New-York tribune., 1868-05-28


nv defraudipg the Government still further.
Mr. Wooley is in telegraphic correspondence
with Mr.. Warden Andrew Johnsons private
secretary. and on Monday, May 4, he tele-
graphs TO inquire "the situation Warden
promptly replies, expressing confident hopes of
acouittal, and stating that the only persons
who expect conviction ARE those VINO kno"
"least of the inner working" BY inner
working Warden doubtless means the work
ing of the sentiment of Roman justice III
the breasts of Senators. Mr.. Webster, another
of the trio, who takes part IN the inter-
view at which rates aud terms are stated
viz "three Senators for $30,000-is a conf
Dental friend of Secretary Seward and Mr..
Weed. was formerly in the State Department,
and is now Deputy Surveyor III the Custom
House. Mr.. Sheridan 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 service of his country
in this capacity. WOoley reached Washington
on Wednesday, May 9, as he had promised the
Presidents secretary, and on the same day
teeglaphed the result to Sheridan Shook, as
follows: "My business is adjusted Place 10
"to nv credit with Gillis, Harvey & CO., No.
"24 Broad-st. Answer" Ten thousand dollars
were placed to WoOleys account with Gillis,
Harney & Co. Though Shook denies that he
placed it there), which Wooley drew at Washing
ton the bankers having an office in both cltles)
in ten bills of $1,000 each. The same night,
Webster, Wooleys associate, telegraphed to
Shook: Gan right; your answer has been
received" Webster, on the same day, tele-
graphs from Washington to ThurlOw Weed, as
follows:
"He ril do H. Telegraph Hugh Hastings to come here
right away +. ID. WEBSTER, Wizards"
Mr.. Weed testIfes that he did not know who
"hep was nor what it was promised ne
would do, but he knew it related to impeach-
ment, and he telegraphed to Hastings that he
was "wanted in Washington" On May
Wooley teegraphed from Washington to Weed
in New-York: "When will the Albany party
abe on hand for business ~ Mr.. Weed states
that the Albany party referred to in this tele-
gram was the notorious Hugh j. Hastings re-
ferred TO in the previous telegram, and that the
business related to impeachment" On May 8,
Woolcy at Washington telegraphs to Shook IN
New York to "go to the Astor House and get
"from our friend Weed an answer to my
dispatch to him yesterday" And on the same
"day Webster telegraphs to Shook to see
Weed Immediately and ascertain if that let
"ter has been delivered if not, have 1t
"done at once" Mr.. Weed seems to have
been too wary to trust the telegraphlc
wires with his sentiments. preferring to be
seem 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 Hastingss appearance in Washington, on
Nav TO- is shown in telegram from WOOey,
on May II, to one Burt in Cincinnati" Presi-
dents stock above par"-and another of the
same date to one Ives in Newly York" I'M
"peachment gone higher than kite" But on
the 12th, Wooey, who had already drawn
$4,000, telegraphs to Sheridan Shook:
The five should be Pad-may be absolutely nece'
sary."
Though Shook admits receiving this telegram
and denies that he knows what it meant, yet
ON the same day $4,000 was deposited in New
York with ellis, Harney & Co., and drawn
from them by Wooley at Washington. On the
same 12th of May (the day set by the Senate
for the vote on ImpeachmenD Wo0ley also
received $1,000 for impeachment purposes from
p. Clnch, at Cincinnati as appears by tele-
gram saying: 81 paid your draft-how is
ANDY 2" Twenty thousand dollars is thus
shown to have gone into Wooley's possession
as a bribery fund on the day when Trumbull,
Grimes and Fessenden were first publicly
known to have decided to vote against cOnvic-
tlon, and when the question of acquittal was
narrowed down to one or two Senators.
The vote, however, was postponed from
the 18th to the 10Th. On the 18th screw is
loose somewhere. Wooley, by j. b. Craig, tel
egraphs to Sheridan Shook: Come on by first
"train very important" Lest this should not
reach him at his place of business, another
was sent to Shook at the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
as follows "YOu must come on here and un-
"tangle a snarl between friends at once" The
Hon. s. S. Cox nominee as Minister 10 Austria
at the same time telegTaphed to Thurlow
Weed " If you can't come over, send Sheridan
"Shook. Important" Shook arrived in Wash
ngton on the 18th, the day before the vote, to
carry, as he says, 200 Regalia cigars; and on
the 10th, at 9:3j a. H., four hours before the
Senators knew how the vote would stand,
Wooley telegraphs to II. j. Hastings" the
special agent for whom Weed had sent 70
Albany, "care of Sheridan Shook, No. SO
"Cedar-st." as follows we have beat the
Methodist Episcopal Church North, hell,
George Wilkes and impeachment. 1t is be-
"lieved Il vote will be taken to day; | doubt
"it"
This is the triumphant shout of a man
who hastened to inform his associates of the
result four hours before he could possibly
have known it, unless his knowledge resulted
from the fact that at least one Senator
had been bought. The only other hypothesis
is that Wooey had deceived such wary men