New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-05
WHITE HOUSE BRIBERY.

GEN. DENT, ONE OF THE PRESIDENTS sECRE-
TARIRs, CHARGED With BRIBERY - THE
PROOF.
,yRon AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRIBUSRI
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Gen. Dent, the Presidents
brotber-ip-law. who is illegally on duty at the
White House as one of the Presidents secretaries,
having denied through Administration organs the
truth of dispatch from this city published in The
TRIBUNE of Sept 10 charging him with having re-
seiyed a bride of 800 in connection with office
getting. the following statement sworn to by the
gentleman who applied for the Consulate at Snga-
pore, India, is given to the pubho:
understand me Boston Evenin0 ,Trapeler Of few
DAYS since contained article stating how much Gen.
Dents sensibiity had been shocked when some I'M
portunng oceseeker offered him money Tor hs assist
anee in securing position, and how either he or the
President tore up the applicants papers desire TO
give you an account of what know about Gen Dents
tearingup proclivities in matter that under my
personal observation During the Spring OF 1871 was
an applicant for T. s. Consulate After being here for
some time, seeing that was not making any Roadway
toward securing the positions and also learning how
things we're done at headquarters, wrote note 10
Gen T. Dent the 18th Of May 1871 III these words,
IS near az 1 can remember now:
wAaHISsroS D. C.. May 10, 1871.
G DRST have matter pending hels an wheel %Ss nave
u. ss. sIss s have q n,crysw for de
seos you render me- Address "A, Washington, D. u
To which I received the following reply the same
evening;
Aimy puva.. Office, Executive hlDaOn. tomorrow st2Ru
(Signedl T. T. DAFT
showed this note to two friends OF mine (e1-army
officers one Of them now on the retired s, who recog
nized the signature at once as that Of Old Dent
we used TO call him in the army because he makes his
and Il so much like two seyens IT." At the time he
appointed. went TO the Executive Mansion told Gen.
ID there IN response 10 his note when he at once
invited Inc his private Office and closed the door.
told him what wanted, and that % wished him TO
intercede with the President and that would be willing
10 pay him well for IT," he then told Inc, You nle
Tour papeIs for Consul at singapore, because
there Is a vacancy there the that nOmi-
mated yesterday declines 20 accept the position is not
vet generally known that he Will decline" This was
nearly D. M Friday May 10, 1871 said Well, viii
bring the papers up here tomorrow morning. He said
Mo- bring them at that can put them before
led for this position" returned 10 the hotel got the
papers and took them 10 the White House and handed
them 70 him In bis private once. e iookeo tneu over
papers in his hand and started for my hotel saying
left hin that would call again the following morning
This was at nearly p Ia. Ibs same asyi oes n
ing that when should leave the White House that morn
ing he would find letter addressed 70 him under tbe
fhe put his desk that he would be
snTe 10 get H. In tins note had put tl0O bill and
wrote about these words On slip OF paper accompany
Eng II: ,uu,vo-ov n r n.v ao 1871
Oe T. Please accepts the neosed - part eeHpessSn
when left the White Honse that morning, ieit con
hdent that would get the position c4llee agAh on
Monday morning the 22d Of the same month toslearn
1ou,d be right aud said. ooh! found something oq
my desc after you left on Saturday" sald never
mind that Is all rght and nothing nor wss sa1
of state Wien they arrived ut the state DepaItmehl
they were Informed that the appointment had DesD
given 70, think, man from Iowa IrsturAed @~'He