The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-03
WILSON STRIKING BACK.
GIVING ANOTHER CHAPTER or THE
WHIskEY CONsPIRACY.
A Letter that was Read to Grant Before
Gen. Henderson's Dismissni-N ilson's Pn-
pers-Gayitt and Fulton Contra dicted.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The examination
OF Bluford Wilson, ex-Solicitor OF the Treasury,
before the Committee on whiskey Trials, was
continued this evening US follows;
BY MT. oochrsne-You spoke about the appointment
r IN ST. IoS IN the % Wisely trial YoS sc
S % wheh soa sa nag tn tne
ce've soy letter from Mr. Henderson prior 70 Sis ds
mn sS'hS" aVaS anSsf isst
DID you read thst letter TO the President at any
time Al mad that letter with me in my inteiview
It to him The Secretary q the Treasury also TOOK the
letter 70 the President AT least gave TO hun for
o-fiea'e read the letter ,A;nRsssdings ,,,,
"DxAH sir ought to have writen you oftehcf than
have ia reference to progress Of things here Ny eI
work 81 deyelOpnG, the in9er workings oi two Rims.
Of Watching Cases In court snd q nee @
multiplicity OF demurrers, mytiQns. &c. leave me no
n SaSS II .sa who
ihe responsiel. head Of me ose and who i devoted
respondence by which uniformity Of Information with
to post You on ONE op two points that You may ne bc9
ter understand the present status and better anticipate
First in reference the Marshal ofths District 10
MeSon N Se o the So s Gem
Pierrepont. Gen Brstor ano yourself In september.
Dyer snS Sm o H SGn and Sas We join 81 @
S sss e. fn Bonnsi o. % h we city, a
rally supposed that appointment would once be
Gu. "a @ s
Pointment Of Bonner and nnsly until other candidate.
hsd recommenaed Bonner. Therefore divers per. ns
prOSs.Sss zee 70 wssnson snd mo.s ny 2lSSs
.nsuy o hs DO,h gei.os.,y saa pohiicay: s1s ,s.,
fsey further urged him 20 taipf h.Yc reason %
Gen. Bsbcock, nothing out put up job TO strike
the ireslden. hlm.ef ~ ssgers,on, and eslumnlss
him These hnss we're said no, oeeaass taey rad one
Sss o Bonner Snd So % tne
favorites these tnings so long DELAYED the sppoint
summon oo.6 grand and petit Jurors Tor tae Term;
Shcther would be potic to cn.nss ecers until after
the Court, aud tnls conviction was tho more strongly
OF ho.s rSe SOa BE- aow Tor the
of our 1 ure on the sSoudsrs u she sss out
going onicer who summoned the jlresi hence. with
here ana the other to tSwsrt political trick wsicn i
snpee ca 70 m 40 a 70
r. 10 pospSSs Se Of
as E.SS an . G S the spSs
MaTsh. should no, ee rc.sined on my re.pS'nsely
yrstng himself Of al responslbitI in that behalf.
IN session. could not is.vs ana be conesseS to see
70 Ss sS 10 o. He SS%a Ne &c dSS In
pSn.: MUD =. spprehe 10 reference % tns per
ward the Prssdss and sscrs, purpose on our par,
S n5ns the a he G sns sss%sS :.
and ''rsGSs:s Ss.;s ~ ss,ns sSaa.a and Am.. A'e:
@ ss sssl sSls .., a.s.. s,:ee:sS r .sss &
retained but that sIpanst,ons q rcssrd Mt.
IasS6a. eGSd ia d. ei Srs .aSs he
which yoS have .nd Sn,ch yoa % o,H easily onss!sna
@s E saSlee Toe has my Of
a nc @ & nS aSt 81 ssd cpa eS.
CcnmstAnces are such A. " MAKE Il impossible for me
seeond Ia regard TO the here you may
sys o @ sS % r s Dc
hshed before pes. jurr. We are prudent aye more,
tie mos, sissnic fraud eerpetrsted yesr .na 10.
tend 20 orins evsyons sopnec,ea .ith (nish o. osl
have no malice assins, any man indicted. ana
p ssSrrs Sss5: s''Sq isa, As: sa% 1%
bee ne ssaa SSn Sy the
iafresIed psrte should guard assln, any premature
plan OF malice. ny part against any oee per eouted
OF TO De persssntsd ei'her Siy' o. ,Sriminsly and
full, say in reference TO AL connected vita the At
T2fd~xs 10 the progress Of our you are doubt.
ess rSm S Sy 70 ay 9y SS Dyer sad
certain hit tae service IN iinois AND Wisconsin has
dnicu Tor u pnearsh It At I'm. point a. 4 should be
dOnr, out will be soie sOon 10 give you sligo posts by
the exposure and conviction OF The guilty
"A0w excuse me for TINS bore. and beieye me yours
" Hon BLuroKD WILSON"
Mr.. Wilson was then questioned In regard to
the alleged abstraction OF papers from the Ireas-
ury Department, and gave substantially the
same EXPLANATION as has already been printed In
The Sun.
and papers which you spoke Of few ago. A.
i must decline 20 answer that question
vsy s isS1 ss1as, ds s oss seis. y Sspe
oSer serss of pipeTs had referpnee 70 a. asose,er
SiserenI So uojec!cto a cspines oincsT " -
their 6ssrSs on on ss:xc1 irsS.sesossS H went q. %
M S ss' a sS'Sa soaa u my ,s of se ss Tr
oy tae Secretary OF the Treasury and toe Prssiacnt
,ol ySr '''ns yourself of
9-bu! YOU though. that these papers we're Of .uf
PRESIDE Grants son - one Of the eIsminersp A.
,hoashe that Re would at once see ana ins
highly e9nndenual character Of me papers.
exsnilled the papers with you anu Robinson' A.-My
Q@Dc you NOT the letter of the President to
Secretary Brlstow. reviewing MIN OF all obligations OF
Wei, as hia.elP al ssll tle other day iSt asd
doubt tnat such was 6e Presidents purpose but he
O. DO you not feel that any far construction OF that
tow2 Ayes that sny Warrant party ia testify
you slated ,aI President GRAM had become sltlsned
S es Zen ON a way + fom ST. Ioa ssn to
had been implicated in Black Friday gold speca
SSin Sn your EaoweGss bearing on % SSs m.ttep iSc X
nav ys be- on nss Question Sefe Deev
nitted TO the President and eft In his posesson They
are the Dest eyiurnce Of their couteuts
Q-Haye you knowledge Of the contents OF those pa
ODD you see the papersp Al did not.
q DID the Pfthident state 10 what they contain
cap Ale has not made any statement " me N ref
erence to them.
ODD the Secretary OF the Treasury state TO you
what tney contained Al decline to go Any further
in answer ~ that question than went In my eIamna
tiOn the other anu call attention TO the statement
which lust made that the papers are
the best evidence Of their contents
QI understand you ~ say tAat the President OF the
United states ID IN MS possession papers proving that
Gen. BaDcOck was connected with Back Friday gold
Information that papers are unuerstOod to establish
that fact. Whatever papers exist were delivered inlo
the han0s Of the President on the mornns OF the 21s
% !, or 23d of February
San Domingo during the Black Friday specuations2
Witness-Noi 40 not know anything about wnero
Mr. Cochrsne-In the Cincinnati daily Gazette OF
Some weeks before Attorney General Williams was
removed Secretary Belknap met Solicitor Wilson on
tne sreet aud showed him part OF enormous letter
which ne had received charging tlat his house Lad
sales that as he well aware the iuyestigatOn had
developed unknown woman figuring In the
affair and tnat rs the writer knew he (llel
KNAPP WAS also we'll aware Of the Identity
sOiIciOr Wilson should attemDt. through the Secret
Service force 10 discover the writer VI thAt letter Mr.
Wilson undertook the work. aud made private report
to the Secretary Of tne Treasury on the suDJ Ct
was among the private papers OF Mr.. wilson
IL showed that letters OF q similar styie
that Is. printed with pen had been sent to Mrs Gran
reia RODeson. anu To other persona In the CaD
s not necessary 10 mentioY at length Specific
charges preferred against the President ia a