New-York tribune., 1868-07-04

era Randall were present That date is fixed, because
Wooey teegraphed from Newfork on tnat naavaIt ON
the 9th and on the 9th he was teegraphng Jo" ht ha
ington will be seen hereafter Randall sweaTS tas nc
met WOOlley at Weeds when Shook was pIos@on, I'M
and thinks 1t the 10th OF April but at that e u
WOOley at Cincinnati, 80 that Randall must t,e
mistaken the date, because We find the fOlOWns V0'0
wA.Hneros May. 4 1863
Gov Rsns and leave for New York evening Take Of
Showing he arrived there the morning Of the 6h Oh
May; ai his name is entered on the register OF te h
at the meeting in Weeds room At that meeting there
can be doubt that Adamss proposition or sole aed
proposition was fully discussed because Weed so teseo
In substance although he would have us understand
scheme was given up as not feasible. But 1t is difficult 10
see how that can be- for find that same afternoon De
fore o'clock Wooey had determined to leave for wash
ington and at ll2O the next morning ne teiegrapH'
follows: ,,.- ,,..e 1000 u.o,m
Ny Sn,3s,' C i ss aS ~ Tc.d.t '' ASsss % my 0 HooKE
And 20 minutes after. on the same day. we have the
following from Webster to weed;
wAsHISGroS, May Q. 1963-ll:tOA m
TuuRGow wEED Ysv York.
He Telegraph Hugh Hastings to come here 1Fs, away
And, at the same tme telegram from Webster to
0''i '''''' 'i'OOA wA,mSGros, May 6. .IS6s-ll:@A m
SHERIDAN SHOOK, NeO. York: y w.,,rv,
All night r. ~ "h'''h
And at the same moment. f. e., 1:2O m. we have the
following telegram from Sam Ward which shows what
had been adjusted 49, ,,c ,oco uoo.n
M BARLOW Ne,c. York: u.
All O. Ri think tEice eleven SAN WARD,
Ward testiies that "twice eleven sure" means SEN
atOrs 80, ,,--,, o,a
Weed met at the AstOr the morning OF the oth Wlt
Randall who seems TO have gone over speclay Io 'naS
purpose as he only took breakfast e anu bera had con
versation about impeachment only no other eranu Ue
ing s1s Ny @ votes those who came and applied to
Mr. Weed for the purpose, lie SAYS OF raising monoS i
that enterprise If he aPPrSHed sn IT, sovs MFR Shook was 10
be one OF the parties whom he wond apply Tor money
Webster and wooley leave for WashnSOn , tI tpan nT e
next morning such proceedings were nau helo 'n''
wooey telegraphs TO shook at iio aoG a. M n, ,,. TO-DAY,
At precisely the same moment, sam ward, wh0 we
sicrSanhs NJ "oII o. X" Within 20 minutes aferward,
Webster the other confederate OF Neeus Io3,h tele
eraphs to weed He will do IL telegraph Hugh Hastings
70 come here right away" and at the same moment
telegraphs 10 Shook All right weed sWears t tnat
telegraph Hugh Hastings" was for him to como ABOUT
What could Hastings have been wanted for except
Wcnd,s room How could Weed have known that he
WAS wanted for that purpose If it had not been agreed
eI6 that Webster came over with WOoey after the
meeting at the AstOr House in tne morning ILL ih,S IS
shown BY telegram in which webster reports result OF
meeting 10 cooper SrvYORK. Mays loso-7p m.
Hon In COOPER Wa,hn0tOH. pp w,,.r,,
Aps well See the morning ~. v,oh.,,r +, lii ho
BY recurrence the testimony OF WeDste Nv " WI & Do
where ne was at the meeting OF the ON of
NAV Mr. Randall went on with hlm the same nignt,
MAY T. Woolley and shook met Wced tneIe Can 'lulo @
he doubt i'm any mans mind that this meeting was pre-
arranged from Washngtoni As showing TINS we nave
egram from New-fOrk 10 huhuhu N00P''' VN ''
evening. IN the following words: p n wvp,-.,
ANS we'll Ses yon In the morning ,i,,in = ,ho
Your commiftee have been thus particular IN giving the
surounding Of this meeting because there mas Deeh an
attempt on the part OF the Witnesses webster SHOOK,
Randall and Wooey show this meeting 10 nave Decn
Incidental one and that the subject OF Adams PROPOSE
tOn 10 buy Senators votes was oHly hCiucuDilS
toned by weed to them, and not by them TO weed.
Woollev bowcver does testify that Randall took great
interest in the impeachment He went tct, aP'i ~
Tor no other purpose A careful examination OF the
testimony OF Mr. Weed not heretofore publlshed SHOWS e
understood the meeting 10 De ono eouSI' 49, ~
the navsons attending il for the purpose OF having
him raise the money necessary u he approved OF the
object, which he nowhere saws ne dlsappotu' t % ~
doubted It's feasibility This Is shown p 'ne nst dav NV
Webster to send Hugh Hastings lmlruIIey - W Sas
ngton he knew the purpose iCt noher aier5pt has
been made by the persons implicated to show oy ther
testimony that no notice was taken p auy cgnsder@d
proposition OF Gen. Adams, that ~ was never
}or a moment. but simply heard By Weed ana 5mythe'
Gen. Adams. himself aiding THIS ldea hNeas & ho
will appear by Cen Adamss amended Testimony. ,,..
now MUcH MONEY DID wooLEY HAVE. AND IVh WHAT
puRPOsH. AND WHAT DtD III DO Win III ...
When Wooey was fret called before your committee
on the 18th OF May he was examined hpout Tn ,vg %
National Bank between the sth aud l2h oI 10
$4,000 ou his sight draft on Gis & G H. sSef ,
H. S,h nv Telegram and 5000 which he received on hls
own draft on the Commercial b.A SIT tor ibs
being the SANE M ua snotber Of his drafts ellis.
Harvey Co. mdorsed by Judge Dun'' vs,ey being in
ouired of by the Committee rs 10 what ony ~ ' ~ G
ccyed sw0re emphatcaly ana losti' i rriva I'm Wash
ali the money he had possessed since NJ -, M
,tnn eTccnt $40 which he had In his pocket when ne
came here and he undertook to account lot ~ IA b ,9
ar related I'm his testimony. Wooley knew, nV"s,II,
iht tbe Committee had examined this account ot the
hank before he testified. and THEREFOR ,I , ~ ht
count for much as he knew couu Oe N"''N "'0 '''
The purpose OF this meeting will be considered In an
After having remained at New-York until the II House %
met on Monday (25th warrant was ISS9cu o h, s 20
10 bring Wooey before the bar of the HOUSE, @
tnsn 10 answer he was committed for contempt ana re-
manned thus in contempt for not Answering 70 te Hu
neness OF his signature until ne Oueeu ~ ~ M dd
fore the Committee and make full answers whcn no uu
on the lth OF June, and was thereupon
Your Committee have been thus particular ~ ,,
te Conduct of Wooley upon his examination because II
he il proven have given false account Vi to y , @
disposed Of the money which he haS ,hai ne had dis
OF IT, then the differences against hm ina, NC ,rams
posed Of II for the purpose for Whlch tho ,
proved 1t raised are Of the very sbow that
Specially must that be so II the committee ean @ g." r
after inquiry made, and after he was IN cop men Tho
fusing to answer he deliberately ~ ,o What ne had
House false and perured statement AZ 10 mi, o. hIs
done with the money as part OF tho cA'"'' 1'- mn
r. viii be observed that your Committee having shown
into his hands that time only $4,000 ne neVe, mas
tempted to account Tor any greer sS than he has at
tempted account for raised Dy MN, or pu Ms
While he was confined by the House an attempt was
made, with the assistance OF his counsel 70 set ~ & az 10
PLANTATION OF what became OF tloVV VI th0 s-VOV' '
took from the First National Bank. - ..,
The unpleasant state Of facts to be met py he eouhss
OF WoOey was this WOolley had sworn that on the az
ternoon Of the nth OF May Sunday, he had gwen s6O
part 10 s5OO bills tO Sheridan Shook, TO Keep LOT MN
and Sheridan Shook has sworn he never received IT.
Now IL bee anne necessary show both OF these state
ments were true, because they not all az hoOTdoe
men Therefore the somewhat novel but not ingenious
theory was concocted that these honorable gentlemen
were both so drunk that Sabbath afternoon hat one
thought no gave $1,000 TO the Other for safe keeping
and did in fact give him the money. ana
the other did not It, although In fact he received
the money: therefore one r. Van Eakenb9rg' a
Thomas Mr.. Weed being his confidential friend, MT
Webster and Hugh Hastings being employed, II we be
leye webster the votes OF Senators Tor the
Secretary State-Van Valkenburg Is present. oppor
tunely enough 10 WoOlley pass the money on THIS
whereunon the OF the State Department took H.