, 1876-02-18
THE PRESIDENTS DEPOSITION,
LEAplEo QUESTIONS AND AAsWEns.

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1Hpee1ai Dl*u1tch to 1ns Chicago 7i1bwnt.
ST. Louts, Feb, 1.-THE following arc soma
OF the loading questions put to tho President in
relation to Lila knowledge OF Gen. Daboock's
chazactor, and other points bearing On the paad-
ing Case, md tho nnBWors thereto:
Q.-Aro you acquainted with tho general reputation
Of Gen. Dabcuck III tho city where hs lives, In the
places whero he aaa lived anong big associates and
acluAnanceH, in the army nnd elsewhere, for honesty
nnu Integrity? AL suppose that might FAY thai
have been ar4t'antcl with Its general reputation Tn
the army and Hhsre 10 is known, wcre ho has livc.
Elsewhere 10 not know anything about 1t, hut sup
pose myself 10 bo acquainted with tho reputation ho
las IN ths Army and III thi4 citT.
Q.-NoW slate, II you pleaae, what bis general repu.
70 bs aool. II twc!vs yesrs' intimate a..oca,iun
other people thiuk Of him. cert4ioly hsfe hsI guo
opport'tty not only OF knowing hA character nyse
b1t Of Knowing tho reputation hi sus aths.
Q+-And from those opportunities what has been hIA
reputstiou7 A.-Gool.
Q.-Dtd Cen. nsbcock, far you know, cycs seek
III any way to inhunco yuur a:!!on IN reference u
my Charges majo or proroaed 10 10 naade aqainat
Jo5eo OF stoD9nala. or r'tllcr Of thcn,7 Ado uos
sssids r a .. w NY fysr asns to mo On The sueje;s
Ter or should haye semombo1clit.
c.-Dill Gen. Babcek. 30 far you leno~, ever
ecck in any Way to Influence ynnr actfDu with refer
cnce 10 auy Investigation Of alleged whisky f.auds u
VI. Louis or elasshtro7 A.-IIs did not. Possibly
.niEht state right hgru that rcnmnber bus cue ln-
sAncs q Is oTer taiknR to mo At nil about lilo nat
ter u tho Investigations uscep slco ln hss been in.
isted and tAen was simply to sey to- Inc thst he ha
ali thrir oeias A. thonan ,hry wen s}s,nnc. ss.
sons, by sendlag sprs 10 watch them, and asking Why
in fho nIr, ~ rh.rsct.r i.tn shsr Az ~
tilleFi,s sud t.a. cit 1ooss me, MI. rsnnrt III.
could be relied uponIAad sallsse uas hs simply told
Q.-Do you remember tho Circumstance of dcu. nc
Doald's oclnE II Tho City ot Washington on tho 7h
eatsp Il .s Tsm.1r tne p fn1 I'm. In onto sne Par
Q.-lg understand Jon correctly, Den. bai,cock's
wuud be wisar 10 harc Il sn,,, hv mcn oS -nnstor
character th.n by sueu Of Inferior aud suspssous
onI yoa rds With him or or ,bont that dat.
OCCASION ans Wv anything aid thtI 6y lin to yon
VI. wh 70 w. iayes!on ot alleged trands r.
~ Wa tsLnr dr1ye Ind lnyiit,I him tn mi in .u
9r.vo Win ms. Lave no recoilectioa Of ssoxls @
NJ husota.s 4! nas 'oaeh n'a oaeA po6fon
n~niI f3An n.hcc.t At op .,,,.t ,h.t t,,, -.
spythlna 10 vnn viii rrSsrenre In sr1, my4s,tn;,on
4sys,t tirn.S Il..xa "n -srn',sesinn ~ ~ ~ ~
lux sny.ins stout that. io ecr:suly iii nos u,ssr-
Gno M1 xo ,n1 " pressns ~ sne.n. =,
1nlg.tIoa yt MI nrder Transferring stn ysrtns ssr
ysufs tfom tb.r hi o.,, ~ nihsr =, nriro tbu
o,Icr VA trs iat; '.sU ~ ut1 "ls. "'Gn uat
/ reasons which }uduced you 10 dtrect Il. IsN.somn
titno wh1y Sir -suou -. ssn.st -. a. ,r
ury tinkMst II aSao1. "ls q .e seas
cai,a ttcEy}ary uf tin r-s.o ur,'.e ~ n1 "
rressod tho Ida 70 me- tbas II woo H. 9,, H., en T.
occasionally ttsnao tbs Hm,s,vi.",s ~ ,n 70
n t e I .s I'll M a1 myssf t.solay
ts!t tny ass By % ~. n;n Became ey
ths rrvsnue that It aonI rScsiy T -. ~ a1 VI
Of sn.lts in tas West. Hc1etsrT nn.ao ae os3 sson ~
and made 9enerai utat.meut ~ IL srsn ta on ~
.nrvcst-I tn lin tftfs i,i+s ~ s sttsoas, xAtt
the nsirT mnkfuo tess tTnn,fers ~ MAY ~
80 ,n.IA II th.t inns ifs M. ."t tsEtAiEs
th.t aasr. ~sa nnv n'ssnss1nn = III nj, %aaessand
uMs,,,a ~. sao ~ "sn sn., ~ ssn ara ~ u the
lad his own way Of trssact.ng B su.ness 4.