, 1876-08-03
The Supervisor Claims the
Credit br the Whole
Whiazy Crusade.
President Grant and the Law OFF,
GERS At as His Lieu
tenants.
Wiloonss Qutes from Documents,
and Le!ves Cavett in a
Tight Place.

TEsTEnDAY'S "&fd TAKEN Ut TIE 1NTE9Tl.
GATORS.
6p%cf1i Lspntch to 7Ae Tribune
WASHINGTON, }. G., Aug. 2-tn The Whisky
Investigation tolay District Attorney Bangs,
Col. Bird Gardnr, and ex-supcrvisor Tuition
were examined. Bangs was recalled TO learn
from him whut Aid. IIillrcth would nave
testified. lie tdl the old story about the nj
legged purchase ]. D. Wara by certain dis
tilcr for $5,0O0yn consideration OF the dismissal
Of the prosccutsn aguinst that dlsttlcr. Bangs
dlscrcditcd the tory, 10th Of uildrcth aud tho
listillcr Hc sd the dlstlllcr lid not in terms
say that Wurd fas willing to take the moncy,al
though he waslltnscif ready to give It to him.
cot ASA HIND GARDNER
came ns voluntary witness to answcr the state.
,ncnt In Dlufoi Wilson'S testimony respecting
the Black Frdy business. lie met subpoena
OH his way. h came to get himself In dread
ful snarl for a,rofcssor Of law and professional
Judgo.AdvocG, and by no means helped tho
cases Vi Gen. Porter and Babcock, whom he
vcnturcd to dtcnd. Tic was examined for two
hours and half. lie showed nt every step d
| desire to shell Portsr and Babcock, aud 10
give his cotlGtIom with them d much
,nnse favorable coloriug than tho facts
seoM to warrant lie denied that ho was
| trustee for nahcaiS, yet by Ills own admission
! he ncted rs trustc III real estate transactions
| IN New York bewcen Gen. Butteraeld, late
United States hb-Trcasurer, and Babeoek.
Gardner carried property with the legal title In
bis own name, tn equitable ownership Of which
/ wus IN Datcock.
TIE TURNING p!ET OF THE INVESTIGATION
wns whether Daxers or Porter ever paid a
dollar for this ri cstetc, the value Of which
was about $15,0o'. As shown by Gar1lncr's
| ncto,lnts Gardner haa no money deal
ings with Ualwocl or Porter In person,
hut IN every instant! received the money, It
would appear, M fron ,sn; '' nutterfled. The ma.
rorce paa no , eousderalies aGSaek for aaa e
property, and that it7as O. gilt to them tngen-
iously covered up by 'cn. Butteriieid, who used
Gsrtlner Is an innoset aecnt for TINT purpose:
the Democratic hcreafir, by the Testimony of
ticu. Fitzpatrick aud oicrs, intend to show Tint
the story that lsuttcr!a1 paid Bal,cocls some
| SO, coo Tor being .aprtntel Sub-Treasurcr ut
| Now York llat1 ita .oi1llatiun In
| THIS rAATICuLA TRANSACTION.
| Gardner so far cOnrc4s tllls transaction with
tho Wilson story to ail,lt that Fnllnstock, who
| was connected With te matter, furnished the
money by WHICH one II the mortgages On the
| property was finally lied.
surERVislt TUITION
was examined for twolours. lie appeared as
usual iu tho cliararlr Of originator Of the
Whisky Ring war, m rs the personnge who
sn e ths ts tTfsent sy e1say ct sSssy gS5s an
fasp terms 'us statns Z, Tatson infefentisily
claimcl that 10 nduccd the President
to Issue tic circular la'er respecting the tcsti-
mosy of % nsSompllees' utton's anltaqs against :.
from tic start to crete difficulties between
Wilson, Secretary DrEDw, Washburn, and this
President. His Testimony to-day fully con-
| ilrIned that theory. Hwas 80 swift, willing,
and eager witness. wsnGySr .s., he could invent
or Inference, that he va
SHARPLY REDuKRD FR HIS 0Llp-ToN0uED
| EEL.
lie Inscribed directly Wilson the entire re-
ensy t ate aSf 6 sf"tiGHEEl GEElcaso nahlty asyef: TO-
and aillrmativcly dearcd TINT W!lson
privately lnalu tlis arrangement with Witt
| Dexter, without the kDwledge Of Secretary
I}ristow, the Attorney. Gneraltor the President
1t was very evident that fulton dosfred to mako
| 1t appear flint there ws an understanding Of a
nossfh1r corrupt natur between Wilson aud the
first batch Of tltstiller; result Of which iu,-
r,untty was granted. The following is refer
encc to some Ut tho most sclect Of hts oratori-
cislon OF drl-mntcs and tho xeal Of an aavo-
eA's' 4 cpi4lrTEN CT .rE nc g sxLr.o1on1r1cArtoy.
In which Tuition ppeare1 Is tho active organ
ixer Of the whisg var. THIS portion Of Ills
ciusion which lsto follow, that because OF Its
Uron}tuetlee l,e WIS subsequently d[setellted In
order that Dtstav might clAltn the credit Of the
great Tutton's lal'ofs: Tuition Of his own
knowlcdge k.uy TINT ba1cosk ts m had g nothing to
Supervisors. fulton very strongly int!Inatcd
lle WIS llilnsd responsible for. the change Ut
ills orler. fulton thought Ward and Wads-
worth rcncrcd ;, hlul efficient serylee IN
cyldens, to:ouuet all tic first butch without
Immunity, nd denounced the granting Of In.
munity. 'rtte'l constantly attempted 10 show
that nothig whatever hAd coma Of these
seizures, uni ought to critlrisc the methods In
which tlo nes had been conducted, Hc saId
that On his Tit licrc just before tho arst hatch
blended gngy, Yaryan and Wilson alone knew
that immunity was To be grantea, Wills aecre-
tary BEisto' was
aaa sall tire Should be no comprotnIsc;, Bris-
tow's lagaagc was, according to Tuition,
VI do not want to-, ret into any
se!apc about Il. TAc Important
diatcly.' llristow dcvlinci to see Russell. aud
lad toi Supervisor Matthews that lie lla!l no
terms make With tho dlstlllcts at R!l. Put.
ION, mn urriviug at Chicago, claims to have
heard rom Dexter anl Matthews that a CON.
pru,nt sas agrcc.l upon, aud that tlle tlrst WIS
srnteeca f. consideration of giving testimony
agailk Ilcstng and Rellsn. l'nttoH protested
aGaitt such course, and declared thut Bris-
| tow knew nothing OF It; wlicreupun
Dcx,r said that he had sccn
Drlaw upon tic subject, md had
r,t.ad line from lliIn, but tfat Al, h!s author
ity lnle fro,u Wilson, the law officer of the
| T'r&ury, upnN the hlsls OF which the c1Mpfo.
t,D was made. Tuition thereupolh, jan. Is,
tcEraphcd the Secretary tho situation, 10
| WEh Atr. DrIstow replied tint, having conf
dtcu In thu loeal officers he must learo matters
| tfhctr discretion. WAstlburn tclcgrapheA 10
! al.,ar effect. Tuition then came to WASH
| iEtou xnd informed tho President Of the sftu-
| Atn. Tllv President thcu sa!d that such
t|gs ought not to be. At this point Tuition
w plainly !ntimatel that liz hflself tasttgatcl
| II issuance Ut the circular LETTER.
| Ward and Dexter are t0 6e summoned
| BONE or BAucoCK'8 sPRCuLATioAS,
t. 10 hA Ht4f*ea As3oet1tfd Prs&L
| tSAsHlNoToN, y. c., Aug. 3.-l4e sub-Com.
tittue on thu Whisky Frauds, this afternoon,
1atnlnel Col. Asa i. Gardner, who IL stationed
i West Point as q Professor Of LaW in the
academy. MI. Plalstcd called the attention of
tlie witness u utl extract fronl Dluforl Wilson's
testimony touching Dabcoek's alleged losses Il.
|tho Back Fri1uy's transactions, and creating
FCal. Gardner, subsequently, Judge Advocate iii
|the Military Court Vt Inquiry 1t Chicago, his
trustee. The witness said le was III Tho rs-