The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-21
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON. April 20 1874
DENIAL OF THE cHARox AGAINST SECRETARY
BRrsTow.

BRrsTow.
The following card Is publshcd this morning
To TIM PuRLIc:--
Ny name has been mentioned in connection with an
alleged payment TO Hon. b. H Bristow, Secretary of
the Treasury Of 1900 inducement " HIM
sign his position United States District Attorney
that have not lived in kentucky since 1851 that
have not owned or had anything TO do with disterlcs
IN that state or anywhsrs else for the las: twenty
indirectly cent 10 all my life for any purpose what
ever, and that no ono has for mo- that no has
entirely At loss for the origin OF the base
and baselcss SANDER which connects my name with
1 ~ ,S csGa . o inc
time last summer or fall then denounced the whole
story without regard 10 Its origin utterly false,
fact This denial most cmphatically repeat to-day
and challenge all proof 70 tho contrary.
RKJoNDER OF Mr. cAULyIELD's CoMN1rrEz
TO SECRETARY BRIsTows LITTER.
Representative Caulhcld, Chairman OF the Commit
tee Expenditures in the Department OF Justce has
addressed the following letter 70 Secretary Brstow:-
Houss or REPRzsEsrArrvxs
WASHINGTON, D. e., April 20. 1876
DEAR SrR-Yours OF yesterday, the 18th inst, was
received at our committee room nearly simultaneous
with its publication iu the evening papers,
In reply am directed by tho committee to say that
the article you enclose from the Baltimore Gasef as
well Of the previous day in Philadelphia paper
committee In reference 70 your criticism upon what
you are pleased to term the methods or your CON-
tight 70 conauct the business with which 10 nrusted
rs Il believes the beat interest Of the public
demsnds always having. having due regard to the
will believe that your criticism Of It's action was
rather the result Of undue excitement your part
than OF any just ground Of OF IT, The tcsti-
mony Of Judge BsrsIcy made no charge against you,
but was simple hsarssy 20 what he claimed had been
told him BY s. 7. SUIT Il contained nothing upon
xrk,t ami Ecpm n Ia d.
We icis there was no necessity for spprsing you Of
II until could procure the attendance Of Mr. Suit
and from him, under oath, the exact facts OF
tho case. An officer Immediately despatched for
ness in washington as no lived some few miles in
MARYLAND. His attendance was not procured until last
Monday. He testified before the committee tho
most earnest and emphatic utterly denying
the truth Of any charge implied in Judge Barteys
timony, having been made by him against YOU Az
matter Of there was nothing further for TO
Investigate a. lar as you were concerned and wo felt
that charge had bcsn made and none proven against
it was however, agreed that ono OF tho committee
should communicate 70 you what had happened.
gentleman OF the committee accordingly called you
the morning Tuesday, and Apprised you OF the
foregoing circumstances You informed him that you
had already heard that these Two witnesses had been
before the com mttee Under these circumstances the
subsequent publication OF the article you inciosc from
the BdissSrs Gazette can hardly warrant you In say
ing. II must promptly meet the Islander M mud in
the public prints even at the risk OF appearing 10 re-
nect upon the methods OF your committee" Asto tho
farther investigation which you demand tho commit.
Tee Will willingly accord IL To you II you still desire II,
but consider Il wholly unnecessary, there no
charges made proven against you and you stand be-
forc with the fullest cxoncyaon Of even suspicion.
remain, Very respectfully &c
H. u. CAUIyIELD,
Chairman OF the Committee on Expenses IN The be-
partment OF Justice.
Hon. b. H. BRisrow, Secretary OF the Treasury.
JUDGE DARTLEY EXPLAINS.
The following letter has been addressed to thu chair
,.n M stc Com n,,ttcc on in the Dcsart
men, OF Justice by Judge Barley
wAsniSGroy, April 20, 1876.
sR--sccrctary Bris'ow, n his letter 20 you OF yes
tcrday which appeared the newspapers Of this
ing inpedly represents me a. having voluntarily APP
pearcd before your committee and detailed rurnors
against HIS ofhciai integrity Permit 10 In.
auirc whether Mr.. BrIstow had not been IN
formed PRIOR 10 tho date Of his letter by at least
ono member of the committee that my appearance
mad been required by legal process aud that nforma
ton as 10 the subject upon which the committee do
sired 10 examine me, although requested by me. was
withheld until after sworn and the stand Mr..
Bristow represents ~ having testified against him