Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-30

Bowen, Ssyles J.-or better, Soles j., a. he is
always on the sale,-meets cold comfort in his
little scheme TO make the President stand and
deliyer-an Office. The following statements
from parties thoroughly conversspt with the
facts serve to further illustrate the brazen cheek
OF this inveterste Offce-seeker, who has under
taken to found a claim for Executive considera-
ton on the fact that he voluntarily released the
President from the sale of a house to him that
vas desired as present to Gen. Sherman:
TO THE rUBLIC.
. 81. Bowen, in letter published in the
World of Saturday last, states that in a business
transaction General Grant" cheated him out
OF $4,000 with a GOODNESS and elaboration tn at
b0ulQ DO credit to any blackleg.
Familiar with the ''IansactiOn" referred to
by Mr. Bowen, truth and justice require me to
meet his vituPeratiye statement by a brief mar
Iatlve OF facts.
/. - General Grant was the owner of a house
in this city, on street, which Mr.. Bowen agreed
with NtssTs. kilbourn & Latta, real estate
agents, TO purchase, and paid to them 81 900 on
account o; the purchase money.
?. Shortly aiterwsrd, the property was desired
by Friends of General Sherman for the purpose
of presenting ii TO him. The President accord
II ely addressed a brief note to MIR. Bowen, who
after some delay consented to ''give up his
claim to it. This he did deliberately, without
any consideration, except a return of the Al 900
advanced by MIR. BOwen,) and without any
srtifce or fraud on the part of the President,
and the property was then purchased for Gen
6Tal Sherman.
g. When Mr.. Bowen consented to the sugges-
ton of the President prepared q release Of the
property from Mr.. Bowen TO General Sherman,
20 as TO make the title perfect, and took Ii to
the President and then to General Sherman.
Mr.. Bowen accompanied me, and when we left
the War Department We rode together on the
street ears TO the Office of the recorder of deeds,
where Mr.. Bowen paid for recording the release.
4. The World some time afterward contained
an article severely rejecting on the President in
connection with 1.-The transaction" alluded to in
n a m m q
reply indicating the President from the cen.
sure of the World, with the intention of publish
ing II. The publication was incidentally de-
lay Ell until II was deemed unnecessary to publish
II. Ii was In my possession till a few months
in company with Mr.. VIM. T.. Mott left it at
lis residence. A copy OF it may hereafter be
found among my papers.
g. / might add other facts, tending to show
that MT. BOwen's accusation against the Presi-
dent is entirely untrue, but the pressure of vari-
NIT me 10 DO 80. "A letter from Mr.. Mott accom-
panies this statement. VIM. A. Cook.
WAsHISGToN, ID. c.. July %, 1872.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July %, 1872.
Col. u B3. A. Cook.
EindiCstiOn OF President Grant by Mr. Bowen
from the old charges OF the World respecting the
purchase by Mr.. Bowen of General Grants res
idtnce on L street. and his subsequent relin-
qulshment OF the same when the friends of Gen.
Sherman wished 10 purchase il for that gentle
man. IL was in your Office, in pencil, in MIR.
BOwen's handwriting. Ii was written, as I'M
cerstcod both from you and him, for publica-
ton, and i was with you some months ago
when, at Mr.. BOwen's request, you left it at his
residence on X street.
Very respectfully, WIN. T.. MOTT.