New-York tribune., 1872-01-30
NIB. MUDGEIT And THE N. Y TINES

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: | inclose herewith letters, copies oi
which were sent to The Times the 25h instant These
letters were The Times with the view Of rcfuns
II slanderous article published In that paper on the 25n
inst In the interest Of justice and fair journalism
respectfully request that you publish MS corr ona
Very respectfully, b. h. Mtp'hIf'
To the Editor Of T6e Ne',- Tork Times:
Sn: Yesterday dropped you note to correct what,
under the circumstances. ccgared unuiohiiona
misrepresentation In regard To my SELF ana greatly
astonshed this morning IN reading the gross and Ielos
attack you have t to publish. thereto feel eoui-
PEELED TO notice il, and shall try - set right Win
those whose opinions respect aO moi .et 10 NM
any who grossly Outrage 81 JOURNALISTIC
decency you have in your foul attach NJ n nae.
First, you have ft to hunt up a sni had the ms
fortune 10 have In the courts OF TINS city, Mhr" W
compelled to pay an unjust claim. think an not le
Just termination OF 1 suit. An | say is TIN: de-
Tended IL IN good faith and only inciose tue letters o.
schenck esd who counsel for Ier par ~ the
suit, which, II you will publish. will c'.I uly leave
the public Judge OF the decency OF yonr 1t'cS upon
me In that respect.
Your othcr mali gnan ISLANDERS Of small importance
TO ] shall only notice what you Of Cen Boriee
Porter, the IreSdents prlNate secretary lJu >t"I
meut Is false from beginning Ia eud to that. and
have doubt you believed 1t 10 be false when yo1
penned IT, VIII siy III relation TO H. Nhie We ~ ~
forming my contract with the Government aad Ie'o
II given Out 10 any one else. Gen. John 1ochls
OF thl' cltN informed me, III me Cty OF va NV
ton, that gen. Porter felt hurt M yost
Cli-tOnhOrsc, and desired make appp 'tn'h Ns
me 10 meet him told him he could o so An alPoa..
menu N'f hi''C y
tne teAt ma IS & net ,o Poricr %1 ~ me hc i,d heard
that / said personally knew he Wa, I rested Ia joos
about tho NcW-Norn Cnsom-io1''. replied that i.'d
not said that ! personally knew H. Dhi hii said
h,liey,d So and believed stll. aud explained ~
him why Among the reasons for tue benei was tH' ~
,mocy Win LINDSAY and Lcet. aud what had been sad
In puucction with the about the New-NOrk tur
house ut which he disclalned amy aeluah%,snse %
with In,lsay and said the President had wf'ttu "tin
neil t1 md Irei but GImnel had responded ihat thc
General order business hai been gwen 10 blAng INV
others for public reasons. aud he could DO y. t.lns
4 her
| ns YOU represent between Gen. tpma
and pSsSn yauc a! tSaI ycateray informed me that Pi
dent Grant had told him that had .ateu IN IN 'porty
@ , doo to b@ divided between Grant and Porteri Ina.
Porter sent for me and questioned ne, aud maj %oa
r. this il OF a character with the Porter , o,, ySe
| so maIieiously publish. which Is entirely tise w..
only intercourse | ever had with Porter ,d,, vas
when Cen Cochrane was present ana rnr"unee what yoa
have published, aud Porter's story To Grant MTncsTr
| fasehoods. Yours. &c., d.
Ds sia noticed me 8 Dats T"S. % o, ~, %Ps
upon yea Ia relation the suit brought sSs s S aS S
NOTE % 80 sGSP su S, S, TO "o H g. &
came my k9osedge our eC%1,, & sa ny s.tsc he gs.
.n was Mn n: sa9ts y1 5rh him ySs sSal
counsel during the remainder OF the tha f vast nupSr q
SHss%n5 aSs 1'fs his @ 1 s'; r ss s
rev that the Signature 10 9Is,Sa , eI az stue familiar VIA E
h.HawHn testify ihI q ssS x. SGs S.nr caves contrary op
,ss case N,s hs, he Cou would not Ps,n s, eo.A
.,Snsnr,s OF ,ours before the Ju 80 In ,hs eadsns
nSo Tor themselves comparing gennne he
meSt in question. Rherr WAS iots.. rs'ee ,rrAdis
.arl,d mi. opportunity believe they would have hs ,enc r
your or The Of the jury Ia snneaaes az p.s
pintf stated believed that the sote sl0.
Vas made hy the idea that were NJ u had a
aud ~ Tins shovog that they oRs, Is yoa d.d
An h matter gross imposition iOa i The jsr
pdor,ed about that ms ,riet th.s
gave The pa the coab and ny Ae ,ht
10 their opinion mistaken believe !e have no avues
defense To- this case could BE- smother W.,
the Tenct would be In your favor Yoar 'rp 'rup ClpraN
BKNyAxiN y. MUDesrr, ESD
| Ner-iork, Jaa. ~, 1914
BySJ " MuDGErr, esq ,, L. a.. s,.s,iug letter Of M
MI DxAR SIN; The statement contsined ~ ae a. as
(1n,oo n, Won Of this dale respect rue 10 g s sa
tails snsgrng on vac ,h dasnt
td 20 in IL tue counsel for Me- boesD sorrer
aud ed the Clinton MI Beeih SI ~ re sbes
ner of he The partnership nA 49, ~
nonih beoe the and the iaaAe ~, sor,l
or cop.ent of M Booth authority ron n - .Lspg
name of the S..oyed sra upon H. Booth Ia fact aHs" ''
tll about sin aterwsrL ,o,, sna
time Of tho trial very l.nnsr VIZ iar. una Hsr
have ney er rutertapd dscbi that the SO sa'
claimed TO bs yosrs never written lO ,oa. YER, ra
Sa % Sasss~s.. N~'vgt, 6sA ~ VIA