The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1869-10-06

4, "eAssure Nj. Fisk that in the con.
lversation with the Sun reporter, yes
terday, whst he says regarding my i'm.
putting belittling or derogatory expires
sions respecting him are not true. 4!
4 Here follows an interval Of twek,
ty or more lines, when appears sThis
o be published If you desire it, e
"Tliere is, it will be observed, no
mark of P. S. or N. B. in this post.
script, and no person addressed in the
sffetfer.-Here was a fat denial OF what
Mr. Corbin had said the previous day,
and our representatives who was none
other than the same interviewer who
saw Mr.. Corbin, and is accurate in
reporting conversations amost to in
falibi itv, wa justly dumbfounded.
stHl that note Of denial to Mr.. Eisk's
ffriend only corrohorated his suspicious
of the previous day, that Abel r. Cor
bin1was connected with fhergold clique
kof Wall street. -, This question occur
red to, him -, What can have made
MI, Fisk serious over this affair? Mr..
Corbin only said he was a fast man,
i'while there are thousands of names
worse than fast daily applied to the
EAdmiral. ~ I'D =, iy s..
"Here then followed this dialogue
"Mr. Fisk-You see what Mr.. Cor,
bin says about your reported inter
view? Mr. Dana informs me, by
telegraph, that you are the gentleman
twho saw Mr.. Corbin yesterday. H.
"Reporter-I have only. to say that
the Interview was correctly reported,
tandis perfectly accurate. Sud ~
.'Mr. Fisk-Then you tell. me that
Mi. Corbin spoke of, me in such dis
tpafaging terms as you reportf.
sRepOrter-The terms published
are the same as we're mentioned. n
"Mr. Fisk-Well, then it is a ques-
ton of veracity between You and Mr.,
! COrbin. =, "a. 10 lem
l. 'Reporter-There is no. question OF
xeratfty. ,i 1 carefully reported what
Mr.. Corbin said, and he will not deny
it. to me. ! will have to go and see
him about it. lid b.: t-.., III;
"Mr. Fisk-WiH yoIr return and
see Inc after You call on. Nh. Corbin ?
fReporter-I will: Hsru.4 "a;
HME;e Fisk-By the way, did you
know that / was in MIR. Corbin's house
when you we're there yesterday
t&"Reperter-No sir; / did not know
it;; but 1 suspicioned it when I enter,
FED here just now, for,I see that the
coach outside is. the same that was be.
foIelthe door when I called on him at
z T.: Al. .a,-; ssyG3 .au ,ii~,..-r,Galn
;rMr. Fisk-f was there. When
Your card came in, Mr.. Corbin men:
, TONED that the Sun reporter desired
ITO see him. / told him to beware, for
these SUI people were widerawake
men. :a,a. -..s .-i ..a,
"Here our reporter bowed himself
out of the luxurious private Office OF
Mr.. Fisk. and started for Mr.. Cor
bins residence on .Twenty-seventlr
street. ..,i :. cir.
"Mr Corbin had told him certain
things=day before yesterday, and at al
most sunrise yesterday denied them.
There was no remedy but to meet him
and learn what he meant. The fact
that Mr.. Fisk was in. Mr. orbin's
house the same day that that gentle
man told him he had not been there
since last summer was no. agreeable;
the truth regarding The affair had to
come out. There was no room for
he .~itation. Determined to be in the
our reporter first went and found
q competent witness to accompany him
to. ME CorbiHs. They wont and found
The Presidents brotifer=inJawat homo
He came to the grand par!or and eN-l
;hibited great agitation while greeting
us. His features were flu sized, and
other symptoms inslicatel his excite
ment over meeting one, who but a few
hours before, he had said had reported
falsely regarding his word.
"'The conversation passedinthe US
ual; dialogue4orm, beginning with
/ .sEeportef-Mr. Corbin, you viii
remember that, when 1 called on you
yesterday. it Was to authortativeiy cor
rect the rumor that you and President
Grant were implicated in making the
great panic. So I-toId you when l
came, and 1 listened to your assertions
of non-complicity, and reported them
accurately.
"Mr. Corbin-Yes, sir, and I must
thank the sun, for your high ex-
preston of respect you make of me,
:Ehis morning, 4 gentleman came
from Mr.. Fisk. and said that he CMr.
was astonished that 1 should
speak of him in such terms, while his
life was already in jeopardy; for it
only added TO his danger. l then sent
him a note, saying 1 did not mean to
say, anything deroeatory OF him ]
did not mean yesterday hot Iaaid Af.
Fisk tues a. Jast MAJ, 6ut that that aOds
the, reputation he bore III the ciiy."
:: tReporter-Then what the Sun
published was not false, es one would
understand you meant to say. from the
tenor. OF your note to Mr.. Fisk?
HMr... Corbin--No; bdt.I did not wish
to cause Mr.. Fisk any addili NAL danger
than those he was already liable to.
t..Reportar-Mr. Fisk tells me this1
morning that he was here to see you
yesterday, and 1 recognize his coach
the one. !: saw before. your door.
aMr. Cofbiin- Yes; he came Fate in
the day, but.didrnot seem to know
he, wanted to see me for. II
he was alarmed from reports or
on his life which he had heard.
[, assure you l never had a business
transaction with Mr.. Fisk in my life.
His Tenth National Bank l never saw
I never speculated in cold, except as