The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-06


Q. why didn't yous A. well. / thought that
was going rather too far in the matter.
It was intended that Ishould be appointed
and sent to St. Louis to continue my work,
and here is the key Of the cipher that was
givenSme toi communicate with. THE witness
here reproduced the original Of the cipher pub
@. Were you appointed in the attorney gen.
erals Office? A. was not, but was to be ap-
pointed, and had card from. the president
to Attorney General Pierrepont similar to the
one had to secretary Chandler.
special &c AGENT = A. L did not say W 50. / said:
''This is the man Of whom spoke for that
appointment''-or something to that effect.
9. Did Babcock make you any promise with
regard to it? A. Not there. He did here. He
deuce Oft. It was not SO much that was
| working to his interest, as that regardedrt the
whole matter as political move at the time,
| and desired to serve my old cOmmanderIl
could. | had very little acquaintance with
or sympathy with him.
| G.. Did he ever tel You any particular thing
to him about the dispatches signed "Bulfnch,"
or .'B Finch," he said he did not think he
had ever sent anything with that signature to
that quarter, but he wanted all there was
everything.
@. You were to take those bodily from the
district attorneys Officer A. That was the
| understanding.
@. And they were to be destroyed A. Yes;
but never agreed to it.
/ By Mr. Blackburn. G. Do you know who
Bradley is? A. believe he is abrother-in.
law OF Mr.. A. R. Shepherd here; YVES sent
out there just to be on the watch, as he ex-
plained to me; he was acting as one Of the
ounsel / suppose.
q. There was 'systematical contrivance ON
the part OF the indicted man to suppress testi-
mony against him? A. Yes, az understood;
don't know Of my own knowledge.
q. You supposed from the knowledge you
derived from him and his friends as to tho
tracks that he wished covered, and the evl-
dence he wished suppressed, that he was un.
questi, nably guilty all the facts were known!
A. That is the way understood it., don't
think Ire had any delicacy in regard to my
thinking SO. There seemed to I've dual feeling
in the matter. The president had one line OF
feeling and they another.
Q. You don't think the president HAD ANY
thing to do with this attempt to cover up the
. tracksi A. Not at all 8A
On cross examination by Mr.. Danford, wit
ness stated that he had communicated to Col.
! Dyer, pending Babcock's trial, everything now
I given to the committee, and that I've under
: stood that he was to have been calledsin rebut-
! tai OF Luckey and some other witness, whose
1 names were no: mentioned, if they had been
called for Babcock; but As they were not called
i neither was he.
By Danford. @. Does that article in The
!. Herald state that YOU were engaged ~ act as ;
e spy on Col. Dyers A. 1t did.
exactly right in dismissing you thenH A.
). Now, yon have asked me plain question, and .
4 will tell you that Mr.. Chandler knew exactly
e what was employed for. ] said went there
on matters connected with Babcoek. Said he,
It "Did General Babcock know you went therey"
, Said |, "He did, because wrote hmm letter be-
fore / left" Tha.,is all the conversation We
+ had don't know that he knew the details
Of my st. Louis employment, because ! asked
"a il It was necessary Tor me TO gpnto details, and
: he said no.
There is, Of course, howl q abuse
|. raised against the witness by ths parties
ts implicated and he has even been at.
ns tackled and beaten in his hotel by one Of
70 their friends, named l40llirc, but it is
4 ,ie proved by Chandler that the Pre- sident
4. did request him, Chandler, to give the
r. witness an Office and il is admitted that
Sc he was at St. Louis. Col. Dyer, Dist.
.. Attorney, testifies that Bell was mixed
y ~ up in tho stealing of certain papels i'm
Il pticatine Avery, and he further said.
nd Witness had been very careful Of the dis
no PATCHES and letters relsaiDg to ts Babcssk case
x because be
b. ryARED soxE Such EXPLOIT
OF as was resorted to in the Avery case. He paac
nd "a them in beg and deposited taem IN thl
- safe vault. Before that Bel was one day seer
~ in the distriSt attorneys once overha.linl
aat Was allowed TO 90 that in the absence q Col
i Dyer Boil excused himcelf by Ssying that b
,.ck ,ck Was hunting for match to light his cigar
.m Bell soon after the proposition to furnish hi
'ck Bsadley's letter. After the trial he Ieturne.
"a them 70 Bell and has not seen them since, ex
~ ~ cepG az produced in the New York Herald
=. These papers were not prodnoed til near th
~ end Of tho trial. Tie Teassa they were ~
~ ~ used in evidence waSh because Lncksy was sum
y u claimed as witness f01 the da1snse. A
- consultation between witness ard his sssoci
, ates, ROadhead and Eaton, ~ 70 the advisa
'.o ~ bility of
- CALICO BgLL ~ wKFx8ss,
Il. II vas decided 70 wait ill Luckey was put u
. on the stand. and then Prodscs Bsa IN rsDo q I.
b ii also called by the defense, and Was inaendc
said Inst He'll should nSt be bsOught in asA vi
It u nsss- -in-chief Had ths persecution kpown
I il: believed the defense would NOT call Lncke1
ha1 they would have brought Ball Toward IN
FUSED him - witness-in-chia.
Il II Is, take il altogether. . very surprf
10 piece OF business. The Presidel
elects an old and trusted military spl
brochures him clerkship In the Interil
Department be then goes TO St. Lon
and is caught trying 70 steal the testim
Iny duplicating Babcock. from t6S Dil
trict Attorneys Office. with an endel
standing, as he testi6es, with Lucke
nd the presen. private secretary Of =
1ley President, ard Babcock. his then secrt
thas iAry that the documents 80 to be stole
q. were to be destroyed.
twill be surprising II Grant closes b
eace present term without an impeachmsn
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