, 1875-06-11
r,t.r "rnAtistENr OF HISTORY" :
,,cttor from MIR. Il. T.. 7lorFitt. Of
AprlngTlcit, llls

Aprllgrlcit, llls
n, ,Ss Edaor Of The CtitGoo Tribune:
srn,surjulp, H.. Jnne 10, la75.-On Tho GIL,
- i,st May thero appeared In THE TanuHE aud
,uotbcr Chicago publication Al article purport-
,nv 10 10 d "srncfnl correspondence " from t1ua
.itr. entitled az Fragment OF 1Itbtory." This
,succiaE correspondence, IN hotI,lnsta,,ccs, wea
,be direct worh Of David l.. Philips OF tho Stale
,ournat, Of tlla city. Though controlling, M
u1,ucIrnl ownor, n publication Of bis own, Mr..
rhllliry, nn1or thu guEHo Of a Especial corro-
sooudont," anonymously a1sRilB and slaI.ders
1n,seli and others. --striving, under Rueh dis
misc 10 escape dotec!ton md oxrosuro.
uuslnobu n,attors hayo Hitherto delayed my
irving the public such oluci'lntion Of tho Frag-
msnt" a. 10 cuhble your reutlcrs to estimate tho
degree of reliance 10 lie placed upon tho stato-
,neu,s Of this dRguieod H'ai,lorer aud fa!a.t,or.
therefore spk thnt may DO allowed 10 address
your readorH, over MY own signature, through
tho sauso medium 10 which he resorts, In brief
rcp!y to Ills slandosDus anonymous assaults. llal
lia attack been made ovor hte own nnmo. rorly
would not haso hcon necessary. as, whore hc IL
huown l[B name IL tho synonym Of fatschood
mud doulle-denting.
Tho State printing under tho letting at 1872,
bcing tLs eatno 40 fully investigated by Judge
1IhANGN1 q NUWAkkkct III Ao1ft ttIp HHHyCNt !
he innoccncc Of 1fr. Pht'lips aud tho lA,nois
State Journal: md tho wrong~song Of myself
and othors tho substance Of tho "FragmcrtH.'
Ipropose, az s.atotl In card few dayB since,
to pl,ow tho hidden author Of thoHo ''r"e"sllts
tr bjs tr,,p cllnractnr Hftunld ho bo proven to
l.. :. pur3.,red mnn from hlB owt, lpa Hhou!A l,o
be convicted oi SANDERS nnl Of tho nloanuoAA OF
yil(fsinG otliers 10 extnlpato himself hhon1tl
Ills villnihy nssu,no tho pliaao OF MI aHsaasin
seeking to strike another. with whom llo wna az
eocIn!ol in busincHs, in the dark and under n
mault-ho Gun only charge tho result 10 lis owl,
folly aud wiclsotlnesa. THO miserable attempt to
'iuuyc othors roco!ls upon hla own head, and Le
Is hoist WITH his o9n pc.art.
To begin: In this Especial correspondence" ho
says, rcrerling to tho BIDS: "Somo tlmo after
wards, 1t loakod out that Aloasrs. Ualhaclie MID
Iotritt had uacl to hire on other prutcrs, aud
cnALlo themselves to secure tho contract ut tho
maximum rates allowed by law. about e1o,5oo,
or S5,250 encl,."
lio then, with simulated innocence. adds: ait
will be seen that n0ue OF tho parties n0to con-
trolling tho journal olce [llr. philIips hin,solf
represents and controls the Journal oilcol had
anyt1lfng to do With it."
In his humorous efforts to swoar befbre tho
Bradwell Investigation Con,,nit|co, hc dcules
knowledge OF Or l'artteipation tu buying OF
STRAW bidders. L refer hrie:y to son,o Of Lis
answers. sco paso 1876 Of tho Committeo's
printed report:
NO, rir: I know nothing Of Tho sort; nover did
know anything Of the sort.'
Again. aamo paga: al naver know anything about
such tAnEH." ....
And d. seaG sas samS 1s; NO. sF talked with no
question, nugs ls7 no you know what au,ount Il
s was @ BY fsF M Il e tho oray Of
Anawer-" I never hau word Of conversation With
my lnan uron thu subject"
hasio abons e" 'aN WIN ILL., 1s''' Or A''' ''
A.. No, sr,-nertr.n -,..
Again. when ashsd. "Ton state that you do not
ehaaes having bern inado Of biIH !"
A." Not at Alln
Q.--"po you know whcther tho contrac.ora did
purchase any Of tho h'lB7 ind, II so do y'u know
whotAor ihe JoHraa! Company paid ils PROPORTION Of
the amount % he Assignee u ono VI tho
Q.-"waa tho consideration III part for any moneys
that ho llsachel Lad lad out iii obtaining tho
A.-"That eannos anDwer for mover waa consult
., At rage 1.o-"po yon know Of any mopoy being
Q.-."D] Mr. llailhaeho?"
6Hae az 'e IT, II! snG srsss9y assyss'na a10u' that"
A.. :, ~ mover authorized hs.1nan being to
etisr lollHr In connection With tais printing
ptibsoE or proprietor. ou that subject, looking to
buying 4 man of;n
lstncsly tint. bcfnfs you Isft. Won Wero nsry L,
No arrangement 10 so cofnpctition for tho Ititiing
and lcftilu Instructions with Tho Journal Company 10
pay any money tor TINT nurlose7"
h.-"None A., "ha'esor!" ......
Tho question se page 178 being ae!sna concor1l-
ing TIC .ouTn0! Company authorizing tho bur-
rowing Of money for tic purpose OF oxucut1ns
tho contract for State printing. n and tho borrow.
Ing OF 50 C0o upon a note, Mr. Phillips answered
(paHo l!tDt "Ihoro was no money obtatned
nndor' tu'H order. 13u7c tcas no nofe, 10 INV
EHo'cldd9e ere' atecated under that order. by tho
secsetary. by the I.csident, " Tue Treasurer or
es any ono olse. Absolutely, to my knowledge
there mover Wan such papor oKccltod."
AT paga l1a. llo Hays; "I stated that, rnder
th!s rrretonaod nooting,' NO money was OBJ
taincd."
q. tpaga 1sol,.-"D d. you know Of any nots being
giyeu Gnues t..at order7n
sAy, not to my knowledge: and, 40 far AZ the
e ooosa Or ta COMPANY SHOW thote ne'cr was
n roi Suo. of ,f,o 1,,,rro, f.o,,,,, -. ,,,o
Reser Counany ar S1r Mrrrt r,t.in 13,,e. W ~ t