The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-23
RRsoURCEs.
Testimony Of Consul Perry and General
Babcock Before the Senate Committee.


WASHINGTON, June %, 1870
The following Ia synopsis OF the testimony taken
by the select committee of the United States Senate
charged TO inquire INTO the allegations contained In,
the petition OF Davis Hatch and accompanying
papers.
The select committee, composed Of Messrs Nyc
Terry, Howard, Williams, SchuE. Warner and
mittee ON Territories III the. Capitol The nvestiea-
ton began by the presentation OF the petition OF Davis
Hatch, the Intervention OF the government
his behalf in obtaining damages for hisimprlsonment
ana for property taken by the authorities Of IT. Do
mingo The amount OF damages nxed rtne petition
ments. aletter from Hatch to President Baez, max
ing his claim for damages at the account mentioned.
also narration OF his presence and business In ST.
Domingo, giving ful! and complete account Of the
object OF the undersigned In being temporarily re-
sfdent OF the Domn republic, and OF his difficulty
with the governments OF that republic while under the
administration OF President Baez; also the Circun-
stances under which ne was deprived OF his
Mr.. Raymond H. Perry. sworn and examined by
the chairman-Q What Is your official position?
States at ST. Domingo.
@. When did you assume the duties Of the once ?
A. On the 10th OF November, 1869.
About the l2th Of Novembsr ana relievsd my pre-
O. Did you receive formal commission from
the President Of the United states "A. NV CON-
State Department. signed by Hamilton Fish; am am
not full consul; full cOnsuls receive commissions
from the President; commercial agents FROM the
4: You received o paper giving you authority to
Q. What other function did your commission be.
queath upon you except that OF commercial agentf
A.. None.
@. Dla 1t authorize you to form treaty. A. No.
sir; that was separate commission, which was
brought out on the Albany by General Bab,Ock.
wa was .e aae q na mat a. nave IL nere
from the President. dated November g. 1853.
ULYSSES GRANT, President Of the United States Of
To ALL no WHOM TIES PRESENTS MAY CONE GREET.
Know The, r: and tn:
@saso the Dominican republic have invested him with
Of Ss %ss
with amy Uerson peTsons duly authorized By
' sis
eeInns Inc dominion. sovereignty Of the
republic e The ns ~ sS q and
territory s ssa s s.a 70 III.
hsrsxh and to aa
,rsa:e Or conventions toashn the premises.
s$ .Ss:.,, n',S: Z, u, S':
Of The Tn,ssa States 70 5s ssed
h he year Of Lord and Of the OF tie
BY the President FISH, Secretary Of State.
Q; Where did you receive this documents A. At
Q. Did any other person, so far as You know, hold
similar authority from the President OF the United
states in regard TO the formation Of the treaty
A. No, sir.
Q. DO yon believe there was any such person
there2 A. Not onlciay; not with a commission.
q. SO tnat SO far as you know, we have reason to
believe you can say, suppose, that you were the
sole rerson authorized oficially by formal document
10 negotiate respecting the formation Of that treaty
A. Yes, SIR.
Q. Did you become acquainted with man by the
name OF Hatchg A. Yes, SIR
Q. What condition was he in when You first knew
OF his being tnereS A. lie was III confinement at
q. Did you understand for what he was there in
cohhneinentY A: ! understood that he had been
ssstlDg CaDral In different ways, and also BacZ
q. Did you understand that he was charged with
the offence Of having assisted Cabrars party? A.
Q. Go on and state all You know about his triala
A. II am to 60 into the question OF st. Domingo
sn Wod pand 60 th lato vo s broad scope
me questions and ask me to answer them specin-
A. Did you understand the result OF the trial, A.
He was sentenced to DEATH and the sentence was
commuted to Punishment from the island In Octo-
@. Commuted by the President OF the republic.
Baez3 A. Yes, sir. When first went to st. Do
mingo there were three or four DOmintcans who
had taken protection In the commercial agency
men who had deserted from Baezs army.
and one OF them was guilty Of murder;
II was proper to give such protection. Thought
1t was weakening he authorities there by protecting
also to the state a ana
q. My inquiry relates particularly to the fo-mali.
ties OF the tria-wlleher ~ the trial there was any
departure from the usual forms OF law observed in
that republics A. did not hear thar there was.
Q. Answer my question, distinctly. Did you inter-
fere, directly or indirectly. to have Mr. Hatch de-
tanned OngerY A. No. SIR.
z. Did you ever receive letters from Mr.. Hatch
requesting you to interfere to obtain his release A.
Yes, Sir, Il received several.
q. Did you reply to them A. did not.
2: why dld yon not replyY A. From the time
received my commission in Washington had been
influenced against that man by all parties who had
been concerned with this annexation movement and
concerned with the island, and nad been advised by
all those parties not to 1ntercede for his release.
9. Name the parties. Witness named Joseph A.
Fabens.
Q. So you did not reply to Mr. Hatch's letterse A.
did not reply to his letters But sent him two or
three messages by parties who were going direct TO
Aqua that would do ali could TO obtain his re-
lease.
Q. When you did interfere to obtain his release
were you acting under instructions from the State
Departments or voluntarily on your own motion
A. When 1 first went there did IL voluntarily On