Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-04

skill Of the doctor, because he so far cured his
patie nt before n zht that he was enabled 10 take
night ride 70 New York. II is bot Jusl to the
doctor to add tina, his patient left him wi,hoat
hrs knovleoee or consent. 81 AE -a
In the meantime. Ransom Van Falkenbure
Cornelins Wendell and Sheridan Shook had a
meeting a. the Astor House at ~ O'Clock on the
by the following teleerams. Webster was also
telegraphed to be there:
WAsRINsToE, 1i:o7 a. m, May lo-B. d.
T.ssis,. Ne'O Tetk;Swill be at Ai;Sr House at
wAssiNeros, May 20, ras a. m-Saeridan
Shook, New Iork:-Meet at the Astor House at
II sure, to- might. 4. VAH VALKEsBURs.
The purpose of this meeting will be consid-
cred in uother place.
1t will be observe that your committee hav-
ing shown into his hands at that time only
any greater sum. 1t will appear barelfte- that
very much larger sum than he has attempted
to account for was raised by hin. or put into
mis- bands, beyond all doubt for purposes Of
While he was confined by the House an At
tempt was made, with the assistance OF his
counsel, to get up an explanation Of what be-
the First National Bank -
Van valkenburg's testimony is given in full,
upon which the committee comment As follows:
put on the night of Sunday (17th) in the safe
of the Metropolitan HOTEL in Washington. re-
NAMED there in the same condition until the
sth Of June, when i. was Produced before the
committee: save that the Identical money was
once counted on the Saturday night previously,
at the request g Mr. pas valkenburg, by Corne-
iins Wendell. who, 1t will be remembered, is
the same Wendell who made q certified copy
Of the forged letter Of Mr.. Pomeroy in the room
Of the Postmaster General
1t would seem, if Mr.. Wendell is to be be-
lleved-and he is to be believed when he tells
the truth-that at IL clock on Wednesday
night, the 20th of May, the 416, 100 Of Woolley,
which Van Valkenburg swears he had depos-
tied in the safe of the Metropolitan Hotel, in
which had remained therein ever since till pro-
duced before the comm ittee, toas actnalIy in las
pocket at the 4stor House betsceen IL and IL at
sigh on Hedsae sday, the 2Cth, fGlopino, and was
exhibited to relieve the mind of Shook, who
fortunately had almost as miraculous q re.
covery as Woolley from the sickness he had
been afflicted with the day before, so that he
could come to the midnight meeting at the As.
tor House; and 1t further appears that Mr.. Van
Valkenburg must have had the money in his
pocket, in New York, when he was asking
Shelly TO telegraph to Washington to have il
put in the inner safe of the Metropolitan Hotel,
lest II might be lost. Among the minor dis
crepancles in this tale Is the fact that they pro-
duce seventeen one thousand bills, and 800
bis money was large bills, but in five hundred
dollar bills. Another trouble is, Van Valken-
burg swears to finding sl7,1OO, while WoolIey
says he had only &l6 100 to lose, and he had
sent that to Peter Sciwab in a check.
Your committee did no! Gel 1t necessary to
probe this mass OF corruption any further, and
would apologize for devotlng so much atten-
ton to II in their report, save that il exhibits
the quality of the men " no were the devoted
friends OF President Johusen, the companions
and aids Of his counsel to procure his acq Initial
and foil the justice of the nation.
What other money had Woolley In ex.
amining this question, after the expose of the
entire uselessness Of relying upon the tesu-
mony OF the witne sses interested, your commit.
IN rQaof from lrov
the money received by Woolley from various
sources between the time he was at Weeds
room, the 5th Of May, and the 18th, when he
WAS before the committee. In the first pl1ce it
is not true that he paid bis current living ex-
peDs,f, however considerable, from the $40, 100
which be received from the First National
tnat ne drew on Gllls. Harney & Co., New
York 10 favor of Sykes, Chad wick Il Co., pro.
prietors OF Willard's Hotel. for sI,iIO.ts, for
twenty Gays expenses. He received from the
sfme bankers Sl7,30O in addition, and from the
Commercial Bank of Cincinnati S6,2OO.
He 'elesraphed on the 9th of May to s. Shook:
Fiaee zen to my credit at Gilli1, Harney &
telegrarhs to Shook: awe need ten more
have given i've rise the other in New York
Answer" On the 18th Woolley, under cipher
OF Hooker" teiegraphs to Shook "The f-e
Now Shook testifies explicitly he did not pay
this money 10 Gil)is, Harney & Co. in accord.
anee with Wooliey's telegram, bat Peter
Vsuuts tudt tue Wnic0 was
paid TO Gilis, Harney 4 20. was paid by him
fhIough one Delong and Delong tcstifies he
carried II there as Schwab testif1es. and that it
nad no connection with Shook whatever, so
that that does not come from Shook; Shook les
titles "that he raised or paid NO money" for
Woolley whatever; but be is not TO be believed
al all, because he swears that he did not know
what these teleSrams-- place ten to nv
cTedh must have ten more - "the Eve alb.
so1uteiy neceseaTy''-meant; that he did not
understand them At all ; and yet he never
inquired what they meant, although auired
70 answer them, and after ward he came and
met " Woolley, story no man will credit That
Woolley got the first ten, il evident for he re.
CURED an answer to his telegram. This was
the 9th, and il the money had not been fur.
nished he could not have telegraphed on the
me lith, I'VE want ten nore''-if he had got
none-"raise IL in New York"-showipg con.
clnMvely IL had been raised in New York 81
VIII give the other i've" How did he pro.
pose TO raise that!''
Your Committee do by NO means believe,
through the imperfect medium of telegraph
correspondence and witnesses so utterly re.
hardless OF truth as many Of those before them
that they have traced all the money which
Woolley received. at least so much as is nut
down against him, they have 10 doubt he got
more.
There cannot be doubt that the bulk OF this
money was got for any other purpose than to
INN uence votes upon acquittal. rp