The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-12
BRlST0W WATCHING GRANT
TIE STRfNGTST STORT or an THE
STORIES TTT RLCiTED'



Mis Amrmed that In October hh-' n.'.,o"
Hrt Detectives TO Watch tr"h' NJ" ~
cock Together ~ -. Louis is ir"o'
Or Iouts. April 1.-THE structures OF
Tup SIN on the lnc1lciencY of the special Ooh-
.,essional Committee appointed u inVestigato
aha susptciOus circumstances attenuing Tue
Raboock whiskey trial are In every way Just anu
ae.eryed The com pmittee have failed to get al
the bottom ftcts, Notwithstanding the way was
plainly marked OUT.
Gan. Henderson would not have hesltaied 20
make truthful answer to questions which
would have shown 10 the public how infamously
some Of the authorities at Washington colluded
60 cheat Justice Of its rigbtfu prey.
II Ia reported that Secretary lifistow has de-
elared that Gen. Henderson had no right TO
quote him "a authority for the statement that
Attorney General rierrcpont PLACED In the pos
30 sion Of BAbcocN's lawyer the evidence which
the Government lawyer depended on T. secure
his conviction. We do not believe this report
here, nor shal we until Secretary Brstow de-
nies nis accredited action before the committee
IN person or over his own signature.
1t 10 stated by a party who ought to know
and does know nearly all that transpircd during
Babcock tri |. that secret nv Btstow suspected
ne President Of an tnt,Htton Of shielding u ibcork
OF al hazards Gtis also stated at up to a GER
tain date In October, Attorney General Pierre
pont was very active and honestly committed to
the Pccksnifnln declaration Of the President
that no guilty man should escape.
l. st November the President VISITED ST. Louis,
ostensibiy to look after his fArn, which bad
grown to be an elephant. lie was attended by
BabcocR. Mcdonald aud Jo,c3 were then await
hug their trial on half dozen Indictments.
Bristow thought, and did not hesitate - coma
dentlally" to inform Gen. lItnde erson and COL
Dyer chat tbs ri,b Wts q mare crcitc 10 bring
Bdhcock ant Mcdonald and joyce together
pithOut crcting suspicion, In order that theb
might he Induced to protect Babcock from the
fate which they could surely involve him IN,
through documentary evidence which they held.
Bristow iOrote the Government prosecutors frcrly
az 10 his suspicious. and 50 did Dluford wilson ;
and It Is well known here 10y few that spics
perc actually placed on The track Of the President
and his secretary, to watch their actions and note
their associations.
The siIbppnd ducr. fccum issued and directed
10 Dyer Dv MI Knots committee was intended,
We have n duub., to cover al the correspJ md
encs and paper; out MIR. Over did not choose to
consider that It embraced the connlent cor
respond .nce which passed between him and
Dristow and wilson, anu which he was com
manded to bum when re i'd" Two weeks ago
khAt Colrr-pun lrure mad not been burned. aui
n brought to tight. IL would show tnat BIstow
and Wilson both knew that BaOiock was guilty
Of oomphcityin the flauds, even at that early
day, ami suspected that Grant l0ould W to al
kngihs to protect him.
one OF the letters whch Wilson wrote to Hen
derson assigning detective I, watch Mcdonald
and Joyce, ami which vas dr1ppei by Hender-
son shows tnat Wilson was on the scent then,
aud knew very well that the tr.il led to the
White House. That letter can be had. Now
why did no. Mr.. Knott insist upon having this
confidential cOrrespondence7 lie knew Of It,
and he should at le tst have endeavored 70 find
out where IL was. or when and why destroyed.
special committee was lisei. nave been borne
out tn roughly but the irvestl.,tlon ma, led to
tho fact that away back in October. Bfstow was
certain Of Bhbcock's guilt, aud suspected Grant
Hhe spectacle GA Cabinet officer arran.irg a
system OF espionage for the entrap Ing of the
President rs without precedent, aud ought to
Involve one or ths other " the two parties in
tndelible disgrdce-either the Secietar, who set
spies without re son, orth President on whom
spies were necessary. Let THE SrN ask trhe,hcr
tStiOO and Utls0n communicated con fdentiaiiv
nth Hendsrson and Dycr. II So, what was the
nature Of those Communications Or better
stll let 1t demand the ex act text Of this CORE
spondenre next, Whcthcr NE President lcas
shadODed bD detectives Ly command of his Sscrsta-
~ or us suDordl mates: aud tuiruly, what reason
BristOw hdd Cr has to dem his reported allesa-
lions OF PerrrpOuts inlGelity.