The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-29


him: "Mr. President so far as know
to date, Roddis' is the only instance
in which a nolle proseqa has been
entered for the purpose Of accepting
the party as states evidence. In answer
to your question as to whether Everest is
not TO be prosecuted, should say that l
have specific information on that point
from the Distnict Attorney, and he tells
me that no promise whatever has been
made to him, and that none will be. He
asked me what Everest would testify to,
and l said it was said Everest would tes-
THY that he saw Joyce mail two letters
containing $500 each, ono of them ad.
dressed TO Bsbcock. He asked me
when Everest returned, and l said
that he had returned about the
18th of Jsnury, 1876. He asked me If l
knew where be was. l said l believed he
was then with his uncle, somewhere In
Western Pennsylvania. He said, "Msjor,
when said let no guilty man escape l
meant it, and not that nine men should
escape and enc be convicted" l said
pardon mel Mr.. Presidenti we are not
in this battle counting hesds, we are
trying to break up unlawful conspiracles
and combinations, which We all
know exist, and if possible reach
those who have inspired and or
ganized them, and l know of no
other way Of doing this and obtaining
proof of conspiracy than by going inside
of the ranks of the conspirators. give
1t to you as my private Judgment that
the policy which has been adopted by the
local counsel, upon their independent
Judgment, and not under the instructions
of either the secretary or myself, will re-.
suit in accomplishing tho purpose, and
that none other will Secretary Chand-
Ter sat just back, at the fur
ther end Of the Cabinet room, and
said to the President: "Mr. President
/ notice the presence of members Of the
cabinet. II you give me time TO go into
this matter | think can satisfy you that
you are laboring under n misapprehep.
sion." "Oh,' said he, at is not worth
while. l simply wanted to call
youl attention to the fact that in
my judgment therel Is too much OF
this going on. said to him that being
so, | have nothing TO do Mr.. President
out bid you good morning, and did So
| went out deeply impressed with what
the President said 10 me. l went TO the
Secretary of the Treasury and told him
what had taken place. said tn tho
secretary that in my opinion it WAS of vital
importance that he should see the Presi-
dent on that day, and that | had reason
to believe and did believe
that A. z. Tuition then lately re-
turned from Chicago on the 10Th OF
January. ! believe he had endeavored
TO create the impression in the mind of
the President that We wer" giving away
everything in the city of Chicago, tor the
purpose of convicting Rhem and Heslng
and Ward, and while the question Of the
propriety of tac policy was not imPor-
tant, it was important that he should lm-
mediately take with him MS letter TO
Tuition, and let me take my letters 10
Tuition and his kilograms ~ Webster,
and explain TO the President the whole
case. He reluctantly consented. We
went and the Secretary with great par.
ticularity stated TO the President fully
and fairly, reading from official docu-
ments, the situation OF affairs in Chicago.
The basis of what the Secretary read
is covered by this telegram of mlne TO
Webster:
JANUARY II, 1874.
Gen. j. ID. Webs r, Chicago, H.:
The following dispatch WAS sent by the
Secretary 10 Tuition this morning; 1t
ought TO cover the ground. He phe Sec
retary) has implicit confidence in the
10, al counsel and revenue officials:
~ p Tuition, Supervisor;
"Not desiring any arrangements with
the indicted parties, We decline TO
interfere with any that have been en-
tered into by the United States district
attorney, with the approval Of his ssso
cistes and the local revenue officials
Having confidence in their judgment and
fidelity. we leave the transactions
in their hands, not doubling that
they will do what will best
sub erve the interests OF the government.
After the Secretary and myself con-
cluded our statement and explanation Of
our positions, the President expressed
himself satisfied Herewith, and referred
with great kindness TO General Webster.
And ihus ended very kind and friendly
interview. On the eve Of that day 1
addressed the Secretary the following
letter:
JANUARY u, 1876.
DEAR GEsERAL--l called 10 bid you
bon roydge, and 10 say that within less
than an hour after our return from the
White House, Babcock came in little
while, and WAS a good deal nervous, and
asked me if / bad any news. i replied
that ! had none, except tnat ! had given
the President. 10 which he sSid: "Yes,
il is that about which desire 10 ask you.
Whist does Everest claim about the 500,
scr showing that His Ercellency had
conveyed at once ~ Babcock, every item OF
possible evidence which he had recsiyed
from me. Bsbcock stayed qSte awhile,
and had very prompt aud
emphatic denial u Eyerets story.
and a theory 70 1t IL. He nked
me when going away 70 tell him II any
thing new turned up. This ! positively
refused. but added / could not deny
when the President ssked. He laughed
and said that would DO just ss vol and
we see that it does. The point Of all
this i, ths, the President questions ms
In Babcock's ipteres;. WhS. au ~ do
spsin7 | have no objections on general
principles 70 give Batcock fair show II
the testimony ia really false, bot bow Il II
should turn out 10 be true
and what right has be now
more than any other accused
party 70 hear the details Of the Gaze
sgsinsi him.
By Mr.. Wilson-AbouI the 18th oi
January, Attorney. General called ior
me and | west over. He said be wanted
to talk with me about the Bsbcock cass
and tie situation Of affairs st S;.
Louis. Chicago and Milwaukee, / ssId
csr,sinly lie ssid 10 IL about
that man EYeEest7 told the Attorney
General in substance what ! had
r.o1r,ed 10 the President. He said
that he bad been gcoi deA
troubled by . request which The Presi'