The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-06
WHAT HENDERSON KNOWS,
AND WHAT 4 STUPID COMMITTEE
FAILED TO BRING OUT.
rhs Hres d,h Of the Conspiracy to save bae-
cock spies ind burglars Empioyed IN n's
Intereu-iIow Grant was hcpt fo"e"
Tb. Ieaky Member Of the Grand jury

The Breadth Of the Conspiracy TO save Bah
eock-Spies ind burglars Employee IN n''
I,,ere.t-fIov t.rnnt was Kept Postea-
TIL. IenLy Member Of the Grand jury
wAsu1NeroN, April 5.-EN-Senator hen-
A.rson,s examination by the Whiskey frauu
Comp,lttee was finished to-day, after fashlon
I, 4. prsttv clear that the committee ala not get
the half out Of Henderson that he realY "an'eu
TO tell. In fact. he complained to correspond
anita that the committee was go stupid that
Il did not know bow to ask ques-
lions that would draw out one-tenth part
Of what he knows. Gen. Henderson occupied
peculiar position, and very naturally did not
IKE to appear Ls volunteering any Information
20 the committee. HIS connection with the
Vhiskey Ring cases IN St. Louis placed him In
confidential relations with the Secretary OF
,ha Treasury and the Solicitor thereof, and
a happened that these three gentlemen,
,n common with District Attorney Dyer
h.d n, they believed, reason to dis
,ru,t Attorney General Pierrcpont and
the President. They communicated their
mutual suspicious to one auother very freely.
n'here were certain persons In ST. Louis who
we're PLAYING the spy on Henderson and Dyer
and communicating with the President and
Pierropont. one OF these spies was w. ID. w.
barnard a brother -in-law Of the Presidents
uifc's brother, and an examiner OF national
banks. The other was member OF the Grand
Jury, Mr.. Fox, who gave everything that affected
Babcock to Barnafd which came before Grand
Jury aud who ufterward came on to washing
ton tfer Babcock had been indicted, and re-
NAMED here for several weeks, being regular
daily visitor to the White House all the time.
A fellow named Il. c. Briefly OF Springfield.
H., who had been employed IN the MONEY
signed to duty uncer District Attorney Bliss In
New York, went to st. Louis as one OF Baococks
attorneys. Henderson says that he was toid by
Bnstow and Wilson that Briefly carried large
cum Of money with him TO be used In Dabcock's
Interest. From the same source he learned that
burglars had been employed to rob Dyers ONCE,
ond the Government detectives. under Overs
direction, discovered some OF these ieI2ws
trict Attorneys office was located. But none OF
these facts were brought out In full before the
upon, but the members OF the committee did
not know what they were about, and 50 with a
mere alusion to important subjects, Mr.. Hen
cerson was called on to unimportant matters
by rambling, pointless questions.
For instance, be told t9e eommIttee zee mat ne
letters which began with Confidential and
ended with Burn when read" that Judge
Porter and Mr. Sorrs. Babcook's counsel. had
access to the testimony against Gen. Baocock In
the Attorney 4 eneral's ONCE. Instead OF pull.
Ing up this line and pressing Henderson TO tell
them all about the correspondence between
himself and Dristow and Wilson, the matter was
suffered TO drop with this single nlusiou to IT.
henderson would have told them that Al ornev-
General Pierrepont did not deny that Babeock 8
counsel had had access TO the evidence, but
simply said II they did have IL, 10 was without his
knowledge or consent. Pisrrepont also told
Henderson that when he did 90 over occasion
ally to talk with the President about the Dab
cock case, he always found the President better
Informed on the subject than he was.
Pierrepont, It will be remem6ered, has repre-.
bented to the committee that he was acting In
entire harmony with Secretary liristow In the
prosecution of Babcock and all the Whiskey
Ring thieves, and that the President was just as
jealous as he was himself. The facts within the
knowledge OF Henderson would knock this
romance OF Pierreponts all to pieces II the COM
mittee had had gumption enough TO ask th 9
rlgh. kind OF questions. They ought TO hav,
understood that Mr.. Henderson didn't want 10
appear as a man having a grievance. He didn't
want to volunteer anything, but bad proper
questions been put to him he would have
gladly told all he knows The facts IN
regard to his dismissal have not been properl,
brought out yet. The reasons assigned by Pierre
pOnt, as stated by Mr.. henderson last evening
are trivial, utterly without reason. and show
that It was simply a preteXt to get rid OF him
because they feared he would convict Bahcoc
Mr.. Henderson, contrary to bis original inten
Non, will not start for St. Louis until to-morroN
plight and IL is to be hoped that when the mem
bers OF the committee read these plain fact
Ihey will reoill him ana follow the line OF ex
animation here indicated.