, 1860-06-13
The Sumner Affair.
Especial DiIpatches TO tue New York Tribune.1
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uoH. cHAs. SUMNER
To following are the material facts which
occurred subsequently, to ths circumstances al.
ready published in connection with the affair OF
Mr. SuMner:
Mayor Ba.ret called On Mr. Sumner at the
Senate Chamber, on Saturday asternoons ana
asked statement Of what had occurred. Mr.
Sumner gave detailed account, ~hsn the
Nayor expressed regret that he had not been
sent Tor immediAtcly, that he might have ar
rested tho offenders and protected Mr. Summers
house. He iavited Mr. Sumner to Rive an ata-
dayit Of the facts, or lodge q complaint, which
NJ, Sumner declined doing, saying that neither
he nor his friends had any inducement from the
past to mako any appeal to Washington ma2is~
trasea-
Policemen were placed near Mr. Summers
hr use, aud others dispatched to arrest Captain
Henry, the party charg d.
Early last evening the Mayor called at Mr.
Summers lodging, hut 'on.d him absent. He
told Mr Johnson {Mr. Sumner Sectt tary that
ope hundred policemen should be de:ai ed. II
| pete.sa,y, unu that he would use every en-.
! deRvor to protect Mr. Sumner, as he would
| every other citizen.
| Shortly after Sir. Summers return at eight
| o'clock, Tue Mayor came again AMI auuoupced
the finding OF Captain Henry. who il an exami-
| ner In tue Patent ufics. Henry bad given him
self up on seeing tha notice in AZ evening
I
wished HenrJ put uuder bonds. or would b.
content with IN apology. Mr. Sumner answer.
ed that be bud made no complaint, and prefer.
red leaving the matter with the Mayor to do
what the penca srd chHrncter Of Washington
required. Personally, he regarded IN apology
| III ahoud.
The Mayor soon returned, accompanied by
Henry, and found Summers room tiled VITA
friends. Henry said he cams to apolo2ire for
his conduct on Friday evening"; that be had
been dining with friends and dircuseipg his re-
cent speech, and left them to tell Mr.. Sumner
what be thought OF it; that th story be told Of
having arrived that night from Flrgtuia Nth
three others was incorrect; that no person with
in his knowledge had 80 arrived; that be knew
Of no person who 1ueditatod an assault. or 81
other suspicious characters who had trice call
| ed and insisted on seeing NJ: Sumner ulone
He also Atased that be bad snid and done more
than be intended, because OF Mr. Sumner show
inc him the door.
Hers Mr. Sumner said he would have no argu
meu1 with Capt. Henry, simply stating he hat
not shoua HIN the door ANIL be had used I'M
proper language, announcing thst be and thr*t
Others had CONS to hold him respona'ele fos hi
Cant. Henry eupba!ically denied using th
! tanui1aec at the door on his second call, whic
, | had heen attributed TO him" Toll him tnat #
viii cut bis damued thro.t t"-ssying that b
| hid in bis Teins. 500 ycars OF the blood Of
gentleman, and it was impossible.
= ruE ADMINISTRATIONS CoR1Cf1loxs.
{ Among the papers 6led before the Corod
> Committee yesterday, MAS letter ssas'rg ta'
Mr.. Florence had written letter to hoons. :! tt
person Who made the false charges against
; Tbs Observation-Disclosures haa been hunting up test
mony ia al directions to mske up some case
y ~ Offset, but bus sfxnally failed. Their on
Witnesses utterly exploded on the t1st a''efop