The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-04-11
TO THE DAILY IvrELLIGEN0ER
WASHINGTON.
scncnck Investigation.

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ested. He never had any interest,
directly or indirectly, in the Emma
mine. He refused the injunction asked
by Lyon, and never gave decision in
favor OF Park. Mexican stated that Hol-
lister, Revenue Collector for Utah, in
formed him that Lyon had lntimated
that there was an interest OF one.twelfth,
valued at 100000, which would be at
the disposal Of the Judge il he would
grant the injunction. Both himself and
dollister regarded this with great indig-
nation, but paid no other attention to it.
Mr.. Mexican testified that be would
not believe Lyon under oath. The wit
ness had no knowledge OF any attempts
being made by Park or Stewart or their
associates to influence him or any OF the
Judiciary.
Warren Hussey, u banker OF Salt Lake
City was then examined. He purchased
a one.fourth interest in the Emma mine
for $4,000 in the year 1870. In the
spring OF 1871 lie and the firm Of Walker
Bros. sold One.half interest in the mine
to Park for S325,00O. Witness would
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PUBLIC PRINTING.
The Committee on Printing further
examined Mr.. Clapp to-day. The COM
mittec do not regard his explanation on
the various subjects before them as satis-
factory. The members OF the commit
tee assert that responsible parties whose
names are made public have proposed to
give ample bonds for doing all the'public
printing ut 100000 per annum less than
Il is now done. They also state that the
reports OF Mr.. CIapp do not show n cor.
rect account OF the expense OF printing
the Congressional Record, and that it is
much greater than he represents it TO be.
BILL SIGNED.
The President has signed the bill au-
thorizing the sale Of the Pawnec Reserva-
tion.
BEFORE THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
General Babcock appeared before the
Judiciary Committee to-day and produced
a letter Of Col. Whitley, the substance Of
which he tried to give Saturday. In 1t
Whitley complains Of the treatment he
has received, saying he has not been paid
and asking Babcock to use his influence
TO obtain money for him. The reply OF
Babcock, published in Saturdays tcs,i-
mony, is an answer to the above letter.
There arc no dates to these letters but
were probably written in November, "a.
Ex.SOlicitor Banfield confirms Bah
cocks testimony, that at the request OF
the latter he sent for Whitley to come
anil see the General, but knows nothing
Of the business between them.
Ex.A;torncy General Williams repeats
to-day that he had no order from the
President or suggestion from Babcock TO
dismiss the safe burglary cases and that
nolles were entered after full consulta-
tion with the governments special coun-
sci.
Silas Williams, Superintendent OF the
mine from August, 1871, to March, 1873,
declared that he would not believe Lyon
under oath.
All the testimony as 10 Lyons crcda-
bility to-day is subject to the committees
final rulings as to its admisability.
Adjourned.
COST OF THEsPESCER 1SSyEsTEGArtoN.
The amount paid out of the contingent
fund Of the Senate to defray the expenses
Of the Spencer investigation is, up to date,
Sl1, $3.50, OF which Sl0,6l0 was for mileage
and per diem Of witnesses.
WAR DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATION.
The Committee on Expenditures in
the War Department met to-day. Blu
ford Wilson, Solicitor Of the Treasury,
testified that he first met Bell in the fall
OF 1876, when he was an applicant for
the position Of Chief Of the Secret Service
in the Treasury Department. He did
not appoint Bell because OF information
he had received that shook his confidence
in him. Bell was never in the employ OF
the Treasury Department in the Secret
Service division. He was employed in
the Revenue Bureau TO get the Hoge
papers. Hoge was not prosecuted because
lie left the country. Witness met Bell
about the 10th or 18th OF February. Bell
came 10 his house and told him substan-
TALLY the same story he told the Commit
tee. Bell had never been employed on
the Detective force Of the Treasury prop
er because witness had learned from the
detectives OF his associations with Gen.
Babcock, Mr.. Luckey and Mr.. Bradley,
and believes that he was employed by the
defense 10 look into the hands OF the
prosecution. Witness was questioned as
10 whether Mr.. Sherman, sent out from
New York 10 St. Louis, went there in the
interest OF the defense. He replied that,
from the information he got from Dyer
and others, he then believed that Sher.
man was using the opportunity he had in
the interest Of tile defense, but that since,
he had talked with Dyer and Sherman and
his former opinions are considerably mod.
flied, and he is not satisfied now that
Sherman went'there or acted while there
in the interest OF the defense. With re.
gard to Bell, witness snid he wrote to
Dyer that he must be careful not to trust
Bell; that he was really in the employ Of
the defense. Bell called on witness about
the middle OF December last with letter
from Dyer. Witness grew suspicious ol
Bell and hence the letter 10 Dyer. He
believed Bell was in the service OF Bah.
cock and did not want to employ him. He
believed Bell to be spy on Dyer and
so warned Dyer. About the 10Th or 18th
Of February, Bell called at witness office
aud repeated the story that he had been
in the employ Of the defence. He wanted
to be employed by the prosecution. He
spoke Of the express packages to Bradley
and tho dispatches sent by Babcock sign.
ed "B: Finch, or "Bulfnch,n and showed
him the cypher that was published in the
New York Herald. 1t was Unidentified as
partly in Luckey's handwriting, aud wit
ness was quite impressed with his story,
though he was cautious in trusting him,
Witness telegraphed to Dyer that Bell
had told remarkable story, &c. To this
Dyer answered, "If you think Bell told the
truth, send him. here. When were the
dispatches and express packages sent ~
Wilson telegraphed to Dyer, "Bell has
Secretary Chandler's commission in his
pocket"
Dyer afterwards telegraphed to Wilson,
eve dare not trust the fellow Of whom
you spoke."
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