New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-02

after
graDh office and sent 10 Mr.. Fisk this dispatch ~
delivered all right" and then returned 10 an rgbt O,
the dspatch "a an answer TO the doctrine OF INC
letter. and says lie proceeded IN ms ehno" ter va the
upon that supposition. The relation OF ms " rnt
whole TRANSACTION is sufficiently Important ~ VIZ
public statement In regard 10 ~. ,o,,-a the Com.
mittee details with great mnuteness his part OF t
transaction. He says he delivered icttct % af,er
ward IA the President entered the porch OF the ho
he lowered the letter addressed TO HIM. ChaPin' '
wsresny words by the President or Gen Porte. "Sgg
the least Information 10 What ibese letters e'n"' ~ ~
O. Were you nforn.eors leh EsvYOrs VIA. e 'o'an
ofthe letter No. Sir was not lhad no An""eogs '
suy say .,.. 49,, p,i,sr, answered
t6a, ne contents h o. ,hs se letter mean to say d
x. G s. ses sS SGp p. sn ss hey bad az night
ioq ld not 10 YOU, ,eeg'' No. aosns Of The Ii
The account given Of this testimony Dy oon io'' .
bic we we're staying at Washington Penn he Pr'ispt 'TS T
engaged morning PLAYING game o. & 70 zee me and sent bin
On finished The game Then S sAsf a ecu
teman ia The room handed letter. which oOened vas 'D'
eject. ~ vv II en,,t N, i,,e).
Tho bearer letter which he desires to deliver 10 ne c
P' s, 1at 70 AP Ps az Psn and he stepped o and Letter
@ s .,oop reading H. aud walked oa' IN another
directions s %,Fassr p was III. r:."S s "a ai i'
RS,d moment, and said Any reIy or .ST.sS on cot
into buggy and drove away @ tie President .,. %SS I l aa
BE- ~ ~: S.a. 30 S % i@Gs Letter. Il 6oo
4, e ms name mentioned in tf be '1d tnsI is M
from Yors p said appears TO be he SCENES lnie s
pG and was few moments SOD then 1na 10 5s mi,
sSS, r %.,:.sI o S Ss q.
mail up; IL bad for the Postmaster he ., "
clerks % bring the President aOd deliver 70
asked anything IN regard 70 TIC 'o
IL bs letter which Jon received .rseue s nO vas
ordinary uet' we tore Up %. S'1s ne % in existence
or Sot A. Ny understanding that mott vas WV
Hqs s,a the habit Of the President in that .'p,e;"he9sr
be IN tie habit destroying letters adesed 10 sa OF ns lie
d''Ty s 15 s1I ts.V h, 6ies 4 Y,' Sr
O. n ,hat in existence ~ea {oa h''
This letter which Corbin had led his eoeonspIaors 70
nnta nnally proved their ruin Its effect was me
Yerv reverse Of what they anticipated Gen. forer 'es
The letter would hare been Ike hundreds q the letters received S
the President IN bad not been SF TIE s, 'I Penn he ST
ing 10 tsk. csriag ride some % miles ron lVs'lsh
M sent in that S a S s ma LAT newspapers
Mr. coea having become se,i fi s M co s must,
have pecaBa Interest speeuatons taA be vas no.
@ Sa IL Fesos 70 Me- .,si 10
ay r s va, cSnSee;ei With psegaons 20 NswYoEs nl
hoped that III, VS., 50 De "os 5 sed at such m
oors He letter that evening "bch uli s ve 4,
k .s the night after arrived aud "ne We "e ~
Both Mr. Gould and Mr. corGin have testified 10
to this letter. and they state It's contents m
IA given by GEN Porter. 1t was received III
the evening of Wednesday tns 20 the
SIR. Gould called at Corblns mouse: I'LL y, In
contents of the letter. and they sat down 70
| ,tg,in
] hi ,ransn,rrd between them that night aud thf
SaNging morning. CSee GOuds evidence, pages 10 "
M and Cormus evidence, pages - 10 1iJ nus 49,
~ @ no vtmost alarm I'M the minds Of both these con
snirators 1t showed COrbin that ms uupuci'S No 10
f ib9I h had been deceived by COTbins representa-
lions and that blow from the Treasury ln3ht lIl .o
nif as presented in the evidence, remarkable Que
| Shut up in the library, near nlan lh s,,.,n
ns with aim eyes to decipher and read the con
tents OF letter written m pehei y. Ns ne horiiey
artl,a
caught with his sharper vision every worn luc vi H.
was examined, with ts postmark ana dats an w, my
crcumstances which lent EigBiiicance To tHe dOcuhht
I'm that interview CoThin had the advantage, i9I nc
had to mature plan lie seems 10 ~ - VI e
and ~ tie the proht from hls M
allowing the President any reason to believe that ne
Corbin) engaged in speculation anu Siu r' ~
had prepared letter 10 the President deny hg udt ~
had any interest ia the movement drcCt OF hu'Ct' Inv
said that send the letter by the 1Ist ran. Va
thSreore TO Gould that they should settle the purchase
OF sl.5OO,OO by Gould paying TO nun tne yo, nS
crued proht, which. - gold stood that is H
| amount to over 10000, IN addition 70 INC 49, go
he had already received Gould was ug%pg cum anl
10 refuse accept the proposOD ieIIIui on u0 a.
hand OF losing his money and on e otHeI od ia
in the meantime eutoned and lnAlhtalieu secte,S III DC
card 10 the existence OF the letter The next lnOlIins
| mo1y disasrees Corbn SAYS that Gould offered him
100000 on account II he wOud remain III the pool ph,
S%eed y the cntreaiy OF lie wife, declined the offer
Gould sWears that Corbn insisted on receiving ln ply
ioH 81 dcen dsIrust exclaimng II the contents OF
Mrs. Grants letter is known am rnined mon. Cor
Could went from Corblns house to the Once OF We Eo
Railroad sti keeping Mrs Grants letter serret rom
truth 10 make Fisk Jointly responsible for whatever
amount Of money he should pay to Cotgin. VI im'
M Goal say, to nc, Od COrGu feels troubled and
about gold; he hlndrc thousand dollars; Snst DO oa
Tint Of sd if he th money deal people ana
T a Ts,9sn oar Psn Te53d 10 VII god Is VI" ,
phase went Immediately and got check ior hundred .hen
ilai nisIl' ''' '-'' - ~ '''''' '.' -'''
| HOW GOULD AND FISK SAVED THEMSELVES.
| Mr.. Gould testihes that the check was drawn, bu
never paid TO COIbn. Mr. Fisk knew only of COrbin'
nervousness, but Gould knew far more He says that
Corbn deceived him in pretending possess knowledge
OF the Presidents purposes anu Of being IN auy way able
to influence theI6 He the SlQle extent OF the
danger and the ruin which Treasury SAFE you'd bring
dsed n to save % Mr. iFI Plan ana SppST 70
nave been thst Mr. FIX agg Others should push on the
thai he himself would buy ouly enough 10 keep up
anpesranctsi while he was quietly and rapidly seAy a.
large amounts possible without exciting the suspicion
of his associates. Mr Belden former partner Of Fisk
became ready tool FOR the accomplishment Of this pur
pose. Bringing with him crowd II fresh brokers, he
went nosy into the street proclmmIng everywhere that
gold gcng az much higher aud gave continued orders
purchasds s he fefefrcd 10 fTs ( smS could Martin
CO. as his principals and backers whether It was an
device prepared in advance to enable them TO repu-
date Their purchases Is mater Oh I1uns Du ~ ap
which him unlimited authority TO purchase gold &C
Bedens risk 10 give orders he chose to bedenS
brokers early Thursday morning Belen brought into
his back office MI Albert Speyers and introduced HIN TO
Fisk Gould, and smith. telling him TO take orders from
Mr. Fisk, and made the undoubted Impression on
Speyers mind that he TO act as broker OF the whole
party armed with this authority, and, in common with
many other brokers, Speycrs proceeded 10 buy gold his
first order buy quickly 100000, aud few min
utcs later continue buy when he hesitated he
told TO 20 ON and buy without fear; Mr. Stimson
bought many millions under order 10 put gold 10
"a many other brokers bought vast sums under similar
prtlp RS n
were buylug Gould himself selling He says OF that
daV - hnsiu purchaseS light "a