New-York tribune., 1868-07-04

Van Valkenburg and himself took the - o'clock m traln
to New-YOrk went to the Astor House at II p M
and there met Mr. Shook. what occurred tnere 10 D''
givenin the words OF Wendell himself; .h., B.. b,d
O. When did hrst learn oT Mr. Van w EalHene1rs We'd
any money which supposed belong to G. W. Wooy "a
Who e was there "a Sheridan Shook only
present when be said he had the monev.
O. TO- In what that sail-Al think ii vi" numoef WE'VE
O H. Whose room was tbatI-A 1t the
~ DJ Mr. Van VkeBbuTg produce the money there A. He did
produce roll o. bills and said ughngy Here Is bis money IN an
o IA What was that remark ShOOt That wOQley has sworn
that Sook and that ne had never gwen
him cent Then vakenburg said; Ihaus got Ms money
O. a. What sort Of package he prOdueedi It
small package about half s large again y h ~ G r
something effect roughly As mGa would DO ~ IN
aol Shook IeuaIked that woey had i"o orr i 3 ne o 3 a
drkn pGgabond and did not kHoS what ne hal aon' WV 4,
Is What did Shook ghen he produced i'll forget The re
ls bid Mr Van vakenburr state how he BY III he
he took from him. saying Il took ih lie sad
O. H. Where say took oni A He did not say that
O s Did you meet these there b. agreement No SIR
yaenbug in the did not EOO" be was gong
O is How came you in that A standing a; the
once ana an an & tslng about Ibis thing and we
As roomj aud aeH VaH ga<H1urg produced M
% 1sy roughly ES& Led 1P B.. Ys, S II. Du.
3 that aftsrEuId counted tho
evening was that the neIt SATURDAY you him in NewYork
A.
o Did you package taken from the safe Yes sir
roll about h, he e1hted IN Ne1 YORK IL "as
cropped up Ia hnle thin paper. $500. - -.
O Is take from the bar at the hotel A. Yes NV"
eyfieatly 10 that IL had two wrappers on H.
10 would seem, therefore, II Mr.. Wendell is 10 Dc pc
eyed-and he is TO be believed when he tells the truth
that at ~ o'clock Wednesday night tho Goth OF May
the S6 100 OF WoOley. which Van Nakenburg swears ne
had deposited the safe OF the Metropolitan Hotel IN
Washington Sunday evening, the 17th and which nad
remained therein since till produced before the
Committee, actually his pocket at NE AStor House
beireen IL and ~ at night Wednesday, e 2Oh, goHoo
g and exhibited TO relieve the mind OF Shook, VINO
fortunately had almost as miraculous recovery as
Wouey from the sickness lie had been aihlcted
with the day before, so that he could come I'd
the midnight meeting the Astor houses and 1t further
appears that Mr. Van Yalkenbnrg must have had the
money in his pockets in New York when he was asking
shelly 10 telegraph Washington TO have 1t put in the
inner safe OF the Metropolitan Hotel lest u might be lost
Among the minor discrepancies in this tale Is the fact tha
they produce IT OneteOusand bills. and 500 beside IN
small bills while WoOeY swears his money was large Ds
in fvehundreddollas bills Another trouble H. Van
Walkenburg swears TO finding S7OO while Wooey says
he had only sOO to lose, and he had sent that 10 fee
Schwsb In a chest.
Your Committee did not feel 1t necessary to probe this
mass OF corruption any further and would apologize for
devotng much attention to In their report save that
exhibits the quality OF the who the devoted
friends Of President johnson, the companions ana ads
OF his counsel procure his acquita and foil the justice
Of he nat