The New York herald., 1870-01-23

Grants Completely.
WASHINGTON, Jan. r. 1870
The Gold Investigating Committee resumed their
session to-day. There was full attendance In an
tcipaton of the examination OF jun Fisk, Jr.. and
Jay Gould. At ten O'Clock Gould appeared before
the committee His testimony carefully con.
sidered and delivered with the force OF one who |
deeply studies what he has To say. The only
point In Goulds testimony was a very de-
cided declaration that he considered that all |
efforts to link the name of the President or
the Secretary Of the Treasury with the transactions
incident to the gold panic OF September were mali
cious fabricatons that he believed that neither OF
those officers knew what was going on In Wall
street.
IL was two O'Clock before Fisk was sent for The
Prince OF Erie made his appearance with that air OF
confidence which indicated that he knew his part
and would give IL to the committee without much
cosxlns s IL sss way 9. inserrosa!lomn, HH manner
was directly the reverse or Goud's. kl5k went
on to say that the beginning OF the COM
bfnation with view to large specu. |
lation was the embarrassed condition OF
the Erie road, tho necessity OF large amounts OF
money and the desire to DO large fall trade IN
bringing the crops OF the West to market. The road
was out Of everything and was losing money He
saw chance Of making raise out OF gold, as he haa
made up his mind that no gold would come from
the government and 1t would be safe
10 go In. In making up his mind he was
supported by Gould, who had assured him
that he had investigated the theories about
the President as related by Corbin. Gould then
gave Fisk letter to Corbn, SO that he could meet
MIN and have q talk with him. The particular de-
sire was to get early Information. Corpin made a
nf
TINS he was doing great national good. Corbin
also said he could see IN this more money than he
had ever seen or heard OF before. Corbn assured
Fisk that he was all right behind the throne.
UD to the Monday before the s'BlacK Friday'' Fisk
had seen Corbin several times lie remarked that
while talking to him he felt all right bnt as
he was away from him he did not feel SO brave and
found himself getting shagy. Matters did NOT look
exactly right, and 1t was determined to test Corbin
by sending a special messenger TO the President,
who was then visiting Washington, Pa. Corbin
agreed to furnish a letter to this messenger and
trusty person named Chaplin was selected and to be
sure that he got of on the first train. Fisks brother
in.law went early In the morning, met Chaplin, ana
rode with him to Corbins house. Chaplin went into
The house. while Fisk's brother-in-law waited in
the carriage. C0rbin delivered to Chaplin q sealed
letter. the contents OF which were not known. Fisk
states, to either himself Could 1t was understood
as soon as he saw the President he should tele-
graph the result. The messenger left as directed.
Upon his return the messenger stated tnat he called
at the residence ut which tire President STOP
ping In Washington, Pa early In the evening, rang
the bell and presented card. marked ''W o. Cha
PIN with a letter from Mr. Corbn." After q few
minutes delay the President came into the parlor.
The messenger presented the letter. The President
openca the letter and read 1t but partiy through.
lie left the room apparently surprised. He was
gone fifteen minutes, when he returned, merely
marking Gan right" The messenger went TO the
! telegraph office ana telegraphed these words.
| Nothing more was said, and without knowing the
contents OF the letter Fisk was satisfied trusting
| Corbin's sincerity. This mad cllnched the matter,
| and Fsks confidence III Corbm was once more
established. Corbln, however Fisk stated, appeared
more excited than usual but this coad be accounted
for from natural causes. on Thursday preceding
the crash gold was 1863 aud closed at Al. While
al this was going on Secretary Boutwell, arrived
e bears and ne Leagues tn' were
| hian Iealher, drank to the health OF the Secre-
| WIN iulsome nattcry. The Secretary was cold and
reserved. 1ns Of treatment all the efforts
| the tears did not know where they stood. Alter
| dinner some got scared which wound up IN q gen.
OF Beoen %. sent word to FISK Ina, II be had
got all the gold he wanted tnaL they ike 20 20
| In. ON Friday morning Speyer turned up. Here
FISK narrated the scenes III the Gold Room Fisk
then stated That an article had appeared Times
| newspaper, bitterly accusing the government OF
| being implicated IN combination ruinous To the
| pupic credit lnis. FISK stated. he knew would be
tclegrapaed 10 Washington, ana was severe IN
| its charges he thought It's tendency would be
to make things weak. Fisk stated that
| Secretary Boutwell, received despatch on the SUBJ
Ject ana rushed over TO the Executive Mansion, ana
III few minutes returned and sent the dispatch TO
the Assistant treasurer 70 sell four millions.
Then ionowed statement OF the effect OF this
| m
| FISK told the committee tnas he thought ne would
go around and see the damned old iool'' CoroIn
| and accused him OF having deceived MN.
Soroin replied he nad Just heard what
Corbin, 10 relieve himself, promised TO 90 to wash
ngton anu arrest the iurthcr sale Or gold. FISK
| ing. FISK stated he called AGAIN on Corbln. He
| says Mrs. Corbin was also present and produced, 1t
IS alleged, etter from Mrs. Grant stating taat she
hoped the matter would soon be over. Fisk says he
was modified AT thls state OF the case and was
a9an determined that CorDin and his wife should %
| to Washington. On saturday COrbiA packed up and
stated that ne would telegraph that he would break
| last ut the WnItc House the following morning
FISK stated that this was the last he saw OF Corpln
| The committee then asked the question whether
| he knew that any OF the government officers were
| implicated. Fisk replied That what he had stai ed
| was all he knew ana tnat lie could not answer any
more definitely. In regard To Buttcrned he stated
tnat he had understood tnat that officer admitted
| that he was in some speculaiiouS. He thought the
| whole difficulty arose out OF the policy pursued IN
Washington He then asked the conmitlee to ex-
i
fiskS secretary. To this The committee replied that
| taey were conducting tne eXaninatlon and did not
need any suggestions. Fisk stated lie was In direct
communication with Buttertelu. and messengers
were continually going ana coming until the CRASH
| came. When the fatal despatch was received But
| terdeld was not to be lound tor some time. When
found and interrogated he pointed to man near by
reading the despatch Of The Secretary. Fisk thinks
| Butterteld betrayed nim ana in commun C alton
with other parles Pollard has an autograph letter
OF Introduction from Corbin to The President, which
| is merely In the usual form OF such letters.
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