The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-13
wHIsKsY rHTEvBs AND GRANT.
"Tbs President was Not IN sympathy with
the eProsecutions''-Iiis spy Juryman.

"The President was Not IN sympathy win
the eProsecutions''-iiis Spy Jurymnn.
wAsuISoTos. July 12-In the whskey
investigations this afternoon, an eGors was m ads
TO get Mr. Yarysn to tell what Br tow had re-
fused to teli-conversations about the Presi
dents sympathy or lack Of sympathy with whis-
key Ring prosecutions. Yaryan i'd that he did
not desire to recount Bristow's utterancss, es-
peclsny AZ Bristow had refused to sav anything
about conversations had with the President. lie
would cav. however, that be had formed an
opinion. based upon the conversations, that the
President was not In sympathy with the prose.
cutops. Asked to olte cases that had been a
basis for this belief. he declined to answer un-
leAs forced TO do SO bV The com mittee. II they
decided that he must answer he would, but he
did not wish to voluntesr secondary evidence,
after witnesses WHO had knowledge OF prim.
ary evidence had refused 70 testify. point
Presidents treatment OF MoDonsld's resi ina-
ton, which was demanded by Bhstow upon
with the whi-key Ring. Yet the President
carried McDonald's resignation two weeks be.
fore he could make up hts mind to put his old
friend out " once.
~ W. Fox, ex-Collector Of st. Louis, one Of
the Grano Juiymsn who held out against Bao.
cocks indictment, was examined. He said that
he called on the President once or twice before
Blhoock's trial. and told him that Over and
Henderson were his enemies. They talked over
the Henderson speech. and he told the President
that DYER was " tut second edition OF Hender-
son." He told the President OF Dyers conduct
In the jury room: how II was $50 outrageous ="
that he (Fox) mad to remind him that his CON
duct was unpro fessional." ON one occasion,
when Over was Making statements to the GRIND
Jury, which were intended to procure an indict-
ment, the witness demanded that he be sworn.
and II was one. Fox also testified that he ex-
pressed himself decidedly to the President as a
friend and thought that he bad ss much
right to talk about transactions In the jury
Attorney. lie denied that before labcock
was indie; cd, he told Bank Examiner Barnard,
rss,ys 81 htn an, 81 the ao,nss o ios
| will be continued Tomorrow. There L. no hope
| OF getting anything out OF him al coming from
| was always . good listener, but never would ex.
| press himself. Fox's son was not long since ap-
porhtea oYhs1, 20 pi. sai p1rr .a II. ovsr
hauling OF the old dispatches of the telegraph
| company, found messages which are OF interest
to this committee. Theygo to show that Aver,
| was much better acquainted with members OF
| the Wbiskev Ring, especiallv Joyce, than ths
| evidence In ST. Louis on bis side made II appear
| Yaryan was before the committee again THU
afternoon, and was questioned in regard tc
statements made to him by Secretary Bristow
| white House. He declined to tell anythins
that occurred between himself and Bristow "
ssn. and .1 sn,d ibs. rss,eyer n. Knew sb"n
! that came to him In confidential way. DOUBT
| less Bristow, In his consultations with Commits
| sioner Pratt. solicitor Wilson. and Special Agen
| laryan, disclosed some Of the difficulties hs
| had encountered at the White House, but their
can be no legal ground on which Y.ryan cal
| base his refusal to tell what was told Il
| him or In his presence. The refusal OF Bristov
to tell What occurred In Cabinet meetings OF
the ground thlt the commune tlons OF on
| Cabinet officer to another. or to his chief, ar
conhdential. and would be recognized as priyt
Does f,ir,hsr and sssepts that IA bis cony,ctio,
that such revelations would be detrimental q
the public interests. All this. however, show
| tnat there must have been skeleton III Grant
| Cabinet during the last eight or ten months.