, 1876-02-18


Q.-Do you tpow whctlor no Was an.lons to npp.a.
hsr than Ills dispatch 10 the pists'eAt1orne1 asking
District Aurncy for tho purpoas Of l,eng witness ia
hat rasc? Al know hr must 1,avb doun su, hernsc
s1w tho answer which hs rceclscd from the Diotr;s
es s Eer Ss wa H. tt, Ht,ai e ss
ncss il lilo Avssy essc; X.MHe. IN Substance. H.:
forncsl him that there vonli b. no morn criminal
rsns:s'nn, ,,,;; IN 'oe tine t!nk N e following
Q-Ant trchunn ha desire cau1d moi hc complied
With h.-ft amounted TO nasencnt thai his desire
Q.ttnre you ever nny!liug In the conl,,cs At
GtE. Dal,cnck, as he ever es! Anythinu n Jnll.
H. d 70 @ Will, X H.
st 1oMth or c1s'.whcra? A.-Nerer.
Ola wiint rcgar.ls tho 'ltllc iascrasta
and av1cita lila 1dcJ anil integrity. has in 5Et-
formed his inties yuar l'slvan Secretary A.Al-
WAYS tn my rnlist an! full anti .fAr:i',.
D-1iaso yntt in any form Observed Or learned my
thing IL conncctia, with uen. Bahcock's conduct which
has tended to diminish yOSf confidence IN hfA fidelity
AMI integrity. and ta thai ndtnoe in hia clty aud
1MssHrily a.llt unnipstttl anf nrdfmtnshett2 AL
always Ind ereat ron.Icnee IN biz integrity anil hfs
efficiency, aud ss vt my conflence III him Ia un.
pakr tl,as eot,nclice Of course know u Ills triai
that il progrrsttng.
1si5, salkel viii you about .ho proprtsy Of tcndins
detectives into ths resos4l districts q, usteci frauds
Al do not. tensetntNF Of hts tslnH rue, st ono
the date u is do not fenon,bcr, and thAt not
suxscstion to MT wss merely telling ms what he
hnd @ s"Rsestsd 10 NJ ponslass-an shs III lie fanso
Q.-Do you rcmembrr when that conversation wss
A..No DO nn sy rseofetou n shat ho has, shown.
That vas tae occaaaon whcn he told mo Of this auQacs.
show yun dispatch in tEefa worda:
st. lou1s Or. %, ls5a.tA.t. 4. q. Bdbeorh, K<tet,.
f.: s1,;% e.. ;ng. ;s,gt ,ts9 Have yoats'lol T'
Al DO nut remember anything abousH.
Q.-Dtd aen. u.!coek At Or about tho tins Of III
81 Lou.:, aps!l 2i IS15-Gsn. h. o. Iaotots, Kt<e-
,.t,ss Nans.o, Hasa'nnon, u. c.: TEL Mack 70 seo
s5ssr .5. e e is sa sssrn 10
Q.-Di t'en. i'abeoek q. auy tln,c ssli yo,, In s,E
endcasossd 70 intacnce Commissioner Douglsss to
q.-sinco you ssy t4sl usu. u,teoeL Ina not mani
ieetc 70 ron any desire to Interfere with preyant
's a q6 e6 hs T. a Iss.: h!.ef and o
friends for him. hare, at aay time Hnce these dlct.
inena wese found. eudeavore to prevent tho trial Of
tllotsd Iaros aud II pIcasa Etssc who ha7o made
aneh oanrss A..-Thpy hare not with me.
x 1%g SG fas il s sG seS t. es sser ss a
t,cforo Tho adjonrnn'cn. of tho Grand Jury which
found Tug indictment .Rsnst him If you krow7 A.
10 wa slcary cn.Ie,, IL 1tndfeass hia,ae,s@K s
waa lunocent Ile hal besn denied that opportunity
ttltE0 VIC bFauu Jufyt
Q.--Dd you Know at thu Tins that Gen. H,l,coch
sent cipher dispatches to Nal. Irk4y Al 81. Loul9
Ills own md over fictitious signature on lie
1itll or 18th OF lust HovcuNF7 Al do moi EemaTn-
her aa 10 particular dacs 1at hare Executive
Alahssun cp!sr 40 fiat when.myscEf an Secretaries
rsal by tho operators. We aiWa5B hare had such 4
cipher. hnys no particular knorlcdgp, bus knew
tn general way that fhry wcrn corresponding wc
F Luekes was thcro during tho Avery trial, lie hav
Q.-Dd yon zee tho dispatches befora they werc
sent2 Al 10 not th1nk saw Tie dispatches,
Q-1iaTc you any objections to stating the moaning
IN TINT cipher Of Two words only, the words " liam.
and nevcr wrlto a cipher dispatch. never frayel
without having aecfetaty With n,e.
q.-You do uot know what thnso words mean 2 A.
TO not kADw Wien want to soul dispatch tn
cfrhtr give It to ons OF my secretaries In Tho art.
bary form, anl To transmttJlt.
Q-vn OF aI.ut Dec. 5, 1871 lid Gen. Dabcock show
YOU dispatch fron Joycn 10 himself IN tbcre vnrllH
ID theFe anJ hitch In aHnHlnE MagHffcs na,o 10 tl.e
@enato. JoFCR2" AL tnnHat Frnlulber 1artlcuIaf-
1y. think. however, Gen. B.bcnck did aak mo 1t
lie sent. fhayc all inlistinct recollection of lta asking
TIC tic question.
Q.-Wh1t was the character nf Tho correspondence
bctascn Mr. Joyea anti uen nahcnk AZ exhibited TO
ynn7 A-A1J nnswer to that IL the same ~ hxa becu
given and objected to.
Q.-Whas WIS the general character Of ttR e1p}tns-
tlon Of tho natuFo OF thu dispatches Which your A.
tsntion haA been llrccsed As given to you by Gen.
10 me 10 clear TIP MI grounds Of apr!on ugatu5t him.
Q.-Wlat was the general character Of tho-e t<p!a.
national ALL wAs generally stxtGG,tn& Of their
meaning, Rnd what they ,Te1a In response TO- Inn
could not probably give At this tins bis explanation Of
Q.-nut the explanations as given Mt tho tins wess
auct "a to tntirfy you A.Thcy seemed 10 mo to 10
ent!rc!y s4ttnfsclory.