Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-11

WASHINGTON. August IO.-The SEN
ate finance 0onanaittee iafCTmally SgFeed
that the house bill repeating the date Of
the resumption act shall sleep in their
committee till next winter.
Logan on the whisky Trials.
Senator Logan was before the whisky
committee this afternoon, and pro.
nounced as false all that Solicitor Wilson
had said or testified concerning him,
and he branded as false all statements
or insinustions connecting him with
whisky frauds, as he had no connection
directly or indirectly with the ring, and
only knew Of its doings and results Of
it's trial from newspapers.
The examination of Washhurne, chief
OF the secret service, was resumed this
afternoon before the subcommittee on
the whisky frauds. He testified that
Dexter, of the special counsel for the
government, while explaining to him
and Supervisor Tuition his views OF
granting immunity to those who would
admit their guilt, said in this way
he expected t. reach Senator Logan
and Mr.. Farwell, but the witness did not
wish to be understood IS saying that
D xter said these parties would be in
dicted.
Senator Logan appeared before the
committee, by request, when R3presen-
tative PIaisted read to him the following
letter, addressed by Solicitor Wilson 10
Secretary Bris!OW, dated December 8,
1875:
DEAR GENERAL-Mr. Cook was just
in to see me with some startling news.
He saw President Grant after he met
you, and wss assured by the President
that he would remove Ward
promptly, and to that end,
ne would ask Webster at once to
name his successor, but what
was especially noteworthy was 'etter
to Cook from reliable friend in Chica-
go, attributing LOgsn's illness to sheer
fright, and which charges that he is in
it, and that the atmosphere is full Of
rumors about Wards connection with
the ring. The relations with Distil-
Ter Powell, etc., iDclOsed from the books,
may interest you. The Lord give you
wisdom. Faithfully, WILSON.
Senator Logan said he had read such
a letter in newspaper, but not in the
printed testimony before the committee,
and said the statement of Wilson was
seemingly made on purpose to cast re-
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prise, for the reason that early last De-
cember, when he was very sick, almost
to death, Wilson and Supervisor Mat
thews visited him at his room in the
Palmer house in Chicago. Wilson must
in his letter were false in
every particular concerning him.
It was false in all its parts, 80 far as it
referred to him, by insiEUation or other
wise. At that time he was confined to
his bed, and could not move, and had
not walked step for six weeks. He
was in that condition when Wilson and
Matthews visited him. Mr.. Matthews,
who was present in the committe. room,
confirmed what had just been said by the
senator, vino, resuming his statement,
said that any insinustiOn, directly or in
directly, remotely or otherwise, made
by Wilson or others, charging him with
being connected, directly or indirectly,
with whisky ring in G icsgO or else
where, was a falsehOOd from beginning
to end. He never had any connection,
directly or indirectly, with any dlstll-
lery, or any connection with distillers or
rectifiers, and had had no business with
them whatever; nor had he knowledge
of any frauds, except so far as they were
developed IN trials and published in the
newspapers.
In response to the charge OF Mr..
Wilson, that Senator Logan thwsrt-
ed him in his efforts to remove GER
tain officers, District-AttOrney Ward
included, Senator Logan said that
Ward was removed while he (Logan)
was lying on his bed sick. The only
knowledge he had Of his removal was
telegram from Senator o glesby, his col
league, asking him to concur in the
recommendation of another person. Sen
ator Logan brought Wilson's attention
to the fact that some attack had been
made on him in the newspapers In con-
nection wi the whisky frauds. VIII
son said to him and to his wife that ne
Logan) had nothing to do with them
aad that the publications were slandeI'
Gus, While there he was interviewed
by q reporter, to whom Wilson said thai
Senator Logan had nothing more to &C
with the whisky ring than he (Wilson
had. TCOlOnel Matthews confirmed INT
truth OF these assertions. Senator LO
gan further said that he never SIS yet haC
been charged by Wilson as having IN
terfered, directly or indirectly, with tn'
prosecution Of the whisky frauds in Chi
cage, or elsewhere. He did, hOWyer, &C
to the President and recommend VII
| sons removal for the reason that Dis
trict. Attorney Ward, at Chiesg }, tolC
him that Wilson had SAID tt
him that Senator Logan wouIC
have to be indicted as political neces
sfty, to which the district attorney sac
there was no testimony to this emu
| when Wilson replied: at makes no diff
| nd
dence afterward.D He had learned some
thing to that effect from others. Senate
| Logan went to the President and told
him that a man who would act in tina
Way was unfit to be solicitor OF the treas
ury, especially as Wilson had said that !. n
Iopsn) was innocent Of cOmpllclt.
| with the whisky frauds. The President
| however, did not remove Wilson. Sena
| tor Logan did not remember the date
| the interview, but it was last spring
Senator Logan wished it to be distinct.
| understood that his object was not,
| had been insinuated, to remove Visor
to rotect the whisky men or any others
| huf because ne conspired to destroy
man whose reputation was better VISl
than his own.
Representative Cchraue asked Senate
| Logan WHEtuGI NC ONCA 49,
| fine President the removal OF Secretar,
Bristow, which question the senate
answered by saying he never interfere
in the matter Of the Presidents caolne'
He had no recollection Of speaking Z
the President on the subject Of his ca3l
J not. He may have conVersed with u IN
President about Secretary BtistoW, an
nav have said that he thought Brlstoi
was not in harmony with him on point
cal matters; may have said II ne Wef
President he would not want MN as
cabinet officer. II it had then occ occur !;
to him to say so, he would have . sara 1 !
but be did not remember whether II
said 80 or not. ,Do,,roeor
tatiye Cochrane q number OF ques tn,I,
OF a political character, including Jgn
about appointments and the su1y9'
of General Henderson's reIhOEa
in part answer to WHIT ~.
said he did not know Wne u
he ever spoke to the President so9u. IL
not: If he mad been the PfesldehL
-,o,IIJ bouo rapnovad General HenQersC