New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09

down here that The Committee wanted 1t; Tt Il seems .
simple thing: | suppose the army rcg'Ser will chow .
the newspaper report Of the Inauguration wal show
that ne attended there 4, m officer Of Grams
ator Cssscrly having handed Mr.. Reid the iepI
above alluded tol; "Mere yOu on Gen Grant, 5iaHi II
The question asked Of Geo H. i@eL to which he antwe
Yes served under Gen. Grant thrcr ycIrs: might
explain 10 the Senator C5cnlor Howe ana NOT kno"
| why II was marked It seemed very slnpl" thihs -
Gen. Howell was probably marked because The pen
not taken Up from the paper.
air. Ecid WOcecdod-Ihe next sentence tt ma ,,,,
marked comes immediately after anu VA" mafh'u ''P
e iesiroas leaving army received from Cen Ggi l'.s'
10 M Gruoen saying hat II was 10 tbe power o. ,i
rfns To- im icn GIapD Ths letter vas presented ST. cnl-
nell before no wa apo ~ Cq.I sna m onn cooss r give
in portion Of IL General On.cr business o93 eIuao % o.
william TsesN had to forward to col Lre at w''hnS"n oc
f e eJ 1p ID on I S ~ wI Bcara at It
s' e o. ,ooH. ~ T row MAD Il egton from EewYoI
ntr,blnt, that frequent mee!ugs John - ~rf i,I
before the Committee that substantially detailed
to the reporters by Lindsay World say howtyf,T,
with reference 20 that and many other statements va
| this article, that they ala not origna@ MN
Mr. Lindsay hat Win an S,ncs ao III s5 1nS ' if
! was clrtiulIy concealed from me. hut WAC toI
could confirm il any way chose; Euch Is the system oi
alarm IN the Custom-house with references 10 NvE w.
toTnticn. that everything we receive comes 10 w WI
injunction .hat we must not disclose the name bni II
choose to refer 20 different persons wo WI ma tue
confirmation; thus information came 0 u IA thA' "d''
and we sent TO NJ. Lindsay and confirmed It,
INTIMIDATION IN CUsroMHOusE.
senator B1vard-Do understand. then the result
OF Your experience in investigating this matter. that
such a system OF intimidation exists among Custom
house employees that they fear TO tell the truth lest theY
lose their poitiors4 H. distinctly erStand that 10
bc the case VIII not say with All; but with Son' nom
whom We receive cO;nmunicItiOns.
senator Casserv-Did you ever receive cominunica-
ton rOm any person the employ Of the Custom hone
that he willing 10 come forward as a witness, am
state what he knew Voluntarily A. l innR ! Mavo
been told twice, verbally, on UnnpOrHnt points,
am quite willing 10 testify but the rule ba' been
senator Howc-Have you over received and published
q statement about the manner of conducting pubic
business in the Custon-hOnse upon 'he nluIlIon VI
those who cuioined upon you secrecy \. Yes III.
q, You would not feel at liberty then t. surrender
the names of any such A. No; should act there on
the rule which thnk tho senator Will see the Justice Of
ID was az ny option the information OF not ana
FUSED il must take the responsibility myself II would
have been repeatedly tod II you tel tbs 1t VIII cost
me the support o MY family; it seems 10 me public
wrong. ana bring it to YOU a. public Journalist 10
see II it can be- corrected hut cannot tahc thc
responsibility myself because it will cost me the sup
pOrt of my family :; have, In many INSTANCES known
the writer beside having what seemed 20 be r'sponni
Bile signature have received letters from wives o EN-
plOy in tho Custom house protesting against lh' as
easement upon their husbands for political purpose;
with this injunction added; " thlnk inns - u'uus.
wish the newspapers could correct IT.; but dare not let
my name 1e made public because II Wo4n COST 4y nus
The Chairman-We would be yery fad tGi9scSrt I'm
great pleasure as soon as we GET thronSh ts aIf't ~
giving the names OF some witnesses; not Inn am
volunteer witness mysClfI wish thai to he distinctly
understood aid no. dream, was 10 be cah5i neor9
this Committee anita the subpoena WAS presented 10 nc
save this hearsly evidence ana GA hov Suppo'' thc
Committee would receive anything but legal evidence
to be the duty Of good citizen ~ condng yOu tlc
names Of peoplc who might have niorE4ton to I,e
as the investigation has taken th cO1rsc VIII give te
names here. 49,
violating cOnfdeuce2 A. will do 10 wherever can,
wthout doing what may seem 10 mo betrayal OF conn
deHco.
AZ OPINION on ANONYMOUS CORRESPONDENCE.
Senator Howe-You think Is perfectly riga 10 give
of hat Is ed
to Won yIDousy. do yOui a. did not say Sir;
and ! do not know what authority you have for 50
saying
Q understand you TO say you thOse statements
to the public even when you felt Obliged to whhoc the
statement from that yOu made before; did not Sa,
thought It perfectly night TO give any 'nonynous CON
muncaiOns without responsibility nj DO rot thIuA
so; have not given anOny NOUS COMMUNICATION t -
the public without suppOs.DS had good r'asoA Tor III
sdering them authentic genuine statements OF gcniinc
O. Then viii nut another question: II man Ea@es
n statement you, for which he decnos 10 lie -P"ns
BILE and If you conclude in your own mind that the
statement true, you think il right to give the s@e
IT l. true, do tue case In question IL the case
a ady whom | have known for years. she
TO that her husband has been asses ed To- E
litical purposes IN the Custom house, and TINT II M.
made complaints OF il have sort of doubt that h,r
statement j, true but ought not 70 expose her name
think that IS an abuse that should be corrected "
Senator Casscrly-Q. DO yOu think q statement which
10 yOu although in confidence that Is perfe9l
responsible ne characterized as an Anonymous dOcu
A.
senator Howc-some statements, then. which coIu-
muuiCted ~ you by parties who will not be publicly re
To- the public through your Journal A. Yes Cir.
O. Other statements do not feel authorized 10 give
a. a. 9ss Ps sir S''"Ou' 'o'D' ''' ' , ~
think ft 10 give to the public aud those you think
nj 10 withhold from tho public a. II state
me mt came to me on subject which not OF general
public eOncornf the facts which 1t disclosed were not
clearly important n the public serVice-1f we're not
entirely convinced that the person iondips were not
rrsnon lbc and acting in good fsitli should probably
throw the article into the waste-basket.
eeSned the public if in your Opnioa Il was true then
you would feel authorized TO gave it to the pubicf A.
O. only wanted the rulol A. ] think Is rlo
which Ynt copnnend itse u the 5000 senoe OF se!os
a Communication to Mr.. Boutwell, and 70 Mr. GrirDell
these copies suppose tho originals Will be found
O. with that you close your testimony A. No Br; 1
think you inadvertently laid ou' more work for INK than
was Intended but have endeavorcd in good T. IN to
get everything asked 10 get. The next 10
be this statement skipping good de"' That WAS not
sccsirs .upeupenae the Cas, Bureau and MI Horton took
which tine Horton uncercinonSn'iJ eee o'
given security t payment Of re rent Ahe MAS oab to ece,
Upon INJURY as " the authority for that told
that to be found in Horizons tesihony before she
former Committee IL was ssG r % as IS s re-
house; the next IL Mr. Boutwelrs letter 70 Mr. Grin
most of these other seem - De COMPUTED Ifo
former report perhaps that general statement may
tSwaris the close mo article mmedisteiy follow
| Ing the pctron to Mr.. Murphy, asking for a r.
vas no answer, and Lcct Stocking ConIany
Iii have the exclusive control OF the GcDeIal OIdct
| storage That was not in the official rrpoIt i
hrlieye; the authority for that was statement by
| C,. Ieet 10 MIR. Allen n. Leet mt cousin, now re-
! porter on The Tribune; Col Leet slso sald as hs
| cousin Allen n Leet reported. that he had mac+ a
,rret dea OF money OF this business ana excused
liz. extorton the ground that II had been tolerated
under other Administrations might say III general
way that everything that has not now been mentioned
I'm that :Aticc IL either condensed from the former
| -, deriVed from or confirmed Mr.. Lindsay; and
| " - IN II know