The Waynesburg Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 1867-18??, 1868-06-17

idan Shook Is Collector OF Internal
Revenue of the best district in the
United States, and is reputed to have
made an enormous fortune in the SER
vice of his country in this capacity.
Wooley reached Washington on
Wedne sday, May 6, as he had prom
ised the Presidents Secretary, and
on the same day telegraphed the same
to Sheridan Shook, as follows; "My
business is adjusted Place 10 to my
credit with Gillis, Iarney & Co., No.
81 Brood-st. Answer" Ten thous-
and dollars were placed to Wooley's
account with Gills, Harney & Co.
Though Shook denies that he placed
it there), which Woolcy drew at Wash
ing (the Bankers having an Office in
both cities) in ten bills Of 81 900 each.
The same night, Webster, Wooley's
associate, telegraphed to Shook : "All
right; your answer has been received"
Webster, on the same day, telegraphs
from Washington to Thurlow Weed,
as follows ... ......-..
ole wW do 1t. Telegraph Hugh
Hastings to come here right away.
i. ID. WEBSTER, Willard's."
Mr.. Weed testifies that he did not
know who "he" was nor what it was
promised "he" would do, but he knew
it related to impeachment, and he
telegraphcd to Hastings that he was
wanted in Washington" On May
7 Wooley tclegraphed from Washing
on to Weed in New-York: "Wlen
will the Albany party "be on hand for
business ?"Mr. Weed states that the
Albany party referred to in this tele-
gram was the notorious Hugh j..
Hastings referred to in the previous
telegram, and thatthe business "relatcd
to impeachment" On May 8, Wooley
at Washington telcgraphs to Shook in
Now-York to ego to the Astor House
and get ftom our friend Weed an
answer to my dispatch to him yester-
day" And on the same day Webster
telegraphs to Shook to "see Weed
Immediately and ascertain ifthat letter
has been delivered; if not, have it
done at once Mr.. Weed seems to
have been too wary to trust the tele-
graphic wires with his sentiments,
preiering to be seen at the Astor House.
Shook saw Mr.. Weed at the Astor
House, as requested. Hastings soon
after came down, and after seeing
Weed went on rather reluctantly to
Washington, stayed there two or three
days, returned, and again "saw" Weed.
The effect Of lIastings's appearance
in Washington, on May 10, is shown
in a telegram from Wooley, on May
II, to one Burt in Cincnnati-"Presi-
dents stock above par"-and another
of the same date to one Ives in New
York-"Impcachment gone higher
than kite" But on the 12th
Woolcy, who had already drawn $40
900, tclegraphs TO Sheridan Shook
"The five should be paid--may be
absolutely necessary"
Though Shook admits receiving thi,
telegram and denies that he knows
what it meant, yet on the same day
5000 was deposited in New York
with Gillis, Harncy & Co., ant
drawn from them by Wooley at Wash
ington. On the same 18th of May
the day set by the Senate for the vot,
ofimpeachmcnt,) Wooley also received
S., 900 for Impeachment purposes from
p. Clinch, at Cincinnati, as appear
by telegram saying: 81 paid YOU
; draft--how is "Andy?" Twenty thou
sand dollars is thus shown to hav'
!; gone into Wooley's possession as bri-
berry fund on the day when Grimes
, Trumbull and Fesscnden were frs
publicly known to have decided t.
r vote against conviction, and when tin
question of aequittal was narrowed
. down to ono or two Senators. Th
t vote, however, was postponed from tn
} 18th to the 18th. On the 18th
5 screw is loose somewhere. Wooley
by ]. B. Craig, tclcgraphs to Sheridan
Shook: "Comc on by first train; YER.
important" Lest this should no
; reach him at his place of business, an
other was sent to Shook at the Fiftl
g Avenue Hotel, as follows: "You mus
$ come on here and untansle a snarl be
e tween friends at once" The Hon. s
/ S. Cox, nominee as Minister to Aus
tria, at the same time telegraphed t
$ Thurlow Weed: "If you can't com
' over, send Sheridan Shook. fmpor
8 tant." Shook arrived in Washingto
: on the 18th, the day before the vott
n to carry as he says, 200 Regalia cigar.
o and on the 18th, at $3.50 a. M, fou
: hours before the Senators knew ho'
If the vote would stand, Wooley tele
r. graphs to "H. J. Hastings" (the speci;
is agent for whom Weed had sent to A
,e bany, "care of Sheridan Shook, NJ
,flS3, Cedar st." as follows '"NVe hay
,e beat the Methodist Episcopal Churc
# North, hell, George Wilkes, and In
,e parchment. It is believed q vote wi
d be taken to-day; l doubtit.o ~ !
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