The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-06-24
IRELAND.
The Potter Investigation.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The Potter
lnEestlon committee resumed its session
to day, Potter presiding.
Mrs. jerks on entering the room made
very dlgnihed bow to the members OF
the committee aud took seat in the wit
ness chair
Springer commenced the cross examiua
ZION by referring to the statement of wit
ness Saturday that no one except herself
knew aught Of the original document
known as the Sherman letter: @ If 10
one excepting yourself knows aught OF the
original document you must have written
lit? A | did not say SO
Witness said she dictated letter and
positively refuses to say to whom she die
tated il; she remembered names Of soue
f the people who were in the parlor at
Ihe time the letter was written out refused
to tell them. Witness being again asked
if the letter was in her hand writing
Witnrs5 then stated that she alo2e now
knew anything Of the original letter, add
lug. perhaps some one has died since
Spriuger-Yes, Mr.. Weber has died
since
Witness-Yes sir; it is great pity;
continuing the witness said, the letter was
addressed on the face Daniel " Weber and
JAS. L. Anderson.
Springer requested witness, handirg her
pen and sheet Of paper, 10 write copy
from her memory as near rs possible to
the contents Of the original document, bat
she declined to write copy stating If they
| desired to see her hand writing they had a
NUN Der of letters written by her to which
| they might refer; being mtefrogated con
| cerBing the letter handed her ty Weber
aud her movements on entering the hotel,
witness testified she inquired of the usher
Iif Mr.. Sherman was 10, and the usher
said he believed the gentleman was up
stairs, al d offered to present her card but
sne Cild bot desire him to do So; she IN
copciously read the letter aud after reg ding
il considered it was an insult to Sherm an
aud his friends aud upon those erouus she
thought it proper not to delyeT the docu-
meut.
0 But Madame you thought proper
TO open the letter written anu addressed tt
sherman?
4. did not say | opened the letter
aud will not permit you to SO state 1t; con
tinuipg, the witness said she frequently
visited Gov. kellogg at his othce during
the time the visiting statesmen were there,
and she had seen General Phil Sheridan,
Mr. Sherman. Mr.. Stoughton, Gen. Gar
field, and others in the Governor othca
duriny her visit there; she did not recal
distinctly who else she saw without re
fresbipg her memory with her memoran'
dums.
| Bv Springer. you your memo
r.,,dpms during YOUR stay 10 Washington
Mrs jerks oh no sir, an ordinary
lear could not bring them they are So vol
Snringer.-If you had notified us vs.
m;ght have arranged for a freight train Il
convey them. L;ad
Witness, s,-sneering-you are very klno
/, l-repewing her testimony witness saiu sh'
vas an intimate terms with Anderson an'
Weber and again refused to answer whetue
II was in my own hand writing or not. yo'
mnst draw your own differences ID that case
Snringer then desired to know what iei
Eotiect was in deceiving her friends IN orde
to do favor for Sherman whom sne ui'
not know. IA :, ;,
nreserye the houOr OF the party, a'ter"al'
.hat her idea was to preserve the two gen
,Iamen from going over to the democrati
nartv until the returns were IN, and ina
che Gas self appointed agent OF ina
party. ,;,res
to state iu whose hand writing the Sher
man letter was, but she declined mos
Iemphatieally to do r.
had anv more of Anderson's letters, an
she replied, may have some more; add
} inc by the way, General, how did you ge
tPsi tbst letter from Mrs. Weber, Laughter:
Butler, leaning carelessly back 10 hi
chair seemingly enjoying the question q
mneh as the spectators, gave no, reply
In r the dialogue between Mrs. Jenks an an
Gen G Butler witness told Butler ne wa
Uerv @ aogsry and offered to tell him NOR NOR
sbont her Anderson letters, II be Woul
. aTua' a;ss her her the information she requlre
: ssasardinr the course pursued Dy nim !.
obsain Mrs. Weber's letter, otherwise sn 2
should should be compelled to refuse the same :