New-York tribune., 1875-01-19
NEW-YORK TUESDAY, JANUARY 49, ls75-TRPT.E SHEET


on ,he subsidy question had been IRON eee'nninR ~
beeu.
q. am speaking of ahsolutc knEwedgc - irDm Tsa
Record Tor year ar two beforehand Win eietence "
O. Arc you not aware that I made three speeches
against H. and fought It In every attiinde rom peg, ,
"E u"aeriteoS n eoS tnat To- be- your gp position.
Q Tnen, had vou NJ doubt 10 tho Information re;
that personally accented II as trntanl. ,,.
q And vt you communicated u In me pnomo MAJ ~,
neri A. said at the outset that should prefer 10
Q Who is the other member OF the co%mteo to
whom refer A. Another member or the COMMIT
tee whose name mentioned In tho same current wa!
Q Is II the usual custom IN your Office. or is it the
general practice OF leaGing Metropolitan uowSplp1rs 10
assail public men on such nformaon az nat On who"
Mtness-Flrst. have assailel you
Mr. Wood-U lloubtelv you bav'. ,.,
Wnrss-WI you let me see the natnre or the assam
hr. WOO1-YIu have assaulted us IN the comnubIca-
tion which You have jnst made. -,
Wtne's-I proposed to Givc that IN private, ana s,
thai gave II merely one Of tue curreut rumors "hen
the Commute, mast be aware Of.
MI WOOd-Bnt IL IliE lhBUNE you uid noI rei' M is
II as current rImor hut a. suost!ntu gharEs "gl
Two members OF this tommlltee. Now, Iwant to KNOW
what evldenre yOn have OD the sdiJ ell
WtnGss-Flrst produce what nave said. Nv imnes-
sion s not that m!de tie charge as Of our own Know
edge hut SIMPLY said that there was currchl suapiepu
clnccrLlng two memD;rs OF tho Committee, anu
my recollection H. mat the artirl very plainly
showed, wnat was certainly Vgrg clearly our own nuu
lIn that the fact OF such rdnOr should sunuii th
Committee " ezra eXeriDl fju never were Included
until THIS morning yOdr name vas n'yer menilVnei or
ponted OUT IN any way in TUE TRIBUNE
bs@ionnS Of InIs nyestIssoS ani al tnrouga It hcro
has b"en one unanimous determined effort Oh rue plt
II ever member of ms Committee 10 get at All tn9
facts, and II ANYBODY else can give us tue sHht
cst Gmt t1at VIII enlio MS T. investigate tnls Woo
matter ths t0nmit,co WI follow ~ "'ii' e'.n i,o ui
mails ui Congress 1.u tNLk We nave Got 10 'no u'p
and v not cntor; bus We VIII eater II you only sho"
Witness-I think you have 90, in or two cscs.
The Chairman states lto moro istinctly what yoi
said moment ago IN reference to Mr. Dtwcs'] name.
Wines s1dsiml ", 'ut IN tue same "ay anh III tue
same sorl II rumOr wlrI connected NJ W"oa wllh TINS
mat er TIE Of Mr.. Dtws wds also mentioned A.
having been In some way OH th3Is OF COnmodoAe Gar
us0n. or some OtHrr man.
O. DiI you hear OF any other ls except Coniino
due 6aTIi,ou',f A. thilk not.
@ D.I vou evcg near That Mr. D.wess name was or
Mr.. Dawes was in Heated III some way with the d'sr-
button cf tnis money.
VS. list Of those pamos wnOm this uau SypheF
thuuglt no couIj eOutroi \. Yes.
@ Dii YOU learn ANYTHING ab0It Nj. syphcrs local or
OLer Influence at wold LEAD yol 10 sdpp0so thar no
coul nave any control over ne A. IL wOald not seem
O. Do ,Ou DOT kuow thai from the very outset was
an avOwed supporter Of tho suosilyi A. l have 50
heard.
Tne Charman-Tden there no occasion ~ put mo
on any BODY ,lst as Que whI cJulI pa cO1t1li'J.
ob,orve that 1 have no mor5 unier.ae,n T. say tnit
lnere particle OF truh in ihiC rhor IN IN ~ tle
uthcr. 1 nave mentioned these ls rnDOrs which are
cnTrcnt aIi whcl cOn3 ~ "a. 1Jn Will 90 me
the thcr justice emeUber that wrote ~ letter
know he ought to know tnat his uame 10 currently
talked abJuI IN rls cJnnec ion."
q IL tyC you any supposiuOn tait mat lntna'loh
eycr reached mef A. ! supposed II would Naturally,
when sent IL to mod!oer Vf the Committee; sent 1t
to Mr. Beck.
O. DiI you request him To communicate It TO mei A.
vat II IL the eXI:t Language quoted: II Dawes does
not know, lie Ongnt TO know
@ Wln you ave tn, Committee tho ground for the
rJnuJr That was IN Jllcllri 40 mat mdtetf n lue
III nor was s'wpy r1pcatot from month 70 'noutn'
O. DID any ground fOr tie rinJf ever rotGh your
edi A. Nothing tnat ever accepted, or that SAID 10
one I'D NE 20 believe u.
q Thcu it was runnr without any reason accom-
pAuyiDE A. ExictiE, the sam hIui OF rum'r eA
0'pO tht did not folio l., that clnl@''e n"hotf ~
Otn"r people with the Iicn5 NJ ii SUBSIDY th"I h1fo
since Deen prove to have Osen connected with II.
O. Have yOu auy cviicar", or any Suspicion tndt fur
n,siird any ground "r such rnmOrf n. You ast me
nave ANY cviden - AGau,t ypJ sV nt nuce, ~.
O Have you any ground Tor suspciIuf A. 10 lot
tiuK Jld sV tL3t suspect yJu ~ LEc le1s; but
should great many others nave "ne 40, evidently.
O Have you anything which you eau furnish the Com
MI Zee tiat has cnsi tcrrd ground for any
ru,nor4 A. l shoud | can givo no reason for
believing tIe ruuOr save Ito current repetition IN we'll
O eve the circles IN wAich i current A. 1t
is .ne OF rrpp.t wAicl Wy JrH nc"spApcr mei
who 20 d,wu in.o Wall S,rert adl ~ among tie bauK
ana business men, UrnG ut'H,
q Was the gossip when sad reached you ia re-
ercce q connued 10 ttIs nst of COmmodogo Giui-
sOh3 A. NJ; gossip wucn 1 heard aud wbch
near at different tiuics, anI to "h'h l attached 80
H.uo Importance tHat retained no pa-
uculars il-Ietring 1t AZ | hoar thousand other
ruiDUis-:Ohucctcd III 50 why ~l'h tao pawn 'ht
Of ne money ~ PCifl. all STRAINS iip CJmJdnV.
O. Aud Ou Communicated /. cJ.h rutlAliy to 'Dem-
br OF the Go uullJ Jce-t suaU'ciJh Ia regard 10
ono uf his cohcd-ucs, ald dId not commune ttp
IL hn-eItf A. l mai received IA 'ss * from Mf
BECK CONCERNING tne ,irs of th1 CJmnit et aId hIi
received ~ Inessago from YOa. | certainly did not
tnIik that was mater wnich nal any warrant 10 dp
prO,cn yUu about, 1y more tLan ndI ~ appTd"ei MI
THe Chairman-I never heard my name mentioned 10
REGARD To the until Last Thursday, and then |
sainn1ned before the Committee th1 man "ho HHs
rcprrr.ntcl nad something To DO win =, anu
thdt IL never had tHo sghtest thluS 10 10
vita il hIinseil. F5fcr 10 MI. ca II e.