New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-23
, IN what rovlmentf A. Tho Chicago mercah'ho

Where were you theni A. was at Vlcksonrsi uas
q To what duty were you tnGh TO- do writing
nm What duty was Gen. Rawns on then A. ne Was
nS,ntent Genera for the Armyof the 1ennesSee, NJ
q. Had you any acquaintance WIN o0n' ''
q: Had you amy acquaintance win ''n' '"
DO You know how you happen to be- detailed nnre oI
duty in tho office Of Gen Rawn sd,san vino happened
m az v snS At the me who was acquainted
With me- mentioned me to Col Bowers beeve frat
commission Mndo bears date Oct 3 1863 Captain and Assist
ant OF Volunteers % the staff Of
Gen. Grant, A. Until the ith Of March, 1852,
To what duty GsT x yGS tnS RaWns the
being to write up certain records pr'or w q'''e "
You continued at the headquarters Of the army after
Cen Grant became Presidents A. Yes 5r; not e ~ o a
War Office with Gen. RawliDs; was aSS'su'u W 'P''
O. When were you relieved from that duty A. When aS
had finished it, then rendered y nroper shape all
the records OF Gen. Grant, from the ue u o when
q re IN %e% e eS they
ticular the manner OF keeping books, gnu roner
signed to the duty OF putting those recofo i'o pp
O. When was that duty completedi A That was III
o. Tac resignation 20 take effect when A. To take
effect the lst Of September folIowing asked leave Vi
O. Did you obtain leave of absence A. Yes Sir. .,o
you to 'iy a ypV wh Letters from
the President and Mr. Washburne A. Yes, sr. t, 10th
O. That what time in 1921 A. Ihat was 'ho i''n
@ Did you make arrangement for an interest IN she
General Order so Ga an e subject made no ar
O. Did you secure any interest the business at that
O. when did you first become interested in that bus
O. It was then that you made tho arrangement with
@ Did the President give you any other letter TO
Mr. Grinnell than that have produced herei A. No
| HOW THE LETTER WAS OBTAINED.
O How did you come get that leterf Did you ask
| for itf A. No. Sir; had made up my mind 10 resign
from the army and wanted to come to New-forh' auo
up my mind would come to New-YOrk and make IL my
home had heard something Of the General order DnS-
ness before this tne and went to Mr. WashDurnea 10"
days before Mr. Grinne was appointed the newspapers
| SPOKE of him a. being the probable nominee ana u
seemed to be the general impression that he would bel
on the 18Th of March Mr. washburne and asked
that Mr.. Grnne personal friend OF Of p M,
| Washburne; the next morning went TO the IRE
papers, and heard 1t said, that Mr: Grinnel was
likely to be appointed. and asked him II could go 10
G5ector Of the port he turned to desk and began
sG min G tnS S Wish ws1 tdd n he h IN
letter introduction from Mr. Washburne wth n say
ing word he turned to his desk and finished this letter
Did aid he not tell You that he could say to
remember whether he did tell me could say to Mr
| IL
O. Yon did state to Mr. Grinnei that he would be ap
Mr. Grinnel as likely to he appointed wanted TO know
now knew it why thought so; told him had seen
ent; seemed be the general impression outside that
| he would be nominated
HE BIxBY-INDsAY ARRANGEMENT.
| O. Was not Bixby interested in the General Order
| business at the time you came hercl A. believe he
mad not any in at that time am not sure
however
O. Had you made the acquaintance OF Mr.. Lindsay be-
O. Had YOU had some talk with him about tho General
| Order business A. Yes, sir. . .,
O. Did you communicate to the President at the time
you got this letter that you designed to be an Sppcant
| did not say a word 10 him on the subject. .
@ Did you say anything to him about the General eta
about it two months previously that was before his
g What did you say about the matteri A lie didn't
O. We had in evidence here. time ago. letter
directing or authorizing delivery OF certain General
order business to such parties substantially as M Land
There such letter, believe given to Mr. Lindsay
THE are the a np
assigned to the stores then occupied by MI BxOy ana
O. Why was that letter directed to DIR. Lindsay, in
stead Of to Mr. Bxby or yourself Do you know a.
managed the whole affair could not tell indeed, why
| it was done; the whole thing was arranged by MI
O. The arrangement with whomi A. Between Mr.
| n.
O. What reason did Mr. Grnncl assign for not giving
you an interest in the Genera order business Wae you
satisfy that is all that was said ON the SUBJECT
O. Did you threaten Mr. Grinne if LIE did not give
you interest in that businessi did you make any
d va HS reasn any one 9TH that unless he did give
you interest there would be another Collector ap'
O. Make any threats of that kind A. No, Sir; could
not; had no influence TO have Collector so lar as
@ Iundcrstaud you to say there no one interested
but StI Mr I'll B nI:T a A. No. SIR ''' VIZ w ~
| MYSTERIES OF THE WASHINGTON MESS.
@. DO you know Gen. Porteri A. do. very we'll
O. Had he no interest with you in that business A.
No, Sir; not conts worth.
O. Did he receive nothing from your A. Nothing what
| ever from me-.
@ Do YOU know Cen Babcock, A. Very well. Sir
@ Did he receive no benefit from this General Order
busines.i A. Nothing sir:
How long did this qrransement between s you and
O. should have asked you about that of which
| who composed that meas A. Do you mean the mess
Y ss nnS 2 1asag to IT. Yes
didn't belong to any mess IN washington after ! had
made this arrangement with Mr. BiAby; belonged to
mess some years previous.
Q Have you iamiiyi a. Yes, Sir -,..
O. We're yonr family living in Washington in 1851 A.
They up TO the ls of April thing 1859; then they
went to Pennsylvania a visit to my wife's mother.
O. Did they return to Washington after that A. No,
Sir.
q When did they take up their residence herei A.
They here think about the lat Of July, 1862 but
| not TO settle they went to the cOnHtry.
q. Has Gen. Porter familyi Yes, Sir.
q Has Gen. BHbcOcki A. Yes, Sir.
O. Had they families In 1859 A. Yes, Sir.
| O. Throughout the year A. Throughout the year.
| O. Where did Gen. Porter live during the year 1869
A. He lived believe. during the whole year at No. 2O2i
G-st
q Where did Gen. Babcock live during that timoi A.
| At the saple place.
| O. In the same house with Gen. Porteri A. Yes, Sir
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