The sun., 1870-10-17
GEN. B. F. BUTLER'S WITNESS
ritz TESTIMONY or Whitney IN THE
tHES- BVTL ER CASE.

Lnowlcdg ing himself Linr and Swim
her One Of Builcr's Diuekmaiiins Agents
ina Tisht Place.
corcspoudcnce Of The sun.
v,snNGroS, Oct H. lS1o.-The readers Of
ru sun are already quite familiar with what !.
tc,Wp ss the Anes. Batter sui Gaze. In some form
a, other t has for months hefof, the public.
u.deyeIopmcnts have already Afforded rich reaiin,
An give promise OF letting ont some rich secrets In
th, uturc The latest pa1e IN tie history OF The
eSse vas completed when II was recently before
,cei,I commissioner appointed by the Supreme
Court Of tic District Of Columbia to take the testi
money Of Benjamin H. Whitney, Gen. Buffers
clerk Whitney, will be remembered, was very
10th to testify lie resor;ed TO every conceivable
iesal subtcriuge to avoid H. but was finally com
pel!,d to answer. Amer his examination An effort
was made to Keep his testmon, secret and the enlr
was for time successful. have succeeded, how
ever, IN obtsinns cory of IT, and herewith present
II 10 the readers Of TuE Sun:
Qucsiinn-whAt is YOUR nsme' Answer-Beuja
o-wiore 20 you live, Am wa'hin .ton,
DC
Q-wha, /, your Occursiioni A-Tha. Of a
eerx.
ON wha, capacity ere you actiri as clerk at
Jrcsentt An The tr sent time | lave entire
In addition clerk to the Market unu'e Associ't'on
Q-Wherc 1. your ofice aud place OF business
A-Co ner Of Fifteenth and street. at The ooice OF
Q--Ycu are the complainant in the original bill
Q-And in your bill OF compl'int you ae-o that
en- ere. ,ip Into ,.c.T So~.Tic, %s nro as
in the diuing ru-osn NJ Gen. Bu leI's house.
uSs,Rrurxo GrS. BUTLER.
Q.-Do you saw now that you never did asst n as
sretson Tor the delay iu the ~etenen, this claim
th,t the General hai gone away had been DELAYED
Gen. Buffers uane 10 connection with tle claim OF
N N,v., dt1V
Q-lo .nv shape, form or ulanreri Al eannot
conceive t-at have.
o.--oa you have him a, your once about it at
Odd you cyot toll Ams> Won ildi A-No. sir.
.Q.Dii ,on ,eli Mr.. hns' t.'t ne he h,d boen there
Q.-Dh you ever intimate to hin in any manner.
shape or form tA-t he had bceli A-Nover.
nov PEACE WAS DRou0ur ABOUT BETWEEN DYER
AND BurLgu.
Q-Dd yo- tell Sr. Aue. thst Con Butler had
buriei the natchct with Gen. Dye Al might
Q How do you know that fact' ANY under
SANDING WIS thus; cannot say when II wts: but
Understood tia. these gentlemen met a, private
dinner poriS, and tha, subsequently, uen. Dyer In.
v,ted Gen. Butler To diue with him, which he was
nnable 10 90 m,ss'f siiro.gin; The no;s of ap1o
" " Gen. Dyer Tor him that r the way tue kBO
r'Eo came to m0 canno! say aaytain- as 10 the
ODD yo, understand t'pt there was an,
ha'ciot II bury' A.-G'1 Bu-or took part IN the
prCScc..on 81 Gen Der.
ct ut was not personally A-No bot It Great.
Q-ruai WAS oil-ill business on the part II Gs-
Ruter wss it not' Al -rppi-e So lut thop
uens mnds e l,ring. friendly or othersiso,
even II nhc'' lutrr,pur'c.
Q--Wlue va. Ne rbrN a. V'ic'ithey me'g 4 900
have r"l.c.; b, ,rd iucl ail' That Gru. Bi'.
1er md Gen II tr e. al private Dlnu. U1.ty. q
thli sulscq 3euu' Den. b., tvitrd 80. 6d.lr, e.
sine Nit3 NJ; irre rcd ilc ic't'r Of - - .or
oevtc ! 80 MOI rec 'l,ct the piarl.lt. it Wa
only IN that va kuc" .n' tam au'rl b.; Id .ro
a IA 10 IA. aaAv Al Al HH. Ii
AT1es.
NEVER rotD AArs mar BITTER WAS ~ 1T.
q - the lime Mr. Amcs was compairin. ,,au
Che d'my ~ you answer hill that nc aust be Ja'
uent-thst ti,s Heu'r.l never iaicl In quythtGs %.
nnicrtovk-ihlI Il would all be salts lct0ry In he
ehona have mentcnei Gen. Buffers name IN
Or that Gen u ter hai buried :he a,'che,-
tnadc ,ea,sf A-iL1t l. IN ontdVy different a
Q.-udi, not relate to NJ. crin ,,cc crarre, A
No, si 1t leltet to The cooire,s ttai eKlst.l b.
ID ~ &C.. "A IL a'd Mn sl. thSt /, a. a. a,,e,
p.2A-a" T. announce thIti reconciliation uas t.kyn
phac' ls Ween gentlemen Shp shoIil " ltnt,.
Q-Di !Ou not ell NJ. Amc- 'a.t G.l l. .cr b. p
been ucEe on tie SuSiiCs ot tlis c.A.n h
q. D.d-yoa not tel l. in. ta-t Le was 30 be, A.
Never.
WHITNEY Tt rIFrISg AGAINST WHITNEY
Q-Look It tts Gan in. Nittcss rotc,, IN
stale If you NtCte ta-I 10 a.L.. A.-lAls D, ~.
The note real as foloSs;
DaAr srn; The next .,cr +, for -, "i D,c5 to "a
ns5s Ahd 20, WI De 'oa-y rrosn'Hy rN\,t, ~
Odd you write that note to Mr. Aae.f a
aWould n1t..l dill
Q.-ls il ia lor, nan wrun,' A -Y,a, sir
.,Q-Nhai it .bost' Al cannot ;e. you aul'
o-You 90 ro, know w.ctls, i. was ABOUT thi-
bt-i. = s or nOtf A., sif.
Q.-Do sou az LII, rpoA your oa,h' A.-Tc4
Q.-wh't other business h.l YOU Via a'm' A
ave y 10. q.