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dencs lndlct them nrs, and md the evidence after

upon upon Mr. FSfweiI'. Statement that Mr. Ward d would
oonnrm ~ and. upon MI ward's confirming and cer.
Ss 10 M %ad ne gSp epudaed
eonneciion WIN me upon which any such ihisTpfets
ti9n could be placed To the reporter Of the Tf5une
. maze 70 % 80 S Utterly absurd @ cHasc sa' n'''
Of New Yos SpspS HS c nae S Ss
Chicago Iier can, in this city, has in substance.
ssssse Pfs.ums sso q he sis' Ssss N Ts: II:
was my answer then made to the Chief Magst Of
the land, and II Is my answer TO the charge to-day
THE PRESIDENTS SPY.
Beth the Secretary ana myself were very early led 20
S e BBS6s % M to the sna S thai
ss,i eans,d fSm from ne ne PTssaedn. and from s. Eel
him 20 sG rcm to g. LOUIS ,rd learned from tue
e Ss1 % n S sDa U @ spoY ss e %
TO s. Louis and to report not to Mr. Dyer but directly
tenuon vss that the Prcslent understood that Dyer
And Henderson intended to lmpcate him in tue q auds
:. On pee. IS, 1875. wrote to Mr.. Dyer as follows,
,.se IN trusting G. Sel He hss bssS pPoendus 70
cT INT yog 5aye been enGeavSrnF to impileate the
s LoS' SSn Il & he doss put your best men on once
you. don't let on that suspect but don't trust him,
l am writing about, and you must burn this your
TO the Atort ey General and 10 the President when
learned tha, 4 was contemplation 70 send tnl, man
proposed s9,'iSSs ana ana se was not emR1yed
the Bsbco, matter In oppo ton to the views Of the
Secretary ana myself On the 25th OF December he
vas reported TO MN tina, ! was trying TO nave his
Grant, indicted for eomp,icy in frauds, and
cence and his o. he great Outrage that had been
10 send to the military Chicago the original
evidence coLsned n the records of the civil tbunsls
At st. Louis A. Illustrating the personal attitude oftne
fEesdso!to my;e iay @eoloa i91 Col Gran! ,SId
Babcooss Indictment was the result OF a conspraey
eetween .pfomnen, Treasury otiicsl, namns mIseli.
Mr. Meeher told me SO the same evening. as aia also
c ffs sqs % It. and eFS@ ON sc "a e y OF
sry the aitennoo OF Col Fred u. Grant. '
FINDING rAuIT WITH THE PROSECUTION.
now come to the celebrated circular letter On the
| eth day Of January. 1870. received this note;
"ExEcurIvE MANSION,
any DsAs ns. soiiciros: TIE PpcsideSt say. ~, to
drop Lou note and ask to come over and see MIN.
"Hon stv@o.0 H ,o1 WILSON solicitor o. d.
nstVTs soSSs r . s-s
SsP s..:ss .sS sS ssS x.
me White He h.qss s5seP; rSsn ws ea: for.
wa. G.ssnsc s.s me course q the Secretary s and
IONS a, ana chicago @ sSd 81 Louis s he 90
S;ed S and s1rns:y m 70 Su,
e, s'' ss.s IN. Is sspssf f'H Roa! o. s.sus.s g
against whom a nole proscqui had been entered and
gons and read from the repor. to show that the
prOscgul Oecn entered Tor purpose
Roads IS ate's evidence. lie neIt said TO me, :"
understand Eyeres. ha. returael; suppose he has
sIisni: 20 far ss fnow. Up q mi; asIo Rodo.
for purpose OF accepting the party State, eyi-
senee Ia sn;Ue5 ~ to your aae,on as 20 wns.hfT Ey:
specific Information on thA. point from ihe
ia5 he 20 & f. a f thai ssii nc s
Hs ASKED rue wat kyeEes, would .ssuiy To- tod
Soyss ~ mai Two Letter, M sSo9 ssSs one
him that he returned about l2kh
~ q January 1879 Ne asked 4 snsy where nc he was
where IN Western Pennsylvani
INTERFERING WITH rHB PROSECUTION.
He said TO me- Major, when said let no guilty man
sa bs M aas so him. S
Mr. President. We are not in tbs battle eSununs
nlssqi lssis ana eom6a.on. When w, Ws
Who ssy. n sp0 and to as 'sacA .ss
anoy Ct nc no other wsy ., dong .ss sna sSe,sinPs "a r.,
T.3s: Of ne eoa.airi,ot.. saa sye 70 ySu ny
UPON ipo tar indpeadsnt udg@sR .Ss
under ne n:TScons % 9f snsF me me sse5esy or
hat none oIhet Will senstor c6saiIer sst
om aad ssd 81 the rre
uee the presence Of menoer % OF ne Cabinet u You
isiy you that you are laboting under misaPpr,he 2.
wsSied to ei your stentioa 70 ac, ,ha. il my
adsmsnt there T. & TOO mueh Si ,hs e9i1s on ed
Presidept. but to bid You good morning.
s hsG at s
Of the treasury and told hn wnat had taken pace.
Importance that he sh ,uld see the President on
S Sevs cay n.a H'a ftoa hsu saa
n oaeasS C9n The s3s ON %, Jsaa m
the President that giving away everything IN
S nG O. AMI d0S s
. s that % he .ss should Rdy s as
dlate tax. WI hm his l.t ers T. Tat9n Az hs ,e
the whole case. He reuci iantly consented
TRYING TO SET THE PRESIDENT RIoHr.
We went and the Secretary with great partcularly
to me rTesasn' fs ana ,s rf1fng f59q
ne ne b P, S rama d tns ne o M wc5s
Gs. J; p Webster. SAissgo; a.; ,v -. s...,v
Tuition tins morning II ousn, TO cover the ground
counsel and revenue ofncals.
"a i TuHOH. supervisor, &c.
"As we have not desired any arrangement with ndict
ed parties 50 We deene e. interfere WITH any ,hat mas
ney with the spproys Of nis associates aud the oca
revenue oincers. Having conndenee IN lh,ir Iudgmen
mo- doubling that hey viii do What viii test suoserv
Al Ior the secretary and myself had concluded on
sna ne e'pa.oH d o Sus n,0n ,nas n
with, and referred with great Kindness 10 Gen. WEB
view, touching other matters p,Iween the icretsH
propS S for s To- 60 into urne nan to sy aa
Gen BabcocSs case was again alni iid TO- ana the Nv
retry On the evening OF that day add essed th
Secretary the following etteri
BADCOCk ALARMED.
JANUARY q, 1879
"DKAR GENERAL; called 10 bd you bon roLd1r
nnl tn that within less than hour after
turn from the White House BabcoCk came In n llttl
white aud good ei nervous ana asked me II had
the President 10 which he SAID. Yes, H. Is that abou
which desire 10 ASK YOu,dNhat does Everest claim
AOiut the 400 &C. showing that HIS EIceNrncy La,
COnv yel At once to Babcock every item
rc @ 'baSsGs bsSsSsk n yaa Quite s-1 while s
every story, and theory to NJ IT, lie asked me oi
going to tell HIM II anything new turned up Ihi
po'itiveiy refused, but added that cOud not denl
when the President asked, He laughed, and said tina
would do Just wci, and We see that IT does
The pOlat u all tnis that the President questions
IN BabcocN's interest What am to do? Again,
have objection on general principles 10 give Dah
how II II should out g. De true and what right ha
he more than other accused party ~ hear the de
iaIls VI the against hum u. W."
THE CELEBRATED CIRCULAR LETTER.
About the goth OF January the Attorney Genera
| ca led for me, and went over. He said he wanted q
tax with ABOUT the Bhbcock case and the situation
Of ahairs at ST. Louis. Chicago, aud Milwaukee, sal
certainly. He said what is It about that Everest
alreaOy reported 20 the President lie said 10 tina
he had been good deal troubled by a request whlc
the President mad made OF him with reference to writ
ing circular letter the United states District Atoi
ney cauOnlng him against taking the testimony OF &C
completes he said he had told the President he say
resorting TO the use OF the testimony OF aC
compncrs and that after two or three inter
views win the President, the President neng yer
he written letter WhiCn lie want