The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-07-12

We continue our extracts from the report
OF the investigation of the bribery and sale
by which President Johnson'y acquittal on
theimpeacnment trial was secured. II seems
that General Egan, one Of the Presidents
manipulators, was SO confident Of the result,
that early in March he offered to bet that the
needed seven Senators, giving their namea,
would voc for the acquittal ofthe President.
He Was specially inspired with the gift Of
prophecy, or else the whole matter had been
definitely settled and the contract closed
and the consideration secured before that
time.
WHICH sEsAToRs GENERAL EGAs a#eeRSsgp'
WOULD VOTE ron AeQCITrAL.
The President was summoned to file his an
swer on the 9Th of March, before the Senate. His
counsel urged delay, and opening argument for
the people was made on the Goth af March
About that day-certainly before the Sd OF
April, when he LETT Washington, Gen. I. ". Egan,
formerly Collector Of Internal Revenue, Of the
Ninth District of New York, who was spending
the winter in Washington, as he says, on his own
business. and had frequent interviews with the
President, came TO Wizards Hotel having left
the President within an hour, and then and there
wrote down the names Of the seven Republican
Senators, to wit: Fessenden, Trumbull, Grimes
Henderson, Fowler, Ross, Van Wrinkle, and np
others, each Of whom he declared would vote for
acquitfAl, and bet hat that every one Of them
would SO vote. lie won the hat on the 10th of
May following, these Senators voting accordin gto
his prediction. General Egan testified that all
the knowledge he had on which 10 bet was only
guess work on his part. His powers of guess
ing would seem to be little less than miraculous,
being more than prophecy. ar the fact that he
wrote the names stated, there can be no doubt.
The Committee will have occasion susse4uea lily
TO refer to General Egan's testimony in smother
connection.
THE MEANS THE PRESIDENT HAD ksoW now
SENATOR'S WOULD vorR.
Ralph w. Newton, stock broker and gold
operator of the city of New York, who spent seven
wesks in Washington during the impeachment
trial upon private business entirely with his as-
sociates.in New York." and who declined to ex-
plain the cipher khich be used in tclcgr.phing to
his associates, and who thus answered the 9th
and following questions
q. 49, Have you been Mt work on his-An-
drew Jphnson's-case2 A. hardly know how to
answer that question, / feel great Sympathy for
him; voted for him.
z. ~ Please answer the question. A. Yes,
sir | have am at work for myself, fer my conn
try, anil for Andrew Johnson.
q. rs. For the acauittal Of Andrew johnson ?
a. Yes, sir.
And, In answer to the saith and 35thquestions
says:
l have been staying here entirely on private
hnsnets. ! have been staying here longer than |
otherwise should; in other words. as friend Of
Andrew johnson, | have remained here longer
than my private business would have detained me.
Telegraphtd on the 10th of May to Collector
smythe as follows:
WtsH,seToS, d. {.
Hon. II. 4. .smstte. Aea York.
The goose hangs all right. First test vote 10
against Will grow better.
X. W. NEwros.
About the LIST of May Newton ov ertook the j Ion
Henry Wilson on the street and said to him, 'that
he heard remark made evening or two before.
which, on account of our acquaintance, grn,ifed
him very much: that it was made by a gentleman
high in Office, who was in every way politically
opposed to mo. He went on TO say that he WAS
dinning In company with several gentlemon; that
they remained late at the table and discussed very
freely the character and standing Of Senators. In
the courSe Of that conversation he said TINT the
gentlemen TO whom he referred remarked that il
would not do to approach Henry Wilson with the
offer of money or patronage to influence his vote.
lie said the remark was made by the President,
at his own table / remarked that the President
could have no personal reason to speak very kind
iy Of me. for had not been in his house for more
Than two years; had asked no personal fayc.s Of
him. and had earnestly opposed his policy
II this, friend Of the President, who was here
smytbe. il to be believed the subjects Of this dis
eus.ion sf the Presidents table were what soma
tors votesceuld be influenced by patronage and
money, and the fact that Gen. Egan had just
come from the Presidents. may account for hts
great accuracy in Guessing" what Senators
would VOTE for acquittal.
II will ge necessary to advert further hereafter
to evidence showing how the President was kept
advised Of how votes Of Senator'S were settled"
Below we publish some extracts from the
testimony in calculation Of these points.
now MONEY WAS RAISED.
In addition to the sum raised nN November hy
Collector Smythe, of New York. Ralph W. New
ton, the witnesses who told Senator Wilson that he
was present At the Presidents table when tho man
ner Of purchasing Senator'S votes was discussed
and telegrhphed-
WASHINGTON, May l6, '6S--5;20 D. M.
TO H, L. smythe, New York. Twenty two
votes we're sure on other articles and twenty, one
on that eleventh article if necessary. Drink
Il. ". n.
And also before the vote, as follows.
WAsnlscros,- Hay Is. 1858.
To H. AZ smythe, No. 81. Z. Fourteenth street.
n. Y, s p! IN. Conceded vote will Ire taken and
side win. II. w
And then thus testifes.
Q. 100. Did you not give out what the vote
would be before it wcas taken A. think did.
and believe gees sed right.
y lo5. Did yonguess so nearly right as 10 ask
other people to atom your judgment A. No
sir.
Q. lc4. Did you not communicate il to other
parties! 4. Certainly. did TO nv partners In
New York.
O. l05. Then you carried on your business on
the strength OF your guess. A. Entirely.
= l06. You were certain that YOU had
guessed right that you thought it safe to &C, upon
IT. a. Wen, did act upon it in my business: in
no other way.
M. New ton also seemed, in conjunction with
~. Smyene, to have been Oh tagged in manipula-
ting the newspapers. II will be remembered
that In IL issue Of the i4th Of May the Chronicle
contained eevere structures upon the course of
thu Chisf Jhstics. Tha. occasioned the following
telsgfaa from h. W. Newton
WAsnM4rens Nay Is, lS6S-4:10 D. m.-To
u. A.Smythe;-Have the articles on Chase in this
dsy'a GmuAicls copied in al friendly papers With
only those fsmarks; eve hare no cemmcnt to
nAks on thS above editorial Of Forney, ralatiny
% ~ late Senator, Secretary Of the Treasury.
snd pne [hief Jnstics Of the United States. y
Be swvs to-aieAs r, W. NEwros.
frow All thar aonrces of evidenee II viii IL