The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-07
The Attorney Generals Testimony.


WAsHINGroN, April 6.-Attorney
General Pierrepont to, day, testified t.at
about the middle of December last man
named e. 5. Bell sent in his personal
card to his Office and subsequently, called
with card from the President. The card
was lost, mlslaid or thrown into the
waste paper basket. 1t read like this:
The bearer wishes to get employment.
l thiHk he mi sht render valuable ser.
vice" Bell then said he wanted
employment In the secret service and u
wages as were given in that service;
Bell seemed to talk in a commanding
way; witness told him he would see the
President first; next day i'll the Cabinet
meeting he asked the President if he
knew anything about the man; the Pre-
sldent answered that he had either known
or heard Of him during the war as a
scout or detective and that he now want
ed an appointment in the secret service;
Bell called next day and asked if he was
to be Employed; witness questioned him
as to what service he had done hereto
fore; he answered he had been employ ed
by the District Attorney at
ST. Louis because of the extra
ordinary means he had of
getting at some papers in Lhe possession
of joyce. He said he left st. Louis be.
cause Dyer had not the means to pay;
he said that AS soon as Dyer would write
or telegraph that he wanted to employ
him, witness would act promptly IN
making appointments and preparing
instructions. Mr.. Bell came in the next
day or day after and showed the dis
patch he had sent TO Dyer, 10
the effect that if Dyer would
employ him the Attorney-Genoral would
sanction it. There was an interval OF a
few days, during which time Bell did no:
call, but in the meantime the witness had
talked with the Secretary of the Treas
ury and the Postmaster General, and
found that his record in those depart
ments was very bad. He never knew o.
Bells existence before he first presented
his card, and has never seen him since
he refused to give him an appointment.
Neither Babcock nor LucEey had spoken
to him about Bell. The witness said that
the interview spoken OF in his testimony
was entirely imaginary, and denied every
part of Bells evidence referringto to him
where it conhicted with his statement.
A. G. Bradley sworn--R Residence in
Washington; know g. 5. Bell; first met
him in St. Louis in November last;
heard of him first through Mr.. Luckcyi
on the 4th of November General Bah
cock said he had received II telegram tel.
ling him to come to st. Louis rs his
name had been mentioned in the Nc
Donald case and he had better come on;
Bsbcock asked Inc to go there As his
counsel and ascertain from him all L
could in relation to the matter and
if necessary 70 send for him TO come. l
went to ST. Louis, and in few days
after / met Luckey. About Thanks
giving day Luckey told ne he had seen
Bell, who had been engaged or had some
relation with Averys matters, and he
had been engaged to go tn Indianapolis
and secure the Hoge dispatches. lie said
tha, Bell SAID he had the run OF the
District Attorneys otfise and he either
offered 10 go there and steal al the papers
and have then copied, o. remove them
for the purpose OF destroying them.
Luckey said the proposition was so aston
ishing that he did not put much faith IN
HIM Subsequently Bell returned from
Indianapolis and brought copies OF the
Hore dispatches. l went TO Luckey 5
room and Bell came. Heat first declined
t. say anything IN my presence. Luckey
told HIM that unless he talked
in my presence he would.a .aot talk al 81; /;
| made a memorandum = some OF his
statements; said he WAS got employed
bv Over, but he was sod with Gel
Over. because he was working fraud
perpetrated by gas company; that he
was afraid OF the Preside,S and that he
desired 10 serve him ! because ne
thought there was conspiracy 10 drag
him down; that there ws& IA influence
going on with Secretary sbrntow al the
head OF it to superinduc' the downisll
Of the President. He stt that during
McDonald's trial Bris,,E wrote to
Over demanding that tiy Washington
papers be put in evidence so fsr as they re-
lated to Babcock Dyer said ne had head
to lose. and he thought the thing ought
to be prolonged from month to month
till near the time OF the Presidentia.
election, when i, will act better; ths!
he heard Dyer say how will this set on
their bowels. Referring TO the Bah
cock telegram be said he heard Heud.
ersou say be would see I. 5. Grant in
hell before be would help him. When
Bell made these statements 1t seemed 70
me perhaps there was some ttutA
in his statements. Judging from Bells
statement that there wGa conspiracy
agsins. the President, / concluded u ge;
As much information from him a.
could. never authorized Bell nor any
one else to brlng any papers 10 my rooms
al the Lindell Hotel and destroy them
IL asked him 70 get 81
the information he could as &c
.be nature of the evidence sgsins'