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Show TELEGRAPHIC j THE I A" E3T 1GATIOK. "Srs. Jenks Cross Kxuiulned Musdt lor I tie Uumuilttee, A Sharp Feitiulu Bui Jiozi-r. Washington, 24 The Potter io-vf io-vf fltigHiiuu cuojinittee reemnt-d its sea-ton today, Potter presiding: Mrs. Jenks, od entering the room made a vety dignified hnw to members mem-bers ol' the committee aud took a seat to the wituess chair. Springer commenced tbe cross examination by re'eriing to tho f.tate-meut f.tate-meut o! witne.-s ou Saturday tbat nu one eiccpt herseil kuew ot ttia Hher iniiu letlur. (Juesliou 1 no one excepting ymirteli knows aught oi the opgiunl document, you must have written ii? Answer I did not nav en. tj Were you the author cf tiie cminiU of that letter? A. I iliciated the contents oi' the letter. Q. Then the peraou to nhoin ynu dictated the contents of the ieiter merely acted as manuens,i? A. Yea jir, aujauueiisis extraordinary. Q. Who was the person to whom yiu dictated the letterV A 1 reluse to tell you, sir. Q L'o you Know the names of any (jt-rsuns who were in tbe parlor at the time the letter was written?. A. I may know the names of some oi them. oer? A. I will not tell you. Witrjeew, in reply to interro'itiou!?, ntd tbe letter was written, as neur us -no c:n recoMnct, upon one pae of an irdmary sheet of letter paper. S.ie tisrd an ordinary envelope, witn nu rioting on it. t In whose handwriting was ihf -o-called Sherman !ttter? A. Ynu tkt-d me IhaL betorj. aud I loid yuu ! would not flatter that quealioti. tj. I yen "K'n. i3 'bat leltei ,u your hacdwritmg? A And I tgaiii refuse to answer whether it was ,n my handwriting or not. You must iraw your own inferences in thm i-ate. Witress then stated tht elie alone aow kuowa anything of the original ett-r, adding, perhaps some one has .iied since. Springer Ycs, Mr, Wetn-r j,us diwl itice. Vitoejd Y'es sir, it i? a great pity Continuing, witness said the letter w iL widressed un toe lace, Laiiiti Web,.r ;.nd Jitmes E. Ander--:m. Springer -' quested witness, hnuiling her ft n mil shef-t of p per, to write a i-t'py r. ;il her un. ;:t -ry ! neir aj p'":e-iitj;e iti t lie eunten'.s of tti origin il d'n-u- i H.'ii t, but atte declmtd Ui w.iti c 'ny, atatiny Ih il if I'jpy desired ' see her band writing the" h id a niim ber of ict'.o.'o wriit. n by h-r to winch they might reir. ut-ing iu'.erri gatwi regarding tt' l-:itcr iiauded to her bj Weber and i(t-r movcuienls on entering en-tering the hotel. witness le-titied that she nuiuirt-d of tko usher il Mr. Sherman was m. The uher said he believed tue gentleman was up stairs, aud offered to present ber card, hut she did not want him to do so. She unconsciously read the letter, and titer rending it considered it was an 'intuit to Sherman and hia friends, and upon thie grounds eh a thought it proper iiul to deliver the document. Q. But, madame, you thought it proper to open a letter written aud addressed to Sherman. A. I did mil ssy I opened tue letter, and wilt no' permit you toso state it. Continuing, wiiaeta B-iid she frequently visheO Governor Kellogg, nl his ollice, during the time iho vi-iiing statesmen weie ih ere, and sue had cten Lrcuer-il Pliil. Sheridan, Mr. Sherma-j, Mr. Suaihti'n, General Ciar field iu,d otiiera in mo governur's nlS.-e during h'.r fisits tnere. She did not reeail .li.-tinct'y who else she saw w hh-ou: refreohiug her memory with Lt-r mcmorand'jms. By tipnuger. Have you you" memorandutiis during your flay in flBtiiLgton' Mrs. Jeuka Oh! uo, sir; an ordinary case could not bring them, they are so voluminous. Springer Jf you had uoliDed ti wi might bav,: arranged for a freight i ram to convey them. Witness, ueeritigly, Y'ou are very kind. Li' uewing her testimony, witness saiu the was un intitia:e terms witi. Anderson and Weber. Springer men desired to know .vliat ritr ol ject was in deceiving her fnenda in order to do a lavor for Sherman whoru Bhedid not know? Shereplie.il that at drat she did it to preserve m.-honor m.-honor of the party, and atterwarda , tbat ber idea was to prevent two gentlemen gen-tlemen Irom going over to the demo cratic party, desiring them to stand firm by the republican party until the returns were in, and tbat she was a self appointed agent of that party. Springer again attempted to get wit oesa to state in whose handwriting the Sherman letter was, but she de clined most empnatically to do so General Butler inquired of wituesc if she bad any D;ore of Anderson's letters, and she replied, "1 may have noimi more," adding, by the wy. "General, how did yt u get that letter from Mrs. Weber?" (Laughter.) Butler, leaoiog carelessly bacu in his chair, seemingly enjoying the ques lion as much as the spectators, gavfr no reply. In a dialogue between Airs Jenksand Butler, wiuipsb told BulUr that he was very flowery and o ert-tl to tell bim more auout her Anders n ietira if he would give ber tbe iufar mation ehe required regarding tbe course pursued by bim to obtain Mra. Weber's letter. Otherwise she wcuU be compelled to reiuse, the 'arime .-. he did. Springer again took tbe witness, asking her about bow long it wns from tbo time she left Weber until -tie returned with the document. She thought in tbe neighborhood of three-quarters of an hour. Sue remained in the reception parlor bui about five minutes, during which rime she unconf-ciounly bit the end from the note addressed to Shermau, entrusted for delivery. Mr McMahon relerrcd to the correspondence cor-respondence which hfid existed between be-tween wilnesB and Governor Kellogg, and particularly desired to know what letter she referred to iu her letter dated Nov. Ii, 1877, to which she said, "Yep; 1 refer to tbe letter you wot of. You will perceive b one of Anderson's letters, which I enclose, that be values it very highly, and also that he is not in poese-iaiou of the document, and you may be ritire he shall never get it, or auy other fiap-:rB ho deems of value " During the questioning of McMahon, with the view of having witness state that tbe letter referred to was rh-Sherman rh-Sherman letter, witness evaded direct quesli nn and made various iiqairieH of McMahon. She, however, stated t.nat had there been $10,000 oflertd for the Sherman letter and il in her possession, Bhe won id not have de grd( d tier boner so much aa to have accepted the ofl'-r. By Potter Ld you ever see any of Sherman's writing? Wilnees No, sir; I did not. McMiiboii roferred to the letter hearing the cigtiainre ot Thofl- Jenks, asking wui.e.!H if it was the atgnture ot iter husband. The direct question ques-tion was again evaded, and witness -aid her husband could identify his ..wo (signature, and he being present -t.c r; fen-d the geniieuieu to nun fur the inlornu'ti-Jii desired. In reply to a further interrogation 'by Chairman Potter, witness stated that her maiden name was Murdock. General Butler Btated to Mrs. Jenks that be desired to gratify her curiosity in regard to obtaining the letter from Mrs. Weber. He said Governor Kellogg handed him a bundle of papers and in it be found thn letter addressed to Mrs. Weber. Mrs. Jenks, (quickly) Why did you not hand it bark to him? Mr. Butler, (very Blowly) Because I had use for it. Springe, asked witness regarding a eer'ain claim in which her family had been interested, but the subject proved uninteresting. Mrs. Jenks was then excused until to morrow moruiog and tbe com-mi'tpe com-mi'tpe took recess. When the committee reassembled, General U. V, Boyntnn, special correspondent cor-respondent at Washington of the Cincinnati Ga:clf was called. Q By Mr. McMahon Did 7011 call upon thn president of tbe United states in relation to the appointment of Mr Anderson? A. I did not call upon the president nnon tbat appoint mpnt especially. Tbe appointment had been announced a' being that of an Ohio man. There had been, per-ht.p9 per-ht.p9 the same day. a statement published pub-lished to the eflect that Anderson had been engaged disreputably in mantp-nlatine mantp-nlatine the vote of one or two parishes in Louisiana; and, secondly, tbat he bad been appointed by the president on that Recount, and in conversation, I asked the president how it hap-ppned hap-ppned that this man had been ap ,,;,,lorl r.V,n,naA a, U a n,, with Old iii?rnp'.itahle mmipulati n ot the vote nt fyviisiaua. The president replied Hut Andprsnn had h-en appointed for efficient services rendered me party, and in rep!y to further inquiry, the president said he did not think Ander-jnn Ander-jnn would retain bis ollice It was in thf firs', week in June that the interview inter-view with the pri-siuVnt took place. Genera! Boy n Ion having been riding with the president through invitation, a general discussion of the appoint ment took place during the dri v e. |