New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-06

Inaccuracies IN his testimony OF they were not
made Intentionally; these are the statements;
and were stating what you believed TO be the influences
tain ne labor contract in New-Y0rk that it neees
sary for his purposes, by some insrumentahty INA.
you should learn the nature OF bis remarksi A. Ihat
q Arswe 10 understand you tn mean that Mr.. Hiyer
@ Did You aSGnaint Mr.. iiiyeS With Mr. Iudees
statements In that TaXi A. can form no oP9oG -
Leet the very next morning, and Col Leet repeated II
@ You say that Mudgett came up to the Executive
Mansion by appointment with Gen. John Coehrane
q. And that you took the two into private room,
where You would be undsturbed, in order TO have this
Q. And Mudgett rave you various reasons why he
supposed there lad been influence from the Executive
O. He mentioned Mr. Grnnell, Mr.. Imbree, and others
as auth9rityi A. Yes. sir. ,.,,..
stood yOu 20 say ut was very suspicious fact that
Bixby who was Democrat, should be u the enjoyment
He did he said 1t was strange that Mr. Grnnel should
O. Did he not in inst conversation state that Mr. Lcet
was the person through whom Mr. Bixby obtained that
patronage' A. lie did not
@ Did he not speak at that time OF the letter which
President Grant gave Col Leet shortly after his naugu
Patton TO MT Grnne IN letter OF sr0nS ana
said IN that admong o ta otar e. 81 Len ne
ordering Mr. Grinnen to give hun the General Order
business. and corrected that and told him had seen
the letter, and that knew all that was said IN It.
That all that said.
that way ut that time A. He mentioned only what
have stated that Leet had taken this letter from the
@ That IT, he did mention that Leet had order from
me OF me pnteG states 20 receive te
O. Did be not state that Bixbv had received portion
OF that patrOnagel A. Not 10 that connection; ne sad
II very strange Mr. Grnnel should give the General
Order business 10 Bixby."
MI Mudgetts charge mad been that there was an In
fluence Executive Mansion, controlling entirely
Non Nor ltt
the purport OF his cbargel A. Yes, Sir.
@ And that ne had stated as proof Of that that the
President had given Lcet order IN Grnneu TO give
him the General Order busnessi A. That he stated and
Q. Then did he not, as another fact, mention the
ground suspicion rather that influence at
the NeWI0rk Cu-tom-H0use That Democrat had re-
CcVcd from Sir. Grim. I'll perQuisltes or ohcef A. lie
nd not state t IN that connecticut he stated eAdclly
J what nave repeated. ,- -
fatou. ana understand he was justified about me ,us-
lclOLs Ee had Tor making MS REMARK ahd Anohs lnose
remarks DC stated that Democrat LAD very str n5ey
obtained perqm-es at the hands OF MI GFinueAi i.
I lie mentioned tnt
GIN. roRrER's INFLUENCE.
@. And in the same conversation he stated the fact
that Lcet had an order from Gen Grant TO obtain the
| General Order business 4. That ne stated.
| Q. Now Sir, how was It if he complaining that
there was an influence in the Executive Mausi0 con-
trolling the official patronage at the CustOm-house IN
Democrat unless il was supposed now from Mr. Lcct,
or from some Of youi a. cannot tell his object in
O. The TACT is he did, A. lie did mention it just
@. Would # not occur TO you yourself that If these
facts mentioned proof that there was an inhu-
at tho Executive Mansion controlling ms custom.
which Loet took from gen. Grant 10 Mr Grinneuf \.
No sir becauss was constantly alluded the power
that instrumental in obtaining this business, ana Il
charged that had pecuniary connection with Gus
tom house business Of course knew that was false.
@ You knew that you had not got any Democrat into
good place there A. had not been ia the habit OF
| Ufling fhc appoint mcnt Of Democrats
! \.
| was strange that he should obtain II.
Q. And he wa alleged by Midget to have had such
9, Did you say at that time that you told Mr..
| / did til him was not intimate with Lindsay
Q. Did you tell HIN that you dill not know Lindsay
A. I told him had met him number OF times that
did know him. but was not intimate; spoke Tor Zen.
Babcock, too, al the same time-nether Cen Babcock
@ Did Won say that Won had not requested Mr. Leet to
bring Ar. Luda here % washington to see YOU aud
say NOT an 4i1 St SvS t'h s{%g So had
! any BUSINESS whatever with Mr.. Lindsay.
Q; Do you remember ever directing MI Leet 10 Wri'e
q. What object could Mr. Let hive in making an
pOntnent for Lindsay with the Executive Mansion
except by suggestion your own \. Let me tell you
v,V LtTIordinary thing about that letter; | will give
Won The facts Won probably refer the letter published
dated 9TH 81 september, lse9. signed by Leet al
dressed 10 Lindsay, aud stating: Porter Will be clad
10 see YOU and you had better como over SOON WI
Gen. Dent that you are admitted 70 ~, r9r,er
dly cen RawlIns died: the President and | had been
at Saratoga Col Leei Was Oh Long island tne fresideht
| and | arrived IN Washington about o'clock on the
evening of the Cth OF september do not see now snch
letter could have been written on ne On Oh
with Col Let Long Island and the President ana l
between Saratoga and here there Is some mistake IN te
dGe probably the non tAhninL ~. 49, ,ao
ate dinner at O'Clock in Washington Wmch s another
o. Rad III A. MY dear Mr.. Lindsay: Porter will he
glad to yuu. he going out 70 dinner at ococ
ask hun to admit YOU TO Porers ROOM Tacre are three
extraordinary things about this letter IN the rs pace
! was not IN Washington when Leet was In washington
| al that day uutl evening certainly never ate dn-
ner It ocock. nor told any body that was gong TO-
aud 10 would not be necessary 70 nave zen De' "l'
| ANYBODY 10 my room cannot explain IT, -,
loa ha'e e1SinGa con Ir reco~nIz HE WrsY A. II
looks like his handwrtlng could not TESTIFY posi-
lively should tahs " ior NE t tb ner that Won
! u-fi 4 That Is the Executive Mansion paper, and
| shoud saw il was Col. Let's writing.
O. Are you not familiar with his wrtlngl A. Yes, Sir
q Tas he nut been correspondent OF yours at dieE-
a. since he has been in Ncw-YorSi A. Very seldom
| 7 received couple OF letters from him.
Q. DO you recognize the haEdi A. should say that
O. Have YOU any doubt about it, A. have none eX
cept from the circumstances
| O. The circumstances would not bring doubt upon
! bis handwriting, would theyf A. man might make a
o. DO not speak Of the day am speaking of the
fact A. am only referring to facts ls not that a
very singular circumstance-Co Leets being on Long
Island and with the President on my way from sara
And ali that occurred on the 9Th Of September land
you Xix that day by the death OF Cen Rawlins A. He
died the afternoon abOuti O'Clock ON that day, ana
We arrived in Washington about an hour afterward.
,, O. You have knowledge of authorizing Mr. Leet OF
| terylew with this Mr. Lindsayl A. None whatever;
remember the only business that Mr.. Lindsay came
TO the White House upon It TO show the President
man for preventing sntiggling on the Canadian from
| tier Illustrated by some maps, believe -
O. That the only visit A. The only time he came
| on business.
| O. was he there frequently otherwise. not upon
business A Not frequently he would come up there
! occasionally, and sometimes he would leave card az
| the Executive Mansion and not come IN at times he
| would come In and 20 around TO Gen. Babcock, Gen
Dent, and myself, and say he had come 10 pay MS
| respects, and leave.
| o. When did you first know Lindsay A l wa
acfmai nted with him some time ago; had forgotten
| Of me Poi