The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-07

onccar In NJ clrcumstaniial q manner ns possl-
bio th 4 Secretary Btsluw and solicitor wilson
were tho hsad aud front OF Tue conspiracy
nralnet Grant and Bibcock, Today Baocock
tes siined that he required this nnldavit from
Nell Tor possible use IN court. that hts counsel
would not have ANYTHING to do with Bel until
this nfidavit was m de, and incidentally Bah
cook said they wanted II for use 10 the trial at
\, IonIs Now IT il not possible that they wanted
/, for any such thing. Both Sturs aud
Babcock knew very well that IL could not be
used IN any way in tho trial. II was an ex -parte
abatement, and not even In the form Of an an
dayit, and under no circumstances could ithaye
been admitted In evidence. he real object OF
tho AFFIDAVIT was undoubtedly TO satisfy the
President that both Bristow and Wilson were
90 sniring to inIure him. was artfuIiy CON
scI strIcted ,or . such purpose. what pur-
cluson Of the Mcdonald trial were given. and in
connection with remarks made 10y Henderson
next will come U. g. Grant." That this fiidavit
was shown to Grant Ia quite certain although
neither liaocock nor Luckey was asked about
they had told tho President the substance of
what He'll h!d told them about the consniracy
on the part Of Bristow, Wilson. Henderson, and
over, ana these stores undoubtedly bad deep
effect on the mind Of the President.
II Is well known here that Grant was on the
point several times OF ordering nolle proscq II
to be entered IN labcocks case, and to dismiss
summarily Bristow and Wilson. Gen Hsuder-
son stated here yesterday that he knew that at
one time Grant mad come to this determination,
put that ATTORNEY -General PieriepOnt persuaded
him not to do It.
As to Belle appointment, Luckey admits
tn { he cot Bell an interview with the Presl-
dent, and that the President recognized him as
Luckcy also admits that he spoke to Chandler
about BELL. asking him whether the President
Dabcock and Bradley deny that they ever spoke
TO anybody about liell's appointment, and this
Is doubtless true. Luckev was To secure the ap-
pointnent and he admits that he did all he
could to forward Il.
he Attorney-G General admits that the Presi-
dent spoke to him about Bell, and IN Il He'll
a lp mi
asking him to give He'll place. Pieuepnnt says
tnat BelIs mannar was rather dictatOrial, that
his air and language were those OF command and
tnat he "as not pleased with him, ana he told
him he would have 70 see tue President about
the matter before he could appoint him. But he
does not appear to have consulted the wishes OF
tie President, nor to have confefred with him
thked with secretary Brstow ana Postmaster
General Jewell and they did not think well Of
Dell; hence ne would not appoint hiui. lhe Attor-
ney-Genefal denied In the most emph tic manner
tbat he mad ever told Hell that he mad written
out ms Instructions and intended to com mmissiou q
h m, but that he mentioned Deil's n me 10 a
hign Official, aud that official gave him n bad
character HaDc 1ck also denies that he sent
He'll to New York city on any mission, and pro-
ducei two letters written to him bv Bell,
witch appear to bear out his (Iabcock' 81
sttttment IN this respect. Bell wrote to him
New York, ami telling him that It was about n
matter very important TO him tBabCock that ho
desired 20 20 on. BabcUCk denies that he gave
Bel any money and that he ever communicated
with him Ia gard to this VISIT to New York (;
SAYS be did not answer toe Letters, anu never
saw Bell again.
IL has been my object to state the points on
which Luckey, Bradley and Baocock corrobo-
rate Bell, and TO show wherein they contradict
HIN, and to 10 We the intelligent reader to draw
his own conclusions. One thing of importance
was otawn out Of both LuckeV and Bradley.
Ihey pretended that they were both very mlch
horithed at the propositions Bell made In re-
gard to obtainlog the evidence from the District
Attorneys ONCE and destroying II. out they
nevertheless continued to treat Bell with con
sderation after this. They brought him to
Washington. and Iuckey introduced him to
the President and interested himself to have
him appointed to AN ofice. IL they were 80
horrihed II his proposition 20 destroy the evil
dence against Babcock, why did they continue
20 deal with him. and why did they want have
him ppJinled either In the Department Of US
tice or the Interior Department