Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-04-02
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tion Of the managers. -
The Chief Justice ruled that the CUES
ton could not be put, no evidence having
been offered in proof Of conspiracy be-
fore February 2lst. The question wa'
| then submitted TO the Senate, and re-
suited, yeas 2s, nays %, and the cues
ton was put. The witness said that be
heard Thomas. make an address to q
number of clerks in the War Once
about week or ten days prior 70 Febru'
airy 2lst in which he said he intended to
relax the harsh and arbitrary rules made
by his predecessor, and regarding the
clerks as gentlemen, said they could 80
out and come in when they pleased, y
they were absent only reasonable time.
8 Butler asked if Stanton had acknovl-
edged that the testimony given by the
witness before the House Committee was
true2 b9iiimmoa sFnl .m0ii yilipn' a
3 The question being objected to, was
Withdrawn. IA, III .sealrd. .auuL1s 81.
Butler then asked II General ! noma'
had, since February 2lst, reasserted any
portion Of bis conversation with him
(Burleigh) in regard to breaking the
doors OF the War Department. Was
objected to by Mr.. Evarts, as were also
several notifications OF the question:
which was hnally put as follows cii !.
90" Have you had any conversation WIN
General Thomas since the f 'irs' tone. one ana ,
since his appointment as secre.afy o'
war ad tnferlm' wherein ne saia any
thing about using force IN ge'''ns INTO
the War Once, or IN any o'ner way re-, 70,
asserting ms former conversations Ss'' anu
50, what ne SAID lo' oaw .lsyot ~
witness replied 'na' ne hao asked oen'
THOMAS ias' weeh' why 'ne p.'' ", ."
promised nad NOT sS come On uu =. ~
swered that 1t was because ne haa oeen
arrested py the marsnal carry IN Tue e'eeld
ming, otherwise ne wou'd nave oea'en ~
the DOORS etc. on = cr ro 1.,
BY Mr.. stanoery' the WITNESS sa'a ne WEN
10 the war omee on business WIN Ao'u-
iant Generai inomas, VINO msue so%e
address 70 each OF tne lour OF nve cierAs
IS they came info the once, 70 the ehec.
that he would not ihoid ethem 10 . s,r'cl
sccountabiiity ABOUT coming 70 wore az
precisely nine ciioNcA' ou' ' ~" . on -
'uming his posinon as Ad'ntan' 'enerA,
ne was disposed 70 relax somewhat ap'
revlse the rules maue oy ms preueoessv''
and ne snouid OF course eApec' ia',
[ul performance OF tnelr du.'es' ne
spoke only 70 'ne employees " H 'a ~"
,epar sup, 80. ~ ba.al1n,j.os an,
Samuel Wilklnson was tnen ca'led
de teshhed tnat ne mao knowh uenera'
Thomas SIX or seven years. ana naa
conversation with MIN on tne ai'e e'ns
Of February u, az me war department.
IN which Thomas said tnas since inc
affair had become puonc' ne iel. ires ~
ak aboutit without reserve r.. ne s'a'eu
hat pc had demanded possession q 'ne
War Ohce, and stanton had asked NJ
lime could De allowed nun 70 remove ms
papers, which ne Inomas' nao gran'ea !
ne expressed 70 witness MS ip,su m -
demand possession on m0naas ,oioN'ns'
and would, II necessary cal On 'ne
General OF the army LOT assistance ASSIST
which he thought could NOT De reused.
At Wizards Hotel that evening" ne re't'
Grated the same intentions except 'na1
ne would carry them into enecE neA'
Monday; he seemed 70 mean wat ne
said. o. l9l4 sW .g1m p s9a1 i
Cross-examined by Evar's' rs con
nected with the press. Inomas toia IN MI
On Friday that he had issued an order 10
close the department ON saturday WIZ
ness did not know whether It was issued
IS ,Adjutant General or secretary OF
War on direct examination, sad ne
had heard General Ihomas say tnas ne
claimed to be Secretary OF war lN
Geo, W. oarsener testlfiedi ed that pa ne ne had
known Gen. Thomas Tor many years
raw him at the levee of the President on
he 9th inst, and said to him ! Gene
-al, the eyes of Delaware are upon you,
and the people ask you to stand firm.
he replied he intended to, and that in
, short time he would kick that fellow
put" BE did not say who It was that he