New-York tribune., 1875-02-16

JUDGE POLAND'S TRAVELLING COMPANIONS
A LETTER FROM CONGREssMAN-ELECT wuSHIRB or
ARKANSAS.
To the Edftor Of The tribune.
SIR: In The Inter- Ocean Of the 6th inst. ap-
pears editorial severely critbcsns the conduct OF tno
Hon. Luke Poland OF the OF the seiecs
Committee to investigate affairs in Arkansas Among
the several statements Of that paper Is the Following;
Judrs Poland expressed himself strongly or the
opinion that Brooks would be Justified IN his appeal Tor
Congressional acon ana saw no reason y,,,e ~Iy "a
report should not be made oy the C9Inmtsee ia
his favor; but, he ssid be expected tne Democrsue
members. Mr.. ssyer and Mr soss OF Aiaosms, wou,d
heard the eydeuce Judge POLAND used inc WORDS a.
The next day Judge Poland received telegram from
the Attorney Of tho United States calling hm
to WASHINGTON, aud left at an hours notice., accom-
panied by Mr. Pett his messenger and couple OF the
Garland Baxter attorneys, who made up ther mlnos
90 as soon they advised OF Poands Intentions
Arriving at Washington, Judge Poland was "latep
viewed" BY the correspondent OF The Chlcdgo Iounc
to he stated an opinion entirely contrary 70 Inas
expressed to our at Little Rock, and no
was credited with the remark tnat ne gave no sucn
opinion correspondent; that ne made no STARE
meat to our correspondent; that the interview pub
sbed in TIE Htsr Ocean was entirely without tOunua-
tion, and false.
That paper also says that Judge Poland travelled to
Washington in the company of two attorneys Of Gar
ands In regard tho first OF these statements can
not speak from personal knowledge, but do most en-
phaticey contradict the assertion that two OF the at
terneys OF Mr. Garland Travelled with Judge Poland to
Washington. The facts connected with the Judges DO
parture from Little Rock referred to by The Inter ocean,
arc these: On Nov. IT Judge Poland received teie-
gram from the Attorney General Of the United States
requesting him. on his return home. 10 call at Washing
ton. On that day Judge Poland bis secretary John
Petit the Hon. wm J. Hynes and bis lady. and my
self left Little Rock for Washington on the p. m train
via Cairo and Fulton Railway. These were the only.
persons left Little Rock that train that day
was the only who had acted as attorney in the
investigation The only conversation bad with Judge
Poland, between there and St. Louis, was soon
after the cars left Little Rock. when we met Ia the
sleeper In the presence Of Mr. and Mrs. Hynes but
nothing passed between beyond the exchange OF the
usual courtesi Between gentlemen We had other
conversation on the journey to St Louis, where we
peparated aud Mr.. Petit going the Linde Hotel
ers' From the time met on the cars until two or
three DAYS after arrival in Washington there was
no yersation communication between Judge Po-
land and myself directly indirectly. Aguin from st.
Iouis to Washing Judge Poland and Mr. Petit rav-
eled via the Vandaa and Pennsylvania Central lines,
ana Mr. Hypes his wife, and myself via the OHIO and
Mississippi and Baltimore and Ohio Railroads. so tuat
we reached Washington. The statement contained In
7hs Ocean editorial that two OF the attorneys OF
Mr. Garland travelled with Judge Poland to Washington,
and mputaon sought TO be conveyed by 1t WIFI
out the color OF truth. .
will add that have been some what prominent IN tho
Arkansas never spoke 10 Judge Poland on the
subject OF the testimony the report In the case unu
''' 0'''-''' W. W. WILTSHIRE.
WLsLin1kou d. O. Feb. H. 1873.