Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-07-29
Bluford Wiisen's Testimony.

whisky trials to-day. He testified
that the annoyancc which the woman
Sylph gave the president WAS thro'
her efforts to blAcAin4ii him, 4he pres
ident, at St. Louis.
| Question BY Chairman Csicbranc
| Aon SAID in your examination yester-
day that IRON the time of The discov.
e1y Of the Sylph dispatch implicating
Gen. Babcock in those whisky fraads
the president OF the United States did
not show the same sympathy with
the secretary of the treasury and
yourself that he had previously
shown, Please state any act or acts
Of the president from that time for
ward indicating to you That he WAS
not in sympathy with. those whisky
prosecutions
| Wilson said he desired first to ex-
plain some testimony yesterday con.
cerning the presidents Barnard letter
containing the Endorsement "let nc
guilty man escape"
Emory S. Foster, of ST. Louis,
made statement that the president
Ehlmself WAS charged with being par.
ity to the unlawful combination in
that city to dcfraud tie government
Of It's revenue. want that fact TO
DC noted. because I have no doubt
that the president made his. iudorse-
nef,t rs sTnuch with referenne 10 thst
fact, and ths. allegation IS with ref
erence to the allegations that Babcock
WAS y party, aud that Jim Casey, the
presidents brother in-law, WAS open.
ly asserting that the secretary OF the
treasury would not hold his Office for
80 days. Wilson continued that Bris-
tow mad written the president asking
permission to, publish this indorse,
ment, but up to August 9TH he had
received no answer. For the purpose
Of fixing the Sylph Telegram tie pro-
duced the following letter from Bris-
tow to himself, dated New York,
Angus. 9th:
nv DeWr Wilson..
Your letler OF yesterday, with IN
closure, is received The time i.svety
near ut hand when | make a square
issue with ,he thieves aud scaan.i,eis
who lh,,xe CON nbined TO destroy. me, J
must Be supported e,.dAlly ami ear
nes,ly or | must and viii break. !
fear tic complications are such that
the fromer cannot be done, and The
latter must. Youscaiisf be too care
| ful about talking to anybody.
have heard here that matter
about the sylph dispatch and our
having seen II IN conneGtion win
2 Plerrepont is fully known, to p and 4,
meaning Porter aud Babcock, and
they are greatly disturbed. Don't
suffer yourself to talk with anybody
about it. Or course this is not meant
Tor censure, but caution. suppose
must make up my mind 10 bear he
abuse Of the ring papees, hard as ii is
ITO do. They ure fighting to keep
their Hiends oat Of prison and TO save
themselves from exposure And Of
course xiH'scii or destroy anybody
who stand in their way. Well, as
Tor myself, cannot turn back nor will
st4p to parley with thieves.
nave no ambition to serve and no
purpose to accomplish but the en-.
forcement of the law and an honest
collertion OF revenues.
| will compromise innolhing, shor,
tsof this, but on iliis issue and ready te
be sacrificed auy day.
/ p. S.-Ask~ ~MeLS.er...o~ write the
presideu. iuAya regarding his view.
about the Chicago custom house anc
twhisky. ring. He has grea, confdcnc.
IN Webster aud it is gong to require
the utmost watclfnlness Of his rea
friends to prevent. his being mislcd b,
men who profess friendship Tor him
,utaSwho 1re sctag streaehcro ously
Tell Webster to write strongly ans
Ixiye hi,A lhe pl~ia truth aud mark hi.
ietter confidential " S'A2% 9 y Y. !
B. ii. b.
10 response 10 cochrane's question, WI
,on said he and Brstow, having the presi
tents injunction to let no guilty man cs
ar,e. concluded the presidant cnn.d not q,
,ack on IL and resalv ved to leave the whoi,
nstter or Bi5cock's case with the ciyi
u,horities at st, Louis, until Decembe
I lsi, or until it was known that Babcocl
was indicted. The relations OF Bristoy
md himself WAS present and had been pas
able, but there the idea Of military aour
Il inquiry was brought to,ihe front. Gen
babcock and his friends, The ide, OF |
nilitary court WIS, broached bsfore the in
iictment WAS found against Babcock, aut
he fact that the president took the groual
hat a military Court should supesceds LII,
proceedings before he civil tribunals al 81
Louis. was taken by myself ard by TIL
-ecretary to be a marked indication u hi
,urpose to defea, the prosecution in tba
ity7E III &
o. Ae .ao or All of DscehlxrSl wro,s
etier 10 Gen, Hendcisan advising hi,
pllysR uny views and Indie ,itng 10 biz,
he settled purpose nf The secretary Of tn
reasury to see by honorable means tha
he proceedings before The civil tribun,
hauid NIT be ppstponej, delayed or en-
,1rrased If IN. t5u,d Dreyeut IL nv anv tr,