, 1879-01-26
But President Hayes Will Try his
Hand Again After
March 4.
4 Deadlock in the indian Bureau
Transfer Commission.
The Blodgett Committee to Leave 1or
Chicago This Evening.

vAsu1xGroS. D. c., Jan. 25.-The Potter
Committee to-day continued the examination o1
St. Martin.
The witness referred for testimony as 10 MS gooo
character aud social standing to Gov. NICHOLS,
the Acknowledgement: the District Judge, ana
tho Sheriff. Weber told him there was no 6ucn
docrn,cnt in existence rs the "Shcrman letter.
and atso that IL he found he could make nothing
hv tcstifyinc to the non-c1istcnce OF the letter,
na vould 70 over to the other side anu swear
that he witnessed its destruction. "coer en-
aeavorcd TO persuade ithc witness to tescl1y 70
+ho destrnction Of the document, but ne "oulo
not do 50. ...,. -.
81. Martin continued: ! Was in the habit Oh
go,no to Webcr,s house every day, and oue DAY
there arrived letter from Mrs. jerks. He reao
thc letter and handed it to me. read II, anu
says he, i" Mrs. jerks is id 1ool kno"
notbinq Of such document ~ (the Sherman let
teri.
THAT BOARD BILL.
Rv Mr.. Cox-State distinctly how much board
hill etc.. was paid you while sou acted as Ser
oeant-at-Ar1ns Of the Committee, and BY wnom.
ANT. Maddox and Mr.: Carter paid me-.
| co~tur pavc me some 81 or S. in silver, and
Maddox paid the hoard bill and took RECEIPT
| Nr. Co1 asked that this letter be put on rec
| ord ae # mad distinct reference to the letters
! and ,c1egrams with regard to the settlement o1
| Wehcr,s,School Board case. 1t was part ol tnls
tr,nsuctipn, but Of itself was Of little moment
| Tile letter Was as 1ollo"s'
nox.,nsoSy11LE, Nov. 2l, 167S.-fKIESp SAN:
a.e in Inc newspaper yesterday that Gloson nao 4
fa]ling ont with 'fidea. See Maddox anu te!' am
heard it, and write ne tha what ne fnet 5ne and See what
ha says IN, more afraid than ever aaat ny
School Board case will be held over me. otoson c "
spend nickel 70 a{'cr see u Hearsev and Mad
do1 Tell Ackicn about tnls too dena hsm ;r' IN nv
wrote to you that nothing nad pecn &c t}Ied uGns Te
eass, var re Interested in it. Don't forget to
send these caps II you fail to sena me" not
morning Sy the tram glSe ere My sstc,
6@ to " eise to hes op board Send this sts' e.
me- Sad to addoz he is not there
~ Martin said: 1 told Gov. Cox before
. mt the correction regarding Stenger IN tht
t,ouxnanprs. The moment I saw the mistake
. nr;nted went to the reporters OF the fep1o'ed'
and New York Times and asked them TO cofrec
| it. r, 49,. Al.
: ncn- Rnt1er-Theu, having found out tn
: mistake. YOU waited eight or ten days oe1of
!. ! you put it right!
t Vr. RecdEThe affidavit, Gen. Butler, had no
.. been published in any way
: Cen. Butlcr-lt would have been goo
l. thing, It seems to me, il the mistake had Dec
Il corrected before it was published.
!. MIR, Reed-Wcl, this man was IN "ashlnsto
before the Committee to correct It. LOU nav
fallen into error in not being present out1o
the course OF the examination
r Mr. Butler-lf you have had no octt'
ID ,,,s;ness than dealing with such rubbish as tina
1p1n n
vou took any steps, knowing this man hao oee
;ni,,rcd to correct the injury before it reache
the public:
after the affidavit appeared in the newspaper
O-You knew this affidavit had been hand'
to Gen. Sherman:
A.-Tcs, sir.
y o.-Haye you ever called on him!
d A,-No, never saw him.
Mr., Potter-Did you go to Shclabargcr al
sav. "Don:t use that affidavit. 1t is all wror
iii a lie. It will hurt Mr.. Stenger" II?
A.-No, sir. never did. don't say it is
= o lie.
Mr.. Butler-Is it not a lie!
~ Witness-Let me tell you this: don't thi
n YOU should
l STAND Up HERE AND INSULT Me-
- Mr.. Butlcr-But ne both agree that it is
don't We:
Witue5s-I say it is mistake. You have
;ed advantage of me now. and you know it. \
- c,nnot tell me it is lie outside this room.
Mr.. Butler-But this was sworn untrl
} and YOU let it 60 out without taking the me-
hl5 to correct it; and you now say nobody CO.
. talk TO YOU like that outside this room. Is t
your answer!
Al think you are treating me rather rou
ns' and am not in. the habit Of being treated
. that way, let ME tell you.
Zen. Butler repeated the first part OF
IN, Witness said be didn't believe he should
ever again, and nobody should make - (u
ts., to,;no something about. damned fine thi1
ioc. Re;nF pressed he appealed to the Chair
agaip, saying be had no intention OF DC
stcnger an injustice, and that it was mlstt
not lie.
c~~~ The Chairman told him be must answer
2. Question but Gen. Butler helped the wit'
ont of bis difficulty By putting the question
4 another form, and witness stated ne anior'
Gov. Coz the affidavit WAS wrong before ne
Mn. Mr.. Reed-Untn this affidavit was puoae
GRO in the newspapers it WAS before the COMMIT