The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-05-27

J. Thus it Is seen with what care MI
1 Weed was privately kept informed
how scrupulously he watched every
varying phase OF the trial. But Sheri-
dan Shook, his associate who had been
sent for by three different kilograms,
tIImportanr; rome by first train to M
| tangIe the snarl between friends" who
was to take the place of Weed; who
was to "be sure to come or send Shook,
| important" did arrive on the night Of
the 18th. Weed, as will be seen by his
testimony, expressly swears that this
telegram to Shook related to the mat
ter talked over at his room at the Astor
House, that is how Senators votes
might be purchased to secure acquit-
tai. Shook, on the contrary, testihes
to your committee that he did not
know to what subject all these tele-
grams referred, although AFTER an inter.
view with Weed he obeyed them and
came, and that when he arrived here no
business was stated to him; that no en-
tanRlement was shown him, and he did
not inquire why he should have come
or why he has been sent for, or what was
the important business he WAS expected
to do. Now hswas here, and the only os-
tensibfe errand he disclosed to the COM
mittee was 10 bring two hundred re-
gala cigars for which Wooley had tele-
grRphed him on the 14th. II In the
4AkhH ol ADONG LcPOELcA8 AA4A
the telegraphlc information disclosed
any member OF the House believes this
statement, him have your committee
offended by asking that Wooley be
brought TO the bar for contempt of Its
authority, and his interference with the
course OF public Justice. Whatever en-
tanglement or difficulty might have
existed before the coming OF Shook, or
doubts upon the minds of associates of
the Presidents acQuital, they vanished
during the night after his arrival, or
long before the time when the friends OF
the Union had any knowledge upon
the subject. While the whole country
was waiting in breathless anxiety for
the verdict OF the Senate, when the
dread award of guilt or innocence was
actually trembling in the balance the
very judgment itself-nay, the very
number of votes and the men who
would cast them were known to mem-
bers of this corrupt association and
their cOnfederates. OF this no other
evidence Is wanting but a single con-
trolling fact Hastings, the Albany
party, who was ready for business, and
who had come on at the solicitations Of
Wooley, sent through Weed, was anxi-
ously waiting at the place OF business
of Shook, Office OF the Collector OF In
ternaI Revenue, Thirty-second District,
New York, No. So Cedar street, TO learn
what had been the effect of the machi-
nations OF Shook, whose office he was
keeping during Shocks absence at the
telegraphic request of Wooley, enforc-
ed by the command of Weed. Listen
to the magnificent diapasion OF trt-
umph with which Wooley announces
to Hastings the assured success of the
association under the able leadership
of Shook, by a telegram sent from
Washing ton at nine o'clock and thirty
five minutes, on the morning of the
Cal. h kHafr hal
vote could be taken and announced
in the Senate:
"H. s. Hastings, Cure of Sheridan
Shook, IS Cedar Street: We have beat
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
North, hell. George Wilkes and Inn;
parchment. 1t is believed vote Will
be taken to-day. Idonbt it."
Again, SO assured was Mr.. wooley
that his work was well done, and that
there was nothing more for him to do
in Washington, that at eight O'Clock,
A, NJ, of the same morning, the 18th,
New York: "Where Is Washf will
dine with Hancock tonight, and be at
the Fifth Avenue Sunday morning.
Andy all right"
In view OF this evidence, the Commit
tee have reported the accompanying re-
solve. They have foreborne 10 state any
other evidence which they have takenS
combining themselves TO that which
seemed TO affect and cluster around
Wooley in the report, because his case
is alone the present subject OF inquiry
before the House. There is other and
most important evidence bearing on
| the subject of attempted interference
with the course of public Justice, the
nature and extent of which the Com
mittee do not think II proper or just C
Indicate until their final report Is mode
lest they might do injpstice and thu
Indications of evidence might cause thu
av oidance of witnesses, more than ont
of whom they have not yet been able q
reach by summons of the House. TIT
Committee are OF opinion that not ONLY
this but all other Investigations by tn
| House in future depend for their de
hciency upon the action of the Hous
in this case. IF Wooley can thus def.
by evasion and false swearing the sol
emn investigation OF the House OF Rep
resentatIyes in matters of the yer.
highest concernment, 1t Is difficult q
see how the House can ever hereafte
hope with any success to investigate
detect and provide against any othe
attempted corruption in Government
affairs.