, 1876-07-28

Wilson or the Secretary, Tho letter seemed to
lie = deliberate attempt TO break down tho
Solicitor hy aelibcrstely forging an addition 70
wero .MeDonald. Dabcock, AMI Horace Porter.
Mai. Wilson further stated that
HORACE POTTER,
IN tfs Interview, attempted TO- explain tho
.".sy'ch" dtspatc1i of Gen Babcock'a fty stating
Tint the term "Sylpl" bad been used by him.
had It's origin in the fAct that Mai. McDonnld
Ind At ono tImo rid the President Of tho pres
who Ia IN 81. i.ou!s lad d. attempted to tronbie him
and blackma!a him.
Ills examination will continue tomorrow.
TRK sENsATf0x4L sTATsNKNT
whieh has !s, hsen sont to the country charging
papers when he left the Treasury Department
ID absolutely falset and In sent out for the pur
pose Of breaktng tf'o effects Of facts which ho
might !e eongStled to testify to hetore Il the
Committee which Inns summoned hlm. Tho
main facte in refeTence TO the matter arc these;
When Maj. Wilson left tho Department he In
strueted hts prtyato scerctary and another gen,
tlcnan who had cha,gc ot all the confidential
Eas lssals to soS GO Through ' al, she s papefs
III connection with this matter and
separate his private rapers from them and
pack the private papers for shipment ut sucf
tha s ss d stp tSs soso1 o ts ~ essSy Da n,
and had not been sent for up to The tinlo Of
afaj. Wilson'S arrival hcrc under summons ut
tho Committee. Ile then went to the Treasury
for his papcrs, and IN tho 6rst Instance he was
WOULD III SENT TO MS ROOM
o. esea q fse II Barnard @ icsser could i'd not not
10 found, and, as It had been among
was supposcd that II might be in that box, and
Of this lie was informed, hnd that information
gtvea as reason why ill., papers had not been
sent over as promised. uo thereupon wrote
ss paskcd Il e:o M pape1s vns sn @ tha &c name. anne "o Of
the parties who Ind, and asking him to send for
tacH, nnd that they should open the boz, cx-
amino all papers which It contained, and send
ltn such IS were clearly Of private character.
subsequently -..-.-..
coNsIpKEABIR CONTROVERSY
arose over tho possession Of tho box, Mai. VIII
son declining TO havo It opened except Id pres.
he desired to state 10 youhg Graht. After
subsequent explanation to tic President of tho
rcasons for thie desire, the papers Tero cx-
nmlneu by Solicitor Wilson in tho presence Of
Tho Assistant Solicitor and some other gentle
men and, when ths examination was completed,
the Barnard ]ettcr bad not been found. Solicit
or Wtisun then, hnaiDg packa9e Of papers
width contained some private and confidential
to o'ss u Mailer s 9" Q, sa sssees9 Il sgn
rea}y eonversed with the President,
opened the packet which hal hoen taken by hts
Secretary as whuIy personal and confidential,
and Ia tint tho Dafnard letter WIS found and
turned over to the ActfngISolicitor.
NO OTHnR rAfails " CoSsEauENoH
we're found mixed Win Maj. Wllson's except
some rough aratts q teiegrams connceted with
WmskY mm.te1s' H. a sopses q wh;a Tneh naG besn
IRON full history OF the transaction, 10 sniii-
clcnt to show that there is nothing whatever in
1t reiitrtiug upon Mal. Wilson, ant Il the charge
agninst MN Is persisted 10, the t4!l "details ot
the affair will appear most crcditable
10 h1ms anu rrDSeacxeeed!nEiy efnoaFfassnE to
those who seem to be Using the circumstance
for tho purpose of making falsa attack Oh
him. ......--.
: Storrs, Washington Hcssng,. and Juessen are
still hopeful OF the aucccss Of their mission In
behalf u 4. g. Hesang ard the other persons
serving whisky sentences, IN hcllalf OF whom they
appear. StorTB even asks for the full pardon Of
Ifesing, but does mot himself believe that such
a reQucst can be granted. It Is strongly insist
cd that the President has promised Tint Hcs-
ing's scnteuce shall bo miiigated. II appears
that the present subject Of consideration fs tho
basis upon whieh. tic sentence stall be light
encd, ,-whet',er Heslng ahall be placed in tho
aame elass Us Rehn,, and receive ssr,snonths'
of the Gpure,s, and sc onIT sentenced for tbrss
months II thu latter coufso,ts dcclded upon,
The remission viii bc made prior to the election,
Il thu s:1 months lttn't IS chosen, thc puh!!c
proceedings may not bn taken till after tho
e,cctlon. In my event, Ifesing's friends claim
Tint his maximum imprisonment will he sl1
JASPER D. WARD,
jssner d. Ward, during f,fs recent yieft here.
oncnly stated that, wien United Sttea District,
ATTORNEY. he VIVA Instructed to indIct Lornn.
Tarwell. Palncr. md HIM, aud to tx IN III
t1ses nftcrwards. httemnts gru being mnf,o ly
those who opposed Tic Whisky Ring proseca. prose- a.
tions to obtain aflinyts in Chjcapo TO- af,ow TINT
oilers were n,uilc to iudrce witneeses to swear
m hebnlf of tile Government. -~N'
rnn Ex-sdf1clroR spEAKa OUT,
10 tas Ks.ie.n 1sseetatad Frs.s.
WAsulNoror, y. c., jnly H.-Diufor1 WILL
son, latc Solicitor Of tho Treasury, appeared TO-
any before the flouse Co1n.nittoo on the Wills
kiowiclge IN legar,l to tho iate whisky PROSE
eationa ii the West, and particularly ii regard
e thy connection Of Gen. Babcock with t6on.
vcrsations which ho Ind Will, Con. Horace Por-
ter, atr. Brlstow, Asty.-Gcn. rierrcpont, and
finally witMPresdent GSSnt himself, cn Tie sub
tect It seems tbat letter Ut bis to tho proso-