New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-17

srrprpyIsoR Triton COMES TO TIE RELIEF OF CEN.
BABcoCK-A LITTER To THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-SupervisOr Tuition
has addressed the following letter to President Grant,
dated at his Office Supervisor of the District OF Penn
sylvania Now-Jersey, Maryland, and the District OF
Columbia:
w,sHINGTos. d. C.. Dec. IS, 1873
To his ErceIlenog u. = GRANTSir observe that sen,
charges Gen Babcock your Private Secretary win nav
ing connection with the " ST. LOUIS WhShy fing,
and in their interest having improperly influenced you 10
revoke the order Of the Secretary ~ the treasury trans
ferr ne Supervisors, dated Jan. q, 1879. AS nave
claimed the credit Of having Influenced you 10 TevoEe
that order. feel II Is my duy no" 10 assume INC ~
spousbilily, and receive whatever action, f amy at
taches thereto and with this in view beg leave TO re-
mind you OF the facts as they occur 10 me:
lett from Commissioner Douglass inclosing the seer
ty's order of the 9Th Of January TRANSFERRING IRE 10
the St Louis district aud directing me 10 report tneTe
for duty the 18th of February won't to Washington
the night of the I'd of February saw Sonnissp S
Douglass on tho morning of the 4th, and asked MN now
long expected to remain at 81 Louis 10 winch ne
replied Perhaps year-siz months at least saH'
il so 1 would have resign, could not go 10 ST.
Louis for six months. Mr. Douglass stated that these
transfers originated and were ordered oy me drec IT,
lis room from the effects of IAN and had quite lengthy
iutcryiew made substantially tine same statement 10
him, that ~ proposed 10 keep zoe az ~ LOUIS SIX
mouths OF a year would be compelled to tender ny
me, and would not leave them SIX mVutns lol
tho sake of the office; besides which bad some
properly and other personal interests that could not be
neglected. for that Length of time. The honorable secle
tay finally agreed that should CO. with the understands
ing that was liberty return ON the LIST daY OF Ap1
thus making my absence about SIX weeks 10 ms ar
sened but ut the same time stated mat snoud no Do
able accomplish any good; that II extensive irs9ds
C ws p0 j nv dsers with the knowledge and aid Of
local officers they would cover them so deep tat lsouu
not be able them that tue fact 0i th Sc trans
fers of Supervisors aud revenue agents na'ng ven
published, giving tho parties full notice iOr TWO
cbon tT0 would give ample time to the per
sons Interested TO 40 completely cover Their iTdu.
ueut transactions 10 render it almost Impossible 10
trace them respectfully suggested that, In my OPINION
would he much better TO scnd some competent ucIet
person who would not be known ana whose lDoVelebts
would be entirely secret what going on ana
in this way the PARTIES could he caught IN the aoi OF u
frauding and sufficient evidence obtained on which 10
make seizures aud thereby t other proofs Of fraud and
urged that this plan should he adopted not only at 81
surSted TO tho Secretary that Special Agent Brooks
VINO had been duty with me for about hye years,
would De the very best man for that purpose oil whom
Finally. the Secretary suggested that had probably
better see the President he had taken great interest
4 sis saw CEN Babcock-wifn whom at that time,
had scarcely speaking mountaineering tod in mat
wanted To you; that had been ordered 10 report
for duty at ST. Louis ON the lotl instant ana lhat ue
sired TO you beiore going He replied hat You were
engaged with Senators ana members Ou tuat II Wou9
call in an hour could have an interview WIN you,
called at the time named, aud Gen. Babeock tO0A III my
card, and was admitted AT once lMr lutton lheh ess
he repeated the President the same statements maze
You listened to me attentively and finally said the
more Won Thought about the subert the more you were
convinced that the transfer Of Supervisors ordered
would result in little good" and said that you
wond suspend the order that day Thus you fully de
cded 10 suspend the order and stated TO me before
left you and before Gen Babcock had an opportunity
speak to you the subject as he was not present al the
time and am quite certain that you arrived at bs con-
clusiop during interview. / am confident there
fore that Gen. BabcOck could not have nlnu
epcpd YOU in reyokng the order referred TO, ana
what said to you the sGlect was In my Judgment
for tie interests Of the services ana the re-
Sults4n St Lous Chicago, and Milwaukee fully JUSTIFY
your action matter. have felt II was due ooth 10
vou and Gen BahcOck make this statement OF facts
Ia be used as you deem proper, in view OF Tie charss
made from time time 10 the papers, and especially III
fhe speecb of Henderson above referred TO-
have the honor be, very respectfully your obedient
servant, AlkN. L. lCIIoN' 7ulclNiSoi'
Tho plan suggested by MI Tuition adopted, and the
man whom he suggcsted-Mr. BrOOks-was sent to St.
Louis Chicago and Milwaukee, with the results now
Luouru 10 the public.