Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-05-22
IMPEACHMENT AND BRIBERY.
The Impeachment Managers I'm "a New
Field Of Inquiry-A Witness who
Don't want TO Tell All He Knows
Is BnIIied by RmtIer. and Succmmbs


Field Of Inquiry-A Witness who
Don't want 10 Tell All He Knows
Is BuIIied by Butler, and Succumbs.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Commercial.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The board Of
Impeachment managers, in their capacity
"a a committee of investigation of the al
legged improper motives influencing Re
publican Senators who voted for the Presi-
dents acquittal, are pushing their investi-
CATION with great vigor and earnestness. At
their meeting, to-day, were Messrs. Butler,
Bingham, Boutwell,, Wilson and Williams
"A full board, with the exception of Lo-
gan, absent at Chisago. and Stevens, too
sick TO attend.
The examination of one wttness-Mr.
Charles w. Woolley, of Cincinnati-ocGu-
pied four hours, and was made up Of prob
ably the raciest and most emphatic ques-
tions and answers that have lately been
made public in connection with Congress
ional Investigations. The committee had
ascertained that Mr.. WoolIey brought to
this city about $4,000, and owing TO the
suspicious current in Radical circles, it was
presumed that the money might have been
used for corrupt purposes. Hence, Mr..
Woolley was summoned, on last Sunday
evening, 10 appear before the committee on
the following day, at eleven o'clock. Not
recognizing the authority to date and issue
a subpoena without the sanction of the
Speaker and Clerk of the House, on Sun
day, Mr.. WOolley stated that if the sub
pena should be served on him on the next
day he would obey it. That night he went
to Baltimore, and Gen. Butler, under the
supposition that he had left town TO eyade
the summons, on Monday asked the inter-
position of the House to compel his at
tendance, although Mr. Woolley, doubtless
unknown to Gen. Bntler, had returned to
the city in the morning.
This explanation being made in the
House, the witness was again summoned,
and appeared before the committee, as
above stated, to-day. General Butler con-
Quoted the examination for the most part,
following his usual inquisitorial tactics.
The witness testified substantially that he
was a lawyer by profession, that being his
only business that he came to this city in
the interest of a client that he brought
with him So, 900 of his clients money. 10
he used in his clients interests; that he
had not used a dollar Of the money in any
manner 10 influence the aequitlal Of the
President; thathe thought the Senate could
not be bought for that sum Of money that
he had lost no opportunity since he had
been here to urge the claims of Mr.. PEN
dleton for the Presidency; that his rooms
here had been the headquarters OF many
Democrats and Republicans that he had
conversed freely, as everybody had, on the
subject Of impeachment; that he had not
influenced Senators TO vote for aoquittal or
conviction; that he had given dinner par
ties since he had been here, at which Messrs
Groesheck, Evarts, Cooper, Of Tennessee,
). s. Cox, Ogden, Of New York, and other
gentlemen were present; that he did not
believe that Mr.. Evarts bad used unpro-
fessional means With Senators to compass
the Presidents acquittal, aud much else Of
like import
10 reply to a question by General But
Ter, MIR. Wolley declined TO tell what dis
position had been made of the money above
alluded to, further than 20 state that no part
of the funds had been used to effect an
parchment ia any manner.
Thereupon Glen. Butler ordered him into
the custody Of the Serceant-al-Arms, who
accompanied him out Of the room, and di-
rected that he should have no intercourse
with any person.
Mr.. Woolley had previously asked that
he be taken 10 the bar Of the House FOR The
action Of that body. That being refused,
he asked for time 20 consider the matter.
That, also, was denied. lie then conclu-
ded to state that lee had given a check for
twenty thousand dollars 20 person in New
York, whom he named, because he had
been convinced that the money could not
be used here IN the interest of his clients.
The remaining amount he had nsed for his
private expenses. There were sharp ques-
tons aud sharp answers in abundance, Mr..
Batter losing has temper 10 such an extent
that be called Mr.. Woolley, in substance,
liar. The other managers present not sup
porting MIR. Batter, the epithet was with
drawn, after some lively handying. The
examination was concluded at 4 o'clock
P NJ, and Mr.. Woolley was released from
arrest