The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-13
GEN. p0ETER'S TESTIMONY.
vyp,DTCTING BLUFORD WILSON
WV" nv MaTERIiL POINTS

- yas asked TO state whal nau V'V"',V
,n, ,t,r,iow he md had win MI pIu'o." y"
.on touchtns certain letter written oy MI
a,''.'n IN Mfr. Henderson in ST. Louis. His re-
ply was as fohoW'' ..,.
,,ory,e, occurred ina purcy accidental man.
l"' NH state Jus now It occm,ei, a. NJ nvw ,son
tv,cd ertont usN tn inc tfs',V.y .t ~ MARI OF H..
l. No, we . 'f' AS m Washington. called a. me
iIecuiS M,T'' n 70 ps.s6s through Gen Babcocks
sAl m ic conversation WIN nun an ~ oa sSir
y 'al D., ram nv letter whicn he handed me TO
~ tsss contained IN an envelope post natSSd |
gs Ldo lcatlnsa f,ce3t GwS,e osdf se Vii
iaaa 4, wa; sse eo S,5 G before tSp and
vas, hcs ...Ea S AT "S SureoPP,. to be c5py
Dot e eg and da no, pgrP r5 e S Ss aS oS
INV Of h asstanjs snld the uiN rlung OF me
snSnynous end :. After reading III ieitcr said VA,
sciter OF that rhiraccr and that It wa. my pr.crci
ea'9sss ANY tn, f" sSai was pae curse he
away. pursued. and ina he a uot iMnS H. N,.'d
Inn 10 say That II mad been saoNn 10 Mr. "a rrrp9ht
and NJ. nustcw. tod Tim in'' n.ti es0's iS
H. %on 10 sead the lticr to n ana ..9ut' cue
re- r. a MAJ II At t. .r been w ntnuon nu, tia, he
be had rot v ad sn oi,I H,i, b Ills .iai mcnt
ts notice an ~ 10 lg i.' w , nnii A." or.
ierio aSe d TO- Mr. WILSON ,nd DO Inn % iu-uce to
H. coui Of "a day wont t. 81, On ,lT Mil.oq1
hl H street " AZ hl- uuk u An Ndlhtl
ih nim 60 bis ouce n tine re sury pcptrim ut,
Iodhim tlas -uch ictc' had been r,s,h ~, ana
an sal that he va. OF snrpris H. ~ ne nsd learned
A., '9s ls,r "a E. wa n a'Gg rect cory
Of h. letter ad aites s hr ni ou.nt ou ne M '
cnsnai l.tt r. one Of Us fcaalhs thG Pftss cory
xme ihr her t'1i , ' ,v,s ," a, cxrgp
he e,,ei- w. H. mheh ~ ,Ie 1nc anon, , c1S
Is di.crcpaAcy o ins pointed unt law ut once mat
Nn.'n hat "a. perfectly s,tsnei u that iact lie
en vent on % make aA ex tnAiIon II rcsAri 10 me
>; rcicrcaec snateyer - me fres,d.nt ~ @ Gen;
u IN, President party to - Loul. TIE pf,,lou- ia
lu Tat related c1iten g. Snssey ,ieyes ~ ~;
qu,sh the indictments ag4inst some o. them and ne
Sas a Was tS 1s In day. after %ras the let
Ter TO prevent tnui escape but he said ne meant TO
regard 10 1t to erstood 10 MN that accord
M i. to he PS.aea ana that saw mo- s Necessity y
L. beng suown lim. lie then asSed me personally to
mat TIC ~ Wa in,ctgoa'ea 10 ne copy ana al.S
90 MAKE to the fresigent me same eXhuauvh Nni.n
Of letter with me. not original letter and not pur.
w II" weTc not inserted IN an oIifnl eiicr s9d e
SS M ma s sf to; IL the 90 oas
Mr. Plaiscd-wasi It all IN the same handwriting tae
zen Porter il wac 81 In the same handwriting
Mr.. Peislcd-Go On and sye suceine' history OF the
ehole sralr ~ your own way .. A., w.,
asked me What gndersiesd g ee the origin Of 5hs
term "Sypu ana the tNflautilon OF tht sym
a,.iatch. knew nothing IN regard TO tue origin Of
tha term. or any creumsianees connected WIN r. Of
Ma, Gca, Babe OK had told me al Long Brlnch the
,sscd nm elat tue expianati sis wat repealed
oNr a. eoaf from r1 siofS9S va a, ts
81 Louis 9in t'c Prcsisenvs party tnat
ia, G.,re. .was pr,,e1i isit6 some other Govern:
n"n' one ei ",a BAos2 M ' ~ , ~ b hVes or
Don.d ,oi.. .at a-iosone v, man, out rather
dinc IA snca . mtLulr ns g. create considerable
snussn'h' ,na Wa @ " ~ b,rr W uS
not unaer. "a si me f,esileni va ~ .eni On ms
u,nras or Ven fe,sed eros. aai va ar sander
ronnecuon, MT eyer uttered d. suase, Neicl
snon us ensraccf i 50 utterly absurd As to bear ts
SS d the .SS a II al ca Ht TO All 10 a .as
neat 9pr, I'D an a ',o.ule and aogaAhAsd 9e9i,,l
that he -yph tDlcsran fecfred 10 TIE m, eu.ns oi
s Se sS n sV pefver.ioa Wat stated e
MN IN r,sA T. That Mss pree,seil mn Ia spesSn-
,e.pitioa' tesran lnian! Dc GA "s Mse'
t. sft tn, syS ,d Pssseny me s
one cey.d elessam from Cen Baec9eS IN wsa a
IcAl a. follows: " SO one gong from mere lh'
ssioa. Ssi9'ssras Is sa, oos very sa.pcioGs 6a
ut day Or Two before pells ran, pa mauaser
Ia TO st. Loul. to atte4d me opening Of TIE st. L9u
iocs T. EnoW Wlv4 the President wouii reach there
Md o. how may es party S9Sa esns'' SHd va .s
lnn NE very IN oeent .ep.} 40 Ing from re
sqs. 70 .ess. rissdsG' y relation 6 +, 70
rsi ' lSnt os 'Ssfi I'm wSS 'SS W,o ' ~
sA'e MN ~ explanation wa.en 81 wis3a ~, IA
fsnai 10 regard t. the eiter All 10 MOI appear {
Tesarl a. ~. a." a. At Important II was N
.,. ID Ga he should SEQ ior ~. vi -on. see u
RIM w e h n, a. an did aos Want to IL
Venice Tor uan,mi.tu any erpAnau9n. ,N0w na4
uetyes Of kinlns.s anl Win di,p',ition to MN
Of ee s9a ss AT, me aa aT.sn into oI Az
tcusslol in leierence 70 matter ABOUT which Ano'
nay STATE What The rreii DE a., sais
zen p yt, osre.peeti1l and a.
Nor spies upon aia qnr9s hi. y H.. 70 wi LoI
Cen fsi!ef. e.aas! trust my memory to reeolle'
Q-Ws. any thing SAD about Mr., wilson's remoy ]
rn P Ss .G s saa That NJ wilson eusnt to Be
Syea az '9st was was ed me to ask that he nigh
@ sse u.' .a-, NE PTe:iisn. aa lay, On pa ,ha
preston upon me that he was going 10 remove MI '"
By Mr.. cochr.ne-,Dd he say that he was going
remove nm Ami Inn 90 s9 recosSf sn1. on s 2
M M Rs r. as IN consequence of his
,r0s,, On 4 taa! u,sanoa sat you Geqas;ed Yin
teerve Mis.ns esp.ndl nv H., a,.
lone q he letter. and not ~ the n1gerstAndni T..
sp.aiAya 20 Inn fuzzy tA-t lac q" W. IL was not IL 1
OTlslual letter
llfeady stated ,uat lie sail tnAt was matter Of 'e
oNI read from Mr. wilson's testimony. on page 81
/ ,ked nun (me .ning your II be had seen the lial
wrtnS OF the orr. ina ", H., ana hc std ne had, a
b. sa.4 At once Wilson, do not want 10 near auyIhl
ulrr. tlit Is end Of the matter the letter !. Z
Teri beyond question, and that lets YOU on. W.
tete hing to that effect s4iJl A dil not ma
mat reuarE could not make II, Tor never saw Z
bfgi ~. and DO not know ANYBODY VINO ever 81 see
q Have you that copy OF the letter. A-lhaNe'
M. IialrtcI Please % produce II. .--,
Gen Porter (prudlcing lD-lusls the identlcal ca
Nhca took from the White House ~ MI. Nilsson,
Q.-Was II mardei On nc TOP then at that time
win me rody Of the be ter. Eyrry part OF the lett
Including the W H., appears to De N the same mai
Oh speaking 20 Mr. wilson q this woman sly
by AcDlialI US Tlih,' ail you aUuie = hef a
Lad woman A. SGT Al an. an placed IN the a
inde by the statement Of Hr Nnson ao' q sn-se ~
~ nm an expl mutton ~ the ~ lpA despatch blt
ing what / und rr.tood 20 DE an tApl4natl lh 90
py 10 ms question. ten, BAhcock HAD ma le an
Diana ion Of TINS 70 thc Fresidrlt, De nad tlt "
~ T., .rpOAt. D. h44 ma { u 10 Mt hflslo 81 an
Nj a. d. Mas familiar vita ihe case A. ne uAl.
edfy vts 4. ulders God the explanation, "hl q wa
ont rruituttln tlAt hld ever hfarl OF AS hr
flrr H.. tr.flmOny WOuld put me IA the Ntlludt
ulDtlIy l.peat - ply 10 hir Que. ION 'nIa
an uns rntltiy trum the exp ahtl "A WHICH
b.,u : irn .stnc resident and mir CaAntt.
q Ami one Whlcn o. nrctcl very severely on
Flt,i4rf2 A.-l t.. not only give bIoaa ntLiitt
ma ~yl.h "siafIu Hlf, out, knowing 'ht llt-ll
I.Idp. I d. not believe an person has ever been
HIt'r ip tu'eg ns ~ scic- and reeite such P'oe'
t.f .ll-' ~.lai.ou. with Mr. Wilson fri ndlY