The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-05-25
SHEPHERD SPEAKS.
The GuanO Spectator Addresses a Letter
to the Foreign Affairs Committee.

The GuanO Spectator Addresses a Letter
to the Foreign Affairs Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 17-Shipherd has
addressed the following letter to Will
Iams, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee, and adds it is all he has to
say at present on the subject:
WASHINGTON, May 17.-On the 18th
of April last was notified by you, Off
cially, in the presence of the committee,
that my examination would be Temporal
rily suspended, with intention of recall,
which connected with the instructions
given during the progress of my former
examination with reference to the FRO
duction, upon my return to New York,
of sundry documents and correspond
ence, and with the general demand then
pending for disclosure.
Directly thereafter James G. Blaine,
volunteer witness, was heard for several
days, and later Senator Blair.
Blaine occupied the session in adj
dressing the commission, and devoted
considerable portion of that address To
the creation of cloud of apparent is
sues, all new and supported by prima IA
Gle evidence int nded 10 discI edit me as
witness, and to destroy the force of such
| evidence as had already given. Sena-
tor Blair's recollection differed from
| friends deemed important. While his
testimony so far as 1t tended TO contra
dict or dIscredit me, was grossly incom-
petent and much of it prevalent as well,
| but by permission of the committee IT
| has gone into official record and has
| gone out to the country as proper evil
| dence of the infinite wrong done in con-
| sequence, not only to me personally,
but TO the very large interests 1 repre-
sent. On the 18th inst. was regularly
subpen9d to appear before the commit
tee At IL p. M. this day, and to bring
with me copies of all correspondence
between myself and any person or per
sons whatsoever, and all papers and 9TH
er evidence in my possession tending to
show that did or attempted to enforce
the claim of the Peruvian company or
induce the United Ssates to enforce the
claim.
In obedience to that summons and
prior to instructions alluded TO / pre-
senied myself at the appointed hour at
the place appointed, and was asked by
comply literally with the demand above
recited. 1 had no choice but to
answer in the negative.
was peremptOrily dismissed, being
asked no other questions, and being al
lowed 10 make NO statement and no eX-
PLANTATION. l now beg to notify the
commission that l am prepared, and
have at all times since the subpoena was
served on me, been ready to supply in
effect, although l cannot detail all the
evidence called for.
l further state that this evidence in.
cludes important letters from the presi.
dent of the United States. recently dis
covered correspondence with official
and unofficial representatives of Peru
and with the department of state,
through my counsel. Whether this
evidence may or may not be of value 70
the committee, it is neither my province
nor care to inquire. l have completed
my duty in the premises in bringing il
as commanded; but this documentary
evidence, with much more that need
T not specify, enables me absolutely to
disprove every imputation upon my
: veracity and the consequent value OF
my testimony, which, by assertion OF
suggestion, has been put into record
since l was last heard, and respectfully
submit that in the premises my personal
right as an assaulted witness is entitled tC
/ consideration. To allow a volunteer wit
ness, in a public harangue telegraphe6
to all parts of the country, to charge me
with false swearing, and to supper
those charges by improper, yet prlmG
!" IdCiS pIOOlS, 1Ln poses II am rlgntiy 40
: vised, upon the committee assuming 81
gross a responsibility the absolute dut,
of hearing reply as explicit as tn,
s premises may warrant.
asked no favors and made no sug
gestion as to the testimony to be takeI
or rejected, but ! do submit that tn
7 committee which has allowed its ses
e slons to be made vehicle of persona
;, assault and in the hearing of the who'll
country has used license which is
questionable duty, and which, in ar
- swering Blaine and correcting Senate
. Blair, shall confine myself in the sam
n limits as if addressing 8 court of judic,
Ie ture.
,fi No Limitation as narrew as this hs
been used by the committee heretofor,
u l wait only to know whether am to
IS heard at all. viii you be so kind as /
< lay this note before the committee, an
ia advise me of their decision without d,
lay? am, sir, your ebedient servant.
IL JACOB r. SHIPHERD.
Of To Hon. Chas. G. Williams, chat
man, etc.