, 1870-03-02
Charges Against the President and
Members Of His Family
Proved False.
What Gould Tried to Do-Corbin'B Is
Epeculations-His Letter to the
President-His Journey
to Washington.
The Presidents Reproof
-Attempt to B1.ibe
Porter.
The Bntterfeih Case-Gonldss Chargts-Bnt-
terfesd's E1pIanatloas--What the
Secretary Of the Treas
urJ Says.
Jay GOULD'S TESTIMONY.


JAY GOULD's TESTIMONY.
More than hRif OF Ar. Gou!dE testimony relates |
to Wall street, The general way Of doing buslnesa
there, and Mr. Goulds OWL mo1es Of operation |
and 1heoseB Ct npsrce. lie atatea that bis busl.
uc1s ia talroadtpg and steATbostlnR, and that be
went into gold after the Inauguration, with ycV
TO raising the price to Hollis, true CONNER.
c3s, price, 10 ,Te the producer n .tset naEoad:
that he .tueyer KEEP. book " In his lite aud made
10 memoTands, bnt carried his business IN hts
head, while controlling t3o, ,0oo, 900 10 gotl lie
says that gold rose on September - from AZ to 60.
btcautc the besrs got frightened; ths, he had no
idea OF its go,rg up ike that, and was "proaably
the tnost astcunded man on fhe street," thas he
Eas himself seller on that day, having an In
pre a!ou-derIycd from the facs tha. Se!tgmar.
Butte1ue1ds 3 broker, was asulnR from sn article IN
the Timea, and from other circumstances, which
he cahros or will not state-that IN order from
the Treadury was coulrg. and that It was his BALES
and not the osisr from Washington. which broke
Gown the rafket. lie g1Ees the following account
OF bis
7RASsAcTlokB WITH coRD1a.
q. State 10 tia committees II you know Mr.
Corpin: Yes sls, know HIN.
q How lolg rave 5oo known him! A. pe1haps
i. BID Jon ii the month OF September lass have
any Transactions With h,n7 A I oo1sns aome
sen,tmneT nr susua, fhnE II tne ear;y natt Of
Sepientef
different rmes, thluk It AMOUNTED al,oaelhert to
aenut Two mlIltors.
Q. Please NJ the rate: A. It WAS IN the thlr-
ties, think at dttre1ett p1tcea.
pufchn,e s oi eo,d %oFe .as oe,as persou @ iof
! whom }Do hooght7 l.. ThRi was all
gard to the movement, either IN the Wsy Of seek
ing bis 2dEicr, or Of giving Jour advice TO him
On ~ on nne ioe o.
an1 !pG @ ~ n,n n.o annr NV n
,.9.rd ~ roar an movenen: A. 10 Wnat son
WtTe rnfnc tn a. MD ha Know yoar pnr1ose
s1a aay.pca .aon me fue@ '6at believed gold
q. And that ,ou intended to make 1t advance
sons /. Yer. '- " '''-~ '>'''0~e
onsratfons. A: 10. air. No more man tnat
Enurht 1nIs SON for hirn aLd carried It Ior hin,,
G noT ls lsDE ald 3ou csf,y ~ a. haSe t'et
r. Then ne sonr trsnssct1nn syt1n him hss mt vel
hen closeds A Eos clo.td vet. No. e!r.
Il ie'o ieI IN ga JOINT account: a. II e0
wy Hese thess n1atu.ts the o3,y gold yoa eve,
tot GIT ios nsm. 4. They are all
O. IN ron tFnp,f nu a. an .' of1cer Of the govern
ne1t eInsr 10 wsea1c9ton or New Tofx, Or lie
xa9 sa sis e O. as! s to
nurtnS rhe moh1a @ 10 Of SEPTEMBER las, Or who Va, vs.
~ trtof4iig intereftcd Ia III Il. The Secretary o
~ m, IL n,,his fss.. and not an a.sser {,
ny, 48,ne.iiar : ~ MI sae M c,nid ans "a. p
tnat quss.l,n without expla!n,ng because DO no
.uS y .s ~ tn 1ue r1stra ~ ma
100 t ~ a1a Mae eqy sfter ee ~
ta Sop; .ste o5ea aaa had good tsston
5Rre ,n,o Uni ri, moVsmen, so''e "'sA A'A'
q oouLgs !axoaI soxv1R1s oonn,E. n..,
d ,hx x.nmMeri 11o nan an tsIeTvteW with Corbin
4 .omr VsTs ,nd nt aired nv on,uiou. as one ee
s1aa & s9ula @ees anotoe, nn He ,a a1Ren az mo no
nc,s es1,n!n ~ Wc1e min IN hase no narra,
n.d Il he aorernmens Wonld iaciii,sts Il, con
:, ers hnr Il ccn,d hn dane Tnen exn.ain,
10 70 hlm NJ iaeof5. la.t aa Hssa az g
At IiatLeo - aet,, Inst lug @ GoaneJ 49, ~, ",
~ oEeftfhaFg. tnas 'ae ususss ss.s -. @ ~ele ., " ~
Ct nanu.Ia to1, saa re Ssu!u S. NaosRo r. ~ ~ T.
VI !os otgs ctoru ru NJ ne.c nt end Wnt q II
ns gosea CT Va, selsg o. a3a q q
N Wn1s b. nnyiru Il ,hsr. a5d ee linz It on tae II
to 5s;. a.! 5!ssss: =: ~; :se nSs Il S
ax ssS .t:s NE safs s;opuo aoa.
'zss5se q Z r., ~, :! NJ Gorss; A. Il O.
- W. ~ ~ soanht ~ nseH ~ men. n,n nrs
It. nnsr 81 10 neSnnsd ao1s rea, eatae in 1ers
u Il0: *ne1e NE oalio'os nof5s 5ai1los y
A. t91oosn sono q OH o"I H., LIZ. ,9snn ~
h.,e t9a t.,,,es sa'S ri, a,er an va. lEo,,
Fl .s1.S "a ssspt ss sssess Nj Ss.eo
u mn9e G@4 9,rs.e;nr tSan rex.papefs i've hin cte
ips+ ~ IhoreH; e Eas ihe irre niatforn to ID
es On: tuss wha;e7er tie Eo.erpment could
10 sna 70 e dne psie2s
on @ the nrednc.s Of he WesE t6e1 onThs 70 rN DO"
roTmnnps,e m n,m lo nv s'ers su NJ ia s,n,.
as. Beng connected II my railroad bo.tae,a vita
H. q ,1e:e snaqasns ,ss o;ass ,1naf osa;
Of Wssed ytewa ot ltoee peepie, asd he xxs anIs
ttV- ana +. n,nao AZ snnn,nfTnent Win mo r. an
ou:- !ven: 70 Mr. Coroln's and .as introduced 10
yoi f'esfeA- r.1x WITH 1us rKEs,psxr.
BY .}1nt n" INA ~ NJ Pescr iuhi,er ~ Hn.ron
,sse sas eid NJ, teeT shst .he Pte.!denis sisTs =
3 70 Rostnn ssoA A"11A Va WA W.
ddl- s. Whom DO Tou mean when you say We !.
,oy. Ieste Esle several Retue Uen s'9og-As. ,s
use tJrua FED arg otaem menu 1pe osts' M
! BE- aeoa: q 70 o'cloer, going 1set. Astnis az
20 try. lie esop,. pro,nec;s snead, ac, Tha r
dtLs VA litter ct; iee other geEusmsn His WeIa
em- cntsirg; seHe were u tsso. a. soat .ena
,ard !cR goa and so1e we,e oppotea 70 4 AtteE :
That nsa esn; e. n daeF Ws aol II. Gsn rea
the .hA, ne teoasn1 .nrIe VAS ssr:asn smoa
as!ea:hfss atea, tas nssspss.5 81 .as ss es, !.
and i eee y; = sae.esz: Gas; =. !as ],
ssrce .. sa, MS ,eEMa' ~ .s. soeu ssAes ;s
!, h. tnooeh II that policy were cartel uqt II =
~, Tosrtnors. to = sTfst exttuf. 4ontd h.es I
they @ toet sss - s1oaaa % sbss II svss,nnsas oosas
'.. mat a. mater Q! tses i ou9as y tsciass ~
., Xn sE Etn,eT ia lie on31 tine IN ~hi:a We hay,
isie1es; p Il That Tas M all snat occurred O. O.
1hs P.ss:de1l VS. ! eontTac:'oa!.t -.
W. M ,os Soson hn n xa.s !aas r. ps1 m,s1s ~ =;
! as paHy1 A. There wese 81 the table.
i, to tne ,ne 1ses.s M ~ en III
trlal step, c.Ins v: Eed aud len - otaef eeatl M
2s Dc lreEembel NJ MaIs:oo's eelne along es
!" It The Ee1t Z orn!rE Was out ear:y n tne re
;. A. cfnce, and found him teleRrA?htrg 70 III b.
~ tao trl ont BIZ stockr. 10 that he had the sa1
|y re- preston 1nat nsd.
Th'ch Then 1ae rIet:dent travelled aoout. NEE!
bunal eootat, eIoo maoE pes!ees! men, nst Aoa
oues "aa xh.q ", NJ t,mn ~ ~ 1na1 nv tett
a0eF y. ~ tnnt tHeI =. J.. 49, ~ -
nr the ee!o.s ~ essna 5at5 s.s M. '99 1a =
serkanon more aea1Me1 .n11 naan seS.,a eoS =
assG rs es Mas e. S tnst e et h ne
It to tlne a1 Mi Corpln'4 Mr.. Ccroin tnvlseo
u1Fals TINE, steeue very unea ie'ereatsd n M
its 1n- eH tna .so5eSS st,a Tnnoss " y, s,ms
1tQuk m! 1otA Ul nl4A!pH 1onsJ Aot u.tAs
nltn eeastd 70 Weigh win him. Ae sas sel5
With MI. Cozbiu sud the President
act1on G, VINO wese present 8: tals eonsefsssit
State. No one but Mr. CoTb'r: fhe tfteldent,
as mt ! - n,en diararsraG Ths T1rs,aent said
,.o ~ 1bHt be y a. eatsred 'h.t <se eounsry had
1ounrfu! hatFcs:: that tnefe We 70 &c
valid, sn1psns; tnAs un,esa We eonl1 nsa
valid Wn,.n hnv-n ~. n,.r.. hcr.. IN rrmarred
ossibie | GOVERNMENT y oald DO uothcg cuY.og
Donlhs OF tic 1ear TO put down rue prizes