Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-25
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WASHINGTON, June 24th.- By
Springer-Have you your memo
randa during your stay In WASH
ington?
Mrs. Jenks-"No sir; an ordinary
car could not bring them-they are
so voluminous."
Springer-"If you had notified
US we might have arranged fol- Il
train to convey them.n
Witness -(Sneeringly) "You are
very kind" Reviewing her testi-
mony, witness said she was on in
innate terms with Anderson and
Weber.
Springer then desired to know
what her object was in deceiv.
ing her friends in order to do a ia
vor for Sherman whom she did
not know?
She replied at first that she did
it 10 preserve the honor of the
party; afterwards, that her idea
was to prevent two gentlemen
| from going over to the Democratic
party, desiring them TO stand firm
by the Republican party until the
returns were in, and that she was a
self-appointed agent of that party.
| Springer again attempted to get
the witness to state in whose hand
writing the Sherman letter was,
but she declined most emphatically
to do so.
Gen. Butler enquired Of witness
if she had any more of Anderson's
letters?
She replied, I may have some
more.
During questioning by McMa-
hon, with q view of having the
witness state that the letter refer
red to was the Sherman letter, she
evaded direct questions and made
various inquiries OF Mcmahon.
She, stated that had there been ten
thousand dollars offered for the
Sherman letter and it in her pos
session, she would not have de-
graded her honor so much as to
have accepted the offer.
McMahon referred to the letter
bearing the signature of Thomas
jerks, asking witness if it was the
signature of her husband. The
direct question was again evaded
and witness said her husband could
identity his own signature and he
being present she referred the ques-
ton to him.
When the Committe re-assem-
b3ed Gen. Fl. V. Boynton, special
correspondent at Washington of
the Cincinnati Gazette, was called
by Mr.. Mcmahon.
Ques.-Dld you call upon the
President in relation to the APP
pointment of Anderson?
Ans.-Not upon that appoint
ment especially. The appointment
had been announced as being that
of an Ohio man. There had been,
perhaps the same day, a statement
published to the effect that Ander-
son had been engaged disreputably
in manipulating the vote of one or
two parishes in Louisiana, and,
secondly, that he had been appoint
ed by the President on that ac-
count. and in conversation asked
how it happened that this man
had been appointed, charged as he
was with the disreputable manipu-
lation of the vote of Louisiana.
The President replied that Ander-
son had been appointed for efficient
services rendered the party. In re.
ply to further inquiry the Presi-
dent said he did not think Ander-
son would retain his office.
Fearful Gas Explosions,
New YORK, June 24th.-Oliver
S. Vincent and VIM. III. Code,
clerks in the Tax Collectors office,
Brooklyn, entered the vault where
in the books are kept. Code lighted
match to light the gas jet
when an explosion of gas instantly
followed and the wall of the vault
was blown into the middle of the
office and the ratings, furniture,
windows and sashes were demol.
ished. Vincent was blown across
the room about forty feet, his
clothes torn off, hair burned off
and face and body fearfully lace
rated. Code was buried In the ru-
ms. These two men are fatally in
jured.
Justice Miller gmpsOvisg.
WASHINGTON, June 24th.-The
surgeons attending Associate Jus.
tice Miller announce that all the
indications point to his gradual re-
coyery.