Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-05-09
1 lEn1lman as q Witness.

u IANttHttt as a. ~ StNtHS'
Climax OF the Effort TO Implicate Presi-
dent Grant i'm Infsmy--A Severe Rebuke
TO the Inordinate Thirst 81 Democrats
Tor Frauds.
WASHINGTON, April 2I.-The DemC-
cratic members OF at least one OF the
House COMMITTEES 20 day diScredited
/ themselves far more than they can hope
/ 4 disgrace The Administration in the bis
/ tory ot the session. Thus tar The cutters
OF politics and society have been raked
/ 10 make a case against Toe Cabinet. Bank
accounts have been IanSacked, the tattle
og frontier camps has been listened to,
and detectives have been made oracles
/ I'D prove high officials 81 the Government
guilty OF crime. Ii Was only "A 'ew days
I ago that "a committee permitted false
aud malicious statement 10 be telegraph
| Cd throughout ChJistendOm thar The PRES
ident had been detected in taking money
\ from the Treasury 20 purchase votes, but
/ il was lett tor The Committee on EXpen-
dilures 10 The Interior Department today
/ Il surpsss ali Others in the attempt 10
| "tS Oh Grant"
Tie Democrats on the Committee had
caused all the Republicans to oe notified
! ttal an important witness Was 10 toe eN-
amined, and that all should be present.
/ No hint was given oi the nature OF the
expected evidence. bu, the tact escaped
| lrom some OF the less careful Democrats
| that the Committee held President Grant
| N the hollow OF their hand. The Com
mittve bad been sitting with open doors,
uut "a my SIeTious witness was produced
aud The doors were barred for two hours.
I The witness upon whose lips the fate ui
tic President oil the United States hung,
was al ordinary Hooking business man.
/ The Democratic members Were on ZIP toe
With expectation. Republicans were in.
,,reS,ed but ignorant OF the Forthcoming
result The witness was almost iudittvr.
vLt. His marvellous story was lhiS:
Some Years ago 81 person in high sta
I lion did him great injury. II became
/ important 10 The peSCe Ul mind OF that
great parsonage that the witness should
| 0e harmless. lie hired detective and
soon hurried hiW 10 the Government
maC-huuse. lie was kept there, friend
I less aud pOwer.eS tor months, when one
/ day an agent OF this great 81. t>onage APP
preached tiu, giving HIM The choice ot-
/ tween lite Imprisonment with luuailcs,
or lite of exile IN Egope. lie chose
/ luc latter. Detectives accompanied him
| 10 The steamer, and Le lett Tor Europe.
Becoming weary of Europe, ne returned
and appeared before the Committee 10
| day 10 tell his story. Inc Committee
seemed para.y zed-Iu part with astouish
mtut, 10 pal, wiki GiabOhcal JOY. Who
was that great parsonage that wrouged
I lou2 asked the chairman. The Prv>l-
/ den, of the United States" was the re-
7 ply VIVA, wrong did be DO you2
There the witness paused. lie would
die before he wOnid tell. II Was a deli
cate subject aud should no; be mentioned.
/ For an hour The committee piled him with
questions. Tuey threatened him with
Imprisonment; with TIE horrors OF con-
luuacy The witness Welded. He said
,te Presiden, OF The United States had
done him mortal wrong; that lie had
ruined his CHE wtuess) OeUOthed, and
since that time The witness had been .
/ prescribed and persecated msu Hence
these detectives; hence these mac-huuse
I4lS.
The President had frequently come 20
I Tue hcIS, OF ito witness about the dead
o, night. and had impOrtuned hlm at his
bedside no, 10 ruin bis great lame.
"Bui. iu,erposed Repub lean men,
I Der, how did The President got 10 Jour
I bedside Al ;la, time OF night; did be ring
I the UeIl3'
The climax had come. Democrats
were enthusiastic iu their sardouic JOY,
aud We're Just ready 20 render their yer
I dlc, against the President. when the Wit
uess quIchiy luterpOsed Il want you 10
understand, gentlemen. that President
Grant . the body never did me or mine
harm be has only done me tha, great
wrong as q spirit
The collapse came. The witness was
"a uaGuau. The committee instantly
discharged him, Immediately ordered the
>ieuugtaphcr tc suppress his uO:es, and
begged the Republican members 10 keep
the matter silent. One OF the latter, with
s. good deal OF Indignation. said hat he
hoped be might be - mad As the witness
il be Kept si,ll.
Tue President In conversation with q
gentleman told the true story OF the mad
man - ho has recently given such romaH-
tic testimony before the Committee on
Expenditures in the lnterior Department.
The President says that he was conscious
tor many weeks that be was being shad
owed, that he could never leave the
White House without indiug ils maniac
tutu upon him ~ some street corner snd
lower UlOn him wilh bis raylUg eyes.
This espionage became intol,rabie, and
The President one day stopped the man
anu told hlm that il must cease " be
would have him arrest Il. Ii did 40,
cease, and The President iu his walks CAL
RED cane The mAdman still continued
10 haunt the White House grounds aud
The streets, aud was finally taken TO the
A. lum. He had been the-e but a short
zine when bis friends here 10 the author
tiles that they would take hun TO his home
IN Ireland II be would DC released. The
request was Immediately granted and he
Was sent 10 Ireland BY " hat means this
madman was brought here probably the
Democratic Investigating Committee
Know more than the Presdent.-N. !.
tribune.
The desperate attempt 10 destroy
Mr.. Blaine as . presidential candidate,
ike that made 8 little earlier 10 desu OF
Mr. Rri.fOu yrl pos bpr, bip, IT,