, 1875-03-17
BEEcHER'S SON.
plo TiEIpS on wiLKrsoN SECURE uIH COMMISSION
IN THE NEHuLAE AAMY2

Old TILfQS on NiLEESQN SECURE LIS COMMISSION
IN THE NEHiLAE AAAY2
ttto FORK Times.
Tho world ut largo would uoyor know about
HI intensely dramatic aud funny Hituatlon which
GANG undcr tho pcrsoua! obsar; ;atlon OF 70.
parter of .he Times during tue progross Of tho
Eoechcr trial on Friday. Thoscpostes l,appouod
to bs seated directly behind Mr.. aud MIs.
Dccchrr while Mr.. Wilkeson was narratiug in 4
very dramatic mauuor how TIlton came to l1s
ollico aud told lin (.Yilscson) tho particulars Of
how ho wont to Wnshlneton in 1851, saw Alr.
Lincoln, md got hou Of Mr. Ucocher trans
fu.red flom Brooklyn scgimont into tho Fourth
Artillery Of ihe regular army.
"Wbat did Nr. Illtou any I" asked Mr. Evasts.
"HLy," BALD 5lg. WilLesoi, "Ttlton said that,
iu tho lirat ,ear Of tho war Harry Dsechor had
fallen into deep trouble by aomo misconduct
which he would mot ciiatncterizo but which le
subsequently did ci,aractsrIzs, had fallen into
deep trouble In d Drooklyn regiment in which ho
was IN officer, nnd that It bcrat,,o necessary 10
transfer hca from the volunteer Horyice Into the
reSnlAr army to saye btn from 1un, aud that
tu!d hltu tno troubn In which bis son was, and
Ills own grlcf and anxiety, aud the sorrow and
suxsety q tho whoe family about tho boy. And
Bs!d he, I want you to go OIL to Washington I'm.
Aud he gave mo S50,' saYH TIiton, 'and, without
whiting for change Of clothing, Icrossed tho fer
" mud took tho first train for Washington. On my
wey over nntd lie, l read tn newspaper that
Egvcral OF tho loyal 6tntos Rnd BoEne lontny
tuembers Of Congress. aud BosNe Goucrals, At tho
!1onru Of lAs Secretary of War tia next morning,
rountrY, aud tho iJea occurred to mo that /
would 40 10 TINT meeting, aud that, before left
That ,neeting, would Ket that commission for
3tr. Boeclers sou. :! got to Washington earyln
the morning. is gasd, srashcd myself up, and
brushed my hnir. and went over 10 simon cam-
crcn's housc+-wlIo, BY the by, had never seen,
ind didn't know.-ani II wasn't ditiloult, AZ
atEaugera uo,o entering tho houso for the pur-
10 get ill.,. 4 servant let mo In without
wns tho Secretary Of War, and blr.
Cameron wsn pointed ont to hin. 10 won't
connected with the Independent newspaper, !
lAsnt Ae raid. and Mr. Cameron was polite 10
lin and Invited hin to the breakfast which had
Lcen apponted. And he mid ils went aud took
Its place = The broaktast.'ab!o With tue Gov.
elnolY Vt tho btnteu, aud tho leading mombera
OF Congress- md some neuerals Of tho Army,
aud he participated in tho conversation, took hia
SHARE bore i'lH part, and then devoted himself
directly t. winning Mr. ca,aeron, and that be
got out Of hltuselE everything llers uaa; the
best OF Judgment, everything there mas tile
best Of aoecao:ea ile wlttteat things ho could
of Was; he won him. hs thought, completely,
20 That when broakfaat nss over. .ai,u tho
party broke up, Il "as l. smpld, thing for
him to tako him ons side sud stats to
him III. Deocher's extreme need, the saliva,
tton Of btu non from como lsg see III o brooklyn
r.rin,cut, thu necessity OF hls being immediate.
ly .ranrfcEtcl Into the regular army; aud be
sald asked him to elva mo that foreuoon q
cu.uturson for Harry III tie regular service. lie
toll ms ho would DO everything for rho "hAtso'
tver. and ssked. ME to tako his a1m End no Will
h'tn up TO tue wst Department;' H. SAD: !
tpeut sud le got co1nlnlIsIou for Ills son III she
tcy1lar uIulv. Aud took tho uo1t tl9in aud do
lIvorol into Dir, Deccher's hands. lIe drew mt
checks, and said that " long ~ ! lived, II
waited anything out Of hin, I should sci It to: