersation with him, and then went up stairs
the St. Charles hotel and shortly afterware
went into parlor p.
Q. Did you take up any document with yo
which you handed to anybody in that rooms
had a little note