The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-13

ews was well disposed toward Anderson,
even after the conversation between
them, IN which Anderson threatened pub
licstion of the documents, and that he
bad received letters from Anderson after
that time.
Murphy answered to question by Mr..
Blackburn, and said that on yesterday
be waited in the Committee-room until
sitter one o'clock, when desiring to see
the President before leaving the city,
went TO the Senate and informed Kel-
logg that he was going TO the White
House, and if the Committee desired his
attendance, q telegram would fnd him
there Upon reaching the White House,
the Sergeant alarms overlook him, and
he returned forthwith. He had business
with the President, and hearlog that he
was going away desired to see him be-
fore be left.
Darrell was cross examined by General
Butler, who asked the witness if he had
intended to get into office through the
fear of the administration that these
documents, in the possession OF perjurer,
losier and blsckmsiler would be pub
hshei2
Witness replied he had not called An
derson that.
Butler ssid-Wel, l do now call him
that for reasons, and demand an answer.
Witness replied-Yes.
Q-Were you not surprised that so
able lawyer, SO honorable statesman
and United States Senator would employ
such messenger rs Anderson?
Al can not say that l was surprised.
Q-What induced you TO 90 to Phils
delphia for this miserable man TO aid
you in your candidature? Al stated
that Anderson had suggested TO me
number of times and it was understood
that he held papers and documents that
the powers that were wonld be willing
to listen to.
Q-When did he make that statement
to you, leaving out tbs Weber and the
Washington agreements. A-Sometime
prior TO this date, probably month.
Odd Anderson say anything or
write anything TO you about any docu
ments, leaving out the Weber and Wash
ington documents, until you wrote to him
about or asked him about such docu-
mentsf A-1es.
Q-Where. A.-To the best of my
recollection my first letter to him to come
here must have been dated in Pmladel-
phIa Anderson was here Immediately
previous to the recess or Immediately
after, and l have heard him state that he
had letters from Matthews and other pa
pers, besides the Weber and Nash dOCu-
I ~ e. m IVta
Without fixing an exact date will
you now swear that that was before the
holiday recess2 Al could not.
Q-Wbst is the earlist day you recOl-
Iect that YOU knew anything from him
that he had them or claimed to have
them. Alt is difficult for me to ans
wer that. During the time that Conn
was there l knew that he had letters from
Senator Matthews at that time, because
he so inform ed me, and l am Of the
opinion that he informed mo about what
IS colled the Sherman agreement, but
whether before or Immediately after the
holiday recess, l can't remember ex-
actlv.
Q-Now we have 1t that when the
visiting ststesmen were there in April
Anderson informed you that he had let
ters from Matthews. Ale certainly
so informed me, and | think he showed
me letter, from Mstthews, of introduc-
tion to Judge Harlan, or something of
that kind. Ny recollection Is that he
said something abOIt having such a let
ter, and showed it TO me.
Q-Then you know that he was sent
~ 81 lnt4r- q irtr trnlrptiAp
from SenatOr Matthews to Harlan, and
that he was visiting Harlan back and
forth. and that he has given him copy
of the Weber sffidavit2 A-Yes; my
recollection is that never knew what
WAS in that agreement until l saw 1t IN
print
Odd not you ask him then what
the Weber affidavit was if you did not
know about it? A-Certainlyi my
recollection is that he stated to me that it
was an affidavit TO the effect that their
protest was not legal.
O-Which document did he tell you
he gave Harlan in your recollection, the
original or the copy? A.-The original.
Didn't you say 10 him what on
earth did Harlan wsn. Of that? Al
don't recollect of one conversation. l
cannot give the words l used, but | ex-
pressed much surprise that Harlan
wanted that document.
Q-In answer to that surprise what
did Anderson say; let me help yon,
didn't he say. Why Harlan promised II
| would give it to him, he would help
me TO get sn otiice--or words to that ei-
.ect? A-The effect was thst Of course
that Harlan and Matthews would secure
him an Office.
Odd you express any surprise to
Anderson that after Matthews and Har-
IAN had been informed that he had made
a fraudulent agreement with Nash and
false protest, that they should promise to
give him M Officer Al have no
doubt | did.
Q-Do you remember? A.-Cer-