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Show Y1A1 1 lit H. He Prefers l he Foul to I lie K it Ave. Chicago, 12. Tue Tribune eaye: We print a dispatch from Columbus. Ohio, this moruing, which present the most reawioable theory of Senator Matthews' disinclination to appear before the Potter committee, and the one said to be held by Matthews' friends. It is, in brief, that Matthew is now oocscinufl that he permitted Andereou to hoodwink and deceive him, aud that he ia ashamed to make a frank confession of the fact. Tbe story told leaves little doubt that Anderson first played upon Mr. Matthews' sympathy, and afterwards ufltd Mr. Matthew?, without the latter suspecting it, as a basis for working up the story which said Anderson has since told before the Potter commit tee. |