New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-20
AN EFFORT TO CORRECT AN NACCURACY
OF THE ~ Y. TINES.

THE LONG BRANCH COTTAGE QUESTION -FREsI-
DENTAL EEPOTIsM ILLUSTRATED.
To ne Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The inattention to accuracy In an edi-
tora paragraph OF Tie N Y Times Of this date gives it
distno non 20 striking that in part me,
propose TO notice 1t with the view Of giving assistance
IA making the corrections required This is the para
graph:
7Ae Cincinnati Commercial stated the other day that
MI MURPHY had gwen S9VO9 toward t,e p T o. q
uptruth fathered by Halstead q Co." We engaged 70
Toye tat il was an untruth but Iialstead Co. quietly
lack out Thus IL is with all the Geceyte slanderers
They start calumuy, and when they are challenged to
the proof sneak OF. Can We not induce Haistead TO
subscribe g. 600 toward our Poor Chidren's Fund
In The Times OF July 49, Thomas Murphy published q
card saying:
did not give the President his house. contribute
a cent toward It's purchase and 50 f5r as know ana
believe. he purchased ii aud paid Tor IL with s own
money
This declaration comprehensive it intended to
appear did not fully satisfy the nqurng minds in this
country because the testimony Of Mr. Thomas Murphy
IN the Custom INVESTIGATIONS satisfied all Observant
persons Of his immense capacity ignorant indi
yidual. Among the wellnfOrmed gentlemen who have
Indicated surprise in relation 10 Mr.. Murphy's
letter the cottage is Mr. A T. Stewart of this city
The recorded evidence Of tins fact is in the following
terms quoted fromThe Herald Of July &c. In the
of an interview with representative Of The Herald:
"Mr stewart remarked that he had noticed Mr.. Muir
phs letter on the subject in The Herald and that
rise To- There were eight subscribers in all for the pur
chase of that property for Gen Grant, and he (Air
steWar0 knew OF one gentleman VINO was lnyled 10 pc
q subscriber the fund. In fact, he thought that
OF the city journals at least one of them had
the fui list OF the eight subscribers in It's posses
slOD.'
The Hartford Times made a statement called out by
Nurphy's card as follows:
Alexander i. Stewart. agentleman whose word will
generally carry weight than that OF Mir. Grants
Collector states that subscription paper for fund 10
buy Long Branch cottage 70 be presented 10 President
"A
20 complete the list On this paper the names Of
Thomas murphy JOhD HOey, George W. Childs. AdOlph
Borie' and three or four more for 5000 eaoE Mr..
Stewart says he declined 10 sign"
The " L. Sun Of July a. quoting The Herald interview
with Mr. Stewart and The Hartford editorial said:
This corresponds with the facts Of the case they
raised and deposited Ia bank to Gen. Grants credit
VINO tbercupOn went through the fOrmality drawing
BIS check iOr the amount and thus paying for
taEe This happened, as understand long Grant
pointed Collector" -
As this matter appeared in the New-York kilograms
prepared for the Of the central regions Of the ma
ton 1t was stated that Mr.. stewarsaid lin The Herald
interview that he had paper containing seven
OF subscribers 900 each for the purchase Of
cottage at Long Branch for the President and that he
given the opportunity Of becoming the eighth sub
scriber making up the OF $4,000 This telegram was
not precisely true but until there not within
my knowledge, been an attempt 10 deny that 1t was
thoroughly and substantially accurate.
MI Stewart is then responsible for the list OF
that has been given the subcrers 70 the Long
Branch Presidential cottage pool he has simply said
mere ~ds subscription paper circulated for the pur-
rhaoe Of that property, and that he knew gentleman
who was invited 70 become a subscriber 10 the fund
The principal pubic interest attaching this subject
DOL Whether 9Vm Murphy save TIE President his