New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-01
WASHINGTON.
Personal.


the new commissioner of pensions, assumed
the functions of the office to-day.
General Sherman and Secretary of War
Taft had long personal interview.
The Postmaster General was absent from
the Cabinet meeting on account Of rheuma-
tism.
General Robert Toombs, of Georgia, is
here.
The President had an interview with sew
eral Senators today.
Nomination.
Stephen B. French is nominated as ap-
pra.ser of merchandise at New York.
Poston1ce Frauds.
The Postotfice Committee examined Fran
cis B. Taylor, Of Texas. for some time part
ner of the late F. B. Sawyer, who held q
number of Texas contracts; In August,
1874, Taylor came to Washington to see
why Sawyer's forty to fifty thousand drafts
should 90 to protest within year. Sawyer
excused himself for being short by saying
he had been blsckmailed.
Witness incidentally referred to $40. 900
charged to partnership account in 1872, and
being rather out OF temper, remarked,
sneeringly:
got that"
To which Sawyer replied:
"No, Routh got it."
[Note-Routh was at that time Second
Assistant Postmaster General.
Sawyer added that Postmaster General
Cres we'll never received cent from him or
any one else that he knew of. He (Sawyeri
claimed to have spent between 1879 and l81 5
about $73, 900 in Washington for expenses,
and witness saw an account presented by
SAWYER for settlement with B. F. Ficklin,
Of Virginia, and other parties interested in
1o< o% nfroo 70 NxuI,s soh hA
(Sawyer) had charged 100000 to expense
account for money alleged to have been
paid out by him in Washington in three
and q half years. Witness had only one
thirty.second interest in the Sawyer COM
binatiOn, and knew nothing Of these alleged
payments on his own account.
echenck Cross-examined.
General Schenck's scross-examinati0n was
mainly q repetition of the direct evidence.
Senator Bruce's Speech.
When Mr.. Bruce concluded his speech of
nearly an hour, he was congratulated by
both Democratic and Republican members.
His main points were that the outrages in
the State were the work of the White
League, q small minority of the Democrats,
and that peace would certainly come when
the negro vote was divided.
Parton's Wedding Legalized.
The bill legalizing Mr.. Parton's marriage
with his step-daughte passed the Massa-
chusetts House by q vote of 81 to 81.
War Department Investigation.
c. S. Bell, of jackson, Mississippi, testi-
fed that Belknap asked him if he could pay
$4,000 year for post leadership for which
Bell made personal application. Bell was
appointed secret detective; his duties we're
in st. Louis, to look up pension frauds; was
employed BY Luckey to look in District At
torney Dyer's hand and see what evidence
they had against Babcock. He took hold
of it surrePtitiOusly and reporte to
Luckey November last; told Luckey the
evidence against Babcock was weak.
He read over a great many papers
in q case in Dyer's office. Dyer did
not know he was Luckey's agent.
Subsequently he took measures to inform
the President that Babcock was guilty; be-
cause the President told him if BabcOck
was guilty he wanted to know it, and he
was then dismissed; T. c. Bradley, who
was also in Babcock's interest. told Bell to
get the papers from Dyer's office and de-
stroy them; Luckey had told him to act
told Bell he must get ali the papers; part
would be no good; told him if he got the
evidence he would be we'll rewarded; Bell
was to be appointed special agent by the
Attorney General; he had card from the
President to Pierrepont, saying: "This
is the man of whomt1 spoke" did
not get the appointment; Dyer told
Pierrepent he would not allow him to work
in his office, because he. had an idea
what he was coming for; corresponding
with Luckey in cipher, Babcock repeatedly
said there were telegrsps in existence
which, II the prosecution got hold of, he
could not explain; Bradley paid him $50,
Babcock 500; was not employed for any
other purpose than to prevent the convic-
ton of Babcock; the President, however,
did not 30 understand it; he told Bell in
the the start if Babcock was guilty he
wanted to know it; Attorney General Pierre
pont was averse to his going to st. Louis,
playing the spy on Dyer. The President
wanted him to find out whether Babcock
was guilty, but Luckey, Babcock, Bradley
and Storrs wanted him to destroy al evi-
dence he found Of guilt. g: A. Bradley 10
the brother-in-law Of A. r. Sheppard. Seo-