The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-15

about Mr.. Bassctt and therefore did so state
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should know what was in that part your report which
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YOU or whether your ntsSon 70 submit % ask
port for PURPOSE before Game here o. 'ns re-
left the committI room the other dayr 4 lie Was q
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leaving New YORK 4 matter q public notcristy
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publican in convers"tion we found that we hsd not
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presented my letter to General Ketcham. and inquired
would probably be before the Committee OF Ways and
would tell me ali wanted 70 Know about t. and he intro
IN ONE or THE Ions,Ks
tain copy Daes S he said VI suppose You Will Viii
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replied that You'd s1 ira rather ss him.
Royyed in an humble sapssty.and said TO him Who
ee Of ne and ss fs Of the GST unit
clerk; heis ,v,~ v,,n vvs,......
be rey se .a u told him what he had
@ nave nave
and retained him as my lawyer in this matter there was
New York and told Mr. Denny what Mr. Basset had
d very We a ne Ills
conversation with Mr.. Bassett met General Ketcham,
who introduced Mr. Basset and told him Of this CONVEX
By Mr. what t i91 did you tell these gentle
within ten minutes; told Mr. Wood within TWO hours
eaa WSn l think the next day. and Mr.
O. State about the date Of this Conversation A. II was
IKE ns Ii ssd s s Of Mr.
Bassett wrote his address A. Ihave.
on one side of which his own name wns nrntcd and on
b MI BurehardE & You s Know the gentleman
n% nows A. Yes sr he in this ROOM sitns at the
O. think can identify him9 A he al
at the table there.
A., Inc figures are mine.
nsG he YER to Mr. By M
tive about that; think he did. 80.
WHO he WASP A. Yes; Inquired Of Captain Mares, and
how he da ms sck e You
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A. U With sassest sone ~'n
=. Where were YOU when it occurred? A. think we
he wrote e ep ssra s nao the W
him the Of s SS a a s
s% S1s D %Sen ou to Mr.
that they declined h,s services A. Ny impression i
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him nm yI Sls know MN 'y ssn'' A. never spoke 70
lation cost A. Never in my liie; when say never
spoke 70 MN should have added except once and that
was "I nc " ss pIivs,e ,,. -
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cost Ssv ana you nag not got INC PHI through yet
never SPOKE WORE 10 oeneraI butIer on the sunect
ud nnve no peIsonaI acquamiance WIN MN nave
sad IN print ana over my own signature that there had
meyer peen uonaI spent IN any sucn way.
s5 S me@ the any
nes N as 10 you ny any otner empoye Oh the
been from this Committee en- to when te brosers d
ever mas Deen SENT snouin De very apt 10
nave heard Il ana never heard anything OF the kind
MAS golng 70 ASK you IurtnelI wnetncr except tnc
ySu say Wv made oy Mr. basse any
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W my Ana rppm VI va ir a, MeV S . e
" Anu you nave aIeaay saia none py any memDer OF
Songresst say none by any member OF Congress or
Dy Ally pouy IN congress or out Oh congress- ana not no
mas 9een paa ior the services OF lawyer
w VIZ mas uome vpehiy. A.. - 49, ..,.. -
oH mean 'unt answer 10 ne taken wi,nout any
Ieserya a. "itn0ut any reser Vauom Whatever
lou say you aesre 10 sneia MI. Bassety a. yes,
vu' you I n nSkeo me .he 9%es0n Ine Gtnef 9May
as you nave asked ~ now sbould nave menuoned MT
nasseM name you mehuCned at the door that ought
zee 9, NAYS ana Msans ana nnmea'aely sain 70
Ky h e n auvset thaa NJ Dassett ouehI 70 nave
that stated 10 von IN a. ,vor 1--WE "a 800 ~, - %;s
nnrt '"'eu !" sou ua' "ouiu give copy Vi "'s re-