, 1876-04-01
rarcrn and teslrny themf A.-Wel. havs reehcted
that matter great deal. lfe stated 10 ma thai Lis
lottor8 wnf1

UAtAHlh uf a buOul.A Eu0H4huHA4pHt
might vr!ta tcsora that could to miscenssnct. know
soMettmsss ,seos"iruei % to mss, somethtns very af
fsrent from what IA intended. but tEcre sastnod 10
bc great deal Of shl'-too many OF thes' n'''doa-
Odd ae aver tell you any particular thing that ho
W,a 'sae os + en
lis. .snsta9s e th,t qa.of' Sut 10 wanted sasTs
oSYea 1sle % take those bodily from tne District
Atosnsys of7co7 A.-rhatw wss tho understanding.
Q,-Aud a1cJ wete 70 bs deatsoyed7 A~ic4; 0ns
ny III. p|.eaburn-Q.-7Do, Jon know wno Bradley
Shepherd here lie .snt out !hura Iu.t TO DO on
the watch. a. he orphaned to e e wa acting A. ono
ssa se.c. uuy hs tia. oo
eurssl betwocn you knd tuctsy ID st. 1us, relsttvs
t. S hp ,sss t,s Sos gs
,ass Co.. u.6coct xss innocent; int /. W. simply
1 uLow AT THE OLD MAN,
end fett SO tnyhelf at tho TINS, ..-
whom DID yoa mean ,A.;-Ths prssldon.:
rsnod sau tase e. ]
Gspsr: oS. of ths ohsS1 @ ~
eon.u w h h soa s y oa Il 10
'' Q.-Did Lucky se,l ,ou the sam. th,nr' A.-Not
Q.-Dd 10 not sotnc time tell yeu that they ~anscd
to n,sko away with certain prooss7 Al don't think
Q~pid Lueisy seil you ID thoss CONVERSATIONS ny
thua about Secretary Dristowa connection with that
ion Is 'hs behs sapposa tse h. SaE Il 10
conversation tended that way at that tne Mr. pr!s
san 9fs aS h y
This u simply blow y the old nsn,"-tha Prcs-
"a blow from whom7 Artist was understood
from gr.atow, because nsasowa friends ~sss worry
Q.-The question between Arr. L,,csey and yourself
vAa-- A. Hnserrapttng}-f understood 1t - ltis-
toy n1oyelaent = The ntaEs. ,,.u,
.n Diss sses r. Tsss e. IL asos sFssa .'sa
vas In tho interest Of dsn. Dristow.
,a yos IT, r.x fe # no. x'n o
9.-Dii ho teu {on th.t7 A..-yes, sir; thu. VA.
Q.-Then il u stue tSss al, Tho friends Of Dabcook
thai you were consultation with snoro advanced
on "a
ths. w.s shs reason want into = + a .hs stars.
| 9.-pe yo1 know who sent Bradley there A--Ho
Q.-nia Shepherd have .nythiaE 70 DO with III A.
novAr heard lls nntna rutntaoned IN the case.
rreaacns about the matter o.hof than what You havs
ssa i, Al Hsa rfS e. t'ss sse ,m.
the be:iof that Babeoek v.s innocent When iound
sired mo 70 do, and from the re,narks at woro made
and talk between the counsel and hnisslt and myself.
attempted shEos u'ueA u ses th' President and
V.-1n any Of tho interviews that you had With the
rrea!dsns did 1on eTer learn iso1a hn: ~ you diu
from naoeoek anu tneIey, n ~ ns ~ gsW
ns Wv sst]nsnt ia iii yery ts lis ony xhut on
th,t !, n.hHoes ~. ,nnncant hs did mi ,Sia, 10 Id
Inn ncrsacntni il stenneJ IL mike il persouai
matter tn fegard 10 Gen, Babcoct, but did not aeem 10
| h.rs .n. hi.s .ph.t.r.r tr rsnnrI IL hnlscIf
o@Was ri terc sycr anrthina tbat trauspfred be
tween Won md tDe President to show that he nharel
ae ~ po., oane ~ aqecs ~ H. pestow nr
Afr- nohhin.@G.Thn renark nf oer 1;sbro ck That
ho .iidnr thInk Lis had sent any tslear1us eioneu
tSu1hHttl thai laH tho iUf0rauEO
thot II. I'm ssnt telr1rama Ia sn1ne nnartsr A.
Yea most tss,,redy il was undefutooa.
| OI-Thcre waa eystematieal coDtr1yanco on tl,o
Par ~ tao t;n,c'Sa ~ nAn ~
Q-Dti ho suppress portion Of III A.--Ycs, n
unaerstooa. don't know ~ o. ny own anowieago. @
from him and Ill frienas as 10 the tracks that ho
wished covered, and evidence ha ,iahed suppressed
e1s' wi, rporr477ov.n,, oror
| ~ m Ito fscta were known? A.-TLat IL tho way 1